Results of the Queensland state election, 1915 (A-K)

Queensland state election, 22 May 1915[1] Legislative Assembly << 1912 — 1918 >>
Enrolled voters		302,061[1]
Votes cast		266,240		Turnout	88.14	+12.62
Informal votes		4,188		Informal	1.57	+0.38
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	136,419	52.06	+5.36	45	+20
	Liberal	109,985	41.97	–4.73	21	–25
	Farmers' Union	13,233	5.05	+5.05	5	+ 5
	Independent	2,415	0.92	–0.82	1	± 0
Total		262,052			72

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1915 Queensland state election for electorates from A to K.

At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1915: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Farmers' Union	John Appel	unopposed
	Farmers' Union gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1915: Aubigny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Farmers' Union	Arthur Edward Moore	1,453	40.3	+40.3
	Labor	Jack Jones	1,016	28.2	-2.6
	Liberal	Alfred Luke	990	27.4	-41.8
	Independent	Francis Mitchell	149	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			3,608	96.5	-2.1
Informal votes			93	3.5	+2.1
Turnout			3,701	88.3	+16.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Farmers' Union	Arthur Edward Moore	1,747	62.7	+62.7
	Labor	Jack Jones	1,039	37.3	+6.5
	Farmers' Union gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1915: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Land	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1915: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	T.J. Ryan	1,962	77.4	+5.1
	Liberal	Charles Webster	573	22.6	-5.1
Total formal votes			2,535	97.3	-1.1
Informal votes			69	2.7	+1.1
Turnout			2,604	72.3	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

Bowen

Queensland state election, 1915: Bowen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles Collins	2,416	57.5	+12.6
	Liberal	Edwin Caine	1,787	42.5	-12.6
Total formal votes			4,203	97.7	-1.1
Informal votes			100	2.3	+1.1
Turnout			4,303	79.8	+3.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.6

Bremer

Queensland state election, 1915: Bremer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Cooper	3,157	61.5	+11.7
	Liberal	Felix Barbat	1,974	38.5	-11.7
Total formal votes			5,131	98.9	-0.1
Informal votes			55	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			5,186	94.0	+12.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.7

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1915: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mick Kirwan	2,529	60.8	+10.4
	Liberal	Charles Jenkinson	1,632	39.2	-10.4
Total formal votes			4,161	97.2	-1.7
Informal votes			118	2.8	+1.7
Turnout			4,279	82.4	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.4

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1915: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Hugh McMinn	3,774	51.6	+8.5
	Liberal	Walter Barnes	3,536	48.4	-8.5
Total formal votes			7,310	98.5	-0.9
Informal votes			109	1.5	+0.9
Turnout			7,419	93.4	+7.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.5

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1915: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Barber	2,920	69.0	+13.3
	Liberal	Lancelot Wilkinson	1,311	31.0	-13.3
Total formal votes			4,231	98.6	-0.8
Informal votes			61	1.4	+0.8
Turnout			4,292	88.8	+5.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.3

Buranda

Queensland state election, 1915: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Huxham	3,177	65.2	+9.7
	Liberal	Joseph Allen	1,697	34.8	-9.7
Total formal votes			4,874	97.9	-1.4
Informal votes			104	2.1	+1.4
Turnout			4,978	92.2	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.7

Burke

Queensland state election, 1915: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	William Murphy	828	51.8	-1.7
	Labor	David Swiss-Davies	771	48.2	+1.7
Total formal votes			1,599	96.0	-3.0
Informal votes			66	4.0	+3.0
Turnout			1,665	81.3	+10.6
	Independent hold		Swing	-1.7

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1915: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bernard Corser	2,296	56.1	+3.0
	Labor	Albert Mack	1,793	43.9	-3.0
Total formal votes			4,089	99.1	+0.8
Informal votes			38	0.9	-0.8
Turnout			4,127	89.0	+11.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Burrum

Queensland state election, 1915: Burrum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Colin Rankin	1,993	53.4	-5.0
	Labor	Albert Whitford	1,741	46.6	+5.0
Total formal votes			3,734	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			46	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			3,780	90.4	+19.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.0

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1915: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William McCormack	2,797	70.4	+19.1
	Liberal	Neal Macrossan	1,177	29.6	+29.6
Total formal votes			3,974	99.3	+0.6
Informal votes			28	0.7	-0.6
Turnout			4,002	87.8	+26.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1915: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Donald Gunn	1,790	51.0	-4.6
	Labor	George Boyden	1,722	49.0	+4.6
Total formal votes			3,512	98.6	-0.8
Informal votes			48	1.4	+0.8
Turnout			3,560	87.6	+9.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Charters Towers

Queensland state election, 1915: Charters Towers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Wellington	1,663	58.3	+11.6
	Liberal	Robert Williams	1,192	41.7	-11.6
Total formal votes			2,855	96.9	-1.7
Informal votes			90	3.1	+1.7
Turnout			2,945	90.3	+7.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.6

Chillagoe

Queensland state election, 1915: Chillagoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ted Theodore	1,288	79.7	+4.6
	Liberal	Edward Steele	328	20.3	-4.6
Total formal votes			1,616	97.1	-0.3
Informal votes			49	2.9	+0.3
Turnout			1,665	79.6	+9.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Cook

