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Candidates of the 1938 Queensland state election

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The 1938 state election in Queensland, Australia was held on 2 April 1938.

Since the previous election, the Country and Progressive National Party (CPNP) had split into the state branches of the United Australia Party and the Country Party. Seats won by the CPNP in 1935 are listed as held by whichever successor party the MP joined.

By-elections

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Retiring Members

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Labor

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Country

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United Australia

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Candidates

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Protestant Labor candidate Social Credit candidate Other candidates
Albert Country John Bray Tom Plunkett (CP) Robert Elliott George Gray
Aubigny Country James Strofeld Arthur Moore (CP) Hermann Wrembeck (Ind)
Barcoo Labor Frank Bulcock
Baroona Labor Bill Power Edwyn Roper (UAP) Ralph Powell
Bowen Labor Ernest Riordan Ernest Forde (CP) Henry Beck Fred Paterson (CPA)
Bremer Labor Frank Cooper Geordie Burns (CPA)
Brisbane Labor Johnno Mann Benjamin White (UAP)
Bulimba Labor George Marriott Robert Larmar (UAP) Julius Streeter Bernard Dent (Ind)
Bundaberg Labor Bernard McLean Laurence Scotney (CP) Ernest Miles Henry Clegton
Buranda Labor Ted Hanson Hector Annat (UAP) Joseph Webster Harold Tapper
Cairns Labor John O'Keefe William Chapman (CP) Robert Smith
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton John Leahy (CP)
Carpentaria Labor John Mullan James Boyd (CP)
Charters Towers Labor William Wellington
Cook Labor Harold Collins George Weaver (CP) Joseph Mears
Cooroora Country Andrew Thompson Harry Walker (CP) Denis Hannay
Cunningham Country William Deacon (CP)
Dalby Country Aubrey Slessar Godfrey Morgan (CP)
East Toowoomba Labor James Kane Herbert Yeates (CP) James Annand (Ind UAP)
Enoggera Labor George Taylor Robert Gardiner (UAP) James Underhill
Fassifern Country John Holman Alf Muller (CP)
Fitzroy Labor Jim Clark Edwin Hiskens (CP) Sidney Cooper
Fortitude Valley Labor Samuel Brassington William Boden (UAP) Andrew Knox
Gregory Labor George Pollock Edward Phillott (CP)
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Vivian Tozer (CP) William Millett Alfred Taylor
Hamilton United Australia William Pinder Hugh Russell (UAP)
Herbert Labor Percy Pease Clarence Page (CP) Ernest Malin Jack Henry (CPA)
Ipswich Labor David Gledson Henry Beverley (UAP)
Isis Country Ernest Widdup William Brand (CP)
Ithaca Labor Ned Hanlon Kenneth Morris (UAP) George Webb
Kelvin Grove Labor Frank Waters Edgar Ralph (UAP) George Morris
Kennedy Labor Cecil Jesson James Kennedy (CP)
Keppel Country David Daniel (CP) John Harding John Salmon (Ind)
Kurilpa Labor Kerry Copley John Pringle (UAP) Joseph Moore Alec MacDonald (CPA)
Logan Labor John Brown Allan Trotter (UAP) John Becconsall Mary DeMattos (Ind)
Mackay Labor William Forgan Smith John Neville
Maranoa Labor Charles Conroy Royland Hembrow (CP)
Maree Labor William King William Carter (UAP) Charles Martin
Maryborough Labor David Farrell Harold Reed (UAP) Noel Bromiley
Merthyr Labor James Keogh Edmund Cuppaidge (UAP) Frederick Brown
Mirani Labor Ted Walsh James Wilkie (CP) Edwin Hill
Mundingburra Labor John Dash Francis Hughes (CP) Lionel Parsons Doug Olive (CPA)
Murrumba Country George Watson Frank Nicklin (CP) Geoffrey Nichols
Nanango Country Horace Davies Jim Edwards (CP) Henry Madden (Ind SC)
Normanby Labor Tom Foley Harry Brake (CP) Albert Webb
Nundah Labor John Hayes William Kelso (UAP) Thomas Denovan
Oxley United Australia Wilhelm Thieme Thomas Nimmo (UAP)
Port Curtis Labor Tommy Williams James Heading (CP)
Rockhampton Labor James Larcombe Thomas Parris (CP) Vivian Pugh
Sandgate Labor Roland Hislop James Fry (UAP) Richard Vane-Millbank Leonard Jones
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair William Kingwell (UAP) James McCann
Stanley Country Frank Gillies Duncan MacDonald (CP)
The Tableland Labor Harry Bruce Henry Bonar (CP) Les Sullivan (CPA)
Toowong United Australia John O'Shea Nicholas Lockyer (UAP) Joseph West Harry Massey (Ind UAP)
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Leslie Boyce (CP) James Neil
Townsville Labor Maurice Hynes Spenser Hopkins (CP) Alfred Loveridge Albert Robinson (CPA)
Warrego Labor Randolph Bedford Charles Russell (CP)
Warwick Labor John Healy Edward Costello (CP)
West Moreton Country Ted Maher (CP) James Kidman Jim Slater (CPA)
Wide Bay Country Benjamin Telfer Harry Clayton (CP) John Rex
Windsor Labor Herbert Williams Edward Simpson (UAP) Cecil Maxwell Henry Bond (Ind Lab)
Wynnum Labor John Donnelly Bill Dart (UAP) Samuel Greene Thomas Ebbage

See also

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References

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  • Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.