COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== BRISBANE, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Ithaca, Kelvin Grove, Merthyr, Toowong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,312 +06.4 Votes cast: 57,991 94.6 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,003 03.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 55,988 96.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Hart UAP 24,808 44.3 +05.2 George LAWSON * ALP 28,818 51.5 -00.4 Ambrose Sawtell DSC 2,362 04.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,988 03.6 e 04.9 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart was Qld MLA for Mt Gravatt 1957-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Lawson (1881-1966): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPRICORNIA, Qld ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,037 +08.9 Votes cast: 54,848 96.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 849 01.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 53,999 98.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 27,221 50.4 -09.9 John Harding DSC 6,235 11.5 Edwin Hiskens CP 20,543 38.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,999 06.2 e 04.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING DOWNS, Qld ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Esk, Gatton, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 10.8 1936 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,599 +03.1 Votes cast: 51,412 97.7 +00.9 Informal votes: 784 01.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 50,628 98.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Bailey ALP 17,264 34.1 -05.1 Arthur FADDEN * CP 30,747 60.7 Arthur Rushton DSC 2,617 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,628 13.3 e 02.5 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By, 1937 Minister for Air from 14 August 1940 Minister for Civil Aviation from 14 August 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fadden was the leader of a group of Country Party members (the others were Badman, Collins and Corser) who dissociated themselves from Page's attack on Menzies in April 1939, and who also rejected Cameron's leadership of the Country Party in September. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIFFITH, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Bulimba, Coorparoo, Kurilpa, Maree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 09.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,001 +08.1 Votes cast: 59,409 97.4 +01.3 Informal votes: 1,681 02.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 57,728 97.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Baker * ALP 27,864 48.3 -05.1 Dugald Clark UAP 23,756 41.2 +06.1 William Moore DSC 6,108 10.6 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,728 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moore's 6,108 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BAKER * 1,162 19.0 29,026 50.3 Clark 4,946 81.0 28,702 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,108 57,728 00.3 08.9 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Matthew John Baker (1903-39): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Died 28 March 1939 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker was killed in a traffic accident in Brisbane, aged 35. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HERBERT, Qld ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 11.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,852 +11.7 Votes cast: 62,182 94.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,019 04.9 +00.5 Formal votes: 59,163 95.1 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Beck DSC 3,622 06.1 George Martens * ALP 25,766 43.6 -08.7 Frederick Paterson CPA 12,523 21.2 +12.9 James Wilkie CP 17,252 29.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paterson was Qld MLA for Bowen 1944-50. He was the only Communist ever elected to an Australian parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beck's 3,622 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martens * 2,375 65.6 28,141 47.6 Paterson 421 11.6 12,944 21.9 Wilkie 826 22.8 18,078 30.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,622 59,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paterson's 12,944 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTENS * 11,122 85.9 39,263 66.4 Wilkie 1,822 14.1 19,900 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 12,944 59,163 16.4 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNEDY, Qld ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.9 e 1936 by-election majority: ALP over Independent 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,555 +00.8 Votes cast: 48,880 91.3 +02.8 Informal votes: 1,443 03.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 47,437 97.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Kippen CP 14,812 31.2 Herbert Price DSC 2,269 04.8 William RIORDAN * ALP 30,356 64.0 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,437 16.4 e 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Frederick Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LILLEY, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 05.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,562 +10.7 Votes cast: 57,960 97.3 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,720 03.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 56,240 97.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Cash DSC 3,040 05.4 William JOLLY + UAP 31,814 56.6 +05.2 Edmund Taylor ALP 21,386 38.0 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,240 10.3 e 04.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Alfred Jolly (1882-1955): Elected 1937 Born: 11 September 1882, Brisbane. Career: Educated state schools. Public accountant. Bank director. Windsor Town Council, Brisbane City Council. Lord Mayor 1925-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARANOA, Qld ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,094 +06.2 Votes cast: 52,338 93.3 +00.5 Informal votes: 963 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 51,375 98.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randolph Bedford ALP 21,272 41.4 +00.5 Hon James Hunter * CP 24,846 48.4 -03.4 Henry Madden DSC 5,257 10.2 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,375 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bedford was a Qld MLC 1917-18, 1918-22, Qld MLA for Warrego 1923-37, 1937-41. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Madden's 5,257 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bedford 2,189 41.6 23,461 45.7 HUNTER * 3,068 58.4 27,914 54.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,257 51,375 04.3 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio to 29 November 1937 Hunter retired at the 1940 election. Died 26 October 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORETON, Qld ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Ipswich, Sherwood, Southport, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 06.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,090 +06.3 Votes cast: 60,677 97.7 -01.5 Informal votes: 1,335 02.2 -00.5 Formal votes: 59,342 97.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Josiah FRANCIS * UAP 32,813 55.3 +04.1 Henry Hogg DSC 4,508 07.6 -03.0 John McCoy ALP 22,021 37.1 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,342 09.1 e 02.6 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Josiah Francis (1890-1964): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIDE BAY, Qld ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Gympie, Maryborough, North Pine, Widgee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,819 +04.1 Votes cast: 52,379 95.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 942 01.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 51,437 98.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Corser * CP 19,437 37.8 -15.9 Geoffrey Nichols DSC 20,356 39.6 +27.9 George Watson ALP 11,644 22.6 -09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,437 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 11,644 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORSER * 6,554 56.3 25,991 50.5 Nichols 5,090 43.7 25,446 49.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,644 51,437 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Henry Corser (1882-1967): Elected 1928 By, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Corser was one of a group of Country Party members (the others were Badman, Collins and Fadden) who dissociated themselves from Page's attack on Menzies in April 1939, and who also rejected Cameron's leadership of the Country Party in September. --------------------------------------------------------------------