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Results of the 1950 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 29 April 1950[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 688,309[1]
Votes cast 636,750 Turnout 92.51 +1.76
Informal votes 7,088 Informal 1.11 –0.25
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 295,138 46.87 +3.29 42 + 7
  Liberal 188,331 29.91 +4.18 11 + 2
  Country 121,689 19.25 –0.24 20 + 6
  NQ Labor 7,689 1.22 +0.50 1 ± 0
  Ind. Labor 3,509 0.56 –0.52 0 – 1
  Frank Barnes Labor 2,759 0.44 –3.53 0 – 1
  Communist 2,351 0.37 –0.89 0 – 1
  Independent 8,196 1.30 –2.86 1 + 1
Total 629,662     75  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1950 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

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Aubigny

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1950 Queensland state election: Aubigny[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 6,537 73.6
Labor Christopher Schull 1,829 20.6
Independent George Legge 514 5.8
Total formal votes 8,880 99.5
Informal votes 43 0.5
Turnout 8,923 93.2
Country hold Swing

Balonne

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1950 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,324 53.9
Country Herbert Dearden 1,989 46.1
Total formal votes 4,313 99.0
Informal votes 44 1.0
Turnout 4,357 87.4
Labor hold Swing

Barambah

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1950 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,881 75.2
Labor Donald Christiansen 2,266 24.8
Total formal votes 9,147 99.3
Informal votes 67 0.7
Turnout 9,214 94.2
Country hold Swing

Barcoo

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1950 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Davis 2,828 68.5
Country Arthur Chresby 1,300 31.5
Total formal votes 4,128 99.1
Informal votes 38 0.9
Turnout 4,166 88.6
Labor hold Swing

Baroona

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1950 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Power 6,439 61.7
Liberal Harry Middleton 3,768 36.1
Communist Max Julius 223 2.1
Total formal votes 10,430 98.5
Informal votes 159 1.5
Turnout 10,589 91.4
Labor hold Swing

Belyando

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1950 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,619 58.9
Country Reg Colwell 1,826 41.1
Total formal votes 4,445 99.2
Informal votes 34 0.8
Turnout 4,479 90.9
Labor hold Swing

Bremer

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1950 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald 6,100 65.8
Liberal Alan Chambers 3,170 34.2
Total formal votes 9,270 99.3
Informal votes 63 0.7
Turnout 9,333 95.6
Labor hold Swing

Brisbane

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1950 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 5,942 58.8
Liberal John Herbert 4,159 41.2
Total formal votes 10,101 98.7
Informal votes 134 1.3
Turnout 10,235 89.1
Labor hold Swing

Bulimba

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1950 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gardner 4,024 35.7
Liberal John Hamilton 3,982 35.3
Independent Labor George Marriott 3,266 29.0
Total formal votes 11,272 98.8
Informal votes 138 1.2
Turnout 11,410 94.3
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the result of the election being voided by the Court of Disputed Returns. It was held on 14 April 1951.
1951 Bulimba state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gardner 4,427 37.7 +2.0
Liberal John Hamilton 4,323 36.8 +1.5
Independent Labor George Marriott 2,990 25.5 −3.5
Total formal votes 11,740 99.2 +0.4
Informal votes 99 0.8 −0.4
Turnout 11,839 92.8 −1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bundaberg

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1950 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,152 44.6
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 2,759 29.6
Liberal Frank Row 2,401 25.8
Total formal votes 9,312 97.6
Informal votes 230 2.4
Turnout 9,542 95.5
Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor Swing

Buranda

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1950 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,439 53.0
Liberal Percy Berry 4,826 47.0
Total formal votes 10,265 98.9
Informal votes 114 1.1
Turnout 10,379 94.4
Labor hold Swing

Burdekin

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1950 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,955 52.5
Labor Ernest Russell 3,318 44.0
Communist Jack Penberthy 267 3.5
Total formal votes 7,540 99.1
Informal votes 66 0.9
Turnout 7,606 91.6
Independent gain from Labor Swing

