1888 Queensland colonial election

June 2020 February 2025 1888 Queensland colonial election Queensland 1876 parliamentary no 1883 Queensland colonial election 1883 1893 Queensland colonial election 1893 28 April – 26 May 1988 All seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 170x170px Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 0C1BA8 North Brisbane 47 170x170px Samuel Griffith Liberal North Brisbane F7E894 24 ALP No leader N/A Labour EF0011 1 Premier Samuel Griffith Liberal Thomas McIlwraith Conservative The 1888 Queensland colonial election was held between 28 April and 26 May 1888 to elect all members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The election was a decisive defeat for Samuel Griffith's Liberals, with Thomas McIlwraith's Conservatives (also called Nationalists) becoming ascendant. The Labour Party contested its first election, winning one seat.THE TENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 28 APRIL TO 26 MAY 1888 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/qld/historical/1888.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive Key dates Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929 http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/Part%202.24.pdf Queensland Parliament 16 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216062439/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/Part%202.24.pdf 16 December 2013 dead See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1888–1893 References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1888 elections in Australia Category:1880s in Queensland Category:April 1888 in Australia Category:May 1888 in Australia