Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election was the first one in which women had a right to vote.
The election was the first held since PremierWilliam Kidston, formerly of the Labour Party, had founded a new movement with his own supporters as well as the Parliamentary Conservatives. The end result of the election was an improvement in Kidston's position, although he was still in minority government with Labour support. The main opposition group was Robert Philp's Conservatives.
Seat changes indicated are those caused by the election; at the preceding election, Labour had 34 seats, Ministerial 21, Conservative 15 and Independent 2.
1 220,189 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 4 seats (5.6% of the total) were uncontested—one Labor seat representing 1,352 enrolled voters, and three Conservative seats representing 4,604 voters.
2 In 11 electorates, voters had two votes each, so the total number of votes exceeds the total number of voters.
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1907, queensland, state, election, elections, were, held, australian, state, queensland, 1907, elect, members, state, legislative, assembly, election, first, which, women, right, vote, 1904, 1907, 1907, 1908, seats, legislative, assembly37, assembly, seats, we. Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state s Legislative Assembly The election was the first one in which women had a right to vote 1907 Queensland state election 1904 18 May 1907 1907 05 18 1908 All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly37 Assembly seats were needed for a majorityTurnout71 61 2 56 pp First party Second party Third party Leader William Kidston Robert Philp David BowmanParty Kidstonites Conservative LabourLast election 31 seats 23 seats 17 seatsSeats won 24 seats 29 seats 18 seatsSeat change 7 6 1Percentage 31 88 40 58 26 39 Swing N A 11 51 9 65Premier before electionWilliam KidstonKidston Party Resulting Premier William KidstonKidston PartyThe election was the first held since Premier William Kidston formerly of the Labour Party had founded a new movement with his own supporters as well as the Parliamentary Conservatives The end result of the election was an improvement in Kidston s position although he was still in minority government with Labour support The main opposition group was Robert Philp s Conservatives Contents 1 Key dates 2 Results 3 Electoral system 3 1 Electoral system changes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksKey dates EditDate Event11 April 1907 The Parliament was dissolved 1 11 April 1907 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election 2 27 April 1907 Close of nominations 18 May 1907 Polling day between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm 8 June 1907 The writ was returned and the results formally declared 23 July 1907 Parliament resumed for business 3 Results EditSeat changes indicated are those caused by the election at the preceding election Labour had 34 seats Ministerial 21 Conservative 15 and Independent 2 Queensland state election 18 May 1907 4 Legislative Assembly lt lt 1904 1908 gt gt Enrolled voters 212 337 1 Votes cast 152 049 Turnout 71 61 2 56Informal votes 2 547 Informal 1 67 0 87Summary of votes by partyParty Primary votes Swing Seats Change Conservative 80 076 40 58 11 59 29 6 Kidstonites 109 985 31 88 24 7 Labour 136 419 26 39 9 65 18 1 Independent 2 259 1 14 3 82 1 0Total 197 312 2 72 1 220 189 electors were enrolled to vote at the election but 4 seats 5 6 of the total were uncontested one Labor seat representing 1 352 enrolled voters and three Conservative seats representing 4 604 voters 2 In 11 electorates voters had two votes each so the total number of votes exceeds the total number of voters Electoral system EditThe election for the Legislative Assembly was held using the contingent vote 5 The Legislative Council was a fully nominated body Electoral system changes Edit This election was the first held since women in Queensland gained the right to vote although indigenous women did not gain the right until 1962 6 See also EditMembers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1904 1907 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1907 1908 First Kidston MinistryReferences Edit Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 11 April 1907 p 88 1209 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 11 April 1907 p 88 1213 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 29 June 1907 p 88 1695 Australian Government and Politics Database Parliament of Queensland Assembly election 18 May 1907 Archived from the original on 3 March 2017 Retrieved 14 February 2009 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 22 September 2011 Retrieved 19 August 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Electoral Milestones for Women Australian Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 21 September 2019 Retrieved 10 April 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queensland state election 1907 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1907 Queensland state election amp oldid 1116240553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
