Elections were held in the Australia

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 April 1950 to elect the 75 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 was seeking its seventh continuous term in office since 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...

; it would be Premier Ned Hanlon second election.

The Assembly had been increased in size prior to the election by the Electoral Districts Act 1949 from 62 to 75 seats.

Key dates

Date	Event
8 December 1949	The new electoral boundaries under the Electoral Districts Act 1949 were proclaimed.
27 March 1950	The Parliament was dissolved.
27 March 1950	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
3 April 1950	Close of nominations.
29 April 1950	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
10 May 1950	The Hanlon Ministry Hanlon Ministry The Hanlon Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier Ned Hanlon. It succeeded the Cooper Ministry on 7 March 1946 following Frank Cooper's resignation from the Ministry...  was re-sworn in.
13 May 1950	Polling day in the seat of 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:*... .
9 June 1950	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
1 August 1950	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

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718,685 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 3 seats held by the Country Party representing 30,376 enrolled voters were unopposed.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
  Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
  This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1950, as elected at the 1947 state election. During the term, the Queensland People's Party became the Queensland division of the Liberal Party of Australia....
  
  
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
  Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
  This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1950 to 1953, as elected at the 1950 state election. The election followed a redistribution which created 15 new seats in the Assembly.-References:...
  
  
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950
  Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950
  This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1950 Queensland state election. The election was held on 29 April 1950.The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Ned Hanlon, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Nicklin, and the Liberal Party.A major...
  
  
• Hanlon Ministry
  Hanlon Ministry
  The Hanlon Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier Ned Hanlon. It succeeded the Cooper Ministry on 7 March 1946 following Frank Cooper's resignation from the Ministry...