Results of the Queensland state election, 1944 (L-Z)

Queensland state election, 15 April 1944^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1941 — 1947 >>
Enrolled voters		585,727^[1]
Votes cast		512,767		Turnout	87.54	–2.75
Informal votes		9,352		Informal	1.82	+0.02
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	224,888	44.67	–6.74	37	– 4
	Queensland People's Party	124,437	24.72	+9.11	7	+ 3
	Country	88,608	17.60	–3.29	12	– 2
	Communist	12,467	2.48	–0.61	1	+ 1
	Independent Labor	12,154	2.41	+0.67	1	+ 1
	Frank Barnes Labor	9,970	1.98	+0.93	2	+ 1
	Hermit Park Labor	5,521	1.10	+1.10	1	+ 1
	Independent Country	1,654	0.33	–0.45	0	± 0
	Independent	23,716	4.71	+1.29	1	– 1
Total		503,415			62

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1944 Queensland state election for electorates from L to Z.

Results by electoral district

Logan

Queensland state election, 1944: Logan^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Queensland People's Party	Thomas Hiley	7,434	52.7	+7.7
	Labor	John Brown	6,680	47.3	-7.7
Total formal votes			14,114	98.8	+0.7
Informal votes			165	1.2	-0.7
Turnout			14,279	89.1	-2.7
	Queensland People's Party gain from Labor		Swing	+7.7

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1944: Mackay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Fred Graham	5,086	58.1	-9.4
	Queensland People's Party	Ernie Evans	3,676	41.9	+41.9
Total formal votes			8,762	98.9	+0.7
Informal votes			96	1.1	-0.7
Turnout			8,858	82.2	-6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1944: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Taylor	3,832	56.2	-3.0
	Country	Henry Crothers	2,987	43.8	+3.0
Total formal votes			6,819	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			116	1.7	-0.1
Turnout			6,935	81.6	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Maree

Queensland state election, 1944: Maree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Louis Luckins	5,294	53.3	+53.3
	Labor	Jack McNulty	4,631	46.7	-3.1
Total formal votes			9,925	98.5	+2.0
Informal votes			152	1.5	-2.0
Turnout			10,077	85.7	-6.1
	Independent gain from Queensland People's Party		Swing	N/A

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1944: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Farrell	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1944: Merthyr
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Moore	5,322	54.7	-3.7
	Queensland People's Party	Leonard King	4,400	45.3	+3.7
Total formal votes			9,722	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			184	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			9,906	88.7	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1944: Mirani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ted Walsh	3,769	47.6	-11.3
	Country	Anthony Coyne	2,576	32.5	-8.6
	Independent	John Mulherin	1,581	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			7,926	98.8	-0.2
Informal votes			96	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			8,022	84.5	-3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1944: Mundingburra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Hermit Park Labor	Tom Aikens	3,658	35.6	+35.6
	Labor	Lionel Tomlins	2,930	28.5	-27.8
	Independent	Arthur Coburn	2,753	26.8	+26.8
	Queensland People's Party	Harry Pass	763	7.4	+7.4
	Independent Labor	Lionel Parsons	179	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			10,283	99.2	+1.6
Informal votes			83	0.8	-1.6
Turnout			10,366	87.2	-3.7
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1944: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1944: Nanango
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	James Edwards	4,319	50.1	+5.0
	Labor	Daniel Carroll	3,120	36.2	-4.6
	Independent	George Anderson	1,176	13.7	-0.4
Total formal votes			8,615	99.1	-0.3
Informal votes			75	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			8,690	86.2	-4.8
	Country hold		Swing	+5.5

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1944: Normanby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Foley	4,029	54.6	-3.6
	Country	George Hamilton	3,346	45.4	+45.4
Total formal votes			7,375	98.7	-0.4
Informal votes			94	1.3	+0.4
Turnout			7,469	84.7	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1944: Nundah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Hayes	5,862	51.6	-1.7
	Queensland People's Party	William Cunningham	5,493	48.4	+1.7
Total formal votes			11,355	98.9	+0.5
Informal votes			125	1.1	-0.5
Turnout			11,480	90.4	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1944: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Queensland People's Party	Thomas Kerr	6,696	57.2	-4.3
	Labor	Felix Dittmer	5,013	42.8	+4.3
Total formal votes			11,709	97.1	-1.0
Informal votes			352	2.9	+1.0
Turnout			12,061	91.1	-1.0
	Queensland People's Party hold		Swing	-4.3

