Results of the Queensland state election, 1923 (A-K)

Queensland state election, 12 May 1923[1] Legislative Assembly << 1920 — 1926 >>
Enrolled voters		449,087[1]
Votes cast		369,267		Turnout	82.23	+2.30
Informal votes		4,311		Informal	1.17	+0.16
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	175,659	48.13	+0.36	43	+ 5
	United	131,810	36.12	+10.39	16	+ 3
	Country	39,534	10.83	–6.23	13	– 4
	Ind. Country	4,732	1.30	–0.42	0	– 1
	Independent	13,221	3.62	+2.83	0	± 0
	Others			–6.94		– 3
Total		364,956			72

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1923 Queensland state election for electorates from A to K.

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

Queensland state election, 1923: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	United	John Appel	unopposed
	United gain from Country		Swing	N/A

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1923: Aubigny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Arthur Edward Moore	3,318	59.1	-3.1
	Labor	Charles Gould	2,294	40.9	+3.1
Total formal votes			5,612	99.1	-0.4
Informal votes			51	0.9	+0.4
Turnout			5,663	87.7	+0.7
	Country hold		Swing	-3.1

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1923: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Land	2,189	62.6	+3.4
	Country	Richard Nates	1,306	37.4	-3.4
Total formal votes			3,495	98.9	-0.4
Informal votes			37	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			3,532	66.8	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1923: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Bulcock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Bowen

Queensland state election, 1923: Bowen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles Collins	3,069	63.0
	United	Frank Ferguson	1,800	37.0
Total formal votes			4,869	99.2
Informal votes			40	0.8
Turnout			4,909	77.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Bremer

Queensland state election, 1923: Bremer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Cooper	3,086	55.6	-5.9
	United	Andrew Wright	2,417	43.5	+8.7
	Independent	John Budd	51	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			5,554	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			86	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			5,640	92.6	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1923: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mick Kirwan	3,099	59.8	+5.8
	United	James Crawford	2,087	40.2	-5.8
Total formal votes			5,186	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			53	1.0	-0.5
Turnout			5,239	74.0	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.8

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1923: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Albert Wright	3,956	53.8	+9.5
	United	Duncan Watson	3,298	44.9	-10.8
	Independent	Thomas Andrews	94	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			7,348	99.3	+0.1
Informal votes			49	0.7	-0.1
Turnout			7,397	84.2	+7.2
	Labor gain from United		Swing	N/A

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1923: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Barber	3,777	59.0	+1.6
	Country	Henry Cattermull	2,628	41.0	-1.6
Total formal votes			6,405	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			48	0.7	-0.5
Turnout			6,453	87.2	+13.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Buranda

Queensland state election, 1923: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Huxham	3,662	56.6	+0.7
	United	Charles Edwards	2,806	43.4	-0.7
Total formal votes			6,468	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			42	0.6	-0.1
Turnout			6,510	89.4	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the appointment of John Huxham as Agent-General of Queensland in London. It was held on 16th August 1924.

Buranda state by-election, 1924

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Hanson	3,379	56.6	0.0
	United	James Davey	2,578	43.4	0.0
Total formal votes			5,999	99.3	-0.1
Informal votes			45	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			6,044
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Burke

Queensland state election, 1923: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Darby Riordan	1,943	61.1	-5.5
	United	Campbell Murray	1,235	38.9	+5.5
Total formal votes			3,178	96.0	-1.0
Informal votes			133	4.0	+1.0
Turnout			3,311	62.8	-6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1923: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Bernard Corser	3,114	57.8	-8.4
	Labor	William McMahon	2,144	39.8	+6.0
	Independent	Fred Saidy	133	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			5,391	98.8	-0.5
Informal votes			66	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			5,457	86.9	+2.9
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Burrum

Queensland state election, 1923: Burrum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	William Brand	2,860	50.6	-7.1
	Labor	Montague Parker	2,796	49.4	+7.1
Total formal votes			5,656	99.3	-0.2
Informal votes			37	0.7	+0.2
Turnout			5,693	83.8	+0.6
	Country hold		Swing	-7.1

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1923: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William McCormack	3,106	58.8	+4.1
	United	William Griffin	2,173	41.2	+41.2
Total formal votes			5,279	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			89	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			5,368	82.5	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1923: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Edward Costello	3,099	53.2	-1.0
	Labor	Thomas Brown	2,721	46.8	+1.0
Total formal votes			5,820	99.6	-0.2
Informal votes			25	0.4	+0.2
Turnout			5,845	81.0	-1.5
	Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Charters Towers

Queensland state election, 1923: Charters Towers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Wellington	2,487	61.7	+7.0
	United	Frank Wood	1,545	38.3	+38.3
Total formal votes			4,032	98.9	-0.6
Informal votes			44	1.1	+0.6
Turnout			4,076	85.7	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.0

Chillagoe

Queensland state election, 1923: Chillagoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ted Theodore	2,459	64.3	-13.5
	United	Ernest Atherton	1,083	28.3	+6.1
	Independent	Thomas Taylor	283	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			3,825	97.8	+0.1
Informal votes			84	2.2	-0.1
Turnout			3,909	81.0	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of Ted Theodore, who entered Federal politics. It was held on 16th January 1926.

