COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== BRISBANE, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Ithaca, Kelvin Grove, Merthyr, Toowong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,091 +09.5 Votes cast: 63,001 95.3 +02.6 Informal votes: 1,908 03.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 61,093 97.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Boardman OPA 1,701 02.8 John Fletcher UAP 10,976 18.0 -31.6 Hon George LAWSON * ALP 31,099 50.9 +00.5 Bruce Pie 17,317 28.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,093 03.6 e 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fletcher was Qld MLA for Port Curtis 1920-23. 2. Pie was Qld MLA for Hamilton 1941-43, Windsor 1944-50, Kedron 1950-51. He resigned as an adviser to the Commonwealth Department of War Organization of Industry to contest this seat, alleging that shortages of various goods arose from government incompetence. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Lawson (1881-1966): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Transport to 21 September 1943 Minister assisting the Postmaster-General to 21 September 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPRICORNIA, Qld ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,274 +01.3 Votes cast: 58,620 95.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 627 01.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 57,993 98.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 32,396 55.9 -02.8 Charles Ward UAP 25,597 44.1 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,993 05.9 02.8 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP majority over the Country Party in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for the Army Prime Minister 6 July 1945 to 13 July 1945 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forde, as Deputy Leader of the ALP, became Prime Minister when Curtin died. He resigned after losing a ballot for the ALP leadership to Chifley. He was Australia's shortest-serving Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING DOWNS, Qld ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Esk, Gatton, Toowoomba, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,807 +05.4 Votes cast: 54,631 97.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 868 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 53,763 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Bailey ALP 23,253 43.3 +01.2 Rt Hon Arthur Fadden * CP 26,123 48.6 -09.3 Raymond Mullaly 3,398 06.3 Hugh Phair OPA 989 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Phair's 989 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bailey 183 (18.5 23,436 43.6 Fadden * 354 35.8 26,477 49.2 Mullaly 452 45.7 3,850 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 989 53,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mullaly's 3,850 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bailey 2,095 54.4 25,531 47.5 FADDEN * 1,755 45.6 28,232 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,850 53,763 02.5 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 Leader of the Opposition to 23 September 1943 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fadden resigned as Opposition Leader when Menzies, having regained the UAP leadership, reclaimed the post as the leader of the larger of the two opposition parties. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIFFITH, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Bulimba, Coorparoo, Kurilpa, Maree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,154 +11.1 Votes cast: 68,507 96.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,115 03.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 66,392 96.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Carbine OPA 3,900 05.9 William CONELAN * ALP 38,138 57.4 +06.9 Theophilus Dunstone 1,210 01.8 William Kingwell 3,756 05.7 Richard Larking UAP 19,388 29.2 -20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,392 15.1 e 14.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Patrick Conelan (1893-1983): Elected 1939 By, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HERBERT, Qld ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,655 -01.0 Votes cast: 61,992 91.6 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,673 02.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 60,319 97.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Cook 3,300 05.5 Archibald Graham CP 13,693 22.7 -12.8 George Martens * ALP 22,697 37.6 -03.1 Frederick Paterson CPA 20,629 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paterson was Qld MLA for Bowen 1944-50. His 34.2% was the highest vote ever polled by a Communist candidate in any federal election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cook's 3,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham 2,630 79.7 16,323 27.1 Martens * 400 12.1 23,097 38.3 Paterson 270 08.2 20,899 34.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,300 60,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Graham's 16,323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTENS * 14,122 86.5 37,219 61.7 Paterson 2,201 13.5 23,100 38.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,323 60,319 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Martens retired at the 1946 election. Later career: Director, Commonwealth Oil Refineries 1946-49. Died 23 August 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNEDY, Qld ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,179 -01.5 Votes cast: 46,821 88.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,483 03.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 45,338 96.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Athena Deane 3,753 08.3 William RIORDAN * ALP 29,551 65.2 +01.0 Wilfred Simmonds CP 10,769 23.8 -12.0 Richard Vane-Millbank 1,265 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,338 21.7 e 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Simmonds, see Senate Queensland 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan 1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LILLEY, Qld ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 09.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,807 -00.3 Votes cast: 69,273 97.8 -01.9 Informal votes: 1,653 02.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 67,620 97.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Beiers OPA 4,555 06.7 James Hadley ALP 30,882 45.7 +06.8 William Jolly * UAP 30,992 45.8 -12.3 James Julin 1,191 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Julin's 1,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beiers 243 20.4 4,798 07.1 Hadley 282 23.7 31,164 46.1 Jolly * 666 55.9 31,658 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,191 67,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beiers's 4,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HADLEY 2,887 60.2 34,051 50.4 Jolly * 1,911 39.8 33,569 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,798 67,620 00.3 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Alfred Jolly (1882-1955): Elected 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Died 30 May 1955 > James William Hadley (1893-1971): Elected 1943 Born: 1893, Brisbane. Career: Primary education. Timber worker, railways worker. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARANOA, Qld ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,223 +02.5 Votes cast: 53,563 92.0 +01.7 Informal votes: 686 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 52,877 98.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles ADERMANN CP 26,963 51.0 +06.4 Francis Baker * ALP 25,914 49.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,877 01.0 02.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis Patrick Baker (1873-1959): Elected 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Grazier, Beaudesert, Queensland. Died 2 June 1959 > Charles Frederick Adermann (1896-1979): Elected 1943 Born: 3 August 1896, Vernor Siding, Queensland. Career: Educated by correspondence. Dairy farmer and peanut grower, Burnett District, Queensland. Kingaroy Shire Council. Chairman, Queensland Peanut Board, 1924-52. Father of Hon Evan Adermann MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORETON, Qld ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Ipswich, Sherwood, Southport, Wynnum -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,180 +07.6 Votes cast: 66,893 95.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,568 02.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 65,325 97.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Belcham OPA 3,747 05.7 John Cantwell CP 2,093 03.2 Hon Josiah FRANCIS * UAP 32,681 50.0 -09.3 Patrick McInally ALP 26,804 41.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,325 06.7 e 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Josiah Francis (1890-1964): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIDE BAY, Qld ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Gympie, Maryborough, North Pine, Widgee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,870 +03.2 Votes cast: 54,953 95.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,237 02.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 53,716 97.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Corser * CP 20,662 38.5 James Heading CP 7,678 14.3 Clive Lambourne 2,988 05.6 Henry Madden 3,750 07.0 George Watson ALP 18,638 34.7 +05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heading was Qld MLA Wide Bay 1947-50, Marodian 1950-60. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 52.8%, a decrease of 2.1% from the 54.9% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lambourne's 2,988 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Corser * 895 30.0 21,557 40.1 Heading 1,124 37.6 8,802 16.4 Madden 640 21.4 4,390 08.2 Watson 329 11.0 18,967 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,988 53,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Madden's 4,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Corser * 766 17.4 22,323 41.6 Heading 1,136 25.9 9,938 18.5 Watson 2,488 56.7 21,455 39.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,390 53,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Heading's 9,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORSER * 8,019 80.7 30,342 56.5 Watson 1,919 19.3 23,374 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,938 53,716 06.5 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Henry Corser (1882-1967): Elected 1928 By, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 --------------------------------------------------------------------