Results of the Queensland state election, 1918 (L-Z)

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 L to Z.

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

Leichhardt

Queensland state election, 1918: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Herbert Hardacre	2,811	68.7	-31.3
	Nationalist	William Smout	1,278	31.3	+31.3
Total formal votes			4,089	99.1
Informal votes			35	0.9
Turnout			4,124	75.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the appointment of Herbert Hardacre to the Land Court. It was held on 20th December 1919.

Leichhardt state by-election, 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Foley	2,152	57.6	-11.1
	Primary Producers	Francis Brewer	1,584	42.4	+42.4
Total formal votes			3,736	99.5	+0.4
Informal votes			18	0.5	-0.4
Turnout			3,754
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.1

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1918: Lockyer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Robert Butler	1,716	52.5	+35.6
	Nationalist	William Armstrong	1,554	47.5	-4.2
Total formal votes			3,270	99.7	+1.4
Informal votes			9	0.3	-1.4
Turnout			3,279	86.3	-3.3
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Logan

Queensland state election, 1918: Logan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Alfred James	3,044	53.1	+9.2
	Nationalist	Reginald King	2,688	46.9	-9.2
Total formal votes			5,732	98.7	-0.4
Informal votes			76	1.3	+0.4
Turnout			5,808	86.4	-3.2
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+9.2

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1918: Mackay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Forgan Smith	2,606	56.0	+1.6
	Nationalist	William Manning	2,047	44.0	-1.6
Total formal votes			4,653	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			54	1.2	-0.2
Turnout			4,707	77.8	-2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1918: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Hunter	2,490	59.1	-9.9
	Nationalist	Robert Swan	1,722	40.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			4,212	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			41	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			4,253	78.2	-2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.9

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of John Hunter to take up the role of the Queensland Agent-General in England. It was held on 20th December 1919.

Maranoa state by-election, 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Primary Producers	Thomas Spencer	2,250	51.4	+51.4
	Labor	James MacDougall	2,127	48.6	-10.5
Total formal votes			4,377
Informal votes
Turnout
	Primary Producers gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Maree

Queensland state election, 1918: Maree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Bertram	2,981	53.1	-7.1
	Nationalist	Pearce Douglas	2,577	45.9	+6.1
	Independent	Victor Cross	56	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			5,614	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			54	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			5,668	84.2	-8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1918: Maryborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Weir	2,657	61.8	+6.1
	Nationalist	Charles McGhie	1,646	38.2	-6.1
Total formal votes			4,303	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			33	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			4,336	87.6	-4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1918: Merthyr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter McLachlan	3,090	52.7	-4.6
	Nationalist	Peter MacGregor	2,776	47.3	+4.6
Total formal votes			5,866	99.4	0.0
Informal votes			33	0.6	0.0
Turnout			5,899	83.6	-8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.6

Mitchell

Queensland state election, 1918: Mitchell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Payne	1,996	66.8	-33.2
	Nationalist	Alfred Watts	992	33.2	+33.2
Total formal votes			2,988	98.4
Informal votes			48	1.6
Turnout			3,036	63.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1918: Mirani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Edward Swayne	1,971	53.6	+3.7
	Labor	Maurice Hynes	1,707	46.4	+2.6
Total formal votes			3,678	98.6	+2.0
Informal votes			51	1.4	-2.0
Turnout			3,729	78.6	-6.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.0

Mount Morgan

Queensland state election, 1918: Mount Morgan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Stopford	2,707	65.6	-0.6
	Nationalist	Alexander Cameron	1,419	34.4	+13.1
Total formal votes			4,126	99.0	+1.0
Informal votes			41	1.0	-1.0
Turnout			4,167	84.2	-7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1918: Mundingburra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Foley	4,066	70.1	-0.1
	Nationalist	Charles Pennger	1,732	29.9	+0.1
Total formal votes			5,798	98.8	+1.7
Informal votes			73	1.2	-1.7
Turnout			5,871	82.1	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

Murilla

Queensland state election, 1918: Murilla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Godfrey Morgan	2,385	54.2	0.0
	Labor	John Durkin	2,015	45.8	0.0
Total formal votes			4,400	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			69	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			4,469	74.4	-10.0
	Nationalist gain from Farmers' Union		Swing	0.0

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1918: Murrumba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Richard Warren	4,118	66.1	+1.2
	Labor	Arthur Sampson	2,113	33.9	-1.2
Total formal votes			6,231	98.9	+0.1
Informal votes			70	1.1	-0.1
Turnout			6,301	81.4	-9.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.2

Musgrave

Queensland state election, 1918: Musgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Armfield	1,823	54.6	+1.1
	Nationalist	John White	1,518	45.4	-1.1
Total formal votes			3,341	99.4	+0.6
Informal votes			21	0.6	-0.6
Turnout			3,362	85.8	-4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1918: Nanango

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Robert Hodge	3,732	55.3	+55.3
	Labor	Walter Burton	3,017	44.7	+0.5
Total formal votes			6,749	98.9	+0.2
Informal votes			75	1.1	-0.2
Turnout			6,824	80.6	-6.1
	Nationalist gain from Farmers' Union		Swing	N/A

• Sitting member Robert Hodge was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist Party before this election.

