Elections were held in the Australia

Australia

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n state

States and territories of Australia

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 of Queensland

Queensland

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 on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...

. The Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 government of Premier 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...

 was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party

Country and Progressive National Party

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 in the 1932 election

Queensland state election, 1932

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the first electoral test of the Country and Progressive National Party government led by Arthur Edward Moore, and was held in the midst of the Great...

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Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.

Key dates

Date	Event
20 March 1935	The new electoral boundaries were proclaimed.
9 April 1935	The Parliament was dissolved.
10 April 1935	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
17 April 1935	Close of nominations.
11 May 1935	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1935	The Forgan Smith Ministry Forgan Smith Ministry The Forgan Smith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith. It succeeded the Moore Ministry on 18 June 1932, seven days after Arthur Edward Moore's CPNP government was defeated at the 1932 state election...  was re-sworn in.
8 June 1935	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
26 August 1935	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

The election saw a swing to Labor from the 1932 election

Queensland state election, 1932

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the first electoral test of the Country and Progressive National Party government led by Arthur Edward Moore, and was held in the midst of the Great...

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575,288 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 8 seats (12.9% of the total) were uncontested—6 Labor seats (2 less than in 1932) representing 49,621 enrolled voters and two CPNP seats representing 17,907 enrolled voters.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
  Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
  This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1932 to 1935, as elected at the 1932 state election.*Forgan Smith Ministry -References:...
  
  
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
  Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
  This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1938, as elected at the 1935 state election.This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1935 to 1938, as elected at the 1935 state election....
  
  
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
  Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
  This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1935 Queensland state election. The election was held on 11 May 1935.The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier William Forgan Smith, and the Country and National Progressive Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Arthur...
  
  
• Forgan Smith Ministry
  Forgan Smith Ministry
  The Forgan Smith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith. It succeeded the Moore Ministry on 18 June 1932, seven days after Arthur Edward Moore's CPNP government was defeated at the 1932 state election...