Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1923 Queensland state election. The election was held on 12 May 1923.

The main parties in the election were the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, led by Premier Ted Theodore

Ted Theodore

Edward Granville Theodore was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Queensland 1919–25, a federal politician representing a New South Wales seat 1927–31, and Federal Treasurer 1929–30.-Early life:...

, the Queensland United Party led by Charles Taylor, and the Country Party

National Party of Australia

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, led by William Vowles.

By-elections

On 18 March 1922, Alfred Jones (Labor) was elected to succeed John Fihelly
John Fihelly
John Arthur 'Jack' Fihelly was a rugby union player who represented Australia, a rugby league player, a founder of the Queensland rugby league, and a labor party politician....

(Labor), who had resigned on 7 February 1922, as the member for Paddington.

Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are in bold.

Electorate	Held by	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidate	United Candidate	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... Candidate	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... Candidate(s)

Albert Electoral district of Albert The electoral district of Albert is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. Albert is named for the Albert River, which runs through the electorate and separates Logan City from Gold Coast City...	United		John Appel John Appel John George Appel was an Australian politician, lawyer, and farmer. He served from 1908-1929 as a delegate for the electoral district of Albert and from 1909-1915 as the Secretary of Mine and Public Works and Home Secretary of Queensland....
Aubigny Electoral district of Aubigny The electoral district of Aubigny was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1873 state election, and existed until the 1972 state election....	Country	C. Gould		Arthur Moore Arthur Edward Moore Arthur Edward Moore, CMG was an Australian politician. He was the Country and Progressive National Party Premier of Queensland, from 1929 to 1932. He was the only Queensland Premier not to come from the ranks of the Labor Party between 1915 and 1957...
Balonne	Labor	Edward Land	R. H. Nates
Barcoo	Labor	Frank Bulcock
Bowen Electoral district of Bowen Bowen was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1950 and at various times until 1992....	Labor	Charles Collins	F. Ferguson
Bremer	Labor	Frank Cooper	A. Wright		J. Budd
Brisbane Electoral district of Brisbane (Queensland) Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1977.Based in inner central Brisbane, north of the Brisbane River, it was first created as a single member constituency for the 1912 state election, largely replacing the dual member...	Labor	Mick Kirwan	J. Crawford
Bulimba Electoral district of Bulimba -External links:*...	Labor	Albert Wright	Duncan Watson		T. R. L. Andrews
Bundaberg Electoral district of Bundaberg The division of Bundaberg is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers the city of Bundaberg, as well as the immediate surrounding area, hence its name....	Labor	George Barber	Henry Cattermull
Buranda	Labor	John Huxham	Charles Edwards
Burke	Labor	Darby Riordan Darby Riordan David "Darby" Riordan was an Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kennedy from his defeat of Grosvenor Francis at the 1929 election until his death. He was succeeded by his nephew, Bill Riordan...	C. Murray
Burnett Electoral district of Burnett The district of Burnett is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions around Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water,...	Country	W. McMahon		Bernard Corser Bernard Corser Bernard Henry Corser was an Australian politician. In 1912, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Burnett, joining the Nationalist Party on its formation in 1917. He held the seat until 1928...	F. Saidy
Burrum	Country	M. Parker		William Brand William Brand Sir William Alfred Brand, CBE was an Australian politician. Born in Childers, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a sugarcane grower. He was president of the Australian Sugar Growers Association...
Cairns Electoral district of Cairns The electoral district of Cairns is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland...	Labor	William McCormack William McCormack William McCormack , was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.He was born in Purnam, Queensland and died in Brisbane on 21 November 1947....	W. C. Griffin
Carnarvon Electoral district of Carnarvon Carnarvon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland that existed from 1873 to 1992.The district took in rural areas in southern Queensland, including the towns of Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi....	Country	T. Brown		Edward Costello
Charters Towers Electoral district of Charters Towers Charters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....	Labor	William Wellington	F. Wood
Chillagoe	Labor	Ted Theodore Ted Theodore Edward Granville Theodore was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Queensland 1919–25, a federal politician representing a New South Wales seat 1927–31, and Federal Treasurer 1929–30.-Early life:...	Ernest Atherton		T. Taylor
