Queensland state election, 1941
Encyclopedia
Elections were held in the Australia
n state
of Queensland
on 29 March 1941 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly
. The Labor
government of Premier William Forgan Smith
was seeking a fourth term in office.
, although it lost three seats.
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
on 29 March 1941 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
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...
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 fourth term in office.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 26 February 1941 | The Parliament was dissolved. |
| 27 February 1941 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 7 March 1941 | Close of nominations. |
| 29 March 1941 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 16 April 1941 | 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. |
| 26 April 1941 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
Results
The election saw a swing to Labor from the 1938 electionQueensland state election, 1938
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 April 1938 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a third term in office...
, although it lost three seats.
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- 634,916 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 5 seats (8.1% of the total) were uncontested—4 Labor seats (2 more than in 1938) representing 38,607 enrolled voters and one Country seat representing 10,162 enrolled voters.
- Due to the illegal status of the Communist Party of AustraliaCommunist Party of AustraliaThe Communist Party of Australia was founded in 1920 and dissolved in 1991; it was succeeded by the Socialist Party of Australia, which then renamed itself, becoming the current Communist Party of Australia. The CPA achieved its greatest political strength in the 1940s and faced an attempted...
at the time of the election, its candidates stood as "Independent Socialists".
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1938 to 1941, as elected at the 1938 state election.-References:* Waterson, D.B. Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980 Canberra: ANU Press...
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1941–1944Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1941–1944This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1941 to 1944, as elected at the 1941 state election.-References:* Waterson, D.B. Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980 Canberra: ANU Press...
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1941Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1941This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1941 Queensland state election. The election was held on 29 March 1941.The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier William Forgan Smith, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Ted Maher, and the United Australia...
- Forgan Smith MinistryForgan Smith MinistryThe 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...