Results of the Queensland state election, 1918 (A-K)

Queensland state election, 16 March 1918[1] Legislative Assembly << 1915 — 1920 >>
Enrolled voters		424,416
Votes cast		336,647		Turnout	80.27	-7.87
Informal votes		N/A		Informal	1.18	-0.39
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	180,709	53.68	+1.62	48	+3
	Nationalist	150,225	44.62	+2.65	22	+1
	Independent	3,311	0.98	+0.06	2	+1
Total		336,647			72

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1918 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, 1918: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	John Appel	2,999	62.1	+62.1
	Labor	William Lawson	1,832	37.9	+37.9
Total formal votes			4,831	99.1
Informal votes			43	0.9
Turnout			4,874	80.4
	Nationalist gain from Farmers' Union		Swing	N/A

• Sitting member John Appel was elected unopposed at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist party before this election.

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1918: Aubigny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Arthur Edward Moore	2,096	51.7	+24.3
	Labor	James Desmond	1,958	48.3	+20.1
Total formal votes			4,054	99.3	+2.8
Informal votes			26	0.7	-2.8
Turnout			4,080	85.2	-3.1
	Nationalist gain from Farmers' Union		Swing	N/A

• Sitting member Arthur Edward Moore was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist party before this election.

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1918: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Land	1,720	60.9	-39.1
	Nationalist	David Roberts	1,104	39.1	+39.1
Total formal votes			2,824	98.8
Informal votes			35	1.2
Turnout			2,859	67.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1918: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	T. J. Ryan	2,548	73.8	-3.6
	Nationalist	Henry Buchanan	907	26.2	+3.6
Total formal votes			3,455	98.8	+1.5
Informal votes			43	1.2	-1.5
Turnout			3,498	73.1	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of T. J. Ryan to enter Federal politics. It was held on the 20th December, 1919.

Barcoo state by-election, 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Bulcock	1,632	74.7	+0.9
	Primary Producers	John Boland	552	25.3	+25.3
Total formal votes			2,184	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			26	1.2	0.0
Turnout			2,210
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Bowen

Queensland state election, 1918: Bowen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles Collins	3,046	59.4	+1.9
	Nationalist	John Mann	2,080	40.6	-1.9
Total formal votes			5,126	99.0	+1.3
Informal votes			53	1.0	-1.3
Turnout			5,179	77.3	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Bremer

Queensland state election, 1918: Bremer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Cooper	3,678	66.0	+4.5
	Nationalist	Edwin Little	1,897	34.0	-4.5
Total formal votes			5,575	98.8	-0.1
Informal votes			65	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			5,640	89.3	-4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1918: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mick Kirwan	3,273	60.6	-0.2
	Nationalist	Norman Warrall	2,126	39.4	+0.2
Total formal votes			5,399	97.9	+0.7
Informal votes			116	2.1	-0.7
Turnout			5,515	61.7	-20.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1918: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Walter Barnes	5,018	51.3	+2.9
	Labor	Hugh McMinn	4,649	47.5	-4.1
	Independent	Joseph Marconi	122	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			9,789	99.1	+0.6
Informal votes			84	0.9	-0.6
Turnout			9,873	86.8	-6.6
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1918: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Barber	3,184	66.5	-2.5
	Nationalist	William Foster	1,607	33.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			4,785	99.3	+0.7
Informal votes			36	0.7	-0.7
Turnout			4,821	83.0	-5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.5

Buranda

Queensland state election, 1918: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Huxham	3,588	60.8	-4.4
	Nationalist	William Sparkes	2,309	39.2	+4.4
Total formal votes			5,897	99.3	+1.4
Informal votes			42	0.7	-1.4
Turnout			5,939	85.4	-6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.4

Burke

Queensland state election, 1918: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Danby Riordan	886	59.0	+10.8
	Independent	William Murphy	617	41.0	-10.8
Total formal votes			1,503	97.4	+1.4
Informal votes			40	2.6	-1.4
Turnout			1,543	73.2	-8.1
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+10.8