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1918: Normanby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jens Peterson	2,474	59.6	+3.1
	Nationalist	Harry Hill	1,674	40.4	-3.1
Total formal votes			4,148	99.3	+1.7
Informal votes			37	0.9	-1.7
Turnout			4,185	77.3	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1918: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Hubert Sizer	4,327	57.6	+5.9
	Labor	Sid Cook	3,186	42.4	-5.9
Total formal votes			7,513	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			51	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			7,564	84.7	-4.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+5.9

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1918: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Cecil Elphinstone	3,841	52.2	+3.4
	Labor	Thomas Jones	3,511	47.8	-3.4
Total formal votes			7,352	99.5	+0.4
Informal votes			34	0.5	-0.4
Turnout			7,386	87.0	-5.7
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+3.4

Paddington

Queensland state election, 1918: Paddington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Fihelly	3,554	60.9	-7.5
	Independent	John Adamson	2,280	39.1	+39.1
Total formal votes			5,834	98.5	+0.6
Informal votes			87	1.5	-0.6
Turnout			5,921	79.7	-7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Pittsworth

Queensland state election, 1918: Pittsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Mahony	1,747	46.1	+15.4
	Ind. Nationalist	Percy Bayley	1,053	27.8	-13.5
	Nationalist	David Edwards	987	26.1	-2.0
Total formal votes			3,787	98.7	-0.2
Informal votes			48	1.3	+0.2
Turnout			3,835	85.1	-3.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Ind. Nationalist	Percy Bayley	1,882	51.5	-8.0
	Labor	James Mahony	1,771	48.5	+8.0
	Ind. Nationalist hold		Swing	-8.0

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1918: Port Curtis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Carter	2,165	52.9	+2.2
	Nationalist	John Kessell	1,929	47.1	-2.2
Total formal votes			4,094	99.3	-0.2
Informal votes			29	0.7	+0.2
Turnout			4,123	85.7	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Queenton

Queensland state election, 1918: Queenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vern Winstanley	1,476	63.5	-6.7
	Ind. Nationalist	William Morgan	545	23.4	+23.4
	Nationalist	Alfred Smith	305	13.1	-16.7
Total formal votes			2,326	97.5	-0.7
Informal votes			60	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			2,386	81.0	-7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1918: Rockhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Forde	3,033	68.3	+2.2
	Nationalist	John Egerton	1,407	31.7	-2.2
Total formal votes			4,440	98.2	-0.1
Informal votes			79	1.8	+0.1
Turnout			4,519	76.0	-10.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Rosewood

Queensland state election, 1918: Rosewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Cooper	2,630	64.8	+41.4
	Nationalist	Harry Stevens	1,429	35.2	-6.0
Total formal votes			4,059	98.5	+1.6
Informal votes			61	1.5	-1.6
Turnout			4,120	86.0	-3.2
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1918: South Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edgar Free	2,986	55.0	-4.4
	Nationalist	Albert Harte	2,440	45.0	+4.4
Total formal votes			5,426	98.4	+0.4
Informal votes			87	1.6	-0.4
Turnout			5,513	80.6	-6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.4

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1918: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Henry Somerset	2,260	53.5	-6.9
	Labor	Bill Heffernan	1,966	46.5	+6.9
Total formal votes			4,226	99.3	+0.6
Informal votes			28	0.7	-0.6
Turnout			4,254	80.3	-7.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-6.9

Toombul

Queensland state election, 1918: Toombul

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Andrew Petrie	4,390	60.5	+3.7
	Labor	Alexander McDonald	2,870	39.5	-3.7
Total formal votes			7,260	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			60	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			7,320	75.2	-13.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.7

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1918: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Edward Macartney	4,610	67.7	+8.1
	Labor	William McCosker	2,201	32.3	-8.1
Total formal votes			6,811	99.5	-0.1
Informal votes			37	0.5	+0.1
Turnout			6,848	84.9	-6.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+8.1

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1918: Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Brennan	2,386	54.1	+7.4
	Nationalist	James Tolmie	2,024	45.9	-7.4
Total formal votes			4,410	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			52	1.2	0.0
Turnout			4,462	80.5	-6.7
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.4

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1918: Townsville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daniel Ryan	2,877	54.6	+2.4
	Nationalist	Hedley Gelston	2,388	45.4	-2.4
Total formal votes			5,265	98.2	-0.4
Informal votes			94	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			5,359	77.1	-2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1918: Warrego

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Coyne	2,414	74.3	-25.7
	Nationalist	Jerry Tamblyn	836	25.7	+25.7
Total formal votes			3,250	97.7
Informal votes			77	2.3
Turnout			3,327	61.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1918: Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	George Barnes	2,319	54.0	+4.7
	Labor	David Swiss-Davies	1,974	46.0	+19.8
Total formal votes			4,293	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			32	0.7	-0.5
Turnout			4,325	83.8	-8.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-8.0

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1918: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Andrew Thompson	2,361	52.7	+4.3
	Nationalist	Charles Booker	2,118	47.3	-4.3
Total formal votes			4,479	99.1	-0.1
Informal votes			39	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			4,518	88.7	-3.1
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+4.3

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1918: Windsor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Charles Taylor	4,373	50.5	+3.5
	Labor	Herbert McPhail	4,281	49.5	-3.5
Total formal votes			8,654	99.6	+1.1
Informal votes			34	0.4	-1.1
Turnout			8,688	87.6	-3.6
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+3.5

See also

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

References