1912 Queensland state election
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 75.52 (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 April 1912 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first for the recently formed Liberal government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party was led by David Bowman, who had been Labor leader since 15 April 1907.
Results
Denham and his government were returned to office despite a swing to Labor of almost 10 percent. This was largely due to winning newly created seats in rural areas, while losing seats in Brisbane which mostly went to Labor.
Queensland state election, 27 April 1912[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 309,590 | |||||
Votes cast | 216,032 | Turnout | 75.52 | +2.85 | ||
Informal votes | K.A. | Informal | K.A. | K.A. | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Ändern Sie | |
Liberals | 110,981 | 51.37 | +0.46 | 46 | +5 | |
Labour | 100,878 | 46.70 | +9.85 | 25 | –2 | |
Independent | 3,766 | 1.74 | +0.14 | 1 | +1 | |
Total | 216,032 | 72 |
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1909–1912
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1912–1915
- Denham Ministry
References
- ^ "Parliament of Queensland: Legislative Assembly election: Election of 27 April 1912". Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.