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1944: Port Curtis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Williams	5,761	59.3	-5.0
	Country	Samuel Halpin	3,955	40.7	+5.0
Total formal votes			9,716	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			103	1.1	0.0
Turnout			9,819	87.4	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1944: Rockhampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Larcombe	6,361	65.5	-7.4
	Country	Jack O'Shanesey	3,345	34.5	+34.5
Total formal votes			9,706	97.6	+1.7
Informal votes			236	2.4	-1.7
Turnout			9,942	86.5	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1944: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Queensland People's Party	Eric Decker	6,613	59.5	+35.6
	Labor	Erle Wettemeyer	4,501	40.5	+1.8
Total formal votes			11,114	98.7	+0.9
Informal votes			141	1.3	-0.9
Turnout			11,255	90.2	-2.9
	Queensland People's Party gain from Country		Swing	N/A

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1944: South Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Gair	5,940	56.3	-0.4
	Queensland People's Party	Robert Lincoln	4,611	43.7	+0.4
Total formal votes			10,551	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			263	2.4	-0.1
Turnout			10,814	82.8	-5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1944: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Duncan MacDonald	5,247	64.2	+4.5
	Labor	Arthur Lee	2,924	35.8	-4.5
Total formal votes			8,171	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			66	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			8,237	91.2	-1.1
	Country hold		Swing	+4.5

The Tableland

Queensland state election, 1944: The Tableland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Bruce	3,447	47.0	-11.5
	Queensland People's Party	Percy Kidd	1,923	26.2	+26.2
	Communist	Frank Falls	1,706	23.3	+14.3
	Independent	Jim Burton	255	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			7,331	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			124	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			7,455	83.4	-3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1944: Toowong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Queensland People's Party	Charles Wanstall	6,047	56.6	-7.2
	Independent	Tom Laws	2,437	22.3	+22.3
	Independent	Harry Massey	1,881	17.6	+17.6
	Independent	Harold Jiear	325	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			10,690	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			166	1.5	-0.1
Turnout			10,856	91.1	-2.0
	Queensland People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1944: Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jack Duggan	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1944: Townsville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Keyatta	5,583	62.9	-37.1
	Hermit Park Labor	Ernest O'Brien	1,863	21.0	+21.0
	Queensland People's Party	Athena Deane	1,425	16.1	+16.1
Total formal votes			8,871	98.5
Informal votes			132	1.5
Turnout			9,003	81.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1944: Warrego
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry O'Shea	4,107	69.6	-30.4
	Country	William Addison	1,797	30.4	+30.4
Total formal votes			5,904	97.4
Informal votes			157	2.6
Turnout			6,061	81.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1944: Warwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Healy	4,656	54.4	-0.6
	Queensland People's Party	Richard Matthews	3,901	45.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			8,557	96.7	-2.4
Informal votes			296	3.3	+2.4
Turnout			8,853	90.2	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

West Moreton

Queensland state election, 1944: West Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Ted Maher	6,120	74.6	+9.2
	Labor	John Dalton	2,082	25.4	-9.2
Total formal votes			8,202	99.3	0.0
Informal votes			59	0.7	0.0
Turnout			8,261	91.3	-2.4
	Country hold		Swing	+9.2

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1944: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Ernest Clayton	4,780	57.1	+0.3
	Labor	Tom Thorpe	3,586	42.9	-0.3
Total formal votes			8,366	98.4	-0.1
Informal votes			140	1.6	+0.1
Turnout			8,506	87.6	-4.8
	Country hold		Swing	+0.3

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1944: Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Queensland People's Party	Bruce Pie	5,353	51.2	+37.3
	Labor	William Hoy	4,266	40.8	-3.8
	Independent	Harry Moorhouse	833	8.0	-33.5
Total formal votes			10,452	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			106	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			10,558	89.9	-2.9
	Queensland People's Party gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1944: Wynnum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Gunn	4,457	36.6	-3.9
	Queensland People's Party	William Kempson	3,333	27.3	-23.9
	Independent	William Dart	2,549	20.9	+20.9
	Communist	Joseph Bailes	1,846	15.2	+6.8
Total formal votes			12,185	98.8	+0.8
Informal votes			148	1.2	-0.8
Turnout			12,333	91.7	+0.2
	Labor gain from Queensland People's Party		Swing	+13.0

References

↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 15 April 1944". Retrieved 20 December 2009.
↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

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