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Results of the Queensland state election, 1918 (A K)

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This is a list of electoral district results for the 1918 Queensland state election for electorates from A to K.

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At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Albert

  • Sitting member John Appel was elected unopposed at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist party before this election.

    • Aubigny

  • Sitting member Arthur Edward Moore was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist party before this election.

    • By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the resignation of T. J. Ryan to enter Federal politics. It was held on the 20th December, 1919.

    • Drayton

  • Sitting member William Bebbington was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the Nationalist party before this election.

    • By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the appointment of William Lennon as Lieutenant Governor of Queensland. It was held on the 10th April 1920.

    • References

    Results of the Queensland state election, 1918 (A-K) Wikipedia
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