1935 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party in the 1932 election.

1935 Queensland state election

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All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered	507,760 3.2%
Turnout	470,691 (92.70%) (0.12 pp)
First party Second party   Leader William Forgan Smith Arthur Edward Moore Party Labor CPNP Leader since 27 May 1929 19 April 1924 Leader's seat Mackay Aubigny Last election 33 seats, 49.89% 28 seats, 45.21% Seats won 46 16 Seat change 13 12 Popular vote 247,135 156,325 Percentage 53.43% 33.80% Swing 3.54 pp 11.41 pp
Premier before election William Forgan Smith Labor Elected Premier William Forgan Smith Labor

Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.

Key dates

Date	Event
20 March 1935	The new electoral boundaries were proclaimed.[1]
9 April 1935	The Parliament was dissolved.[2]
10 April 1935	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[3]
17 April 1935	Close of nominations.
11 May 1935	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1935	The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.[4]
8 June 1935	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
26 August 1935	Parliament resumed for business.[5]

Results

Main article: Results of the 1935 Queensland state election

Legislative Assembly (IRV) – Turnout: 92.70% (CV)^[6]

Party			Primary vote			Seats
			Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
	Labor		247,135	53.43	+3.55	46	13
	Country and Progressive National		156,325	33.80	−11.41	16	12
	Social Credit		32,447	7.02	+7.02	0
	Communist		6,101	1.32	+1.09	0
	Women's Political Association		2,898	0.68	+0.68	0
	Independent Labor		1,918	0.42	+0.01	0
	Independents		15,681	3.39	+0.94	0	1
Total			462,505	100.00		62
Invalid/blank votes			8,186	1.74	–0.61	–	–
Turnout			470,691	92.70	–0.12	–	–
Registered voters			507,760	–	–	–	–

Popular vote Labor   53.43% CPNP   33.80% Social Credit   7.02% Communist   1.32% WPA   0.68% Ind. Labor   0.42% Independents   3.39%

Seats Labor   74.19% CPNP   25.81%

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1935 election.

Seat	Incumbent member	Party		New member	Party
Baroona	New seat			Bill Power		Labor
Carnarvon	Edward Costello		CPNP	Paul Hilton		Labor
Cook	James Kenny		CPNP	Harold Collins		Labor
East Toowoomba	James Annand		CPNP	James Kane		Labor
Fassifern	Arnold Wienholt		Independent	Alf Muller		CPNP
Fitzroy	Jens Peterson		CPNP	Jim Clark		Labor
Gympie	Vivian Tozer		CPNP	Thomas Dunstan		Labor
Kennedy	Arthur Fadden		CPNP	Cecil Jesson		Labor
Logan	Reginald King		CPNP	John Brown		Labor
Mirani	Edward Swayne		CPNP	Ted Walsh		Labor
Murilla	Godfrey Morgan		CPNP	Seat abolished
Sandgate	Hubert Sizer		CPNP	Roland Hislop		Labor
Warwick	George Barnes		CPNP	John Healy		Labor
Windsor	Charles Taylor		CPNP	Herbert Williams		Labor
Wynnum	James Bayley		CPNP	John Donnelly		Labor

• Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
• The CPNP sitting member for Cook, James Kenny instead contested the seat of Sandgate and lost.
• The CPNP sitting member for Kennedy, Arthur Fadden instead contested the seat of Mirani and lost.
• The CPNP sitting member for the abolished district of Murilla, Godfrey Morgan contested the seat of Dalby and won.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
• Forgan Smith Ministry