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1918: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Bernard Corser	2,642	58.6	+2.5
	Labor	Joseph Warmington	1,865	41.4	-2.5
Total formal votes			4,507	99.3	+0.2
Informal votes			31	0.7	-0.2
Turnout			4,538	83.0	-6.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.5

Burrum

Queensland state election, 1918: Burrum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Albert Whitford	2,060	51.6	+5.0
	Nationalist	Colin Rankin	1,936	48.4	-5.0
Total formal votes			3,996	97.6	-1.2
Informal votes			100	2.4	+1.2
Turnout			4,096	84.0	-6.4
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+5.0

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1918: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William McCormack	3,296	61.4	-9.0
	Nationalist	William Griffin	2,075	38.6	+9.0
Total formal votes			5,371	98.4	-0.9
Informal votes			88	1.6	+0.9
Turnout			5,459	76.2	-11.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.0

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1918: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Donald Gunn	2,186	52.2	+1.2
	Labor	Randolph Bedford	1,998	47.8	-1.2
Total formal votes			4,184	99.5	+0.9
Informal votes			20	0.5	-0.9
Turnout			4,204	83.3	-4.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.2

Charters Towers

Queensland state election, 1918: Charters Towers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Wellington	1,583	56.7	-1.6
	Nationalist	Robert Williams	1,209	43.3	+1.6
Total formal votes			2,792	97.8	+0.9
Informal votes			64	2.2	-0.9
Turnout			2,856	79.4	-10.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

Chillagoe

Queensland state election, 1918: Chillagoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ted Theodore	1,018	72.8	-6.9
	Nationalist	William Worley	380	27.2	+6.9
Total formal votes			1,398	98.7	+1.6
Informal votes			19	1.3	-1.6
Turnout			1,417	78.5	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

Cook

Queensland state election, 1918: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Henry Ryan	1,621	60.6	+6.7
	Nationalist	Walter Anderson	1,054	39.4	-6.7
Total formal votes			2,675	96.7	-1.4
Informal votes			90	3.3	+1.4
Turnout			2,765	74.1	-11.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.7

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1918: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Harry Walker	3,213	64.5	+3.9
	Labor	Hector Spratt	1,766	35.5	-3.9
Total formal votes			4,979	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			53	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			5,032	80.9	-6.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.9

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1918: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Ind. Nationalist	Francis Grayson	1,713	45.9	+45.9
	Labor	John Moir	1,355	36.3	+36.3
	Nationalist	James Purcell	662	17.7	-82.3
Total formal votes			3,730	97.6
Informal votes			93	2.4
Turnout			3,823	81.1
	Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Dalby

Queensland state election, 1918: Dalby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	William Vowles	2,686	56.9	+23.3
	Labor	Austin McKeon	2,033	43.1	+0.6
Total formal votes			4,719	99.4	+1.5
Informal votes			28	0.6	-1.5
Turnout			4,747	79.8	-4.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.7

Drayton

Queensland state election, 1918: Drayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	William Bebbington	2,164	52.7	+52.7
	Labor	Michael Alke	1,940	47.3	+13.2
Total formal votes			4,104	99.1	+1.2
Informal votes			37	0.9	-1.2
Turnout			4,141	84.2	-3.4
	Nationalist gain from Farmers' Union		Swing	N/A

• Sitting member William Bebbington was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist party before this election.

