| Election Name: | 1947 Queensland state election |
| Country: | Queensland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Previous Election: | 1944 Queensland state election |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Outgoing Members: | Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947 |
| Elected Members: | Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950 |
| Next Election: | 1950 Queensland state election |
| Next Year: | 1950 |
| Seats For Election: | All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1947 |
| Registered: | 697,405 |
| Turnout: | 632,909 (90.75%) (12.58pp) |
| Leader1: | Ned Hanlon |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) |
| Last Election1: | 38 seats, 46.23% |
| Seats Before1: | 39 seats |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 272,203 |
| Percentage1: | 43.00% |
| Swing1: | 3.23 |
| Colour2: | 008000 |
| Party2: | Country |
| Last Election2: | 12 seats, 17.28% |
| Seats Before2: | 11 seats |
| Seats2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 129,158 |
| Percentage2: | 20.40% |
| Swing2: | 3.12 |
| Colour4: | 406AE0 |
| Leader4: | Bruce Pie |
| Last Election4: | 7 seats, 24.29% |
| Seats Before4: | 7 seats |
| Seats4: | 9 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 160,623 |
| Percentage4: | 25.38% |
| Swing4: | 1.09 |
| Colour5: | CD2027 |
| Leader5: | Jack Henry |
| Party5: | Communist |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.43% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 seat |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 7,870 |
| Percentage5: | 1.24 |
| Swing5: | 1.19 |
| Leader Since1: | 7 March 1946 |
| Leader Since2: | 21 May 1941 |
| Leader Since4: | 8 March 1946 |
| Leader Since5: | March 1937 |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Frank Arthur Cooper |
| Before Party: | Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) |
| Posttitle: | Elected Premier |
| After Election: | Ned Hanlon |
| After Party: | Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) |
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first that the Labor government had contested under Premier Ned Hanlon, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll.
The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office. It was the first Queensland election at which all seats were contested by at least two candidates.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1947 | The Parliament was dissolved. | |
| 24 March 1947 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. | |
| 31 March 1947 | Close of nominations. | |
| 3 May 1947 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. | |
| 15 May 1947 | The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in. | |
| 24 May 1947 | Polling day in the seat of Gregory.[1] | |
| 30 May 1947 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. | |
| 2 June 1947 | Polling day in the seat of Cook. | |
| 5 August 1947 | Parliament resumed for business. |
| Party | Primary vote | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||||
| Labor | 272,203 | 43.00 | –3.23 | 35 | 4 | |||
| bgcolor=006946 | Country | 129,158 | 20.40 | +3.12 | 14 | 3 | ||
| bgcolor=406AE0 | People's Party | 160,623 | 25.38 | +1.09 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Frank Barnes Labor | 21,823 | 3.45 | +2.63 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Communist | 7,870 | 1.24 | –1.19 | |||||
| Independent Labor | 6,727 | 1.06 | +1.06 | 1 | 1 | |||
| bgcolor=CD5C5C | 4,541 | 0.72 | –0.36 | |||||
| King O'Malley Labor | 3,061 | 0.48 | –0.65 | 0 | ||||
| Co-operative Democrat | 702 | 0.11 | +0.08 | 0 | ||||
| 17,722 | 2.80 | –1.82 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 632,909 | 100.00 | 62 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,579 | 1.4 | –0.42 | colspan=2 | ||||
| Turnout | 632,909 | 90.75 | +12.58 | colspan=2 | ||||
| Registered voters | 697,405 | colspan=2 | ||||||
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1947 election.
| Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | Lou Barnes | Frank Barnes Labor | Thomas Crowley | Labor | ||||
| Dalby | Aubrey Slessar | Labor | Charles Russell | Country | ||||
| East Toowoomba | Les Wood | Labor | Gordon Chalk | People's Party | ||||
| Maree | Louis Luckins | Independent | Louis Luckins | People's Party | ||||
| Mirani | Ted Walsh | Labor | Ernie Evans | Country | ||||
| Warwick | John Healy | Labor | Otto Madsen | Country | ||||