The
1950 state election in
Queensland
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, Australia was held on 29 April 1950.
By-elections
* On 10 September 1949,
Ivor Marsden
Ivor Marsden (11 March 1903 – 18 November 1976) was a police officer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography
Marsden was born in Ipswich, Queensland, to parents Llewellyn Marsden and his wife Hannah (née Bowen). He atte ...
(Labor) was
elected to succeed
David Gledson
David Alexander Gledson (1877 – 14 May 1949) was an accountant and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography
Gledson was born at Saintfield, County Down, Ireland, to William Gledson, a miner, and his wife Mary (née Magill). ...
(Labor), who had died on 14 May 1949, as the member for
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
.
* On 10 September 1949,
Tom Moores
Thomas James Moores (born 4 September 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a left-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper.
Domestic and franchise career
On 21 June 2016, Moores joined Lancashire on loan ...
(Labor) was
elected to succeed
Kerry Copley (Labor), who had died on 18 July 1949, as the member for
Kurilpa.
Retiring Members
Labor
*
Harry Bruce MLA (
The Tableland)
*
Stephen Theodore
Stephen Ross Theodore (born 18 December 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.
Theodore kicked 22 goals in 1970 and was a half forward flanker in St Kil ...
MLA (
Herbert
Herbert may refer to:
People Individuals
* Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert
Name
* Herbert (given name)
* Herbert (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Herbert Mountains, Coats Land
* Herbert Sound, Graham Land
Australia
* Herbert, ...
)
Country
*
William Brand
Sir William Alfred Brand, (22 August 1888 – 26 October 1979) was an Australian politician. Born in Childers, Queensland,[Isis
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...]
)
Liberal
*
Charles Wanstall
Sir Charles Gray Wanstall (17 February 1912 – 17 October 1999) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was also the Chief Justice of Queensland.
Biography
Wanstall was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Ernest William W ...
MLA (
Toowong)
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
See also
*
1950 Queensland state election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 April 1950 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its seventh continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be ...
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
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List of political parties in Australia
References
* {{cite book, last=Hughes, first=Colin A., title=Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964, year=1974, publisher=Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, location=Canberra, isbn=0-7081-0301-4
Candidates for Queensland state elections