1938 Queensland state election

Election held in Queensland, Australia June 2020 August 2019 1938 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1935 Queensland state election 1935 1941 Queensland state election 1941 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938 582,711 6.2% All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 2 April 1938 539,037 (92.51%) (0.20 pp) Labor E13940 170x170px William Forgan Smith 27 May 1929 Mackay 46 seats, 53.43% 46 seats 43 3 250,943 47.17% 3.26pp Country 006946 170x170px Ted Maher 15 July 1936 West Moreton New party 13 seatsCPNP Seats previously held by members of the Country and Progressive National Party (CPNP). 14 1 120,469 22.65% New party United Australia 1C4F9C 170x170px Hugh Russell July 1936 Hamilton New party 3 seatsCPNP 4 1 74,328 13.97% New party Premier William Forgan Smith Labor William Forgan Smith Labor 1938 Qld parliament.svg 250px Legislative Assembly after the election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 April 1938 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a third term in office. During the previous term, the Country and United Australia parties had emerged from the united Country and Progressive National Party, which had represented conservative forces for over a decade. The most notable feature of the election campaign was the Protestant Labor Party, established in 1937, which claimed that the Forgan Smith Ministry was disproportionately Catholic and made extravagant claims that three-quarters of all police and public servants in the State were Catholic.A History of Queensland Evans Raymond Cambridge University Press 2007 978-0-521-87692-6 184 Despite the campaign, Labor only lost one seat, Kelvin Grove, to the party. The unsuccessful Protestant Labor candidate for Ithaca, George Webb, lodged a petition against the return of Labor member Ned Hanlon.150 2012–2013 In the Supreme Court of Queensland - The Election Acts 1915–1936 4 June 1938 He was initially successful in the Supreme Court when the case was heard by Justice E.A. Douglas, who voided the election result on 12 October on the basis of a finding that two men who had acted improperly were Hanlon's agents, but Hanlon appealed to the Full Bench of the Supreme Court and on 16 December 1938, his appeal was allowed.The Ithaca Election Petition: Webb v Hanlon (1939) St. R. Qd. 90, heard by Blair CJ, Douglas J and Hart AJ (dissenting) LawCite records. A further appeal by Webb to the High Court was refused leave on 31 March 1939.HCA 8 1939 Webb v Hanlon (1939) 61 CLR Commonwealth Law Reports 313 auto 31 March 1939. Key dates Date Event 5 March 1938 The Parliament was dissolved.150 591 5 March 1938 7 March 1938 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.150 595 7 March 1938 14 March 1938 Close of nominations. 2 April 1938 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 12 April 1938 The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.150 1371 12 April 1938 16 April 1938 The poll was retaken in Gregory.150 1585 7 May 1938 Order in Council The cause of the delayed poll was that a poll could not be held at Arrabury. 30 April 1938 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. 9 August 1938 Parliament resumed for business.151 109 11 July 1938 Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1938 +Legislative Assembly (IRV) – Turnout: 92.51% (CV)Hughes CA Graham BD 1974 Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890–1964 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/210108/1/b14246545_Hughes_C_and_Graham_B.pdf Australia National University (ANU) 178–191 File:QLD arch-style parliament, 1938.svg Party Primary vote Seats Votes % Swing (pp percentage points) Seats Change   Labor 250,943 47.17 –6.26 43 3  Country 120,469 22.65 14CPNP 1   United Australia 74,328 13.97 4CPNP 1  Protestant Labour 46,568 8.75 +8.75 1 1  Social Credit 27,758 5.22 –1.80 0  Communist 8,510 1.60 +0.28 0  Independent 3,403 0.64 –2.73 0 Total 531,979 100.00 62 Invalid/blank votes 7,058 1.31 –0.43 colspan=2 Turnout 539,037 92.51 –0.19 colspan=2 Registered voters 582,711 colspan=2 colspan=2 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 47.17 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 22.65 United Australia #00008B 13.97 Protestant Labor #CD7F32 8.75 Social Credit #B87333 5.22 Communist #C00000 1.60 Independents Independent 0.64 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 70.97 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 20.97 United Australia #00008B 6.45 Protestant Labor #CD7F32 1.61 cont 1 1 606,559 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 3 seats were uncontested—2 Labor seats (4 less than in 1935) representing 15,007 enrolled voters and one Country seat (one less than in 1935) representing 8,841 enrolled voters. Seats changing party representation This table lists changes in party representation at the 1938 election. Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyDalbyGodfrey Morgan CountryAubrey Slessar LaborEast ToowoombaJames Kane LaborHerbert Yeates CountryKelvin GroveFrank Waters LaborGeorge Morris Protestant LaborToowongJames Maxwell United AustraliaHarry Massey Independent UAPWynnumJohn Donnelly LaborBill Dart United Australia Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1938 Forgan Smith Ministry Notes References 30em External links Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1938 elections in Australia Category:1930s in Queensland Category:April 1938 in Australia