1942 Cairns state by-election

none May 2025 May 2025 Queensland parliamentary Primary no 31 October 1942 Electoral district of Cairns in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 10,309CAIRNS BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113969179 Queensland Times 1 June 2025 3 22 October 1942 67.5% ( 19.5) 1941 Queensland state election 1941 1944 Queensland state election 1944 David Crowley.png 127 120 160 22 3 David Crowley Queensland Labor Party 2,169 31.5% 23.9 Lou_Barnes.jpg 120 120 160 40 0 Lou Barnes King O'Malley Labor 2,101 30.5% 30.5 Alan Tucker.png 200 120 160 45 40 Alan Tucker Anti-Fascist victorian socialists 1,776 25.7% 16.4 William Griffin.png 190 120 160 40 38 William Griffin Independent (Australia) 851 12.3% 12.3 TCP TCP swing 49.7% 5.0 52.1% 52.1 MP John O'Keefe Queensland Labor Party Lou Barnes King O'Malley Labor The 1942 Cairns state by-election was held on 31 October 1942 to elect the member for Cairns in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, following the death of Labor Party MP John O'Keefe.Cairns By-Election Candidate https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42352787 Cairns Post 1 June 2025 4 18 July 1942 Lou Barnes, the brother of Bundaberg MP Frank Barnes, won the seat as a King O'Malley Labor candidate.Another Barnes May Enter House https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202372070 Truth 1 June 2025 1 1 November 1942WILL TAKE LABOR'S SEATS IF IT DOESN'T WATCH! https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202379682 Truth 1 June 2025 10 8 November 1942 Labor candidate David Crowley suffered a negative primary vote swing of 23.9%, with Barnes winning on 52.1% of the two-candidate-preferred result.Cairns Result At Week-end https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50113680 The Courier-Mail 1 June 2025 3 3 November 1942Crowley Has Lead of 51 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61768425 Townsville Daily Bulletin 1 June 2025 1 5 November 1942 Following the by-election, the electoral system was changed from contingency voting to first-past-the-post after the Labor government introduced a bill to change the system.DID CAIRNS BY-ELECTION CAUSE THIS? https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212132780 The Evening Advocate 1 June 2025 1 20 November 1942Bill To Abolish Contingent Voting Passed https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56133730 Morning Bulletin 1 June 2025 4 21 November 1942 First-past-the-post was in place for Queensland state elections until full preferential voting was introduced by the Country−Liberal coalition in 1963.Candidates, Informal Voting and Optional Preferential Voting https://antonygreen.com.au/candidates-informal-voting-and-optional-preferential-voting/ Antony Green's Election Blog 1 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519234236/https://antonygreen.com.au/candidates-informal-voting-and-optional-preferential-voting/ 19 May 2024 22 December 2020 Independent candidate William Griffin contested the by-election on a platform of abolishing the Queensland state parliament.MR. W. C. GRIFFIN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42353230 Cairns Post 1 June 2025 4 22 July 1942 Key dates 27 January 1942 − John O'Keefe diesMR. O'KEEFE PASSES https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115080150 Queensland Times 1 June 2025 6 28 January 1942 15 July 1942 − Frank Nicklin says Country Party won't contest by-electionIndependent Candidate Likely https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113965824 Queensland Times 1 June 2025 4 16 July 1942 21 October 1942 − Candidate nominationsCAIRNS BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76111433 The Central Queensland Herald 1 June 2025 14 29 October 1942 31 October 1942 − Polling dayCAIRNS BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61775857 Townsville Daily Bulletin 1 June 2025 1 14 October 1942 11 November 1942 − Return of writCairns By-election Completed https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172595239 The Telegraph 1 June 2025 4 11 November 1942 Candidates Party Candidate Background   King O'Malley Labor Lou Barnes Market gardener and former traveler for the Castlemaine Perkins   Labor QLD David Crowley President of the Labor Party branch in CairnsLABOUR PLEBISCITE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42362840 Cairns Post 1 June 2025 4 5 October 19424 Nominations For Cairns By-Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172593019 The Telegraph 1 June 2025 8 21 October 1942   Anti-FascistBarnes Leads In Cairns By-Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56132242 Morning Bulletin 1 June 2025 3 2 November 1942LEAD INCREASED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42366834 Cairns Post 1 June 2025 4 5 November 1942 Alan Tucker Candidate for Cairns in 1935 and 1941NTH. Q'LAND CANDIDATE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209428133 The Workers' Weekly 1 June 2025 3 26 April 1935   Independent William Griffin Former member of the Cairns Harbour BoardFOUR NOMINATIONS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42365089 Cairns Post 1 June 2025 4 22 October 1942 Results [[1942 Cairns state by-election|1942 Cairns state by-election]]HOW THE PEOPLE VOTED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42366330 Cairns Post 1 June 2025 4 2 November 1942BARNES WINS CAIRNS BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76111690 The Central Queensland Herald 28 August 2025 3 12 November 1942 Labor QLD David Crowley 2,169 31.5 -23.9 King O'Malley Labor Lou Barnes 2,101 30.5 +30.5 Anti-Fascist victorian socialists Alan Tucker 1,776 25.7 +16.4 Independent William Griffin 851 12.3 +12.3 6,897 99.1 +0.6 58 0.9 -0.6 6,955 67.5 -19.5 King O'Malley Labor Lou Barnes 2,535 52.1 +52.1 Labor QLD David Crowley 2,334 47.9 N/APreferences were not distributed at the previous election. Therefore there is no previous two-candidate-preferred result upon which to base a swing. King O'Malley Labor Labor QLD No See also Electoral results for the district of Cairns Notes References Category:1942 elections in Australia 1942Cairns Category:October 1942 in Australia