Results of the 1920 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 9 October 1920^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1918–1923 >>
Enrolled voters		445,681^[1]
Votes cast		356,226		Turnout	79.93	–0.34
Informal votes		3,600		Informal	1.01	–0.17
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	168,455	47.77	–5.91	38	– 8
	National	90,730	25.73	–18.89	13	– 9
	Country	60,170	17.06	+17.06	18	+ 18
	Northern Country	20,246	5.74	+5.74	2	+ 2
	Independent Country	6,055	1.72	+1.72	0	± 0
	National Labor	4,216	1.20	+1.20	0	± 0
	Independent	2,794	0.79	–0.90	0	– 2
Total		352,666			72

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1920 Queensland state election.

At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1920 Queensland state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John Appel	3,688	69.5	+69.5
	Labor	Richard Holden	1,621	30.5	−7.4
Total formal votes			5,309	99.5	+0.4
Informal votes			26	0.5	−0.4
Turnout			5,335	80.4	0.0
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Aubigny

1920 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Arthur Moore	2,527	62.2	+62.2
	Labor	William Brady	1,535	37.8	−10.5
Total formal votes			4,062	99.5	+0.2
Informal votes			20	0.5	−0.2
Turnout			4,082	87.0	+1.8
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Balonne

1920 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Land	1,747	59.2	−1.7
	Country	Richard Nantes	1,202	40.8	+40.8
Total formal votes			2,949	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			22	0.7	−0.5
Turnout			2,971	61.7	−5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Barcoo

1920 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Bulcock	2,628	70.4	−3.4
	Northern Country	James Cullen	1,105	29.6	+29.6
Total formal votes			3,733	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			37	1.0	−0.2
Turnout			3,770	71.5	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.4

Bowen

1920 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Collins	3,576	63.8	+4.4
	Northern Country	John Leahy	2,032	36.2	+36.2
Total formal votes			5,608	98.9	−0.1
Informal votes			62	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			5,670
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Bremer

1920 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Cooper	3,667	61.5	−4.5
	National	Alfred Stephenson	2,078	34.8	+0.8
	Industrialist	Albert Welsby	222	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			5,967	98.7	−0.1
Informal votes			79	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			6,046	92.4	+3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Brisbane

1920 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Kirwan	2,971	54.0	−6.6
	National	Patrick Currie	2,531	46.0	+6.6
Total formal votes			5,502	98.5	+0.6
Informal votes			84	1.5	−0.6
Turnout			5,586	69.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.6

Bulimba

1920 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Walter Barnes	6,345	55.7	+4.4
	Labor	George Marriott	5,053	44.3	−3.2
Total formal votes			11,398	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			86	0.8
Turnout			11,484	77.0	−9.8
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Bundaberg

1920 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Barber	2,788	57.4	−9.1
	Country	John Forgan	2,073	42.6	+42.6
Total formal votes			4,861	98.8	−0.5
Informal votes			60	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			4,921	73.8	−9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.1

Buranda

1920 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Huxham	3,503	55.9	−4.9
	National	Alfred Faulkner	2,768	44.1	+4.9
Total formal votes			6,271	99.3	0.0
Informal votes			46	0.7	0.0
Turnout			6,317	84.9	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.9

Burke

1920 Queensland state election: Burke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darby Riordan	998	66.6	+7.6
	Northern Country	John Williamson	501	33.4	+33.4
Total formal votes			1,499	97.0	−0.4
Informal votes			46	3.0	+0.4
Turnout			1,545	69.6	−3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Burnett

1920 Queensland state election: Burnett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	3,129	66.2	+66.2
	Labor	Francis Hill	1,596	33.8	−7.6
Total formal votes			4,725	99.3	0.0
Informal votes			33	0.7	0.0
Turnout			4,758	84.0	+1.0
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Burrum

1920 Queensland state election: Burrum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	2,252	57.7	+57.7
	Labor	Albert Whitford	1,652	42.3	−9.3
Total formal votes			3,904	99.5	+1.9
Informal votes			20	0.5	−1.9
Turnout			3,924	83.2	−0.8
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Cairns

1920 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William McCormack	3,198	54.7	−6.7
	Northern Country	Charles Hives	2,650	45.3	+45.3
Total formal votes			5,848	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			73	1.2	−0.4
Turnout			5,921	78.8	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.7