Queensland state election, 1915: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Henry Ryan	1,407	53.9	+12.2
	Liberal	Henry Douglas	1,203	46.1	-12.2
Total formal votes			2,610	98.1	-1.0
Informal votes			50	1.9	+1.0
Turnout			2,660	85.2	+8.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.2

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1915: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Harry Walker	2,559	60.6	-3.9
	Labor	Daniel O'Brien	1,664	39.4	+3.9
Total formal votes			4,223	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			58	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			4,281	87.5	+12.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.9

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1915: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Francis Grayson	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dalby

Queensland state election, 1915: Dalby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Connolly	1,788	42.5	-0.4
	Liberal	William Vowles	1,414	33.6	-23.5
	Farmers' Union	Frederick Bradhurst	1,004	23.9	+23.9
Total formal votes			4,206	97.9	-1.6
Informal votes			89	2.1	+1.6
Turnout			4,295	84.5	+9.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Vowles	2,165	53.2	-3.9
	Labor	John Connolly	1,902	46.8	+3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.9

Drayton

Queensland state election, 1915: Drayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Farmers' Union	William Bebbington	2,473	65.9	+65.9
	Labor	Jacob Donges	1,278	34.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			3,751	97.9	-0.9
Informal votes			82	2.1	+0.9
Turnout			3,833	87.6	+11.8
	Farmers' Union gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Eacham

Queensland state election, 1915: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Gillies	2,095	66.5	+14.1
	Liberal	Edward Heales	1,054	33.5	-14.1
Total formal votes			3,149	97.2	-1.2
Informal votes			91	2.8	+1.2
Turnout			3,240	87.0	+10.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.1

East Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1915: East Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Roberts	2,378	55.2	-0.5
	Labor	Thomas Lonsdale	1,931	44.8	+0.5
Total formal votes			4,309	99.1	-0.2
Informal votes			37	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			4,346	87.0	+12.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.5

Enoggera

Queensland state election, 1915: Enoggera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Lloyd	2,944	56.4	+9.8
	Liberal	Richard Trout	2,278	43.6	-9.8
Total formal votes			5,222	98.9	-0.7
Informal votes			57	1.1	+0.7
Turnout			5,279	93.0	+6.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.8

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1915: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ernest Bell	1,976	47.8	-52.2
	Farmers' Union	Eaton Winks	1,205	29.2	+29.2
	Labor	Bill Heffernan	951	23.0	+23.0
Total formal votes			4,132	98.0
Informal votes			85	2.0
Turnout			4,217	92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Ernest Bell	2,007	60.5	-39.5
	Farmers' Union	Eaton Winks	1,310	39.5	+39.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Fitzroy

Queensland state election, 1915: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Hartley	2,403	51.1	+9.9
	Liberal	Kenneth Grant	2,298	48.9	-9.9
Total formal votes			4,701	98.1	+1.1
Informal votes			93	1.9	-1.1
Turnout			4,794	85.1	+11.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.9

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1915: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John May	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Fortitude Valley

Queensland state election, 1915: Fortitude Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Bowman	2,947	68.2	+8.2
	Liberal	John Best	1,374	31.8	-8.2
Total formal votes			4,321	98.6	-0.6
Informal votes			61	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			4,382	90.3	+6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.2

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of David Bowman and was held on 1 April 1916.

Fortitude Valley state by-election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	2,821	63.7	-4.5
	Liberal	George Down	1,606	36.3	+4.5
Total formal votes			4,427	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			45	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			4,472	84.6	-5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1915: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Hamilton	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the appointment of William Hamilton to the Legislative Council and was held on 4 September 1915.

Gregory state by-election, 1915

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1915: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	1,874	52.7	+10.6
	Liberal	George Mackay	1,683	47.3	+1.6
Total formal votes			3,557	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			53	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			3,610	92.7	+12.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.4

Herbert

Queensland state election, 1915: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Lennon	1,864	64.6	+7.9
	Liberal	Ralph Johnson	1,023	35.4	-7.9
Total formal votes			2,887	97.7	-1.7
Informal votes			69	2.3	+1.7
Turnout			2,956	80.7	+13.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.9

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1915: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Gledson	2,706	53.4	+6.5
	Liberal	James Blair	2,360	46.6	-6.5
Total formal votes			5,066	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			54	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			5,120	92.0	+14.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.5

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1915: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Gilday	3,095	63.7	+8.5
	Liberal	Benjamin Harding	1,763	36.3	-8.5
Total formal votes			4,858	98.7	-0.6
Informal votes			66	1.3	+0.6
Turnout			4,924	90.8	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Kennedy

Queensland state election, 1915: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James O'Sullivan	1,594	67.8	+10.3
	Liberal	John Houghton	756	32.2	-10.3
Total formal votes			2,350	96.9	-0.9
Informal votes			76	3.1	+0.9
Turnout			2,426	82.9	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.3

Keppel

Queensland state election, 1915: Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Larcombe	2,169	67.4	+17.4
	Liberal	Leopold Landsberg	1,050	32.6	-11.7
Total formal votes			3,219	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			50	1.5	-0.3
Turnout			3,269	86.8	+12.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.0

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1915: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Hartley	2,610	54.1	+9.6
	Liberal	James Allan	2,211	45.9	-9.6
Total formal votes			4,821	99.4	0.0
Informal votes			31	0.6	0.0
Turnout			4,852	91.3	+7.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.6

See also

• Results of the Queensland state election, 1915 (L-Z)
• Queensland state election, 1915
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1915
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1915-1918

References