Queensland state election, 1923

Queensland state election, 1923

12 May 1923 (1923-05-12)
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
First party Second party   150px 150px Leader Ted Theodore William Vowles Party Labor Country/United coalition Leader since 22 October 1919 (1919-10-22) 28 January 1920 Leader's seat Chillagoe Dalby Last election 38 seats 30 seats Seats won 43 seats 29 seats Seat change 5 1 Percentage 48.13% 48.95% Swing 0.38 4.16
Premier before election Ted Theodore Labor Elected Premier Ted Theodore Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier Ted Theodore's second election.

Key dates

Date	Event
13 April 1923	The Parliament was dissolved.
13 April 1923	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
20 April 1923	Close of nominations.
12 May 1923	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
23 June 1923	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 July 1923	The Theodore Ministry was reconstituted.
10 July 1923	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

Queensland state election, 12 May 1923 Legislative Assembly << 1920 — 1926 >>
Enrolled voters		449,087
Votes cast		369,267		Turnout	82.23	+2.30
Informal votes		4,311		Informal	1.17	+0.16
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	175,659	48.13	+0.36	43	+ 5
	United Party	131,810	36.12	+10.39	16	+ 3
	Country	39,534	10.83	–6.23	13	– 4
	Ind. Country	4,732	1.30	–0.42	0	– 1
	Independent	13,221	3.62	+2.83	0	± 0
	Others			–6.94		– 3
Total		364,956			72

¹ 475,957 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 2 Country Party seats (Cooroora and Wide Bay), 1 United Party seat (Albert) and 1 Labor seat (Barcoo) were unopposed.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923
• Theodore Ministry