Cook Electoral district of Cook The electoral division of Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands...	Labor	Harry Ryan	T. Kilpatrick
Cooroora	Country		Harry Walker
Cunningham Electoral district of Cunningham Cunningham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 2009.Prior to its abolition, the district occupied an area of the Darling Downs, south and west of Toowoomba. Historically it was centred on the town of Clifton. The eastern portion...	Country	Denis Hannay		William Deacon	James Roberts (Ind. Country)
Dalby Electoral district of Dalby Dalby was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It existed from 1873 to 1949 and centred on the town of Dalby.-Members for Dalby:...	Country	H. McAnally		William Vowles	N. Hooper (Ind. Country)
Eacham	Labor	William Gillies William Gillies (Australian politician) William Neil Gillies was ALP Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 26 February 1925 to 22 October 1925....
East Toowoomba Electoral district of East Toowoomba The Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Drayton...	United	Thomas Armfield	Robert Roberts
Enoggera	United	J. C. Valentine	Jim Kerr
Fassifern	United		Ernest Bell		J. Hardcastle
Fitzroy	Labor	Harry Hartley	H. Grant
Flinders Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland) The electoral district of Flinders was formerly a state electorate in the Parliament of Queensland covering parts of central Queensland. It was abolished in a redistribution in 1991, effective 1992. The last sitting member of the seat was Bob Katter, who had held it since December 1974.-Members for...	Labor	John Mullan John Mullan (Australian politician) John Mullan was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in Dublin, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1889, becoming a clerk, railway worker and miner. He was an organiser of the Charters Towers Miners' Union and the Australian Workers' Union...	L. Nicolson
Fortitude Valley	Labor	Thomas Wilson	Edwin Fowles
Gregory Electoral district of Gregory The district of Gregory is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Queensland, Australia.-Members for Gregory:-Election results:-External links:*...	Labor	George Pollock	F. McMaster
Gympie Electoral district of Gympie The district of Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona....	Labor	Thomas Dunstan		H. C. Cowie
Herbert	Labor	Percy Pease	J. McNamee
Ipswich Electoral district of Ipswich The district of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland...	Labor	David Gledson	James Bottomley
Ithaca	Labor	John Gilday	R. J. Archibald
Kelvin Grove	Labor	William Lloyd	John Tait
Kennedy	Labor	Henry Bruce	John Edward Clegg
Keppel Electoral district of Keppel The district of Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north...	Labor	James Larcombe James Larcombe James Larcombe was a labor politician from Queensland, Australia.-Biography:James Larcombe was born in Rockhampton, Queensland on 25 April 1884. His father, also named James Larcombe, was a butcher, and his mother was Mary Lee. As a young man, he worked as a butcher with his father and was...	R. Haylock
Kurilpa Electoral district of Kurilpa Kurilpa was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland from 1912 to 1986. It was named for the Kurilpa Peninsula on the Brisbane River...	United	William Dobinson	James Fry
Leichhardt Electoral district of Leichhardt (Queensland) Leichhardt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1932.Taking in areas of central Queensland west of the Great Dividing Range, the district in its original form stretched as far as Mackay in the north and as far south as Taroom...	Labor	Tom Foley	Charles Kingston
Lockyer Electoral district of Lockyer The district of Lockyer is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district consists primarily of Gatton and Laidley Shires and northern parts of Beaudesert Shire. It includes the major town of Gatton and a number of smaller centres including...	Country	A. Kluck		George Logan	W. D. Armstrong
Logan Electoral district of Logan The district of Logan is an electoral division in southern Queensland, Australia.Logan encompasses urban and semi-rural environments on the southern outskirts of the Brisbane metropolitan area...	United	T. L. Jones	Reginald King
Mackay Electoral district of Mackay The district of Mackay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, Australia, encompassing the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay...	Labor	William Forgan Smith William Forgan Smith William Forgan Smith , generally known as Forgan Smith, was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. He came to dominate politics in the state during the 1930s, and his populism, firm leadership, defence of states' rights and interest in state development make him something...	L. Nott
Maranoa	Labor	Charles Conroy			F. Duncombe (Ind. Country)
Maree	Labor	William Bertram William Bertram (politician) William Bertram was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Maree in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1912 to 1929. He served as Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1929....	J. W. Hetherington
