The election was the second for the Liberal government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party, led by T. J. Ryan, had two previous Premiers — Anderson Dawson in 1899 and William Kidston in 1906 — but the former did not command a majority of parliamentary support, while the latter maintained it by splitting the Labor Party. Labor had never before held majority government.
The election was the first in Australia to be conducted using compulsory voting due to Denham's concern that Trade Unions were effectively mobilising the ALP vote; he felt that compulsory voting would ensure a more level playing field. However, it turned out that the change to compulsory voting was not enough to save Denham's premiership.[1]
The election resulted in the defeat of the government, and Queensland's first majority Labor government. All except two members of the Ministry up for election, including Denham himself, lost their seats.
1 335,195 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 8 seats (11.1% of the total) were uncontested—6 Labor seats representing 24,564 enrolled voters, one Liberal seat representing 3,999 voters, and one Farmers' Union seat representing 4,571 voters.
Seats changing party representationedit
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1915 election.
Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
Aftermathedit
This was the start of a period of Labor hegemony over the Assembly which lasted until 1957; the only breach was the Moore ministry of the 1929–1932 period.
^Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 22 May 1915". from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 May 1915 to elect the 72 members of the state s Legislative Assembly 1915 Queensland state election 1912 22 May 1915 1915 05 22 1918 outgoing memberselected members All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland37 Assembly seats were needed for a majorityRegistered302 061Turnout88 14 12 62 pp First party Second party Third party FULeader T J Ryan Digby Denham No leaderParty Labor Liberal Farmers UnionLeader since 6 September 1912 1912 09 06 7 February 1911 N ALeader s seat Barcoo Oxley lost seat N ALast election 25 seats 46 70 46 seats 51 37 Did not contestSeats won 45 21 5Seat change 20 25 5Popular vote 136 419 109 985 13 233Percentage 52 06 41 97 5 05 Swing 5 36 4 73 5 05Legislative Assembly after the electionPremier before electionDigby DenhamLiberal Elected Premier T J RyanLaborThe election was the second for the Liberal government of Digby Denham who had been premier since 7 February 1911 The opposition Labor Party led by T J Ryan had two previous Premiers Anderson Dawson in 1899 and William Kidston in 1906 but the former did not command a majority of parliamentary support while the latter maintained it by splitting the Labor Party Labor had never before held majority government The election was the first in Australia to be conducted using compulsory voting due to Denham s concern that Trade Unions were effectively mobilising the ALP vote he felt that compulsory voting would ensure a more level playing field However it turned out that the change to compulsory voting was not enough to save Denham s premiership 1 The election resulted in the defeat of the government and Queensland s first majority Labor government All except two members of the Ministry up for election including Denham himself lost their seats Contents 1 Key dates 2 Results 3 Seats changing party representation 4 Aftermath 5 See also 6 ReferencesKey dates editDate Event15 April 1915 The Parliament was dissolved 2 15 April 1915 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election 3 28 April 1915 Close of nominations 22 May 1915 Polling day between the hours of 8am and 6pm 1 June 1915 The Denham Ministry resigned and the Ryan Ministry was sworn in 4 21 June 1915 The writ was returned and the results formally declared 13 July 1915 Parliament resumed for business 5 Results editSee also Results of the Queensland state election 1915 The election saw a landslide to Labor from the 1912 election Queensland state election 22 May 1915 6 Legislative Assembly lt lt 1912 1918 gt gt Enrolled voters 302 061 1 Votes cast 266 240 Turnout 88 14 12 62Informal votes 4 188 Informal 1 57 0 38Summary of votes by partyParty Primary votes Swing Seats Change Labor 136 419 52 06 5 36 45 20 Liberals 109 985 41 97 4 73 21 25 Farmers Union 13 233 5 05 5 05 5 5 Independent 2 415 0 92 0 82 1 0Total 262 052 72 1 335 195 electors were enrolled to vote at the election but 8 seats 11 1 of the total were uncontested 6 Labor seats representing 24 564 enrolled voters one Liberal seat representing 3 999 voters and one Farmers Union seat representing 4 571 voters Seats changing party representation editThis table lists changes in party representation at the 1915 election Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyAlbert John Appel Liberal John Appel Farmers UnionAubigny Alfred Luke Liberal Arthur Moore Farmers UnionBowen Edwin Caine Liberal Charles Collins LaborBremer James Cribb Liberal Frank Cooper LaborBulimba Walter Barnes Liberal Hugh McMinn LaborCharters Towers Robert Williams Liberal William Wellington LaborCook Henry Douglas Liberal Henry Ryan LaborDrayton William Bebbington Liberal William Bebbington Farmers UnionEnoggera Richard Trout Liberal William Lloyd LaborFitzroy Kenneth Grant Liberal Harry Hartley LaborGympie George Mackay Liberal Thomas Dunstan LaborIpswich James Blair Liberal David Gledson LaborKurilpa James Allan Liberal William Hartley LaborMackay Walter Paget Liberal William Smith LaborMaryborough Edward Corser Liberal Alfred Jones LaborMerthyr Thomas Welsby Liberal Peter McLachlan LaborMount Morgan James Crawford Liberal James Stopford LaborMusgrave John White Liberal Thomas Armfield LaborNanango Robert Hodge Liberal Robert Hodge Farmers UnionNormanby Edward Archer Liberal Jens Peterson LaborOxley Digby Denham Liberal Thomas Jones LaborPittsworth Donald Mackintosh Liberal Percy Bayley Farmers UnionPort Curtis John Kessell Liberal George Carter LaborSouth Brisbane Thomas Bouchard Liberal Edgar Free LaborTownsville Robert Philp Liberal Daniel Ryan LaborWindsor Hugh Macrossan Liberal Herbert McPhail LaborMembers listed in italics did not recontest their seats Aftermath editThis was the start of a period of Labor hegemony over the Assembly which lasted until 1957 the only breach was the Moore ministry of the 1929 1932 period See also editCandidates of the Queensland state election 1915 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1912 1915 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1915 1918 Denham Ministry Ryan MinistryReferences edit Compulsory voting in Australia Australian Electoral Commission January 2006 Archived from the original on 13 July 2019 Retrieved 10 April 2020 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 15 April 1915 p 104 1101 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 15 April 1915 p 104 1103 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 1 June 1915 p 104 1513 1514 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 13 July 1915 p 105 141 Australian Government and Politics Database Parliament of Queensland Assembly election 22 May 1915 Archived from the original on 25 March 2018 Retrieved 14 January 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1915 Queensland state election amp oldid 1157299511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
