1935 Queensland state election

1935 Queensland state election
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All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland; 32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered	507,760 3.2%
Turnout	470,691 (92.70%) ; (0.12 pp)
Premier before election; William Forgan Smith; Labor	Elected Premier ; William Forgan Smith; Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party in the 1932 election.

Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.

Key dates

Date	Event
20 March 1935	The new electoral boundaries were proclaimed.^[1]
9 April 1935	The Parliament was dissolved.^[2]
10 April 1935	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.^[3]
17 April 1935	Close of nominations.
11 May 1935	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1935	The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.^[4]
8 June 1935	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
26 August 1935	Parliament resumed for business.^[5]

Legislative Assembly (IRV) – Turnout: 92.70% (CV)^[6]
Party		Primary vote			Seats

Party		Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
	Labor	247,135	53.43	+3.55	46	13
	Country and Progressive National	156,325	33.80	−11.41	16	12
	Social Credit	32,447	7.02	+7.02	0
	Communist	6,101	1.32	+1.09	0
	Women's Political Association	2,898	0.68	+0.68	0
	Independent Labor	1,918	0.42	+0.01	0
	Independents	15,681	3.39	+0.94	0	1
Total		462,505	100.00		62

Invalid/blank votes		8,186	1.74	–0.61	–	–
Turnout		470,691	92.70	–0.12	–	–
Registered voters		507,760	–	–	–	–

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1935 election.

Seat	Incumbent member		New member
Baroona	New seat		Bill Power	Labor
Carnarvon	Edward Costello	CPNP	Paul Hilton	Labor
Cook	James Kenny	CPNP	Harold Collins	Labor
East Toowoomba	James Annand	CPNP	James Kane	Labor
Fassifern	Arnold Wienholt	Independent	Alf Muller	CPNP
Fitzroy	Jens Peterson	CPNP	Jim Clark	Labor
Gympie	Vivian Tozer	CPNP	Thomas Dunstan	Labor
Kennedy	Arthur Fadden	CPNP	Cecil Jesson	Labor
Logan	Reginald King	CPNP	John Brown	Labor
Mirani	Edward Swayne	CPNP	Ted Walsh	Labor
Murilla	Godfrey Morgan	CPNP	Seat abolished
Sandgate	Hubert Sizer	CPNP	Roland Hislop	Labor
Warwick	George Barnes	CPNP	John Healy	Labor
Windsor	Charles Taylor	CPNP	Herbert Williams	Labor
Wynnum	James Bayley	CPNP	John Donnelly	Labor

Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
The CPNP sitting member for Cook, James Kenny instead contested the seat of Sandgate and lost.
The CPNP sitting member for Kennedy, Arthur Fadden instead contested the seat of Mirani and lost.
The CPNP sitting member for the abolished district of Murilla, Godfrey Morgan contested the seat of Dalby and won.