1934 Brisbane City Council election explained

Election Name:1934 Brisbane City Council elections
Flag Image:CoA of Brisbane.svg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1931 Brisbane City Council election
Previous Year:1931
Next Election:Brisbane City Council election, 1937
Next Year:1937
Seats For Election:20 seats on the Brisbane City Council
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Before Election:John William Greene
Before Party:Progressives
Posttitle:Subsequent Lord Mayor
After Election:Alfred James Jones
After Party:Labor

The 1934 Brisbane City Council election was held on 28 April 1934 to elect the Lord Mayor and councillors for each of the 20 wards of the City of Brisbane, a local government areas (LGA) of Queensland, Australia.

The election was held separate to all other LGAs in Queensland, which had held elections a year prior in April 1933.[1]

Results

Ward[2] PartyCouncillor
BrisbaneLaborJ. A. Moir
BulimbaLaborW. M'Auliffe
BurandaLaborA. Laurie
EnoggeraNational CitizensE. Lanham
Fortitude ValleyLaborE. F. O'Brien
HamiltonCivic ReformA. H. Tait
IthacaLaborW. R. Warmington
Kelvin GroveLaborW. J. Graham
KurilpaLaborJ. Moore
LoganLaborJ. I. Brown
MareeLaborA. Skirving
OxleyNational CitizensJ. E. Lane
PaddingtonLaborWilliam Power
SandgateProgressivesEric Decker
South BrisbaneLaborW. V. Hefferan
ToowongIndependentHarry Massey
WindsorLaborH. Williams
WynnumNational CitizensW. L. Dart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warwick Municipal Elections . Trove . Townsville Daily Bulletin.
  2. Web site: BRISBANE COUNCIL - Labour Secures Majority BRISBANE, April 29. - The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1956) - 3 May 1934. Trove. 2017-03-20.