Carnarvon

1920 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Edward Costello	2,935	54.2	+54.2
	Labor	Alfred Jones	2,484	45.8	−2.0
Total formal votes			5,419	99.8	+0.3
Informal votes			13	0.2	−0.3
Turnout			5,432	82.5	−0.8
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Charters Towers

1920 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Wellington	1,392	54.7	−2.0
	Northern Country	David Guthrie	1,152	45.3	+45.3
Total formal votes			2,544	99.5	+1.7
Informal votes			13	0.5	−1.7
Turnout			2,557	77.3	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Chillagoe

1920 Queensland state election: Chillagoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Theodore	1,384	77.8	+5.0
	Northern Country	John Egerton	394	22.2	+22.2
Total formal votes			1,778	97.7	−1.0
Informal votes			41	2.3	+1.0
Turnout			1,819	81.3	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Cook

1920 Queensland state election: Cook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Henry Ryan	1,475	55.9	−4.7
	Northern Country	Frederick Craig	1,166	44.1	+44.1
Total formal votes			2,641	98.4	−1.7
Informal votes			42	1.6	+1.7
Turnout			2,683	72.7	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Cooroora

1920 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Walker	unopposed
	Country gain from National		Swing

Cunningham

1920 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Deacon	unopposed
	Country gain from Independent		Swing

Dalby

1920 Queensland state election: Dalby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Vowles	3,005	62.5	+62.5
	Labor	James Connolly	1,804	37.5	−5.6
Total formal votes			4,849	99.3	−0.1
Informal votes			35	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			4,884	83.9	+4.1
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Drayton

1920 Queensland state election: Drayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Bebbington	2,449	59.8	+59.8
	Labor	Lister Hopkins	1,648	40.2	−7.1
Total formal votes			4,097	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			34	0.8	−0.1
Turnout			4,131	86.3	+2.1
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Eacham

1920 Queensland state election: Eacham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Gillies	2,581	55.3	+0.5
	Independent Country	James McCarthy	2,085	44.7	+44.7
Total formal votes			4,666	99.2	+0.5
Informal votes			39	0.8	−0.5
Turnout			4,705	82.3	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

East Toowoomba

1920 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Robert Roberts	3,022	61.8	+10.4
	Labor	John Mattingley	1,870	38.2	−10.4
Total formal votes			4,892	97.9	−0.7
Informal votes			104	2.1	+0.7
Turnout			4,996	88.5	+6.7
	National hold		Swing	+10.4

Enoggera

1920 Queensland state election: Enoggera
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jim Kerr	4,031	52.4	+3.2
	Labor	William Lloyd	3,665	47.6	−3.2
Total formal votes			7,696	99.2	+0.7
Informal votes			58	0.8	−0.7
Turnout			7,754	85.4	−3.2
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+3.2

Fassifern

1920 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ernest Bell	3,132	67.1	+67.1
	Labor	Jack Quinlan	1,534	32.9	−13.8
Total formal votes			4,666	99.6	+0.4
Informal votes			19	0.4	−0.4
Turnout			4,685	88.9	+0.3
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Fitzroy

1920 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,383	54.0	0.0
	National	Frederick Lodge	2,882	46.0	0.0
Total formal votes			6,265	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			100	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			6,365	80.5	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Flinders

1920 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullan	2,590	64.5	−11.2
	Northern Country	Eric Huntley	1,423	35.5	+35.5
Total formal votes			4,013	98.9	+0.7
Informal votes			46	1.1	−0.7
Turnout			4,059	49.6	−9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.2

Fortitude Valley

1920 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	3,410	64.2	−1.3
	National Labor	James Forde	1,899	35.8	+35.8
Total formal votes			5,302	99.4	0.0
Informal votes			33	0.6	0.0
Turnout			5,342	80.1	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Gregory

1920 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	2,504	58.9	−11.6
	Northern Country	Robert Nowland	1,748	41.1	+41.1
Total formal votes			4,252	98.6	+1.4
Informal votes			62	1.4	−1.4
Turnout			4,314	57.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.6

Gympie

1920 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	1,863	54.8	−1.9
	National	James MacDonnell	1,539	45.2	+1.9
Total formal votes			3,402	98.8	−0.2
Informal votes			42	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			3,444	87.8	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Herbert

