Results of the 1947 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 3 May 1947^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1944–1950 >>
Enrolled voters		697,405
Votes cast		632,909		Turnout	90.75%	+3.21
Informal votes		8,579		Informal	1.36%	–0.46
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	272,103	43.58%	–1.09	35	– 2
	People's Party	160,623	25.73%	+1.01	9	+ 2
	Country	121,689	19.49%	+1.89	14	+ 2
	Frank Barnes Labor	24,781	3.97%	+1.99	1	– 1
	Communist	7,870	1.26%	–1.22	1	± 0
	Ind. Labor	6,727	1.08%	–1.33	1	± 0
	Hermit Park Labor	4,541	0.73%	–0.38	1	± 0
	Ind. Country	2,544	0.41%	+0.08	0	± 0
	Independent	23,452	3.75%	–0.96	0	– 1
Total		624,330			62

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1947 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1947 Queensland state election: Albert^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Plunkett	8,090	68.6	+17.8
	Labor	John Rosser	3,037	31.4	−0.5
Total formal votes			11,799	98.7	−0.4
Informal votes			159	1.3	+0.4
Turnout			11,958	89.8	+6.0
	Country hold		Swing	+9.1

Aubigny

1947 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Sparkes	6,140	71.5	+3.3
	Labor	John Tomlinson	2,442	28.5	−3.3
Total formal votes			8,582	98.9	−0.3
Informal votes			92	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			8,674	92.4	+3.8
	Country hold		Swing	+3.3

Barcoo

1947 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Davis	4,137	66.7	−33.3
	People's Party	James Keehan	1,740	28.1	+28.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	Reginald Parnell	323	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			6,200	97.9
Informal votes			134	2.1
Turnout			6,334	88.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Baroona

1947 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Power	5,810	55.5	+0.2
	People's Party	Kenneth Toombes	3,974	37.9	−6.8
	Communist	Max Julius	449	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Henry Beck	239	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			10,472	98.3	−0.2
Informal votes			178	1.7	+0.2
Turnout			10,650	88.9	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Bowen

1947 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Communist	Fred Paterson	3,331	39.3	−5.1
	Labor	John Barry	2,584	30.5	−8.1
	Country	George McLean	2,551	30.1	+13.2
Total formal votes			8,466	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			57	0.7	−0.3
Turnout			8,523	93.8	+6.1
	Communist hold		Swing	+2.8

Bremer

1947 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Donald	6,715	69.3	−30.7
	People's Party	Henry Davidson	2,974	30.7	+30.7
Total formal votes			9,689	98.8
Informal votes			116	1.2
Turnout			9,805	91.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Brisbane

1947 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Johnno Mann	4,457	51.0	−7.4
	People's Party	Maurice Mitchell	3,310	37.8	−3.8
	Independent Labor	Charles Coward	981	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			8,748	97.9	+0.3
Informal votes			185	2.1	−0.3
Turnout			8,933	86.9	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.0

Bulimba

1947 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	George Marriott	5,544	42.8	+1.0
	People's Party	Hilda Brotherton	3,828	29.5	−4.1
	Labor	Bob Gardner	3,588	27.7	+3.2
Total formal votes			12,960	98.1	+2.1
Informal votes			244	1.9	−2.1
Turnout			13,204	94.0	−0.8
	Independent Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Bundaberg

1947 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Frank Barnes Labor	Frank Barnes	4,828	40.4	+0.4
	Labor	Viv Brown	3,940	33.0	−0.4
	People's Party	Geoffrey Boreham	3,185	26.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			11,953	99.4	+1.1
Informal votes			73	0.6	−1.1
Turnout			12,026	91.8	+3.5
	Frank Barnes Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Buranda

1947 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Brown	6,210	52.9	+2.2
	People's Party	William Scott	5,525	47.1	−2.2
Total formal votes			11,735	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			127	1.1	0.0
Turnout			11,862	92.5	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Cairns

1947 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Crowley	4,246	40.0	+5.6
	Country	Ian MacKinnon	3,307	31.2	+31.2
	Frank Barnes Labor	Lou Barnes	3,061	28.8	−36.8
Total formal votes			10,614	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			100	0.9	−0.3
Turnout			10,714	82.5	+2.9
	Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor		Swing	N/A

