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Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1941

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1941 Queensland state election. The election was held on 29 March 1941.

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The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier William Forgan Smith, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Ted Maher, and the United Australia Party, led by Hugh Russell.

By-elections

  • On 27 May 1939, Arthur Jones (Labor) was elected to succeed William Wellington (Labor), who had died on 2 March, as the member for Charters Towers.
  • On 27 May 1939, Charles Brown (Independent) was elected to succeed George Pollock, who had died on 24 March, as the member for Gregory.
  • On 27 May 1939, George Keyatta (Labor) was elected to succeed Maurice Hynes, who had died on 27 March, as the member for Townsville.
  • On 9 November 1940, Bill Moore (Labor) was elected to succeed James Keogh, who had died on 31 August 1940, as the member for Merthyr.
  • On 9 November 1940, Stephen Theodore (Labor) was elected to succeed Percy Pease, who had died on 17 September 1940, as the member for Herbert.

    • Labor

  • John Mullan (Carpentaria)

    • Country

  • Arthur Edward Moore (Aubigny)

    • Candidates

    Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. All of the candidates standing as "Independent Socialists" were actually members of the Communist Party of Australia who could not stand under their party label due to illegality. Those marked as standing as Communists are sourced from Hughes & Graham (p. 192-198).

    References

    Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1941 Wikipedia
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