1904 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1904 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1902 Queensland state election 1902 1907 Queensland state election 1907 27 August 1904 84.36 ( 5.48 pp) All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 170x170px George Kerr Labour Barcoo DC241F 23 seats, 39.33% 35 12 28,961 36.05% 3.28 170x170px Arthur Morgan Ministerial 8CB4D2 Warwick 15 seats, 48.13% 20 5 24,096 29.99% 18.14 170x170px Arthur Rutledge Opposition F5DEB3 Contested Nundah 31 seats, 6.86% 16 15 23,294 28.99% 22.13 Premier Arthur Morgan Liberal Arthur Morgan Liberal Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 August 1904 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Ministerial Party maintained government with the continued support of the Labour Party. This election used contingent voting, at least in the single-member districts.Bowler Shaun Grofman Bernard Norman 10.3998/mpub.16507 Elections in Australia, Ireland, and Malta under the single transferable vote: reflections on an embedded institution 2000 University of Michigan Press Ann Arbor 978-0-472-02681-4 40 The contingent vote … was used in Queensland from 1892 to 1942 and for Democratic primary elections in the U.S. state of Alabama between 1915 and 1931. It has been used for presidential elections in Sri Lanka since 1978 and in 1996 … the United Kingdom … called it the 'supplementary vote'. Five districts were two-seat districts - Mackay, Marlborough, North Brisbane, Rockhampton and South Brisbane. In the two-member constituencies, plurality block voting was used -- electors could cast two valid votes but were allowed to "plump".Hughes and Graham, "Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964" (online) accessed February 20, 2025 Key dates The elections were held on 27 August 1904.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 Background Resignation of the Philp government Robert Philp had been Premier since December 1899, and had been re-elected at the 1902 election. On 9 September 1903, the government put a bill for taxation proposals to the assembly, which was passed by a narrow margin of only two votes (33–31). With several Ministerialists voting against the proposals, Philp moved to adjourn the assembly.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145876879 PHILP DEFEATED. The Worker 12 37 New South Wales, Australia 12 September 1903 4 March 2017 4 National Library of Australia The following day, Philp announced he could no longer govern with self-respect, and had tendered his resignation to the Governor, Sir Herbert Chermside.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138691171 PHILP GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. The Australasian LXXV 1954 Victoria, Australia 12 September 1903 4 March 2017 38 National Library of Australia Labour leader William Browne was sent for, and endeavoured to form a ministry, but on 15 September informed the Governor that he had been unable to do so. On Browne's recommendation, the assembly's Speaker, Arthur Morgan, was sent for and commissioned to form a government.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21649712 THE POLITICAL SITUATION The Queenslander Queensland, Australia 19 September 1903 4 March 2017 40 National Library of Australia Resignation of the Morgan government On 7 June 1904, opposition member James Cribb rose as the last speaker in the address-in-reply to the Governor's speech, and raised an amendment which was a motion of no confidence in the Morgan ministry.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82240116 THE MORGAN GOVERNMENT Warwick Examiner And Times 38 4843 Queensland, Australia 11 June 1904 4 March 2017 2 National Library of Australia Debate over the amendment continued for two weeks, with the vote taking place on 22 June. The amendment was not passed by one vote: 36 against, 35 for.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148902400 QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT. Geelong Advertiser 17,860 Victoria, Australia 24 June 1904 4 March 2017 1 National Library of Australia Subsequently, Morgan tendered the resignation of himself and his ministry, recommending a dissolution of parliament.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138242107 QUEENSLAND POLITICS. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 9221 New South Wales, Australia 28 June 1904 4 March 2017 5 National Library of Australia The Governor refused and sent for Robert Philp, who declined to resume the premiership, and announced that a caucus meeting of his party would elect a new leader.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71957203 MORGAN MINISTRY RESIGNS. The Capricornian 30 27 Queensland, Australia 2 July 1904 4 March 2017 24 National Library of Australia On 28 June, the Opposition caucus elected Sir Arthur Rutledge as its leader, and he was commissioned by the Governor to form government.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213723437 Resignation of the Morgan Ministry. The St. George Standard And Balonne Advertiser XXVII 27 Queensland, Australia 1 July 1904 4 March 2017 2 National Library of Australia On 7 July, Rutledge told the house he had returned the commission to the Governor, as he had been unable to form a ministry. Morgan and his ministers, who had remained in their positions until the appointment of their successors, again requested a dissolution which was granted.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10328657 QUEENSLAND POLITICS. The Argus (Melbourne) 18,092 Victoria, Australia 9 July 1904 4 March 2017 15 National Library of Australia Sir Arthur Rutledge The Ministerialist sitting member in Nundah, Thomas Bridges, faced a formidable opponent in the person of Sir Arthur Rutledge. Rutledge had been a Wesleyan minister in New England and solicitor in Brisbane, before entering the Queensland parliament, where he rose to the office of Attorney-General and accepted a knighthood in 1903. As part of his strategy to become Premier, Rutledge decided not to re-contest his Maranoa electorate in favour of an electorate closer to Brisbane, and chose the semi-rural seat of Nundah which, he assumed, would be easily won by a man of his political experience, especially as it was already held by a fellow Ministerialist. Many large business houses backed Rutledge, as did the editor of the Brisbane Courier (Rutledge's son-in-law Charles Brunsdon Fletcher was the editor of the Brisbane Courier until 1903).Courier Mail Brisbane Newspaper History http://www.brisbanehistory.com/Brisbane_Courier.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110124074857/http://www.brisbanehistory.com/Brisbane_Courier.html usurped 24 January 2011 Brisbane History 23 April 2015 His public meetings were packed with prominent religious and political leaders, in contrast to a low-key campaign run by Bridges based on his community service and commitment to keep the cost of railway tickets low. Contrary to every prediction, Bridges won the election by 253 votes. This humiliating loss ended Rutledge's political career, and he accepted an appointment as district judge.Outridge, Margaret Outridge, Margaret Nundah Historic Cemetery Preservation Association 150 years : Nundah families, 1838–1988 9 August 1989 1989 Nundah Historic Cemetery Preservation Association 978-0-7316-6048-3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19298947 OFFICIAL DECLARATION AT NUNDAH. The Brisbane Courier 31 August 1904 23 April 2015 5 National Library of Australia Results Queensland state election, 27 August 1904Summary of 1904 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=771 University of Western Australia 3 March 2017 Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1902 1907 81,266cont 1 1 68,556 84.36% +5.48% 445 yes Labor QLD Labour 28,961 36.05% –3.28% 34 + 9 yes Ministerial (Queensland) 24,096 29.99% –18.14% 21 – 19 Opposition (Queensland) 23,294 28.99% +22.13% 15 + 10 Independent 3,990 4.97% +1.21% 2 + 1 80,341 72 |} cont 1 1 103,943 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 18 of the 72 seats were uncontested, with 22,677 electors enrolled in those seats. See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907 References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1904 elections in Australia Category:1900s in Queensland Category:August 1904 in Australia