The 1949 Kurilpa state by-election was a

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held on 10 September 1949 for the

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Legislative Assembly seat of Kurilpa, based in the inner southern

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suburbs of West End and

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. The by-election was triggered by the death of

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member Patrick Copley on 18 July 1949. The seat was a swinging seat between Labor and non-Labor, although Copley had held it since the 1932 election and it was expected to be retained by the party.

Timeline

Candidates

The by-election attracted three candidates. The Labor Party nominated Thomas Moores, the incumbent alderman for the Kurilpa Ward on

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whose boundaries were identical to the Assembly seat. The

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nominated Norman Brandon, while the

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nominated Anna Slater. It was the first electoral contest held since the

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became the Liberal Party's Queensland branch, along with the Ipswich state by-election held on the same day.

Results

Thomas Moores retained the seat for the Labor Party.

Aftermath

Upon Moores' election, the Kurilpa Ward council seat was filled at a by-election on 12 November 1949 by Colin Bennett, who went on to be the leader of Municipal Labor on

during the 1950s, and subsequently held the Legislative Assembly seat of

from 1960 until 1972. Moores held Kurilpa until the 1957 state election held on 3 August. He defected to the

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on 26 April 1957 and on 7 May 1957 was appointed

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to replace the outgoing

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and minister Jack Duggan. With the loss of his seat at the election, Moores' term in the Executive Council of 3 months and 5 days was the shortest in Queensland since the six-day ministry of 1899.

References

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Timeline

Candidates

Results

Aftermath

See also

References