Eacham

Queensland state election, 1918: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Gillies	2,041	54.8	-11.7
	Nationalist	William Sloan	1,682	45.2	+11.7
Total formal votes			3,723	98.7	+1.5
Informal votes			47	1.3	-1.5
Turnout			3,770	80.2	-6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.7

East Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1918: East Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Robert Roberts	2,511	51.4	-3.8
	Labor	James MacDougall	2,370	48.6	+3.8
Total formal votes			4,881	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			70	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			4,951	81.8	-5.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-3.8

Enoggera

Queensland state election, 1918: Enoggera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Lloyd	3,355	50.8	-5.6
	Nationalist	William Wright	3,252	49.2	+5.6
Total formal votes			6,607	98.5	-0.4
Informal votes			99	1.5	+0.4
Turnout			6,706	84.4	-8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.6

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1918: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Ernest Bell	2,420	53.3	+5.5
	Labor	Joseph Sweeney	2,121	46.7	+23.7
Total formal votes			4,541	99.2	+1.2
Informal votes			35	0.8	-1.2
Turnout			4,576	88.6	-3.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-7.2

Fitzroy

Queensland state election, 1918: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,158	54.0	+2.9
	Nationalist	Kenneth Grant	2,691	46.0	-2.9
Total formal votes			5,849	98.2	+0.1
Informal votes			106	1.8	-0.1
Turnout			5,955	83.0	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1918: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mullan	3,171	75.7	-24.3
	Nationalist	William Little	1,019	24.3	+24.3
Total formal votes			4,190	98.2
Informal votes			78	1.8
Turnout			4,268	59.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Fortitude Valley

Queensland state election, 1918: Fortitude Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	3,361	65.5	-2.7
	Nationalist	Bernard Revenall-Holland	1,770	34.5	+2.7
Total formal votes			5,131	99.4	+0.8
Informal votes			31	0.6	-0.8
Turnout			5,162	82.4	-7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1918: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Colin Pollock	2,593	70.5	-29.5
	Nationalist	Eric Anning	1,084	29.5	+29.5
Total formal votes			3,677	97.2
Informal votes			104	2.8
Turnout			3,781	57.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1918: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	2,076	56.7	+4.0
	Nationalist	Alexander Glasgow	1,585	43.3	-4.0
Total formal votes			3,661	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			36	1.0	-0.5
Turnout			3,697	87.2	-5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Herbert

Queensland state election, 1918: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Lennon	2,304	63.4	-1.2
	Nationalist	Ralph Johnson	1,333	36.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			3,637	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			71	1.9	-0.4
Turnout			3,708	69.3	-11.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the appointment of William Lennon as Lieutenant Governor of Queensland. It was held on the 10th April 1920.

Herbert state by-election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Percy Pease	2,134	50.6	-12.8
	Nationalist	Hedley Gelston	2,087	49.4	+12.8
Total formal votes			4,221
Informal votes
Turnout
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.8

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1918: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Gledson	3,161	56.5	+3.1
	Nationalist	James Blair	2,432	43.5	-3.1
Total formal votes			5,593	98.7	-0.2
Informal votes			71	1.3	+0.2
Turnout			5,664	88.4	-3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1918: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Gilday	3,030	55.5	-8.2
	Nationalist	John Morton	2,434	44.5	+8.2
Total formal votes			5,464	98.0	-0.7
Informal votes			112	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			5,576	85.6	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.2

Kennedy

Queensland state election, 1918: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James O'Sullivan	1,328	61.1	-6.7
	Nationalist	Andrew Taylor	846	38.9	+6.7
Total formal votes			2,174	98.1	+1.2
Informal votes			42	1.9	-1.2
Turnout			2,216	76.5	-14.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.7

Keppel

Queensland state election, 1918: Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Larcombe	2,067	57.8	-9.6
	Nationalist	William Thompson	1,512	42.2	+9.6
Total formal votes			3,579	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			49	1.4	-0.1
Turnout			3,628	83.5	-3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1918: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	James Fry	2,819	50.7	+4.8
	Labor	William Hartley	2,745	49.3	-4.8
Total formal votes			5,564	99.0	-0.4
Informal votes			56	1.0	+0.4
Turnout			5,620	84.4	-6.9
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+4.8

See also

• Results of the Queensland state election, 1918 (L-Z)
• Queensland state election, 1918
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1918
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918-1920

References