Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1950 Queensland state election. The election was held on 29 April 1950.

The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Ned Hanlon, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Nicklin, and the Liberal Party.

A major redistribution preceded the election, with the Assembly growing from 62 to 75 members.

By-elections

Retiring Members

Labor

Country

Liberal

Candidates

The candidates for the 1950 election are listed below.[1] Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Country candidate Liberal candidate Other party candidate(s) Independent candidate(s)
   
Aubigny Country Christopher Schull Walter Sparkes George Legge
Balonne Labor John Taylor Herbert Dearden
Barambah Country Donald Christiansen Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Barcoo Labor Edward Davis Arthur Chresby
Baroona Labor William Power Harry Middleton Max Julius (Communist)
Belyando Labor Tom Foley Reg Colwell
Bremer Labor Jim Donald Alan Chambers
Brisbane Labor John Henry Mann John Herbert
Bulimba Ind. Labor Robert Gardner John Hamilton George Marriott (Ind. Labor)
Bundaberg Frank Barnes Labor Ted Walsh Frank Row Frank Barnes (Frank Barnes Labor)
Buranda Labor Richard Kidston Brown Percy Berry
Burdekin Ernest Russell Jack Penberthy (Communist) Arthur Coburn
Cairns Labor Thomas Crowley Arthur Farr
Callide Patrick Moore Vincent Jones
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton Sandy Cameron
Carpentaria Labor Alfred Smith George Keyes Merv Pether (Ind. Labor)
Charters Towers Labor Arthur Jones George Ellis Victor Hay (NQLP)
Chermside James Macarthur Alex Dewar
Clayfield Liberal Edmund Roberts Harold Taylor
Condamine Labor Michael Lyons Frederick Allpass
Cook Labor Jim Tully Carlisle Wordsworth
Cooroora Country Geoffrey Arnell David Low
Coorparoo Liberal Erle Weitemeyer Thomas Hiley
Cunningham Country Malcolm McIntyre
Darlington Country Thomas Plunkett Jr.
Fassifern Country Thomas Lythgo Adolf Muller
Fitzroy Labor James Clark Hugh Douglas
Flinders Ernest Riordan Gordon Stuart Victor Casey (NQLP) William Hall
Fortitude Valley Labor Samuel Brassington Gladstone Walker Albert Graham (Communist)
Gregory Labor George Devries Gordon Lee
Haughton Colin McCathie Bill Lonergan Ernest O'Brien (NQLP)
Gwendoline Phelan (Communist)
Hinchinbrook Labor Cecil Jesson Charles Mylrea
Ipswich Labor Ivor Marsden Ralph Sherrington
Isis Country Frank Eastaughffe Jack Pizzey
Ithaca Labor Ned Hanlon Charles Keen
Kedron Liberal James Hadley Arthur Bruce Pie
Kelvin Grove Labor John Albert Turner James Gibson
Keppel Labor Walter Ingram Harry Beak
Kurilpa Labor Thomas Moores John Aboud
Landsborough Country Frank Nicklin
Lockyer Andrew Crilly Gordon Chalk Tom Ford
Mackay Labor Fred Graham Noel Weder
Mackenzie Patrick Whyte William Holmes
Marodian Country Thomas Lewis Williams James Heading
Maryborough Labor David Farrell Robert Hunter
Merthyr Labor Bill Moore Albert Rees
Mirani Country Matthew O'Neill Ernie Evans
Mount Coot-tha Liberal Bryan Hurley Kenneth Morris
Mount Gravatt Felix Dittmer Edward Knoblaunch Donald Orr
Mourilyan Labor Peter Byrne Andrew Laurie William Batchelor (NQLP)
Les Sullivan (Communist)
Mulgrave Charles English Robert Watson George Groth (NQLP)
Frank Falls (Communist)
Mundingburra NQLP Jim Mahony William Brackin Tom Aikens (NQLP)
Murrumba Country Eric Lloyd David Nicholson Thomas Collins WADLEY
Nash Labor Thomas Dunstan Ronald Witham
Norman Liberal Edward Falk Louis Luckins
North Toowoomba Labor Leslie Wood Ralph Weppner
Nundah Labor Frank Roberts
Port Curtis Labor James Burrows Harold Jensen
Rockhampton Labor James Larcombe Ron Diamond
Roma James Kane William Ewan
Sandgate Country Herbert Robinson Eric Decker
Sherwood Liberal Robert Mansfield Thomas Kerr
Somerset Country John Perrett Duncan MacDonald
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair Allan McLeod
Southport Country Edgar Hill Eric Gaven William Elson-Green
Tablelands Labor Harold Collins John Gargan Tom Mackey (NQLP)
Toowong Liberal Frank Venables Alan Munro
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Ralph Knight
Townsville Labor George Keyatta John Taaffe Pat Rooney (NQLP) Robert Baker
Warrego Labor Harry O'Shea Ernest Parr
Warwick Country Terry Keane Otto Madsen
Whitsunday N/A John Casey Lloyd Roberts Fred Paterson (Communist) Michael McColl
Windsor Labor Thomas Rasey Alexander Devene
Wynnum Labor William Gunn William Dart
Yeronga Thomas Doyle Winston Noble

See also

References

  1. "NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM 174 CANDIDATES FOR 75 SEATS.". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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