Queensland state election, 1923
Encyclopedia
Elections were held in the Australia
n state
of Queensland
on 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly
. The Labor
government was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election
; it would be Premier Ted Theodore
's second election.
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 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 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 was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election
Queensland state election, 1915
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 May 1915 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the second for the Ministerialist government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party, led by T. J...
; it would be 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:...
's second election.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 April 1923 | The Parliament was dissolved. |
| 13 April 1923 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 20 April 1923 | Close of nominations. |
| 12 May 1923 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 23 June 1923 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 2 July 1923 | The Theodore Ministry Theodore Ministry The Theodore Ministry was the 28th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Ted Theodore of the Australian Labor Party. It succeeded the Ryan Ministry on 22 October 1919 following T. J... was reconstituted. |
| 10 July 1923 | Parliament resumed for business. |
Results
|}- 475,957 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 2 Country Party seats (Cooroora and Wide Bay), 1 United Party seat (AlbertElectoral district of AlbertThe 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...
) and 1 Labor seat (Barcoo) were unopposed.
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1923, as elected at the 1920 state election. This was the first major showing of the Country Party in the Queensland parliament...
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1923 to 1926, as elected at the 1923 state election. During the term, the United Party and the Country Party merged to form the Country and Progressive National Party, which became the main conservative party until the late...
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923This 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, led by Premier Ted Theodore, the Queensland United Party led by Charles Taylor, and the Country Party, led by William...
- Theodore MinistryTheodore MinistryThe Theodore Ministry was the 28th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Ted Theodore of the Australian Labor Party. It succeeded the Ryan Ministry on 22 October 1919 following T. J...