Results of the Queensland state election, 1920 (L-Z)

Queensland state election, 9 October 1920[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1918 — 1923 >>

Enrolled voters 445,681[1]
Votes cast 356,226 Turnout 79.93 –0.34
Informal votes 3,600 Informal 1.01 –0.17
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 168,455 47.77 –5.91 38 – 8
  Nationalist 90,730 25.73 –18.89 13 – 9
  Country 60,170 17.06 +17.06 18 + 18
  Northern Country 20,246 5.74 +5.74 2 + 2
  Ind. Country 6,055 1.72 +1.72 0 ± 0
  National Labor 4,216 1.20 +1.20 0 ± 0
  Independent 2,794 0.79 –0.90 0 – 2
Total 352,666     72  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1920 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, 1920: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Foley 2,902 60.2 -8.5
Country Charles Kingston 1,922 39.8 +39.8
Total formal votes 4,824 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 48 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 4,872 71.8 -3.5
Labor hold Swing -8.5

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1920: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Logan 1,731 53.3 +53.3
Labor Robert Butler 1,519 46.7 -5.8
Total formal votes 3,250 99.5 -0.2
Informal votes 16 0.5 +0.2
Turnout 3,266 89.7 +3.4
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Logan

Queensland state election, 1920: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Richard Brown 2,648 39.9 -13.2
Nationalist Reginald King 2,466 37.2 -9.7
Country Alfred James 1,517 22.9 +22.9
Total formal votes 6,631 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 70 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 6,701 78.6 -7.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Reginald King 3,674 57.5 +10.6
Labor Richard Brown 2,720 42.5 -10.6
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +10.6

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1920: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Forgan Smith 2,630 53.2 -2.8
Northern Country James McLaren 1,907 38.5 +38.5
Independent Country Charles Clarke 411 8.3 +8.3
Total formal votes 4,948 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 57 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 5,005 80.3 +2.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1920: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Conroy 2,416 50.7 -8.4
Country Thomas Spencer 2,350 49.3 +49.3
Total formal votes 4,766 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 31 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 4,797 80.7 +2.5
Labor hold Swing -8.4

Maree

Queensland state election, 1920: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Bertram 3,164 51.2 -1.9
Nationalist Field Evans Smith 3,015 48.8 +2.9
Total formal votes 6,179 99.8 +0.8
Informal votes 13 0.2 -0.8
Turnout 6,192 84.4 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -2.4

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1920: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Weir 2,658 58.1 -3.7
Nationalist James Hatton 1,916 41.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 4,574 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 36 0.8 0.0
Turnout 4,610 88.9 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -3.7

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1920: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Peter MacGregor 3,213 51.6 +4.3
Labor Peter McLachlan 3,013 48.4 -4.3
Total formal votes 6,226 99.5 +0.1
Informal votes 28 0.5 -0.1
Turnout 6,254 72.0 -11.6
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +4.3

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1920: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Northern Country Edward Swayne 2,293 55.7 +2.1
Labor Maurice Hynes 1,820 44.3 -2.1
Total formal votes 4,113 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 37 0.9 -0.5
Independent Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Mitchell

Queensland state election, 1920: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Payne unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Mount Morgan

Queensland state election, 1920: Mount Morgan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Stopford 2,528 65.3 -0.3
Nationalist Frederick McCarthy 1,341 34.7 +0.3
Total formal votes 3,869 99.4 +15.2
Informal votes 22 0.6 -15.2
Turnout 3,891 81.6 -2.6
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1920: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Dash 3,714 60.0 -10.1
Northern Country John Clegg 2,473 40.0 +10.1
Total formal votes 6,187 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 115 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 6,302 82.3 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -10.1

Murilla

Queensland state election, 1920: Murilla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Godfrey Morgan 2,704 57.7 +3.5
Labor Jack MacGinley 1,984 42.3 -3.5
Total formal votes 4,688 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 43 0.9 -0.6
Turnout 4,731 76.4 +2.0
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1920: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Richard Warren 3,598 47.5 +47.5
Nationalist George Pritchard 2,473 32.6 -33.5
Labor John Forde 1,507 19.9 -14.0
Total formal votes 7,578 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 94 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 7,672 76.2 -5.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Richard Warren 2,803 59.8 +59.8
Nationalist George Pritchard 2,559 40.2 -25.9
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Musgrave

Queensland state election, 1920: Musgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Henry Cattermul 1,979 58.1 +58.1
Labor Thomas Armfield 1,429 41.9 -12.7
Total formal votes 3,408 99.5 +0.1
Informal votes 17 +0.5 -0.1
Turnout 3,425 85.4 -0.4
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1920: Nanango
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Country James Edwards 2,740 37.9 +37.9
Country Robert Hodge 2,564 35.5 +35.5
Labor Robert Wallace 1,917 26.6 -18.1
Total formal votes 7,221 98.0 -0.9
Informal votes 148 2.0 +0.9
Turnout 7,369 83.1 +2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country James Edwards 2,969 52.3 +52.3
Country Robert Hodge 2,711 47.7 +47.7
Independent Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1920: Normanby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jens Peterson 2,652 56.6 -3.0
Nationalist Alexander Cameron 2,030 43.4 +3.0
Total formal votes 4,682 97.8 -1.3
Informal votes 106 2.2 +1.3
Turnout 4,788 80.0 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1920: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Hubert Sizer 5,727 62.5 +4.9
Labor George Robbins 3,430 37.5 -4.9
Total formal votes 9,157 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 51 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 9,208 84.6 -0.1
Nationalist hold Swing +4.9