Cairns

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1950 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Crowley 4,275 59.1
Country Arthur Farr 2,964 40.9
Total formal votes 7,239 98.8
Informal votes 88 1.2
Turnout 7,327 87.4
Labor hold Swing

Callide

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1950 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vince Jones 6,038 65.8
Labor Patrick Moore 3,138 34.2
Total formal votes 9,176 97.1
Informal votes 270 2.9
Turnout 9,446 94.7
Country hold Swing

Carnarvon

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1950 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,500 50.8
Country Sandy Cameron 4,354 49.2
Total formal votes 8,834 99.3
Informal votes 85 0.7
Turnout 8,919 90.2
Labor hold Swing

Carpentaria

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1950 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norm Smith 2,709 62.9
Country George Keyes 1,358 31.5
Independent Labor Merv Pether 243 5.6
Total formal votes 4,310 98.6
Informal votes 61 1.4
Turnout 4,371 80.7
Labor hold Swing

Charters Towers

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1950 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,675 59.2
Liberal George Ellis 1,643 36.4
NQ Labor Victor Hay 201 4.4
Total formal votes 4,519 97.3
Informal votes 124 2.7
Turnout 4,643 96.1
Labor hold Swing

Chermside

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1950 Queensland state election: Chermside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 6,910 60.1
Labor James Macarthur 4,585 39.9
Total formal votes 11,495 98.7
Informal votes 150 1.3
Turnout 11,645 94.4
Liberal hold Swing

Clayfield

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1950 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,459 74.6
Labor Edmund Roberts 2,539 25.4
Total formal votes 9,998 99.3
Informal votes 70 0.7
Turnout 10,068 91.7
Liberal hold Swing

Condamine

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1950 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Allpass 5,800 62.1
Labor Michael Lyons 3,546 37.9
Total formal votes 9,346 99.4
Informal votes 57 0.6
Turnout 9,403 90.9
Country hold Swing

Cook

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1950 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,811 50.8
Labor Jim Tully 3,690 49.2
Total formal votes 7,501 98.9
Informal votes 80 1.1
Turnout 7,581 88.2
Country gain from Labor Swing

Cooroora

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1950 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,390 72.6
Labor Geoffrey Arnell 2,411 27.4
Total formal votes 8,801 99.2
Informal votes 73 0.8
Turnout 8,874 92.2
Country hold Swing

Coorparoo

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1950 Queensland state election: Coorparoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 6,899 63.0
Labor Erle Wettemeyer 4,047 37.0
Total formal votes 10,946 99.0
Informal votes 115 1.0
Turnout 11,061 93.3
Liberal hold Swing

Cunningham

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1950 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Malcolm McIntyre unopposed
Country hold Swing

Darlington

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1950 Queensland state election: Darlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Plunkett unopposed
Country hold Swing

Fassifern

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1950 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alf Muller 6,788 76.2
Labor Thomas Lythgo 2,125 23.8
Total formal votes 8,913 99.3
Informal votes 63 0.7
Turnout 8,976 93.9
Country hold Swing

Fitzroy

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1950 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,377 61.9
Liberal Hugh Douglas 3,313 38.1
Total formal votes 8,690 99.0
Informal votes 84 1.0
Turnout 8,774 93.2
Labor hold Swing

Flinders

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1950 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Riordan 1,907 47.5
Country Gordon Stuart 1,610 40.1
NQ Labor Victor Casey 291 7.3
Independent William Hall 207 5.1
Total formal votes 4,015 98.6
Informal votes 58 1.4
Turnout 4,073 84.5
Labor hold Swing

Fortitude Valley

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1950 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 5,853 57.6
Liberal Gladstone Walker 3,989 39.3
Communist Albert Graham 315 3.1
Total formal votes 10,157 98.4
Informal votes 162 1.6
Turnout 10,319 92.2
Labor hold Swing

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the death of Samuel Brassington. It was held on 18 November 1950.
1950 Fortitude Valley state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Brosnan 7,508 92.5 +34.9
Communist Albert Graham 610 7.5 +4.4
Total formal votes 8,118 94.1 −4.3
Informal votes 508 5.9 +4.3
Turnout 8,626
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory

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1950 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Devries 2,594 64.1
Country Gordon Lee 1,450 35.9
Total formal votes 4,044 99.3
Informal votes 29 0.7
Turnout 4,073 86.0
Labor hold Swing

Haughton

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1950 Queensland state election: Haughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin McCathie 3,492 46.9
Liberal Bill Longeran 2,349 31.5
NQ Labor Ernest O'Brien 1,463 19.6
Communist Gwendoline Phelan 143 1.9
Total formal votes 7,447 98.0
Informal votes 151 2.0
Turnout 7,598 93.0
Labor hold Swing

Hinchinbrook

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1950 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 4,005 55.9
Liberal Charles Mylrea 3,158 44.1
Total formal votes 7,163 98.1
Informal votes 141 1.9
Turnout 7,304 90.1
Labor hold Swing

Ipswich

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1950 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 5,778 64.0
Liberal Ralph Sherrington 3,249 36.0
Total formal votes 9,027 99.0
Informal votes 87 1.0
Turnout 9,114 95.3
Labor hold Swing

Isis

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1950 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,539 61.9
Labor Frank Eastaughffe 3,412 38.1
Total formal votes 8,951 97.1
Informal votes 269 2.9
Turnout 9,220 95.0
Country hold Swing

Ithaca

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1950 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Hanlon 6,380 60.7
Liberal Charles Keen 4,137 39.3
Total formal votes 10,517 98.9
Informal votes 118 1.1
Turnout 10,635 94.1
Labor hold Swing

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the death of Ned Hanlon. It was held on 5 April 1952.
1952 Ithaca state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leonard Eastment 5,658 62.2 +1.5
Liberal Douglas Lowndes 3,241 35.6 −3.7
Communist Edwin Bacon 194 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 9,093 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 80 0.9 −0.2
Turnout 9,173
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kedron

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1950 Queensland state election: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Pie 6,329 52.0
Labor Jim Hadley 5,830 48.0
Total formal votes 12,159 99.2
Informal votes 101 0.8
Turnout 12,260 94.9
Liberal hold Swing

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the resignation of Bruce Pie. It was held on 14 March 1951.
1951 Kedron state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 6,601 51.6 +3.6
Liberal James Robertson 6,185 48.4 −3.6
Total formal votes 12,786 99.0 −0.2
Informal votes 127 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 12,913 91.2 −3.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.6

Kelvin Grove

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1950 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Turner 5,785 56.2
Liberal James Gibson 4,515 43.8
Total formal votes 10,300 99.0
Informal votes 106 1.0
Turnout 10,406 94.7
Labor hold Swing

Keppel

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1950 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Ingram 5,251 56.1
Country Harry Beak 4,112 43.9
Total formal votes 9,363 99.3
Informal votes 70 0.7
Turnout 9,433 94.0
Labor hold Swing

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the death of Walter Ingram. It was held on 25 October 1952.
1952 Keppel state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Viv Cooper 5,272 53.0 −3.1
Country Alfred Ganter 4,454 44.8 +0.9
Independent Labor Thomas Kelly 222 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 9,948 99.5 +0.2
Informal votes 51 0.5 −0.2
Turnout 9,999 87.2 −6.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurilpa

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1950 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Moores 5,999 57.4
Liberal John Aboud 4,444 42.6
Total formal votes 10,443 98.5
Informal votes 157 1.5
Turnout 10,600 93.5
Labor hold Swing

Landsborough

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1950 Queensland state election: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lockyer

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1950 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,564 63.2
Labor Andrew Crilly 2,219 25.2
Independent Tom Ford 1,019 11.6
Total formal votes 8,802 99.6
Informal votes 31 0.4
Turnout 8,833 93.2
Liberal hold Swing

Mackay

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1950 Queensland state election: Mackay[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 4,129 55.0
Liberal Noel Weder 3,383 45.0
Total formal votes 7,512 99.2
Informal votes 58 0.8
Turnout 7,570 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Mackenzie

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1950 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paddy Whyte 2,184 51.3
Country William Holmes 2,076 48.7
Total formal votes 4,260 98.7
Informal votes 54 1.3
Turnout 4,314 89.0
Labor hold Swing