Maryborough Electoral district of Maryborough The district of Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities....	Labor	David Weir	John Hatton
Merthyr Electoral district of Merthyr Merthyr was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in inner Brisbane centred on the suburb of New Farm, covering areas that previously belonged to the district of...	Labor	Peter McLachlan	Peter MacGregor
Mirani Electoral district of Mirani The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella...	Country	H. Turner		Edward Swayne
Mitchell	Labor	John Payne	L. Lyons
Mount Morgan	Labor	James Stopford	Frederick McCarthy
Mundingburra Electoral district of Mundingburra The district of Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.- Overview :The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland. Significant utilities within the Mundingburra electorate are the Townsville Hospital,...	Labor	John Dash	W. Swales
Murilla	Country	R. Collins		Godfrey Morgan
Murrumba Electoral district of Murrumba The district of Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell...	United	D. Moorcroft	Richard Warren	Alfred James	E. A. Aston
Nanango Electoral district of Nanango The district of Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh-Bjelke Petersen . In the 2006 legislative election, incumbent member Dorothy Pratt beat off a strong challenge by the late Bjelke-Petersen's son John to retain the seat...	Country	R. J. Webster		James Edwards	Robert Hodge (Ind. Country)
Normanby	United	R. M. Lyle	Jens Peterson
Nundah Electoral district of Nundah Nundah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Nundah, Eagle Farm, Hendra and Toombul.-Members for Nundah:...	United	J. J. McCabe	William Kelso		T. F. Shaw
Oxley	United	W. S. Ridings	Cecil Elphinstone
Paddington	Labor	Alfred Jones	George Tedman
Port Curtis Electoral district of Port Curtis Port Curtis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1992.The district was centred on the regional city of Gladstone. In 1992, it was renamed Gladstone.-Members for Port Curtis:...	United	George Carter	John Fletcher		J. N. Murray
Queenton	Labor	Vern Winstanley	John Jones
Rockhampton Electoral district of Rockhampton The district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying...	Labor	George Farrell	T. Lanigan
Rosewood	Labor	William Cooper		William Bebbington
Sandgate Electoral district of Sandgate The district of Sandgate is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, covering Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge, Fitzgibbon, and Taigum...	United		Hubert Sizer Hubert Sizer Hubert Ebenezer Sizer was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1918 to 1935, representing Nundah until 1923 and Sandgate thereafter. He was a member of the Nationalist and then the Country and Progressive National parties....		T. J. Coaldrake
South Brisbane Electoral district of South Brisbane The district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Fairfield...	Labor	Myles Ferricks Myles Ferricks Myles Aloysius Ferricks was an Australian politician. Born in Maryborough, Queensland, he was educated there at Christian Brothers School before becoming a bush worker, teacher and journalist, and editor of the Bowen Independent. In 1909, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as...	J. H. Kessell		C. O. Gabbert
Stanley	Country		Frederick Lancelot Nott Frederick Lancelot Nott Frederick Lancelot Nott was a politician in Queensland, Australia and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1927.Nott was born in East Maitland, New South Wales, the son of Frederick Lewis Nott and Jean...		Henry Plantagenet Somerset
Toombul	United		Andrew Petrie		Charles Jenkinson (Ind. Nat.)
Toowong	United	R. M. Easton	James Maxwell
Toowoomba Electoral district of Toowoomba The Electoral District of Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into Toowoomba, East Toowoomba and Drayton...	Labor	Frank Brennan	W. C. Peak		A. R. Godsall
Townsville Electoral district of Townsville The district of Townsville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland, and covers the Eastern and Northern suburbs of the City of Townsville as well as Magnetic Island and...	United	Maurice Hynes Maurice Hynes Maurice Patrick Hynes was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1923 to 1939. He was also Secretary of Labour and Industry from 1932 to 1939 in William Forgan Smith's government....	William Green
Warrego Electoral district of Warrego The district of Warrego is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The electorate lies in the extreme southwest of Queensland, running along the western part of the border with New South Wales...	Labor	John Coyne			T. Lonsdale
Warwick Electoral district of Warwick Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....	United	G. T. Campbell	George Barnes
Wide Bay	Country		Ernest Clayton
Windsor Electoral district of Windsor (Queensland) Windsor was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, taking in areas north of Breakfast Creek and south of Kedron Brook...	United	S. Cook	Charles Taylor
Wynnum Electoral district of Wynnum Wynnum was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1923 to 1986.The district was based in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Wynnum.-Members for Wynnum:...	United	J. J. McLaughlin	Walter Barnes

By-elections

Candidates

See also