1912 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 April 1912 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

1912 Queensland state election

27 April 1912
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	75.52 ( 2.85 pp)
Leader Digby Denham David Bowman Party Liberal Labor Leader since 7 February 1911 15 April 1907 Leader's seat Oxley Fortitude Valley Last election 41 seats 27 seats Seats won 46 seats 25 seats Seat change 5 2 Percentage 51.37% 46.70% Swing 0.46 9.85
Premier before election Digby Denham Liberal Elected Premier Digby Denham Liberal

The election was the first for the recently formed Liberal government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party was led by David Bowman, who had been Labor leader since 15 April 1907.

Results

Denham and his government were returned to office despite a swing to Labor of almost 10 percent. This was largely due to winning newly created seats in rural areas, while losing seats in Brisbane which mostly went to Labor.

Queensland state election, 27 April 1912[1] Legislative Assembly << 1909–1915 >>
Enrolled voters		309,590
Votes cast		216,032		Turnout	75.52	+2.85
Informal votes		N/A		Informal	N/A	N/A
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberals	110,981	51.37	+0.46	46	+5
	Labour	100,878	46.70	+9.85	25	–2
	Independent	3,766	1.74	+0.14	1	+1
Total		216,032			72

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1909–1912
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1912–1915
• Denham Ministry

References

1. "Parliament of Queensland: Legislative Assembly election: Election of 27 April 1912". Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.