Carnarvon

1947 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Hilton	4,380	52.7	−3.9
	Country	Harold Phillips	3,930	47.3	+3.9
Total formal votes			8,310	99.1	+4.0
Informal votes			77	0.9	−4.0
Turnout			8,387	87.8	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.9

Carpentaria

1947 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Smith	3,650	70.2	+12.7
	Independent	Walter Grant	1,549	29.8	+29.8
Total formal votes			5,199	94.7	−4.0
Informal votes			290	5.3	+4.0
Turnout			5,489	83.3	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Charters Towers

1947 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Jones	3,947	63.2	−4.3
	Country	Reg Smith	1,459	23.3	+23.3
	Independent	George Carbis	843	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			6,249	99.1	+0.9
Informal votes			55	0.9	−0.9
Turnout			6,304	91.0	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Cook

1947 Queensland state election: Cook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Collins	4,388	55.7	+1.1
	Country	Charles Griffin	3,485	44.3	+44.3
Total formal votes			7,873	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			125	1.6	−0.1
Turnout			7,998	88.9	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.1

Cooroora

1947 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Low	3,069	31.4	−31.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	Bill Gresham	2,693	27.6	+27.6
	Labor	Robert Spencer	2,217	22.7	−14.8
	Independent Country	William Low	1,791	18.3	+18.3
Total formal votes			9,770	98.6	−0.5
Informal votes			142	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			9,912	92.3	+3.3
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Cunningham

1947 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Malcolm McIntyre	6,099	72.3	+5.1
	Labor	John Hilton	2,336	27.7	−5.1
Total formal votes			8,435	99.1	+1.4
Informal votes			80	0.9	−1.4
Turnout			8,515	91.9	−0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Dalby

1947 Queensland state election: Dalby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Russell	5,736	59.1	+10.6
	Labor	George Wilkes	3,977	40.9	−10.6
Total formal votes			9,713	98.8	+4.4
Informal votes			122	1.2	−4.4
Turnout			9,835	89.3	+0.8
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+10.6

East Toowoomba

1947 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Gordon Chalk	5,015	51.8	+51.8
	Labor	Les Wood	4,669	48.2	+7.0
Total formal votes			9,684	98.5	−0.2
Informal votes			145	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			9,829	87.6	+2.9
	People's Party gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Enoggera

1947 Queensland state election: Enoggera
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Kenneth Morris	7,988	57.5	+12.2
	Labor	Mark Scanlan	5,911	42.5	+20.5
Total formal votes			13,899	98.8	+1.0
Informal votes			169	1.2	−1.0
Turnout			14,068	93.0	−0.4
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Fassifern

1947 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Alf Muller	6,690	71.6	+6.2
	Labor	Tom Thorpe	2,653	28.4	−1.2
Total formal votes			9,343	96.9	+1.1
Informal votes			301	3.1	−1.1
Turnout			9,644	92.8	−2.5
	Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Fitzroy

1947 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,538	54.7	+3.3
	People's Party	Harry Weir	4,437	43.8	−4.8
	Frank Barnes Labor	Gordon Loukes	103	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	John Wharton	51	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,129	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			67	0.7	−0.3
Turnout			10,196	93.5	+9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Fortitude Valley

1947 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Brassington	5,968	59.8	−0.7
	People's Party	William Brenan	3,554	35.6	−3.9
	Independent	Andrew Knox	463	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			9,985	98.2	−0.4
Informal votes			185	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			10,170	90.0	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Gregory

1947 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	3,335	59.6	−40.4
	Country	Gordon Lee	2,264	40.4	+40.4
Total formal votes			5,599	98.9
Informal votes			60	1.1
Turnout			5,659	81.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Gympie

1947 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	3,116	41.7	−6.1
	People's Party	Ronald Witham	3,054	40.8	−2.9
	Frank Barnes Labor	Ray Smith	875	11.7	+11.7
	Independent	Eric Grice	437	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			7,482	99.6	+0.1
Informal votes			28	0.4	−0.1
Turnout			7,510	92.5	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Hamilton

