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1947 Queensland state election

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Field	Value
election_name	1947 Queensland state election
country	Queensland
type	parliamentary
vote_type	Popular
previous_election	1944 Queensland state election
previous_year	1944
outgoing_members	Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
elected_members	Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
next_election	1950 Queensland state election
next_year	1950
seats_for_election	All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly
32 seats are needed for a majority
election_date	3 May 1947
registered	697,405 6.3%
turnout	632,909 (90.75%)
( 12.58pp)
image1	[[File:Ned Hanlon on election day, 1947 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader1	Ned Hanlon
party1	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
last_election1	38 seats, 46.23%
seats_before1	39 seats
seats1	35
seat_change1	4
popular_vote1	272,203
percentage1	43.00%
swing1	3.23
image2	[[File:Frank Nicklin.jpg	170x170px]]
colour2	008000
leader2	Frank Nicklin
party2	Country
last_election2	12 seats, 17.28%
seats_before2	11 seats
seats2	14
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	129,158
percentage2	20.40%
swing2	3.12
image4	[[File:Bruce Pie, 1941 (cropped).png	170x170px]]
colour4	406AE0
leader4	Bruce Pie
party4	People's Party
last_election4	7 seats, 24.29%
seats_before4	7 seats
seats4	9
seat_change4	2
popular_vote4	160,623
percentage4	25.38%
swing4	1.09
image5	[[File:Jack Henry - Grey.jpg	170x170px]]
colour5	CD2027
leader5	Jack Henry
party5	Communist
last_election5	1 seat, 2.43%
seats_before5	1 seat
seats5	1
seat_change5
popular_vote5	7,870
percentage5	1.24
swing5	1.19
leader_since1	7 March 1946
leaders_seat1	Ithaca
leader_since2	21 May 1941
leaders_seat2	Murrumba
leader_since4	8 March 1946
leaders_seat4	Windsor
leader_since5	March 1937
map_image	Svgfiles 2023-05-29-01-34-52-100888-15918186800727738302.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	Legislative Assembly after the election
title	Premier
before_election	Frank Arthur Cooper
before_party	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
posttitle	Elected Premier
after_election	Ned Hanlon
after_party	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

32 seats are needed for a majority ( 12.58pp)

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election was the first that the Labor government had contested under Premier Ned Hanlon, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll.

The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office. It was the first Queensland election at which all seats were contested by at least two candidates.

Key dates

Date	Event
21 March 1947	The Parliament was dissolved.
24 March 1947	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
31 March 1947	Close of nominations.
3 May 1947	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
15 May 1947	The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in.
24 May 1947	Polling day in the seat of Gregory.
30 May 1947	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 June 1947	Polling day in the seat of Cook.
5 August 1947	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

Party	Primary vote	Seats	Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
		Labor	272,203	43.00	–3.23	35	4
	Country	129,158	20.40	+3.12	14	3
	People's Party	160,623	25.38	+1.09	9	2
		Frank Barnes Labor	21,823	3.45	+2.63	1	1
		Communist	7,870	1.24	–1.19	1
		Independent Labor	6,727	1.06	+1.06	1	1
	Hermit Park Labor	4,541	0.72	–0.36	1
		King O'Malley Labor	3,061	0.48	–0.65	0
		Co-operative Democrat	702	0.11	+0.08	0
		Independent	17,722	2.80	–1.82	0	1
Total	632,909	100.00		62
Invalid/blank votes	8,579	1.4	–0.42	colspan=2
Turnout	632,909	90.75	+12.58	colspan=2
Registered voters	697,405	colspan=2	colspan=2

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1947 election.

Seat	Incumbent member	Party
Cairns	Lou Barnes	Frank Barnes Labor	Thomas Crowley
Dalby	Aubrey Slessar	Labor	Charles Russell
East Toowoomba	Les Wood	Labor	Gordon Chalk
Maree	Louis Luckins	Independent	Louis Luckins
Mirani	Ted Walsh	Labor	Ernie Evans
Warwick	John Healy	Labor	Otto Madsen

Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
East Toowoomba was held by the Country Party at the previous election. It was won by Labor at the 1946 by-election.

Notes

References

(4 March 1946). "Labour Wins East Toowoomba". [[Fraser Coast Chronicle.
(21 March 1947). "A Proclamation".
{{Gazette QLD. (24 March 1947)
{{Gazette QLD. (15 May 1947)
(26 July 1947). "Order in Council".
{{Gazette QLD. (3 July 1947)
(1974). "Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964". [[Australia National University]] (ANU).

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