The
1912 state election in
Queensland
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, Australia was held on 27 April 1912.
The main parties in the election were the
Liberal Party, led by
Premier
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Digby Denham and the
Labor Party, led by
Leader of the Opposition
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David Bowman.
The election was the first conducted under the ''Electoral Districts Act 1910'' which allowed for 72 single-member electorates based on the principle of
one vote, one value
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Retiring Members
Labor
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Vincent Lesina (
Clermont)
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Thomas Nevitt
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Liberal
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William Thorn (
Aubigny)
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
See also
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1912 Queensland state election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 April 1912 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first for the recently formed Liberal government of Digby Denham, who had been premi ...
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1909–1912
This is a list of members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1909 to 1912, as elected at the 1909 state election held on 2 October 1909.
: On 7 February 1911, William Kidston, the Premier of Queensland and Liberal member for ...
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1912–1915
This is a list of members of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1912 to 1915, as elected at the 1912 Queensland state election, 1912 state election held on 27 April 1912.
Apart from the Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembl ...
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List of political parties in Australia
References
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* "Queensland Elections", ''
Adelaide Advertiser'', 29 April 1912, page 9.
Candidates for Queensland state elections