1947 Queensland state election: Hamilton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Harold Taylor	8,370	73.7	−1.5
	Labor	Vic Bartlett	2,981	26.3	+1.5
Total formal votes			11,351	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			134	1.2	0.0
Turnout			11,485	91.9	+3.5
	People's Party hold		Swing	−1.5

Herbert

1947 Queensland state election: Herbert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Theodore	4,308	48.0	−9.1
	Country	Carlisle Wordsworth	2,728	30.4	+30.4
	Communist	Les Sullivan	1,936	21.6	−21.3
Total formal votes			8,972	98.8	+1.9
Informal votes			112	1.2	−1.9
Turnout			9,084	88.6	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich

1947 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Gledson	7,039	61.9	−38.1
	People's Party	Harry Shapcott	4,326	38.1	+38.1
Total formal votes			11,365	98.9
Informal votes			123	1.1
Turnout			11,488	91.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

By-election

This by-election was caused by the death of David Gledson. It was held on 10 September 1949.

1949 Ipswich state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ivor Marsden	6,021	53.3	−8.6
	Liberal	Selwyn Stephenson	4,906	43.4	+5.3
	Communist	Edmund Crisp	364	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			11,311	99.4	+0.5
Informal votes			73	0.6	−0.5
Turnout			11,384	92.8	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Isis

1947 Queensland state election: Isis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	5,239	68.3	+3.8
	Labor	Samuel Round	2,426	31.7	−3.8
Total formal votes			7,665	96.9	+0.9
Informal votes			241	3.1	−0.9
Turnout			7,906	95.6	+2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+3.8

Ithaca

1947 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Hanlon	7,263	57.5	+3.5
	People's Party	Frank Roberts	5,377	42.5	−1.7
Total formal votes			12,640	98.6	−0.3
Informal votes			181	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			12,821	92.3	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Kelvin Grove

1947 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Turner	6,264	50.5	−2.6
	People's Party	Kenneth Fielding	6,133	49.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			12,397	97.8	−0.9
Informal votes			147	1.3	+0.9
Turnout			12,675	93.0	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.6

Kennedy

1947 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cecil Jesson	4,331	44.8	−5.9
	People's Party	Robert Johnston	4,079	42.2	+19.1
	Communist	John Clubley	1,264	13.1	−13.1
Total formal votes			9,674	98.2	+0.3
Informal votes			178	1.8	−0.3
Turnout			9,852	85.7	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Keppel

1947 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Walter Ingram	3,593	41.2	+1.1
	Country	John Reid	3,422	39.2	+8.2
	Frank Barnes Labor	John Harding	1,717	19.7	+19.7
Total formal votes			8,732	98.9	+3.9
Informal votes			93	1.1	−3.9
Turnout			8,825	91.4	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

Kurilpa

1947 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Copley	5,489	51.6	−1.9
	People's Party	Doug Berry	5,144	48.4	+1.9
Total formal votes			10,633	98.4	−0.3
Informal votes			172	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			10,805	90.0	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

By-election

This by-election was caused by the death of Kerry Copley. It was held on 10 September 1949.

1949 Kurilpa state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Moores	5,197	53.6	+2.0
	Liberal	Norman Brandon	4,274	44.0	−4.4
	Communist	James Slater	232	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			9,703	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			135	1.4	−0.2
Turnout			9,838	87.3	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Logan

1947 Queensland state election: Logan^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Thomas Hiley	10,034	60.7	+8.0
	Labor	Ferdinand Scholl	6,589	39.3	−8.0
Total formal votes			16,523	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			145	0.9	−0.3
Turnout			16,668	93.3	+4.2
	People's Party hold		Swing	+8.0

Mackay

1947 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Graham	6,289	60.8	+2.7
	Country	Jack Broughton	4,047	39.2	−2.7
Total formal votes			10,336	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			87	0.8	−0.3
Turnout			10,423	86.7	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Maranoa

1947 Queensland state election: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	4,319	59.9	+3.7
	Country	Finlay Skinner	2,896	40.1	−3.7
Total formal votes			7,215	98.6	+0.3
Informal votes			104	1.4	−0.3
Turnout			7,319	86.3	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Maree

