Queensland state election, 1907

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18 May 1907 (1907-05-18)

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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	William Kidston	Robert Philp	David Bowman
Party	Kidston Party	Conservative	Labour
Leader since	19 January 1906	19 September 1904	15 April 1907
Leader's seat	Rockhampton	Townsville	Fortitude Valley
Last election	31 seats	23 seats	17 seats
Seats won	24 seats	29 seats	18 seats
Seat change	7	6	1
Percentage	31.88%	40.58%	26.39%
Swing	N/A	11.51	9.65

Premier before election

William Kidston
Kidston Party

Resulting Premier

William Kidston
Kidston Party

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election was the first one in which women had a right to vote.

The election was the first held since Premier William Kidston, formerly of the Labour Party, had founded a new movement with his own supporters as well as the Parliamentary Conservatives. The end result of the election was an improvement in Kidston's position, although he was still in minority government with Labour support. The main opposition group was Robert Philp's Conservatives.

Seat changes indicated are those caused by the election; at the preceding election, Labour had 34 seats, Ministerial 21, Conservative 15 and Independent 2.

Queensland state election, 18 May 1907
Legislative Assembly
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The election for the Legislative Assembly was held using the 'contingent vote'. The Legislative Council was a fully nominated body.

This election was the first held since women in Queensland gained the right to vote, although indigenous women did not gain the right until 1962.

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