Candidates of the 1915 Queensland state election

The 1915 Queensland state election was held on 22 May 1915.

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 T. J. Ryan.

By-elections

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Retiring Members

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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 Farmers John Appel (QFU)
Aubigny Liberal Jack Jones Alfred Luke Francis Mitchell (Ind)
Arthur Moore* (QFU)
Balonne Labor Edward Land
Barcoo Labor T. J. Ryan Charles Webster
Bowen Liberal Charles Collins Edwin Caine
Bremer Liberal Frank Cooper Felix Barbat
Brisbane Labor Mick Kirwan Charles Jenkinson
Bulimba Liberal Hugh McMinn Walter Barnes
Bundaberg Labor George Barber Lancelot Wilkinson
Buranda Labor John Huxham Joseph Allen
Burke Independent David Swiss-Davies William Murphy (Ind)
Burnett Liberal Albert Mack Bernard Corser
Burrum Liberal Albert Whitford Colin Rankin
Cairns Labor William McCormack Neal Macrossan
Carnarvon Liberal George Boyden Donald Gunn
Charters Towers Liberal William Wellington Robert Williams
Chillagoe Labor Ted Theodore Edward Steele
Cook Liberal Henry Ryan Henry Douglas
Cooroora Liberal Daniel O'Brien Harry Walker
Cunningham Liberal Francis Grayson
Dalby Liberal John Connolly William Vowles Frederick Bradhurst (QFU)
Drayton Farmers Jacob Donges William Bebbington (QFU)
Eacham Labor William Gillies Edward Heales
East Toowoomba Liberal Thomas Lonsdale Robert Roberts
Enoggera Liberal William Lloyd Richard Trout
Fassifern Liberal Bill Heffernan Ernest Bell Eaton Winks (QFU)
Fitzroy Liberal Harry Hartley Kenneth Grant
Flinders Labor John May
Fortitude Valley Labor David Bowman John Best
Gregory Labor William Hamilton
Gympie Liberal Thomas Dunstan George Mackay
Herbert Labor William Lennon Ralph Johnson
Ipswich Liberal David Gledson James Blair
Ithaca Labor John Gilday Benjamin Harding
Kennedy Labor James O'Sullivan John Houghton
Keppel Labor James Larcombe Leopold Landsberg
Kurilpa Liberal William Hartley James Allan
Leichhardt Labor Herbert Hardacre
Lockyer Liberal Charles Bromley William Armstrong William McIlwraith (QFU)
Logan Liberal Percy Crooke James Stodart
Mackay Liberal William Forgan Smith George Johnson
Maranoa Labor John Hunter Francis Dyer
Maree Labor William Bertram John Walsh
Maryborough Liberal Alfred Jones Edward Corser
Merthyr Liberal Peter McLachlan John Lackey
Mirani Liberal John Binstead Edward Swayne Henry Turner (QFU)
Mitchell Labor John Payne
Mount Morgan Liberal James Stopford James Crawford Frederick McCarthy (Ind)
Mundingburra Labor Thomas Foley Thomas Page
Murilla Liberal Joseph Collings Godfrey Morgan
Murrumba Liberal Arthur Sampson James Forsyth
Musgrave Liberal Thomas Armfield John White
Nanango Farmers Thomas Armstrong Robert Hodge (QFU)
Normanby Liberal Jens Peterson Edward Archer
Nundah Liberal Richard Sumner Thomas Bridges
Oxley Liberal Thomas Jones Digby Denham
Paddington Labor John Fihelly George Sweetman
Pittsworth Liberal William Hayes Donald Mackintosh Percy Bayley (QFU)
Port Curtis Liberal George Carter John Kessell
Queenton Labor Vernon Winstanley James Bradshaw
Rockhampton Labor John Adamson Thomas Renshaw
Rosewood Liberal William Cooper Harry Stevens William Ruhno (QFU)
South Brisbane Liberal Edgar Free John Burke
Stanley Liberal John Sherlock Henry Somerset
Toombul Liberal Cuthbert Butler Andrew Petrie
Toowong Liberal Arthur Lilley Edward Macartney
Toowoomba Liberal Michael Alke James Tolmie
Townsville Liberal Daniel Ryan Robert Philp
Warrego Labor Harry Coyne
Warwick Liberal Paul Bauers George Barnes Daniel Connolly (Ind)
Wide Bay Liberal Andrew Thompson Charles Booker
Windsor Liberal Herbert McPhail 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.