ID 0355
Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election
Election of 15 April 1944
General election for the Legislative Assembly
Queensland
Date of election (or first day of voting at elections held over more than one day)
15 April 1944
Government in office and parliamentary support before and after the election
Government in office at election
Premier in office at date of election. (check notes to see if change of Premier since previous election)
Premier's party affiliation
Australian Labor Party
Legislative Assembly support for government at election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Government in office after election
Premier in office after election.
Premier's party affiliation
Australian Labor Party
Legislative Assembly support for government after election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Enrolment and voting
Total number of voters on the roll
655,984
Number of Assembly seats
62
Number of uncontested seats
7
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
70,257
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
585,727
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
512,767
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
87.54%
Total valid votes
503,415
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
1.82%
Informal (invalid) ballots in multiple voting system
Not applicable
Electoral system
Single member districts, first past the post (plurality) voting , compulsory voting
Queensland, Legislative Assembly votes and seats won
Election held on 15 April 1944
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 224,888 | 44.67 | -6.74 | 37 | 6 | 59.68 |
| Queensland People's Party | 124,437 | 24.72 | * | 7 | 0 | 11.29 |
| Country Party | 88,608 | 17.60 | -3.29 | 12 | 1 | 19.35 |
| Independent Labor | 27,645 | 5.49 | +4.44 | 4 | 0 | 6.45 |
| Independents | 25,370 | 5.04 | +0.84 | 1 | 0 | 1.61 |
| Communist Party | 12,467 | 2.48 | -0.61 | 1 | 0 | 1.61 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Totals | 503,415 | 100.00 | 62 | 7 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Notes
Premier in office at election: Cooper replaced Forgan Smith as premier on 16 September 1942
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700).