Elections were held in the
Australian state
The states and territories are federated administrative divisions in Australia, ruled by regional governments that constitute the second level of governance between the federal government and local governments. States are self-governing ...
of
Queensland
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on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state's
Legislative Assembly. The election was the first one in which women had a right to vote.
The election was the first held since
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
William Kidston
William Kidston (17 August 1849 – 25 October 1919) was an Australian bookseller, politician and Premier of Queensland, from January 1906 to November 1907 and again from February 1908 to February 1911.
Early life
William Kidston was born in Fa ...
, 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
Sir Robert Philp, (28 December 1851 – 17 June 1922) was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.
Early life
Philp was born in ...
's Conservatives.
Key dates
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.
: 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.
: In 11 electorates, voters had two votes each, so the total number of votes exceeds the total number of voters.
Electoral system
The election for the Legislative Assembly was held using the "
contingent vote
The contingent vote is an electoral system used to elect a single representative in which a candidate requires a majority of votes to win. It is a variation of instant-runoff voting (IRV). Under the contingent vote, the voter ranks the cand ...
". The
Legislative Council was a fully nominated body.
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.
See also
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1907–1908
This is a list of members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from May 1907 to February 1908, as elected at the 1907 state election held on 18 May 1907.
The Kidstonites, led by Premier William Kidston in the days before organised pol ...
*
First Kidston Ministry
References
External links
{{Queensland elections
Elections in Queensland
1907 elections in Australia
1900s in Queensland
May 1907 events