1923 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier Ted Theodore's second election.

1923 Queensland state election

12 May 1923 (1923-05-12)
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	82.23 ( 2.30 pp)
First party Second party Third party   UP Leader Ted Theodore No leader William Vowles Party Labor United Party Country Leader since 22 October 1919 (1919-10-22) 28 January 1920 Leader's seat Chillagoe Dalby Last election 38 seats, 47.77% New party 18 seats, 17.06% Seats won 43 16 13 Seat change 5 3 4 Popular vote 175,659 131,810 39,534 Percentage 48.13% 36.12% 10.83% Swing 0.38 10.39 4.16
Premier before election Ted Theodore Labor Elected Premier Ted Theodore Labor

Key dates

Date	Event
13 April 1923	The Parliament was dissolved.
13 April 1923	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
20 April 1923	Close of nominations.
12 May 1923	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
23 June 1923	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 July 1923	The Theodore Ministry was reconstituted.
10 July 1923	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

See also: Results of the Queensland state election, 1923

Queensland state election, 12 May 1923 Legislative Assembly << 1920–1926 >>
Enrolled voters		449,087[1]
Votes cast		369,267		Turnout	82.23	+2.30
Informal votes		4,311		Informal	1.17	+0.16
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	175,659	48.13	+0.36	43	+ 5
	United	131,810	36.12	+10.39	16	+ 3
	Country	39,534	10.83	–6.23	13	– 4
	Independent Country	4,732	1.30	–0.42	0	– 1
	Independent	13,221	3.62	+2.83	0	± 0
	Others			–6.94		– 3
Total		364,956			72

¹ 475,957 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 2 Country Party seats (Cooroora and Wide Bay), 1 United Party seat (Albert) and 1 Labor seat (Barcoo) were unopposed.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1923 election.

Seat	Incumbent member	Party		New member	Party
Albert	John Appel		Country	John Appel		United
Bulimba	Walter Barnes		United	Harry Wright		Labor
Drayton	William Bebbington		Country	Seat abolished
Kelvin Grove	New seat			William Lloyd		Labor
Kennedy	John Jones		United	Harry Bruce		Labor
Merthyr	Peter MacGregor		United	Peter McLachlan		Labor
Musgrave	Henry Cattermull		Country	Seat abolished
Nanango	Jim Edwards		Independent Country	Jim Edwards		Country
Normanby	Jens Peterson		Labor	Jens Peterson		United
Pittsworth	Cecil Roberts		Independent Country	Seat abolished
Port Curtis	John Fletcher		United	George Carter		Labor
Sandgate	New seat			Hubert Sizer		United
Townsville	William Green		United	Maurice Hynes		Labor
Wynnum	New seat			Walter Barnes		United

• Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
• The United party member for Bulimba, Walter Barnes instead contested the new seat of Wynnum and won.
• The Country party member for the abolished seat of Drayton, William Bebbington instead contested the seat of Rosewood and lost.
• The United party member for the Kennedy, John Jones instead contested the seat of Queenton and lost.
• The Country party member for the abolished seat of Musgrave, Henry Cattermull instead contested the seat of Bundaberg and lost.
• The Independent Country party member for the abolished seat of Pittsworth, Cecil Roberts instead contested the seat of Cunningham and lost.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923
• Theodore Ministry