1909 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 October 1909 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

1909 Queensland state election
2 October 1909
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout72.67 (Decrease 6.24 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader William Kidston David Bowman
Party Liberal Labour
Leader's seat Rockhampton Fortitude Valley
Last election New party 23 seats, 29.80%
Seats won 41 27
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 4
Popular vote 107,370 77,712
Percentage 50.91% 36.58%
Swing Increase 10.32 Increase 6.77
Premier before election

William Kidston
Liberal

 Elected Premier

William Kidston
Liberal

Key dates

The elections were held on 2 October 1909.[1]

Results

Queensland state election, 2 October 1909[2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1908–1912 >>

Enrolled voters 242,754
Votes cast 210,912 Turnout 72.67%
Informal votes 1,652 Informal
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Liberals 107,370 50.91% +10.32 41 +4
  Labour 77,712 36.85% +6.77 27 +4
  Opposition 22,439 10.64% 4 +4
  Independent 3,391 1.61% +0.94 0 -1
Total 210,912     72  

See also

References
  1. "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 2 October 1909". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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