1947 Queensland state election: Maree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Louis Luckins	5,326	50.6	+50.6
	Labor	Leslie Brown	5,204	49.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			10,530	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			124	1.2	−0.3
Turnout			10,654	92.5	+6.8
	People's Party gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Maryborough

1947 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	6,015	55.9	−44.1
	People's Party	Frank Lawrence	2,555	23.8	+23.8
	Frank Barnes Labor	Mary De Mattos	2,184	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			10,764	98.4
Informal votes			161	1.6
Turnout			10,925	91.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Merthyr

1947 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Moore	5,865	55.4	+0.7
	People's Party	Bert Frost	4,726	44.6	−0.7
Total formal votes			10,591	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			183	1.7	−0.2
Turnout			10,774	90.2	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Mirani

1947 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ernie Evans	4,865	58.1	+25.6
	Labor	Ted Walsh	3,511	41.9	−5.7
Total formal votes			8,376	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			83	1.0	−0.2
Turnout			8,459	90.6	+6.1
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+17.5

Mundingburra

1947 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Hermit Park Labor	Tom Aikens	4,541	39.6	+4.0
	Independent	Arthur Coburn	4,296	37.5	+10.7
	Labor	George Parker	2,630	22.9	−5.6
Total formal votes			11,467	99.4	+0.2
Informal votes			67	0.6	−0.2
Turnout			11,534	90.9	+3.7
	Hermit Park Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Murrumba

1947 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	10,334	75.9	−24.1
	Independent	Samuel Halpin	3,273	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			13,607	98.2
Informal votes			249	1.8
Turnout			13,856	91.0
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Nanango

1947 Queensland state election: Nanango
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	3,733	42.0	−8.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	Phil Cameron	2,164	24.4	+24.4
	Labor	Daniel Carroll	2,028	22.8	−13.4
	Independent Country	Cliff Edwards	753	8.5	+8.5
	Independent Labor	Samuel Andrewartha	202	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			8,880	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			82	0.9	0.0
Turnout			8,962	93.1	+6.9
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Normanby

1947 Queensland state election: Normanby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	3,733	48.4	−6.2
	Country	Bill Rundle	2,990	38.7	−6.7
	Frank Barnes Labor	Cecil Chandler	998	12.9	+12.9
Total formal votes			7,721	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			80	1.0	−0.3
Turnout			7,801	91.9	+7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Nundah

1947 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Roberts	7,128	50.8	−0.8
	People's Party	Alex Dewar	6,893	49.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			14,021	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			165	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			14,186	93.4	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

Oxley

1947 Queensland state election: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Tom Kerr	8,409	59.6	+2.4
	Labor	William Wood	5,699	40.4	−2.4
Total formal votes			14,108	97.8	+0.7
Informal votes			314	2.2	−0.7
Turnout			14,422	93.9	+2.9
	People's Party hold		Swing	+2.4

Port Curtis

1947 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Burrows	4,199	41.4	−17.9
	Country	William McGeever	3,871	38.2	−2.5
	Frank Barnes Labor	Peter Neilson	1,520	15.0	+15.0
	Independent	Alec Paterson	432	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	John Daly	120	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			10,142	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			85	0.8	−0.3
Turnout			10,227	92.5	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.3

Rockhampton

1947 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Larcombe	5,312	50.4	−15.1
	People's Party	Arthur Gordon	2,981	28.3	+28.3
	Independent	Edwin Price	1,193	11.3	+11.3
	Frank Barnes Labor	Arthur Webb	1,060	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			10,546	99.3	+1.7
Informal votes			74	0.7	−1.7
Turnout			10,620	92.9	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Sandgate

1947 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Eric Decker	7,904	58.3	−1.2
	Labor	Ron McAuliffe	5,664	41.7	+1.2
Total formal votes			13,568	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			160	1.2	−0.1
Turnout			13,728	93.5	+3.3
	People's Party hold		Swing	−1.2

South Brisbane

1947 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Gair	6,072	53.1	−3.2
	People's Party	Winston Noble	5,369	46.9	+3.2
Total formal votes			11,441	98.0	+0.4
Informal votes			234	2.0	−0.4
Turnout			11,675	91.8	+9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