1920 Queensland state election: Herbert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Pease	2,869	54.6	−8.6
	Northern Country	Hedley Gelston	2,387	45.5	+45.5
Total formal votes			5,256	98.1	−0.9
Informal votes			102	1.9	+0.9
Turnout			5,358	87.8	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.6

Ipswich

1920 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Gledson	3,336	56.4	−0.1
	National	James Bottomley	2,576	43.6	+0.1
Total formal votes			5,912	99.2	+0.5
Informal votes			48	0.8	−0.5
Turnout			5,960	88.8	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Ithaca

1920 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Gilday	3,164	52.3	−3.2
	National Labor	John Morton	2,885	47.7	+47.7
Total formal votes			6,049	99.0	+1.0
Informal votes			61	1.0	−1.0
Turnout			6,111	76.3	−9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

Kennedy

1920 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Northern Country	John Jones	1,102	52.0	+52.0
	Labor	James O'Sullivan	1,016	48.0	−13.1
Total formal votes			2,118	98.2	+0.1
Informal votes			38	1.8	−0.1
Turnout			2,156	76.5	0.0
	Northern Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Keppel

1920 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Larcombe	2,200	54.3	−3.5
	National	Robert Hartley	1,851	45.7	+3.5
Total formal votes			4,051	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			38	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			4,089	83.4	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Kurilpa

1920 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	James Fry	3,342	56.0	+5.3
	Labor	John Pringle	2,626	44.0	−5.3
Total formal votes			5,968	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			58	1.0	0.0
Turnout			6,026	85.4	+1.0
	National hold		Swing	+5.3

Leichhardt

1920 Queensland state election: Leichhardt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	2,902	60.2	−8.5
	Country	Charles Kingston	1,922	39.8	+39.8
Total formal votes			4,824	99.0	−0.1
Informal votes			48	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			4,872	71.8	−3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.5

Lockyer

1920 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Logan	1,731	53.3	+53.3
	Labor	Cuthbert Butler	1,519	46.7	−5.8
Total formal votes			3,250	99.5	−0.2
Informal votes			16	0.5	+0.2
Turnout			3,266	89.7	+3.4
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Logan

1920 Queensland state election: Logan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Brown	2,648	39.9	−13.2
	National	Reginald King	2,466	37.2	−9.7
	Country	Alfred James	1,517	22.9	+22.9
Total formal votes			6,631	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			70	1.0	−0.3
Turnout			6,701	78.6	−7.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Reginald King	3,674	57.5	+10.6
	Labor	Dick Brown	2,720	42.5	−10.6
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+10.6

Mackay

1920 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Forgan Smith	2,630	53.2	−2.8
	Northern Country	James McLaren	1,907	38.5	+38.5
	Independent Country	Charles Clarke	411	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			4,948	98.9	+0.1
Informal votes			57	1.1	−0.1
Turnout			5,005	80.3	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Maranoa

1920 Queensland state election: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Conroy	2,416	50.7	−8.4
	Country	Thomas Spencer	2,350	49.3	+49.3
Total formal votes			4,766	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			31	0.7	−0.3
Turnout			4,797	80.7	+2.5
	Labor gain from National		Swing	−8.4

Maree

1920 Queensland state election: Maree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Bertram	3,164	51.2	−1.9
	National	Field Evans Smith	3,015	48.8	+2.9
Total formal votes			6,179	99.8	+0.8
Informal votes			13	0.2	−0.8
Turnout			6,192	84.4	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

Maryborough

1920 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	2,658	58.1	−3.7
	National	James Hatton	1,916	41.9	+3.7
Total formal votes			4,574	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			36	0.8	0.0
Turnout			4,610	88.9	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.7

Merthyr

1920 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter MacGregor	3,213	51.6	+4.3
	Labor	Peter McLachlan	3,013	48.4	−4.3
Total formal votes			6,226	99.5	+0.1
Informal votes			28	0.5	−0.1
Turnout			6,254	72.0	−11.6
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.3

Mirani

1920 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Northern Country	Edward Swayne	2,293	55.7	+2.1
	Labor	Maurice Hynes	1,820	44.3	−2.1
Total formal votes			4,113	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			37	0.9	−0.5
	Northern Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Mitchell

1920 Queensland state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Payne	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Mount Morgan

