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1926, queensland, state, election, elections, were, held, australian, state, queensland, 1926, elect, members, state, legislative, assembly, labor, government, seeking, fifth, continuous, term, office, since, 1915, election, william, mccormack, contesting, fir. Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 8 May 1926 to elect the 72 members of the state s Legislative Assembly The Labor government was seeking its fifth continuous term in office since the 1915 election William McCormack was contesting his first election as Premier 1926 Queensland state election 1923 8 May 1926 1926 05 08 1929 All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland37 Assembly seats were needed for a majorityTurnout88 73 6 50 pp First party Second party Leader William McCormack Arthur Edward MooreParty Labor CPNPLast election 43 seats 29 seatsSeats won 43 seats 28 seatsSeat change 0 1Percentage 47 96 48 48 Swing 0 18 1 53Premier before electionWilliam McCormackLabor Elected Premier William McCormackLaborDuring the previous term the Country and United parties had merged into the Country and Progressive National Party Contents 1 Key dates 2 Results 3 Seats changing party representation 4 See also 5 ReferencesKey dates EditDate Event8 April 1926 The Parliament was dissolved 1 9 April 1926 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election 2 16 April 1926 Close of nominations 8 May 1926 Polling day between the hours of 8am and 6pm 12 June 1926 The writ was returned and the results formally declared 27 July 1926 Parliament resumed for business 3 Results EditSee also Results of the Queensland state election 1926 Queensland state election 8 May 1926 4 Legislative Assembly lt lt 1923 1929 gt gt Enrolled voters 452 008 1 Votes cast 401 055 Turnout 88 73 6 50Informal votes 4 927 Informal 1 23 0 06Summary of votes by partyParty Primary votes Swing Seats Change Labor 189 968 47 96 0 18 43 0 CPNP 192 043 48 48 1 53 2 28 1 Primary Producers 7 749 1 95 0 66 1 1 Independent 6 368 1 61 2 02 0 0Total 396 128 72 Popular voteCPNP 48 48 Labor 47 96 Independents 1 61 Others 1 95 SeatsLabor 59 72 CPNP 38 89 Others 1 39 1 484 212 electors were enrolled to vote at the election but 5 Labor seats and one CPNP seat were filled without opposition 2 The CPNP result is compared to the combined result for the Queensland United Party and the Country Party in the preceding election Seats changing party representation EditThis table lists changes in party representation at the 1926 election Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyDalby William Vowles CPNP Wilfred Russell Primary ProducersSee also EditMembers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1923 1926 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1926 1929 Candidates of the Queensland state election 1926 Theodore MinistryReferences Edit A Proclamation Queensland Government Gazette 8 April 1926 p 126 1135 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 9 April 1926 p 126 1137 Untitled Queensland Government Gazette 17 July 1926 p 127 187 Australian Government and Politics Database Parliament of Queensland Assembly election 8 May 1926 Retrieved 22 February 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1926 Queensland state election amp oldid 1116232457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