Marodian

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1950 Queensland state election: Marodian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Heading 6,209 69.8
Labor Thomas Williams 2,686 30.2
Total formal votes 8,895 99.4
Informal votes 53 0.6
Turnout 8,948 90.2
Country hold Swing

Maryborough

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1950 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Farrell 6,397 65.5
Liberal Robert Hunter 3,377 34.5
Total formal votes 9,774 98.0
Informal votes 203 2.0
Turnout 9,977 96.6
Labor hold Swing

Merthyr

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1950 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Moore 5,948 56.0
Liberal Albert Rees 4,669 44.0
Total formal votes 10,617 98.7
Informal votes 134 1.3
Turnout 10,751 93.4
Labor hold Swing

Mirani

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1950 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,709 63.0
Labor Matthew O'Neill 2,764 37.0
Total formal votes 7,473 99.3
Informal votes 52 0.7
Turnout 7,525 92.2
Country hold Swing

Mount Coot-tha

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1950 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 7,032 60.1
Labor Bryan Hurley 4,668 39.9
Total formal votes 11,700 99.0
Informal votes 117 1.0
Turnout 11,817 93.8
Liberal hold Swing

Mount Gravatt

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1950 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 6,702 52.3
Liberal Edward Knoblanch 5,890 46.0
Independent Donald Orr 215 1.7
Total formal votes 12,807 98.6
Informal votes 186 1.4
Turnout 12,993 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Mourilyan

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1950 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 3,168 43.5
Country Andrew Laurie 2,812 38.6
NQ Labor William Batchelor 1,028 14.1
Communist Les Sullivan 271 3.7
Total formal votes 7,279 99.2
Informal votes 60 0.8
Turnout 7,339 91.6
Labor hold Swing

Mulgrave

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1950 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bob Watson 3,559 48.8
Labor Charles English 3,208 44.0
NQ Labor George Groth 345 4.7
Communist Frank Falls 175 2.4
Total formal votes 7,287 98.9
Informal votes 84 1.1
Turnout 7,371 90.9
Country hold Swing

Mundingburra

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1950 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 3,348 42.6
Liberal William Brackin 2,664 33.7
Labor Jim Mahony 1,889 23.9
Total formal votes 7,901 98.7
Informal votes 105 1.3
Turnout 8,006 92.3
NQ Labor hold Swing

Murrumba

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1950 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 6,680 65.1
Labor Eric Lloyd 3,579 34.9
Total formal votes 10,259 98.9
Informal votes 111 1.1
Turnout 10,370 93.2
Country hold Swing

Nash

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1950 Queensland state election: Nash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Dunstan 4,584 50.1
Liberal Ronald Witham 4,559 49.9
Total formal votes 9,143 99.4
Informal votes 52 0.6
Turnout 9,195 94.1
Labor hold Swing

Norman

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1950 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis Luckins 5,593 51.2
Labor Edward Falk 5,339 48.8
Total formal votes 10,932 98.9
Informal votes 121 1.1
Turnout 11,053 93.3
Liberal hold Swing

North Toowoomba

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1950 Queensland state election: North Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Wood 4,992 54.4
Liberal Ralph Weppner 4,178 45.6
Total formal votes 9,170 99.2
Informal votes 70 0.8
Turnout 9,240 89.0
Labor hold Swing

Nundah

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1950 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Roberts 5,624 52.3
Liberal William Cook 5,122 47.7
Total formal votes 10,746 98.9
Informal votes 123 1.1
Turnout 10,869 93.8
Labor hold Swing

Port Curtis

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1950 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Burrows 5,296 57.8
Liberal Harold Jensen 3,871 42.2
Total formal votes 9,167 99.2
Informal votes 70 0.8
Turnout 9,237 94.7
Labor hold Swing

Rockhampton

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1950 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 4,709 51.3
Liberal Ron Diamond 4,464 48.7
Total formal votes 9,173 99.0
Informal votes 90 1.0
Turnout 9,263 92.9
Labor hold Swing