1920 Queensland state election: Mount Morgan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stopford	2,528	65.3	−0.3
	National	Frederick McCarthy	1,341	34.7	+0.3
Total formal votes			3,869	99.4	+15.2
Informal votes			22	0.6	−15.2
Turnout			3,891	81.6	−2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

Mundingburra

1920 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dash	3,714	60.0	−10.1
	Northern Country	John Clegg	2,473	40.0	+10.1
Total formal votes			6,187	98.2	−0.6
Informal votes			115	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			6,302	82.3	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.1

Murilla

1920 Queensland state election: Murilla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Godfrey Morgan	2,704	57.7	+3.5
	Labor	Jack MacGinley	1,984	42.3	−3.5
Total formal votes			4,688	99.1	+0.6
Informal votes			43	0.9	−0.6
Turnout			4,731	76.4	+2.0
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Murrumba

1920 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Richard Warren	3,598	47.5	+47.5
	National	George Pritchard	2,473	32.6	−33.5
	Labor	John Forde	1,507	19.9	−14.0
Total formal votes			7,578	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			94	1.2	−0.3
Turnout			7,672	76.2	−5.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Richard Warren	2,803	59.8	+59.8
	National	George Pritchard	2,559	40.2	−25.9
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Musgrave

1920 Queensland state election: Musgrave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Henry Cattermull	1,979	58.1	+58.1
	Labor	Thomas Armfield	1,429	41.9	−12.7
Total formal votes			3,408	99.5	+0.1
Informal votes			17	+0.5	−0.1
Turnout			3,425	85.4	−0.4
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Nanango

1920 Queensland state election: Nanango
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Country	Jim Edwards	2,740	37.9	+37.9
	Country	Robert Hodge	2,564	35.5	+35.5
	Labor	Robert Wallace	1,917	26.6	−18.1
Total formal votes			7,221	98.0	−0.9
Informal votes			148	2.0	+0.9
Turnout			7,369	83.1	+2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Country	Jim Edwards	2,969	52.3	+52.3
	Country	Robert Hodge	2,711	47.7	+47.7
	Independent Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Normanby

1920 Queensland state election: Normanby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jens Peterson	2,652	56.6	−3.0
	National	Alexander Cameron	2,030	43.4	+3.0
Total formal votes			4,682	97.8	−1.3
Informal votes			106	2.2	+1.3
Turnout			4,788	80.0	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Nundah

1920 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Hubert Sizer	5,727	62.5	+4.9
	Labor	George Robbins	3,430	37.5	−4.9
Total formal votes			9,157	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			51	0.6	−0.1
Turnout			9,208	84.6	−0.1
	National hold		Swing	+4.9

Oxley

1920 Queensland state election: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Cecil Elphinstone	4,919	58.9	+6.7
	Labor	John Reid	3,428	41.1	−6.7
Total formal votes			8,347	99.5	0.0
Informal votes			45	0.5	0.0
Turnout			8,392	87.0	0.0
	National hold		Swing	+6.7

Paddington

1920 Queensland state election: Paddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Fihelly	3,717	61.6	+0.7
	National Labor	Norm McFadden	2,317	38.4	+38.4
Total formal votes			6,034	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			58	1.0	−0.5
Turnout			6,092	77.4	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

By-elections

This by-election was caused by the resignation of John Fihelly. It was held on 11 March 1922.

1922 Paddington state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Jones	3,231	58.2	−3.4
	National	John Fisher	2,319	41.8	+3.4
Total formal votes			5,550	99.4	+0.4
Informal votes			35	0.6	−0.4
Turnout			5,585
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.4

Pittsworth

1920 Queensland state election: Pittsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Cecil Roberts	2,188	57.8	+57.8
	Independent	Percy Bayley	1,596	42.2	+14.4
Total formal votes			3,784	99.3	+0.6
Informal votes			28	0.7	−0.6
Turnout			3,812	85.7	+0.6
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Port Curtis

1920 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Fletcher	2,157	52.5	+5.4
	Labor	George Carter	1,953	47.5	−5.4
Total formal votes			4,110	99.6	+0.3
Informal votes			15	0.4	−0.3
Turnout			4,125	87.0	+1.3
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+5.4

Queenton

1920 Queensland state election: Queenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vern Winstanley	1,295	65.0	+1.5
	National	Herbert Hall	697	35.0	+21.9
Total formal votes			1,992	98.3	+0.8
Informal votes			35	1.7	−0.8
Turnout			2,027	76.7	−4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Rockhampton

1920 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Forde	2,997	65.6	−2.7
	National	Theodore Kingel	1,572	34.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			4,569	99.0	+0.8
Informal votes			45	1.0	−0.8
Turnout			4,614	76.4	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

By-election

This by-election was caused by the resignation of Frank Forde, who entered Federal politics. It was held on 17 February 1923.

