Electoral results for the district of Carpentaria

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Carpentaria in Queensland state elections.

Members for Carpentaria

The following people were elected in the seat of Carpentaria:[1]

First incarnation 1888–1912
MemberPartyTerm
  Edward Palmer none 1888–1893
  George Phillips none 1893–1896
  George Charles Sim Labor 1896–1899
  James Forsyth Ministerial 1899–1907
  Thomas Nevitt Labor 1907–1912
Second incarnation 1932–1960
MemberPartyTerm
  John Mullan Labor 1932–1941
  Alfred James Smith Labor 1941–1957
  QLP 1957–1960

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Queensland Labor Alfred Smith 2,832 38.6 +38.6
Labor Alex Inch 2,292 31.3 -28.8
Country William Aplin 2,211 30.1 -9.8
Total formal votes 7,335 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 57 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 7,392 87.0 +5.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1956: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Smith 3,377 60.1 -2.6
Country William Aplin 2,240 39.9 +2.6
Total formal votes 5,617 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 50 0.9 0.0
Turnout 5,667 81.3 -2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.6
Queensland state election, 1953: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Smith 3,093 62.7 -0.2
Country William Aplin 1,842 37.3 +5.8
Total formal votes 4,935 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 47 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 4,982 84.2 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.9
Queensland state election, 1950: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Smith 2,709 62.9
Country George Keyes 1,358 31.5
Independent Labor Merv Pether 243 5.6
Total formal votes 4,310 98.6
Informal votes 61 1.4
Turnout 4,371 80.7
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Smith 3,650 70.2 +12.7
Independent Walter Grant 1,549 29.8 +29.8
Total formal votes 5,199 94.7 -4.0
Informal votes 290 5.3 +4.0
Turnout 5,489 83.3 +6.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1944: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Smith 2,969 57.5 +5.7
Independent Labor James Boyd 1,834 35.5 -12.7
Independent John Carson 208 4.0 +4.0
Independent Bernard McInerney 155 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 5,166 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 67 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 5,233 77.0 +4.3
Labor hold Swing +10.0
Queensland state election, 1941: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alfred Smith 3,054 51.8 -4.0
Independent James Boyd 2,838 48.2 +48.2
Total formal votes 5,892 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 83 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 5,975 72.7 -7.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

Queensland state election, 1938: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mullan 3,501 55.8 -44.2
Country James Boyd 2,775 44.2 +44.2
Total formal votes 6,276 98.8
Informal votes 75 1.2
Turnout 6,351 79.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1935: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mullan unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1932: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mullan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Register of Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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