Elections were held in the
Australian state
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of
Queensland
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, established_title = Before federation
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on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's
Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first that the
Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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government had contested under Premier
Ned Hanlon, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll.
The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office. It was the first Queensland election at which all seats were contested by at least two candidates.
Key dates
Results
Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1947 election.
* Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
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East Toowoomba
East Toowoomba is a residential locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , East Toowoomba had a population of 5,244 people.
Geography
East Toowoomba is by road from the Toowoomba central business district. ...
was held by the Country Party at the
previous election. It was won by Labor at the
1946 by-election.
See also
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
This is a list of members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1944 to 1947, as elected at the 1944 state election held on 15 April 1944.
: On 24 December 1945, the Country member for East Toowoomba, Herbert Yeates, died. Labo ...
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
This is a list of members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1947 to 1950, as elected at the 1947 state election held on 3 May 1947.
During the term, the Queensland People's Party became the Queensland division of the Liberal ...
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Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1947
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Hanlon Ministry
Notes
References
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1947 elections in Australia
1940s in Queensland
May 1947 events in Australia