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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.
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 88.73 ( 6.50 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During the previous term, the Country and United parties had merged into the Country and Progressive National Party.
Date | Event |
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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] |
Queensland state election, 8 May 1926[4] | ||||||
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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 |
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1926 election.
Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
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Dalby | William Vowles | CPNP | Wilfred Russell | Primary Producers | ||
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