1926 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 8 May 1926 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fifth continuous term in office since the 1915 election. William McCormack was contesting his first election as Premier.

1926 Queensland state election

8 May 1926
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	88.73 ( 6.50 pp)
Leader William McCormack Arthur Edward Moore Party Labor CPNP Leader since 22 October 1925 19 April 1924 Leader's seat Cairns Aubigny Last election 43 seats 29 seats Seats won 43 seats 28 seats Seat change 0 1 Percentage 47.96% 48.48% Swing 0.18 1.53
Premier before election William McCormack Labor Elected Premier William McCormack Labor

During the previous term, the Country and United parties had merged into the Country and Progressive National Party.

Key dates

Date	Event
8 April 1926	The Parliament was dissolved.[1]
9 April 1926	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2]
16 April 1926	Close of nominations.
8 May 1926	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
12 June 1926	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
27 July 1926	Parliament resumed for business.[3]

Results

Queensland state election, 8 May 1926[4] Legislative Assembly << 1923–1929 >>
Enrolled voters		452,008^[1]
Votes cast		401,055		Turnout	88.73%	+6.50
Informal votes		4,927		Informal	1.23%	+0.06
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	189,968	47.96%	–0.18	43	± 0
	CPNP	192,043	48.48%	+1.53^[2]	28	– 1
	Primary Producers	7,749	1.95%	+0.66	1	+ 1
	Independent	6,368	1.61%	–2.02	0	± 0
Total		396,128			72

Popular vote CPNP   48.48% Labor   47.96% Independents   1.61% Others   1.95%

Seats Labor   59.72% CPNP   38.89% Others   1.39%

¹ 484,212 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 5 Labor seats and one CPNP seat were filled without opposition.

² The CPNP result is compared to the combined result for the Queensland United Party and the Country Party in the preceding election.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1926 election.

Seat	Incumbent member	Party		New member	Party
Dalby	William Vowles		CPNP	Wilfred Russell		Primary Producers

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1926–1929
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1926
• Theodore Ministry

References

1. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 8 April 1926. p. 126:1135.
2. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 9 April 1926. p. 126:1137.
3. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 17 July 1926. p. 127:187.
4. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 8 May 1926". Retrieved 22 February 2010.