1956 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1956 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1953 Queensland state election 1953 1957 Queensland state election 1957 All 75 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland38 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 93.01 ( 0.79 pp) yes 1956 05 19 150x150px Vince Gair yes 1952 01 17 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) South Brisbane 335,311 51.22% 1.99 50 seats 49 1 150x150px Frank Nicklin 21 May 1941 Country–Liberal Coalition Landsborough 290,299 44.34% 4.30 23 seats 24 1 Premier Vince Gair Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Vince Gair Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 19 May 1956 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its ninth continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Vince Gair's second election as Premier. Labor would not win another election in the state until 1989. Key dates Date Event 17 April 1956 The Parliament was dissolved.191 1397 A Proclamation 17 April 1956 17 April 1956 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.191 1399 17 April 1956 27 April 1956 Close of nominations. 19 May 1956 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 26 May 1956 Polling day in the seat of Warrego, delayed due to absence of the presiding officer.192 1408 31 July 1956 Order in Council. 28 May 1956 The Gair Ministry was re-sworn in.192 612 28 May 1956 2 June 1956 Polling day in the seat of Tablelands, delayed due to floods. 30 June 1956 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. 31 July 1956 Parliament resumed for business.192 1011 21 June 1956 Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1956 Queensland state election, 19 May 1956http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=790 Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 19 May 1956 Australian Government and Politics Database 25 January 2010 13 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170413114631/http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=790 dead Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1953 1957 712,508cont 1 1 662,680 93.01 –0.79 8,006 1.21 –0.07 yes Labor QLD 335,311 51.22 –1.99 49 –1 Liberal QLD 164,116 25.07 +3.77 8 ±0 Country QLD 126,183 19.27 +0.53 16 +1 NQ Labor 8,625 1.32 +0.22 1 ±0 Communist 1,332 0.20 –0.45 0 ±0 Independent Labor QLD 414 0.06 –0.08 0 ±0 Independent 18,693 2.86 –0.26 1 ±0 654,674 75 |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 51.22 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 25.07 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 19.27 NQ Labor #CD5C5C 1.32 Communist #C00000 0.20 Independents Independent 2.92 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 65.33 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 21.33 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 10.67 NQ Labor #CD5C5C 1.33 Independents Independent 1.33 cont 1 1 775,258 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 6 seats representing 62,750 enrolled voters were unopposed: three Country seats (28,062 voters), two Liberal seats (23,119 voters) and one Labor seat (11,569 voters). Seats changing party representation This table lists changes in party representation at the 1956 election. Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyMackenziePaddy Whyte LaborNev Hewitt Country Aftermath This was to be Labor's last successful election until the 1989 election. On 18 April 1957, the Queensland Central Executive of the Labor Party passed a vote of no confidence in Premier Gair, and on 24 April, despite having gained a unanimous vote of support from the Cabinet, he was expelled from the Labor Party. On 26 April, Gair convened a meeting of 25 MLAs, including all of the Cabinet except Deputy Premier John Duggan and two ex-Labor Independents, and formed the Queensland Labor Party (QLP) with those present, while the Labor Party moved to the opposition benches. All these were also expelled from the party. The resulting government was denied supply in parliament, and an election was called for 3 August, at which the QLP government and the Labor Party were defeated by the Country-Liberal coalition led by Frank Nicklin. See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1956–1957 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1956 Gair Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1956 elections in Australia Category:1950s in Queensland Category:May 1956 in Australia