Candidates of the 1926 Queensland state election

The 1926 Queensland state election was held on 8 May 1926.

Since the previous election, the United and Country parties had merged to form the Country and Progressive National Party. Seats held by either predecessor are listed as held by the CPNP.

By-elections

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Retiring Members

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Labor

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CPNP

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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 CPNP candidate Other candidates
Albert CPNP William Lake John Appel Edwin Wilkins (Ind)
Aubigny CPNP John Moir Arthur Moore
Balonne Labor Edward Land Ted Maher
Barcoo Labor Frank Bulcock
Bowen Labor Charles Collins Frederick Woods
Bremer Labor Frank Cooper Kenneth McGill
Brisbane Labor Mick Kirwan Fred O'Keefe
Bulimba Labor Harry Wright Allan Stanton John Costin (Ind Lab)
Bundaberg Labor George Barber William Gavegan
Buranda Labor Ted Hanson Henry Quinn
Burke Labor Darby Riordan
Burnett CPNP Bill Baxter Bernard Corser
Burrum CPNP John Laurison William Brand
Cairns Labor William McCormack Thomas Boylan
Carnarvon CPNP Adolphus Baker Edward Costello
Charters Towers Labor William Wellington William Clark
Chillagoe Labor John O'Keefe Bernard Hayes
Cook Labor Henry Ryan Thomas Kilpatrick
Cooroora CPNP Harry Walker
Cunningham CPNP Edward Doyle William Deacon
Dalby CPNP Harold Francis William Vowles Wilfred Russell (PPU)
Eacham Labor Cornelius Ryan George Duffy
East Toowoomba CPNP John Herbert Robert Roberts
Enoggera CPNP Hurtle Patterson Jim Kerr
Fassifern CPNP Ernest Bell Tom Plunkett (Ind CP)
Fitzroy Labor Harry Hartley Frank Dawson
Flinders Labor John Mullan Neville Sturzaker
Fortitude Valley Labor Thomas Wilson Percival Hooper
Gregory Labor George Pollock
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Henry Cowie
Herbert Labor Percy Pease Norman Mighell
Ipswich Labor David Gledson Alfred Stephenson
Ithaca Labor Ned Hanlon William Robbins Stanley Henderson (Ind Lab)
Kelvin Grove Labor William Lloyd Jack MacDonald
Kennedy Labor Harry Bruce William Green John Young (PPU)
Keppel Labor James Larcombe Ernest Larcombe
Kurilpa CPNP Hamilton Jones James Fry
Leichhardt Labor Tom Foley Frederick Lodge
Lockyer CPNP Joseph Sweeney George Logan Charles Jamieson (PPU)
Logan CPNP Dick Brown Reginald King
Mackay Labor William Forgan Smith Hector O'Brien
Maranoa Labor Charles Conroy Arthur Miscamble
Maree Labor William Bertram George Tedman
Maryborough Labor David Weir Harry Keys
Merthyr Labor Peter McLachlan Edwin Fowles
Mirani CPNP John Mulherin Edward Swayne
Mitchell Labor John Payne
Mount Morgan Labor James Stopford Robert Staines
Mundingburra Labor John Dash Miles Andrews
Murilla CPNP Louis McCorkell Godfrey Morgan H T Kelly (PPU)
Murrumba CPNP William Friis Richard Warren Alfred O'Loan (Ind)
Nanango CPNP Robert Webster Jim Edwards William O'Mara (PPU)
Normanby CPNP Robert Lyle Jens Peterson
Nundah CPNP Victor Kearney William Kelso
Oxley CPNP William Searle Cecil Elphinstone
Paddington Labor Alfred Jones Grant Hervey (Ind)
Port Curtis Labor George Carter Walter Prizeman Fred Paterson (CPA)
Queenton Labor Vern Winstanley John Jones
Rockhampton Labor George Farrell James Cullen
Rosewood Labor William Cooper William Ruhno
Sandgate CPNP James Weir Hubert Sizer
South Brisbane Labor Myles Ferricks Alec McGill
Stanley CPNP James Gillies Frederick Nott
Toombul CPNP Hugh Russell Charles Jenkinson (Ind)
Toowong CPNP William Stock James Maxwell
Toowoomba Labor Evan Llewelyn Albert Godsall
Townsville Labor Maurice Hynes John Shearer
Warrego Labor Randolph Bedford
Warwick CPNP George James George Barnes
Wide Bay CPNP Aaron Davies Harry Clayton
Windsor CPNP Donald MacKenzie Charles Taylor
Wynnum CPNP James McLaughlin Walter Barnes

See also

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References

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  • Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.