Chillagoe state by-election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John O'Keefe	2,023	61.7	-2.3
	CPNP	W. Leale	1,256	38.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			3,279
Informal votes
Turnout
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.3

Cook

Queensland state election, 1923: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Ryan	1,888	51.8	-4.1
	United	Thomas Kilpatrick	1,760	48.2	+4.1
Total formal votes			3,648	99.0	+0.6
Informal votes			36	1.0	-0.6
Turnout			3,684	76.9	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.1

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1923: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Harry Walker	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1923: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	William Deacon	2,481	42.8	-57.2
	Labor	Denis Hannay	2,094	36.1	+36.1
	Independent Country	James Roberts	1,229	21.2	+21.2
Total formal votes			5,804	97.8
Informal votes			128	2.2
Turnout			5,932	89.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	William Deacon	3,493	61.7	-38.3
	Labor	Denis Hannay	2,166	38.3	+38.3
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Dalby

Queensland state election, 1923: Dalby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	William Vowles	2,679	48.8	-13.7
	Labor	Hugh McAnally	2,069	37.7	+0.2
	Independent Country	N C Hooper	743	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			5,491	97.9	-1.4
Informal votes			120	2.1	+1.4
Turnout			5,611	84.7	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	William Vowles	3,086	58.1	-4.4
	Labor	Hugh McAnally	2,221	41.9	+4.4
	Country hold		Swing	-4.4

Eacham

Queensland state election, 1923: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Gillies	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of William Gillies. It was held on 16th January 1926.

Eacham state by-election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Cornelius Ryan	2,433	51.1	-48.9
	CPNP	Edward Heale	2,327	48.9	+48.9
Total formal votes			4,760	99.2
Informal votes			40	0.8
Turnout			4,800
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

East Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1923: East Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	United	Robert Roberts	3,651	61.6	-0.2
	Labor	Thomas Armfield	2,275	38.4	+0.2
Total formal votes			5,926	99.1	+1.2
Informal votes			52	0.9	-1.2
Turnout			5,978	77.9	-10.6
	United hold		Swing	-0.2

Enoggera

Queensland state election, 1923: Enoggera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	United	Jim Kerr	4,165	58.7	+6.3
	Labor	John Valentine	2,930	41.3	-6.3
Total formal votes			7,095	99.6	+0.4
Informal votes			25	0.4	-0.4
Turnout			7,120	83.7	-1.7
	United hold		Swing	+6.3

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1923: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	United	Ernest Bell	3,025	52.2	-14.9
	Independent	John Hardcastle	2,767	47.8	+47.8
Total formal votes			5,792	98.8	-0.8
Informal votes			72	1.2	+0.8
Turnout			5,792	82.5	-6.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Fitzroy

Queensland state election, 1923: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,093	52.4	-1.6
	United	Hugh Grant	2,805	47.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			5,898	99.0	+0.6
Informal votes			61	1.0	-0.6
Turnout			5,959	81.3	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1923: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mullan	1,193	62.9	-1.6
	United	Leonard Nicolson	703	37.1	+37.1
Total formal votes			1,896	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			16	0.8	-0.3
Turnout			1,912	48.6	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Fortitude Valley

Queensland state election, 1923: Fortitude Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	3,726	61.8	-2.4
	United	Edwin Fowles	2,307	38.2	+38.2
Total formal votes			6,033	99.3	-0.1
Informal votes			41	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			6,074	85.8	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1923: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Pollock	2,014	66.8	+7.9
	United	Fergus McMaster	1,000	33.2	+33.2
Total formal votes			3,014	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			38	1.2	-0.2
Turnout			3,052	58.8	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1923: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	2,598	56.1	+1.3
	Country	Henry Cowie	2,033	43.9	+43.9
Total formal votes			4,631	99.4	+0.6
Informal votes			27	0.6	-0.6
Turnout			4,658	87.8	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Herbert

Queensland state election, 1923: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Percy Pease	3,191	66.5	+11.9
	United	John McNamee	1,607	33.5	+33.5
Total formal votes			4,798	98.9	+0.8
Informal votes			54	1.1	-0.8
Turnout			4,852	75.8	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.9

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1923: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Gledson	3,346	54.7	-1.7
	United	James Bottomley	2,770	45.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			6,116	99.5	+0.3
Informal votes			31	0.5	-0.3
Turnout			6,147	90.7	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1923: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Gilday	3,549	54.3	+1.9
	United	Robert Archibald	2,991	45.7	-1.9
Total formal votes			6,540	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			60	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			6,600	90.1	+13.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Kelvin Grove

Queensland state election, 1923: Kelvin Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Lloyd	3,343	55.6
	United	John Tait	2,668	44.4
Total formal votes			6,011	99.5
Informal votes			33	0.5
Turnout			6,044	80.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Kennedy

Queensland state election, 1923: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Bruce	2,757	51.4	+3.4
	United	John Clegg	2,612	48.6	-3.4
Total formal votes			5,369	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			88	1.6	-0.2
Turnout			5,457	85.0	+8.5
	Labor gain from United		Swing	+3.4

Keppel

Queensland state election, 1923: Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Larcombe	3,270	60.7	+6.4
	United	Roderick Haylock	2,120	39.3	-6.4
Total formal votes			5,390	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			54	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			5,444	85.8	+2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.4

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1923: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	United	James Fry	3,310	55.3	-0.7
	Labor	William Dobinson	2,675	44.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			5,985	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			56	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			6,041	88.6	+3.2
	United hold		Swing	-0.7

See also

• Results of the Queensland state election, 1923 (L-Z)
• Queensland state election, 1923
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923-1926

References