18 May 1907 (1907-05-18) 1908 → 19 January 1906 19 September 1904 31 seats 23 seats Date 18 May 1907 | Kidston Party Conservative 19 September 1904 15 April 1907 23 seats 17 seats | |
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Winner William Kidston | ||
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
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The election was the first held since Premier William Kidston, formerly of the Labour Party, had founded a new movement with his own supporters as well as the Parliamentary Conservatives. The end result of the election was an improvement in Kidston's position, although he was still in minority government with Labour support. The main opposition group was Robert Philp's Conservatives.
Results
Seat changes indicated are those caused by the election; at the preceding election, Labour had 34 seats, Ministerial 21, Conservative 15 and Independent 2.
1 220,189 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 4 seats (5.6% of the total) were uncontested—one Labor seat representing 1,352 enrolled voters, and three Conservative seats representing 4,604 voters. 2 In 11 electorates, voters had two votes each, so the total number of votes exceeds the total number of voters.Electoral System
This election was held using the 'contingent vote'.
Electoral System Changes
This election was the first held since women in Queensland gained the right to vote (although indigenous women did not gain the right until 1962).