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1920: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Cecil Elphinstone 4,919 58.9 +6.7
Labor John Reid 3,428 41.1 -6.7
Total formal votes 8,347 99.5 0.0
Informal votes 45 0.5 0.0
Turnout 8,392 87.0 0.0
Nationalist hold Swing +6.7

Paddington

Queensland state election, 1920: Paddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Fihelly 3,717 61.6 +0.7
National Labor Norm McFadden 2,317 38.4 +38.4
Total formal votes 6,034 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 58 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 6,092 77.4 -2.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-elections

Paddington state by-election, 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Jones 3,231 58.2 -3.4
Nationalist John Fisher 2,319 41.8 +3.4
Total formal votes 5,550 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 35 0.6 -0.4
Turnout 5,585
Labor hold Swing -3.4

Pittsworth

Queensland state election, 1920: Pittsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country James Roberts 2,188 57.8 +57.8
Independent Percy Bayley 1,596 42.2 +14.4
Total formal votes 3,784 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 28 0.7 -0.6
Turnout 3,812 85.7 +0.6
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1920: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist John Fletcher 2,157 52.5 +5.4
Labor George Carter 1,953 47.5 -5.4
Total formal votes 4,110 99.6 +0.3
Informal votes 15 0.4 -0.3
Turnout 4,125 87.0 +1.3
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +5.4

Queenton

Queensland state election, 1920: Queenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Vern Winstanley 1,295 65.0 +1.5
Nationalist Herbert Hall 697 35.0 +21.9
Total formal votes 1,992 98.3 +0.8
Informal votes 35 1.7 -0.8
Turnout 2,027 76.7 -4.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1920: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Forde 2,997 65.6 -2.7
Nationalist Theodore Kingel 1,572 34.4 +2.7
Total formal votes 4,569 99.0 +0.8
Informal votes 45 1.0 -0.8
Turnout 4,614 76.4 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -2.7

By-election

Rockhampton state by-election, 1923
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Farrell 2,587 60.4 -5.2
Nationalist William Charlton 1,638 38.2 +3.8
Independent Charles Iredale 62 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 4,287 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 31 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 4,318
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rosewood

Queensland state election, 1920: Rosewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Cooper 2,063 51.6 -13.2
Country Arthur Ogg 1,936 48.4 +48.4
Total formal votes 3,999 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 33 0.8 -0.7
Turnout 4,032 87.4 +1.4
Labor hold Swing -13.2

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1920: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Myles Ferricks 3,063 51.6 -3.4
Nationalist James Davey 2,877 48.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 5,940 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 102 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 6,042 79.0 -1.6
Labor hold Swing -3.4

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1920: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frederick Nott 2,072 44.9 +44.9
Labor William Delaney 1,718 37.3 -9.2
Independent Duncan Watson 819 17.8 +17.8
Total formal votes 4,609 99.0 -0.3
Informal votes 45 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 4,654 82.4 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Nott 2,752 61.1 +61.1
Labor William Delaney 1,755 38.9 -7.6
Country gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Toombul

Queensland state election, 1920: Toombul
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Andrew Petrie 5,447 64.8 +4.3
Labor John Watkins 2,957 35.2 -4.3
Total formal votes 8,404 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 83 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 8,487 83.4 +8.2
Nationalist hold Swing +4.3

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1920: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist James Maxwell 5,551 71.9 +4.2
Labor William McCosker 2,164 28.1 -4.2
Total formal votes 7,715 99.4 -0.1
Informal votes 48 0.6 +0.1
Turnout 7,763 85.4 +0.5
Nationalist hold Swing +4.2

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1920: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Brennan 2,099 46.2 -7.9
Nationalist James Tolmie 1,464 32.2 -13.7
Independent Alexander Dark 976 21.5 +21.5
Total formal votes 4,539 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 61 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 4,600 85.7 +5.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Brennan 2,161 50.3 -3.8
Nationalist James Tolmie 2,133 49.7 +3.8
Labor hold Swing -3.8

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1920: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Northern Country William Green 2,901 55.0 +55.0
Labor Daniel Ryan 2,376 45.0 -9.1
Total formal votes 5,277 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 88 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 5,365 80.0 +2.9
Independent Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1920: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Coyne 2,507 68.7 -5.6
Country Herbert Yeates 1,144 31.3 +31.3
Total formal votes 3,651 97.7 0.0
Informal votes 86 2.3 0.0
Turnout 3,737 56.0 -5.0
Labor hold Swing -5.6

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1920: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist George Barnes 2,448 55.0 +1.0
Labor Donald Beatson 2,006 45.0 -1.0
Total formal votes 4,454 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 35 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 4,489 85.6 +1.8
Nationalist hold Swing +1.0

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1920: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ernest Clayton 2,485 52.8 +52.8
Labor Andrew Thompson 2,223 47.2 -5.5
Total formal votes 4,708 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 31 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 4,739 89.9 +1.2
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1920: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Charles Taylor 5,567 54.6 +4.1
Labor Herbert McPhail 4,627 45.4 -4.1
Total formal votes 10,194 99.2 -0.4
Informal votes 79 0.8 +0.4
Turnout 10,273 87.1 -0.5
Nationalist hold Swing +4.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923". Retrieved 5 March 2010. Party data is from Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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