*** Welcome to piglix ***

Queensland state election, 1950

Queensland state election, 1950
Queensland
← 1947 29 April 1950 (1950-04-29) 1953 →

All 75 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
  First party Second party
  Ned Hanlon.jpg Frank Nicklin.jpg
Leader Ned Hanlon Frank Nicklin
Party Labor Country/Liberal coalition
Leader since 7 March 1946 (1946-03-07) 21 May 1941
Leader's seat Ithaca Landsborough
Last election 35 seats 23 seats
Seats won 42 seats 31 seats
Seat change Increase7 Increase8
Percentage 46.87% 49.16%
Swing Increase3.29 Increase3.94

Premier before election

Ned Hanlon
Labor

Elected Premier

Ned Hanlon
Labor


Ned Hanlon
Labor

Ned Hanlon
Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 April 1950 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its seventh continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Premier Ned Hanlon's second election.

The Assembly had been increased in size prior to the election by the Electoral Districts Act 1949 from 62 to 75 seats.

Queensland state election, 29 April 1950
Legislative Assembly
<< 19471953 >>


...
Wikipedia

...