Stanley

1947 Queensland state election: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Duncan MacDonald	4,894	58.9	−5.3
	Independent	John Hatton	1,863	22.4	+22.4
	Independent	William Walters	1,549	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			8,306	99.1	−0.1
Informal votes			75	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			8,381	92.7	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

The Tableland

1947 Queensland state election: The Tableland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Bruce	3,781	49.6	+2.6
	Country	Herbert Trackson	2,955	38.7	+38.7
	Communist	Frank Falls	890	11.7	−11.6
Total formal votes			7,626	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			96	1.2	−0.5
Turnout			7,722	89.8	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.1

Toowong

1947 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Charles Wanstall	8,375	70.2	+13.6
	Labor	Frank Venables	3,549	29.8	+29.8
Total formal votes			11,924	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			136	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			12,060	91.9	+0.8
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Toowoomba

1947 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Duggan	6,878	59.8	−40.2
	People's Party	Victor Boettecher	4,623	40.2	+40.2
Total formal votes			11,501	98.1
Informal votes			225	1.9
Turnout			11,726	86.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Townsville

1947 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Keyatta	6,306	67.8	+4.9
	Country	Fred Feather	2,997	32.2	+32.2
Total formal votes			9,303	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			128	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			9,431	84.4	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warrego

1947 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry O'Shea	3,029	49.3	−20.3
	Country	Robert King	2,320	37.7	+7.3
	Independent	Cyril Healy	797	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			6,146	98.8	+1.4
Informal votes			72	1.2	−1.4
Turnout			6,128	85.2	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−13.0

Warwick

1947 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Otto Madsen	4,657	51.7	+6.1
	Labor	John Healy	4,347	48.3	−6.1
Total formal votes			9,004	99.2	+2.5
Informal votes			72	0.8	−2.5
Turnout			9,076	89.7	−0.5
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+6.1

West Moreton

1947 Queensland state election: West Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ted Maher	6,893	81.1	+6.5
	Labor	Jack Ryan	1,607	18.9	−6.5
Total formal votes			8,500	99.1	−0.2
Informal votes			75	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			8,575	92.8	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	+6.5

Wide Bay

1947 Queensland state election: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Heading	4,953	55.0	−2.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	N F Spence	2,150	23.9	+23.9
	Labor	George Stockwell	1,903	21.1	−21.8
Total formal votes			9,006	99.1	+0.7
Informal votes			80	0.9	−0.7
Turnout			9,086	90.3	+2.7
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Windsor

1947 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Bruce Pie	6,618	58.1	+6.9
	Labor	Erle Wettemeyer	4,766	41.9	+1.1
Total formal votes			11,384	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			109	1.0	0.0
Turnout			11,493	92.4	+2.5
	People's Party hold		Swing	+2.5

Wynnum

1947 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Gunn	8,163	52.7	+16.1
	People's Party	Syd Ewart	4,797	31.0	+3.7
	Independent	Albert Barrett	1,319	8.5	+8.5
	Frank Barnes Labor	Thomas Ebbage	1,208	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			15,550	98.2	−0.6
Informal votes			218	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			15,768	92.8	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.8

References

^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

[1] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947". Retrieved 30 December 2009.

[2] Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

[3] Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.

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Results of the 1947 Queensland state election

Results by electoral district

Albert

Aubigny

Barcoo

Baroona

Bowen

Bremer

Brisbane

Bulimba

Bundaberg

Buranda

Cairns

Carnarvon

Carpentaria

Charters Towers

Cook

Cooroora

Cunningham

Dalby

East Toowoomba

Enoggera

Fassifern

Fitzroy

Fortitude Valley

Gregory

Gympie

Hamilton

Herbert

Ipswich

By-election

Isis

Ithaca

Kelvin Grove

Kennedy

Keppel

Kurilpa

By-election

Logan

Mackay

Maranoa

Maree

Maryborough

Merthyr

Mirani

Mundingburra

Murrumba

Nanango

Normanby

Nundah

Oxley

Port Curtis

Rockhampton

Sandgate

South Brisbane

Stanley

The Tableland

Toowong

Toowoomba

Townsville

Warrego

Warwick

West Moreton

Wide Bay

Windsor

Wynnum

See also

References