1923 Rockhampton state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Farrell	2,587	60.4	−5.2
	National	William Charlton	1,638	38.2	+3.8
	Independent	Charles Iredale	62	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			4,287	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			31	0.7	−0.3
Turnout			4,318
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Rosewood

1920 Queensland state election: Rosewood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Cooper	2,063	51.6	−13.2
	Country	Arthur Ogg	1,936	48.4	+48.4
Total formal votes			3,999	99.2	+0.7
Informal votes			33	0.8	−0.7
Turnout			4,032	87.4	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−13.2

South Brisbane

1920 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Myles Ferricks	3,063	51.6	−3.4
	National	James Davey	2,877	48.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			5,940	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			102	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			6,042	79.0	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.4

Stanley

1920 Queensland state election: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frederick Nott	2,072	44.9	+44.9
	Labor	William Delaney	1,718	37.3	−9.2
	Independent	Duncan Watson	819	17.8	+17.8
Total formal votes			4,609	99.0	−0.3
Informal votes			45	1.0	+0.3
Turnout			4,654	82.4	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Frederick Nott	2,752	61.1	+61.1
	Labor	William Delaney	1,755	38.9	−7.6
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Toombul

1920 Queensland state election: Toombul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Petrie	5,447	64.8	+4.3
	Labor	John Watkins	2,957	35.2	−4.3
Total formal votes			8,404	99.0	−0.2
Informal votes			83	1.0	+0.2
Turnout			8,487	83.4	+8.2
	National hold		Swing	+4.3

Toowong

1920 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	James Maxwell	5,551	71.9	+4.2
	Labor	William McCosker	2,164	28.1	−4.2
Total formal votes			7,715	99.4	−0.1
Informal votes			48	0.6	+0.1
Turnout			7,763	85.4	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	+4.2

Toowoomba

1920 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	2,099	46.2	−7.9
	National	James Tolmie	1,464	32.2	−13.7
	Independent	Alexander Dark	976	21.5	+21.5
Total formal votes			4,539	98.7	−0.1
Informal votes			61	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			4,600	85.7	+5.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Brennan	2,161	50.3	−3.8
	National	James Tolmie	2,133	49.7	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

Townsville

1920 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Northern Country	William Green	2,901	55.0	+55.0
	Labor	Daniel Ryan	2,376	45.0	−9.1
Total formal votes			5,277	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			88	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			5,365	80.0	+2.9
	Northern Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Warrego

1920 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Coyne	2,507	68.7	−5.6
	Country	Herbert Yeates	1,144	31.3	+31.3
Total formal votes			3,651	97.7	0.0
Informal votes			86	2.3	0.0
Turnout			3,737	56.0	−5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.6

Warwick

1920 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	George Barnes	2,448	55.0	+1.0
	Labor	Donald Beatson	2,006	45.0	−1.0
Total formal votes			4,454	99.2	−0.1
Informal votes			35	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			4,489	85.6	+1.8
	National hold		Swing	+1.0

Wide Bay

1920 Queensland state election: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Clayton	2,485	52.8	+52.8
	Labor	Andrew Thompson	2,223	47.2	−5.5
Total formal votes			4,708	99.3	+0.2
Informal votes			31	0.7	−0.2
Turnout			4,739	89.9	+1.2
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Windsor

1920 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charles Taylor	5,567	54.6	+4.1
	Labor	Herbert McPhail	4,627	45.4	−4.1
Total formal votes			10,194	99.2	−0.4
Informal votes			79	0.8	+0.4
Turnout			10,273	87.1	−0.5
	National hold		Swing	+4.1

References

^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923". Retrieved 5 March 2010. Party data is from Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

[1] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923". Retrieved 5 March 2010. Party data is from Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

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