Candidates of the 1912 Queensland state election

The 1912 state election in Queensland, Australia was held on 27 April 1912.

The main parties in the election were the Liberal Party, led by Premier Digby Denham and the Labor Party, led by Leader of the Opposition David Bowman.

The election was the first conducted under the Electoral Districts Act 1910 which allowed for 72 single-member electorates based on the principle of one vote, one value.

Retiring Members

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Labor

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Liberal

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Candidates

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Other candidate(s)
Albert Liberal John Appel
Aubigny Liberal John Connelly Alfred Luke
Balonne Labor Edward Land Jasper Harvey
Barcoo Labor T. J. Ryan Albert Carchlove
Bowen Labor Myles Ferricks Edwin Caine
Bremer Liberal William Hefferan James Cribb
Brisbane Liberal Mick Kirwan Edward Forrest
Bulimba Liberal Hugh McMinn Walter Barnes
Bundaberg Labor George Barber James MacLeod
Buranda Liberal John Huxham William Stephens
Burke Independent Charles Collins William Murphy (Ind)
Burnett Liberal Alfred Jones Bernard Corser
Burrum Liberal Albert Whitford Colin Rankin
Cairns Independent William McCormack John Mann (Ind)
Carnarvon Liberal Tom Crawford Donald Gunn
Charters Towers Labor John Mullan Robert Williams
Chillagoe Labor Ted Theodore Archibald Frew
Cook Liberal Harry Ryan Henry Douglas
Cooroora Liberal William Jones Harry Walker
Cunningham Liberal Percy McCawley Francis Grayson
Dalby Liberal Robert Turnbull William Vowles
Drayton Liberal James Desmond William Bebbington William Binns (Ind)
Eacham Labor William Gillies Michael Woods
East Toowoomba Liberal George Walden Robert Roberts
Enoggera Liberal William Lloyd Richard Trout
Fassifern Liberal Arnold Wienholt
Fitzroy Liberal Charles Bluett Kenneth Grant
Flinders Labor John May
Fortitude Valley Labor David Bowman Edwin Fowles
Gregory Labor William Hamilton Francis North
Gympie Labor George Ryland George Mackay Daniel Mulcahy (Ind Lab)
Herbert Labor William Lennon Frederick O'Rourke
Ipswich Liberal William Ryott Maughan James Blair
Ithaca Liberal John Gilday Arthur Hawthorn
Kennedy Labor James O'Sullivan Osborn Fenwick
Keppel Liberal James Larcombe James Brennan Frank Lennon (Ind Lib)
Kurilpa Liberal James Sharpe James Allan
Leichhardt Labor Herbert Hardacre William Fox
Lockyer Liberal William Armstrong
Logan Liberal Wolfgang Arnold James Stodart
Mackay Liberal Charles Tait Walter Paget
Maranoa Labor John Hunter Aaron Hoskin
Maree Liberal William Bertram David Hunter
Maryborough Liberal William Mitchell Edward Corser
Merthyr Liberal Peter McLachlan Thomas Welsby
Mirani Liberal Philip Kirwan Edward Swayne
Mitchell Labor John Payne John Cross
Mount Morgan Independent James Stopford James Crawford
Mundingburra Labor Thomas Foley William Little
Murilla Liberal Frank Allen Godfrey Morgan
Murrumba Liberal Gideon Dennis James Forsyth
Musgrave Liberal Henry Cattermull John White
Nanango Liberal Maurice Harland Robert Hodge
Normanby Liberal George Martens George Fox
Nundah Liberal Robert McCormack Thomas Bridges
Oxley Liberal Charles Martin Digby Denham
Paddington Liberal John Fihelly John Walsh
Pittsworth Liberal Matthias Dwyer Donald Mackintosh
Port Curtis Labor Edward Breslin John Kessell
Queenton Labor Vern Winstanley Frederick Johnson
Rockhampton Labor John Adamson George Curtis
Rosewood Liberal Patrick Madden Harry Stevens John Rea (Ind)
William Ruhno (Ind)
South Brisbane Liberal Joseph Sherry Thomas Bouchard
Stanley Liberal Henry Somerset
Toombul Liberal Daniel Dowling Andrew Petrie
Toowong Liberal Lewis McDonald Edward Macartney
Toowoomba Liberal Michael Alke James Tolmie
Townsville Liberal Alexander Austin Robert Philp
Warrego Labor Harry Coyne Duncan McDonald
Warwick Liberal Angus Sinclair George Barnes
Wide Bay Liberal Andrew Thompson Charles Booker
Windsor Liberal Walter Crampton Hugh Macrossan

See also

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References

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  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
  • "Queensland Elections", Adelaide Advertiser, 29 April 1912, page 9.