Roma

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1950 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Ewan 2,631 53.3
Labor James Kane 2,308 46.7
Total formal votes 4,939 98.9
Informal votes 54 1.1
Turnout 4,993 93.7
Country hold Swing

Sandgate

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1950 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Decker 6,193 54.0
Labor Herbert Robinson 5,273 46.0
Total formal votes 11,466 98.6
Informal votes 168 1.4
Turnout 11,634 94.3
Liberal hold Swing

Sherwood

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1950 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Kerr 6,765 58.4
Labor Robert Mansfield 4,813 41.6
Total formal votes 11,578 99.2
Informal votes 96 0.8
Turnout 11,674 93.4
Liberal hold Swing

Somerset

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1950 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Duncan MacDonald 5,113 57.7
Labor John Perrett 3,740 42.3
Total formal votes 8,853 99.2
Informal votes 72 0.8
Turnout 8,925 93.5
Country hold Swing

South Brisbane

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1950 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,651 56.5
Liberal Allan McLeod 4,347 43.5
Total formal votes 9,998 98.9
Informal votes 115 1.1
Turnout 10,113 91.9
Labor hold Swing

Southport

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1950 Queensland state election: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Gaven 4,768 49.0
Labor Edgar Hill 2,800 28.8
Independent William Elson-Green 2,167 22.3
Total formal votes 9,735 99.6
Informal votes 36 0.4
Turnout 9,771 91.0
Country hold Swing

Tablelands

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1950 Queensland state election: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,033 53.6
Country John Gargan 2,992 39.8
NQ Labor Tom Mackey 496 6.6
Total formal votes 7,521 99.3
Informal votes 50 0.7
Turnout 7,571 89.9
Labor hold Swing

Toowong

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1950 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Munro 7,101 67.0
Labor Frank Venables 3,494 33.0
Total formal votes 10,595 99.1
Informal votes 94 0.9
Turnout 10,689 93.4
Liberal hold Swing

Toowoomba

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1950 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 4,858 55.7
Liberal Ralph Knight 3,870 44.3
Total formal votes 8,739 99.0
Informal votes 78 1.0
Turnout 8,817 90.5
Labor hold Swing

Townsville

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1950 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 3,699 51.6
Liberal John Taaffe 2,753 38.4
NQ Labor Pat Rooney 517 7.2
Independent Robert Baker 198 2.8
Total formal votes 7,167 98.6
Informal votes 99 1.4
Turnout 7,266 86.6
Labor hold Swing

Warrego

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1950 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry O'Shea 2,829 65.0
Country Ernest Parr 1,522 35.0
Total formal votes 4,351 98.7
Informal votes 56 1.3
Turnout 4,407 86.1
Labor hold Swing

By-election

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  • This by-election was caused by the death of Harry O'Shea. It was held on 3 March 1951.
1951 Warrego state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy 2,223 70.1 +5.1
Country Victor Boettcher 850 26.8 −8.2
Independent John Sullivan 96 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 3,169 99.4 +0.7
Informal votes 18 0.6 −0.7
Turnout 3,187
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

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1950 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,965 68.4
Labor Terry Keane 2,758 31.6
Total formal votes 8,723 99.2
Informal votes 67 0.8
Turnout 8,790 93.4
Country hold Swing

Whitsunday

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1950 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 3,416 45.3
Labor John Casey 2,748 36.5
Communist Fred Paterson 957 12.7
Independent Michael McColl 411 5.5
Total formal votes 7,532 99.0
Informal votes 76 1.0
Turnout 7,608 91.6
Country hold Swing

Windsor

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1950 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Rasey 5,213 50.1
Liberal Alexander Devene 5,184 49.9
Total formal votes 10,397 99.1
Informal votes 94 0.9
Turnout 10,491 93.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

Wynnum

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1950 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Gunn 7,103 61.0
Liberal Bill Dart 4,548 39.0
Total formal votes 11,651 99.1
Informal votes 105 0.9
Turnout 11,756 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Yeronga

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1950 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,504 58.8
Labor Thomas Doyle 4,550 41.2
Total formal votes 11,054 98.5
Informal votes 164 1.5
Turnout 11,218 93.6
Liberal hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 April 1950". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.