11 May 1935 (1935-05-11) 1938 → 33 seats 28 seats 13 12 Date 11 May 1935 | 27 May 1929 (1929-05-27) 19 April 1924 46 seats 16 seats 53.43% 33.80% | |
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Winner William Forgan S | ||
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party in the 1932 election.
Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.
Results
The election saw a swing to Labor from the 1932 election.
1 575,288 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 8 seats (12.9% of the total) were uncontested—6 Labor seats (2 less than in 1932) representing 49,621 enrolled voters and two CPNP seats representing 17,907 enrolled voters.References
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