Queensland state election, 1947

Queensland state election, 1947

3 May 1947

All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland   First party Second party   Leader Ned Hanlon Frank Nicklin Party Labor Country/QPP coalition Leader since 7 March 1946 21 May 1941 Leader's seat Ithaca Murrumba Last election 37 seats 19 seats Seats won 35 seats 23 seats Seat change 2 4 Percentage 43.58% 45.22% Swing 1.09 2.90

Premier before election Ned Hanlon Labor Elected Premier Ned Hanlon Labor

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.

Key dates

Date	Event
21 March 1947	The Parliament was dissolved.[1]
24 March 1947	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2]
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.[3]
24 May 1947	Polling day in the seat of Gregory.[4]
30 May 1947	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 June 1947	Polling day in the seat of Cook.[4]
5 August 1947	Parliament resumed for business.[5]

Results

Queensland state election, 3 May 1947[6] Legislative Assembly << 1944 — 1950 >>
Enrolled voters		697,405
Votes cast		632,909		Turnout	90.75%	+3.21
Informal votes		8,579		Informal	1.36%	–0.46
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	272,103	43.58%	–1.09	35	– 2
	Queensland People's Party	160,623	25.73%	+1.01	9	+ 2
	Country	121,689	19.49%	+1.89	14	+ 2
	Frank Barnes Labor	24,781	3.97%	+1.99	1	– 1
	Communist	7,870	1.26%	–1.22	1	± 0
	Ind. Labor	6,727	1.08%	–1.33	1	± 0
	Hermit Park Labor	4,541	0.73%	–0.38	1	± 0
	Ind. Country	2,544	0.41%	+0.08	0	± 0
	Independent	23,452	3.75%	–0.96	0	– 1
Total		624,330			62

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1947
• Hanlon Ministry

References

1. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 21 March 1947. p. 168:879.
2. Queensland Government Gazette. 24 March 1947. p. 168:925. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Queensland Government Gazette. 15 May 1947. p. 168:1511–1512. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 26 July 1947. p. 169:206..
5. Queensland Government Gazette. 3 July 1947. p. 169:15. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947". Retrieved 30 December 2009.