1926 Queensland state election explained

Election Name:1926 Queensland state election
Country:Queensland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1923 Queensland state election
Previous Year:1923
Next Election:1929 Queensland state election
Next Year:1929
Seats For Election:All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout:88.73 (6.50 pp)
Leader1:William McCormack
Party1:Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
Leaders Seat1:Cairns
Popular Vote1:189,968
Percentage1:47.96%
Swing1: 0.18
Last Election1:43 seats, 48.13%
Seats1:43
Leader2:Arthur Edward Moore
Leader Since2:19 April 1924
Party2:Country and Progressive National Party
Leaders Seat2:Aubigny
Popular Vote2:192,043
Percentage2:48.48%
Swing2: 1.53
Last Election2:29 seats, 46.95%
Seats2:28
Seat Change2: 1
Premier
Before Election:William McCormack
Before Party:Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
After Election:William McCormack
After Party:Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 8 May 1926 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fifth continuous term in office since the 1915 election. William McCormack was contesting his first election as Premier.

During the previous term, the Country and United parties had merged into the Country and Progressive National Party.

Key dates

DateEvent
8 April 1926The Parliament was dissolved.
9 April 1926Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
16 April 1926Close of nominations.
8 May 1926Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
12 June 1926The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
27 July 1926Parliament resumed for business.

Results

See also: Results of the Queensland state election, 1926.

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484,212 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 5 Labor seats and one CPNP seat were filled without opposition.

The CPNP result is compared to the combined result for the Queensland United Party and the Country Party in the preceding election.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1926 election.

See also