1918 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1918 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1915 Queensland state election 1915 1920 Queensland state election 1920 All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 80.27 ( 7.87 pp) yes 1918 03 16 170x170px T. J. Ryan yes 1912 09 06 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Barcoo 180,709 53.68% 1.62 45 seats, 52.06% 48 3 170x170px Edward Macartney yes 1918 02 15 National Party (Queensland, 1917) Toowong 150,225 44.62% 2.65 New party 22 22 Premier T. J. Ryan Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) T. J. Ryan Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 16 March 1918 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. Background The election was the second for the Labor government of T. J. Ryan, who had been premier since 1 June 1915. The National opposition (previously known as the Ministerialists) were led by Edward Macartney who replaced Digby Denham after the 1915 election when they were reduced to 21 seats. In turn, he was replaced by James Tolmie within three months but returned to the post shortly before the election when the latter fell ill.https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tolmie-james-8827 Australian Dictionary of Biography M. French Tolmie, James (1862–1939) National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 28 June 2018 Australian Dictionary of Biography Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1918 The election saw the Labor government returned to office with an increased vote and seat count for both Labor and the National Party from the 1915 election. Queensland state election, 16 March 1918http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=777 UWA 1918 election study 7 April 2012 28 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124825/http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=777 dead Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1915 1920 424,416 336,647 80.27 -7.87 N/A 1.18 -0.39 yes Labor QLD Labor 180,709 53.68 +1.62 48 +3 National QLD 1917 National 150,225 44.62 +2.65 22 +1 Independent 3,311 0.98 +0.06 2 +1 336,647 72 |} Seats changing party representation This table lists changes in party representation at the 1918 election. Party changes before election The following seats changed party representation before the election due to the merger of Farmers Union and Liberal Party members. Seat Incumbent member Former party New partyAlbertJohn Appel Farmers' Union National PartyAubignyArthur Moore Farmers' Union National PartyCunninghamFrancis Grayson Liberal Party Independent NationalDraytonWilliam Bebbington Farmers' Union National PartyMurillaGodfrey Morgan Farmers' Union National PartyNanangoRobert Hodge Farmers' Union National PartyPittsworthPercy Bayley Farmers' Union Independent National Seats changing hands at election Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyBulimbaHugh McMinn LaborWalter Barnes NationalBurkeWilliam Murphy IndependentDarby Riordan LaborBurrumColin Rankin NationalAlbert Whitford LaborKurilpaWilliam Hartley LaborJames Fry NationalLockyerWilliam Armstrong NationalCuthbert Butler LaborLoganJames Stodart NationalAlfred James LaborOxleyThomas Jones LaborCecil Elphinstone NationalRosewoodHenry Stevens NationalWilliam Cooper LaborToowoombaJames Tolmie NationalFrank Brennan LaborWide BayCharles Booker NationalAndrew Thompson LaborWindsorHerbert McPhail LaborCharles Taylor National Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. Aftermath T.J. Ryan resigned as premier a year after the state election to run successfully for the federal seat of West Sydney in 1919. Ryan was replaced as premier by Ted Theodore. Theodore called the 1920 election one year into his premiership and two years after the 1918 election. Macartney was later replaced for a second time, this time by William Vowles. Within a few months though, Vowles created the Queensland Country Party. However, because Vowles had created the Country Party using most of the rural-based National MLAs, Vowles was able to remain as Opposition Leader. See also Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1918 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1915–1918 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918–1920 Ryan Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Queensland state election State election, 1918 Category:March 1918 in Australia