# Results of the 1944 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 15 April 1944 Legislative Assembly
<< 1941–1947 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 585,727 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 512,767 | | Turnout | 87.54 | –2.75 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 9,352 | | Informal | 1.82 | +0.02 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 224,888 | 44.67 | –6.74 | 37 | –4 |
| | People's Party | 124,437 | 24.72 | +9.11 | 7 | +3 |
| | Country | 88,608 | 17.60 | –3.29 | 12 | –2 |
| | Communist | 12,467 | 2.48 | –0.61 | 1 | +1 |
| | King O'Malley Labor | 5,790 | 1.13 | +1.13 | 1 | ± 1 |
| | Hermit Park Labor | 5,521 | 1.08 | +1.08 | 1 | + 1 |
| | Frank Barnes Labor | 4,180 | 0.82 | -0.20 | 1 | ± 1 |
| | Democratic | 999 | 0.19 | –1.75 | 0 | –2 |
| | All Services Association of Australia | 325 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Christian Socialist | 325 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 23,680 | 4.62 | +0.55 | 1 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 503,415 | | | 62 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1944 Queensland state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albert

1944 Queensland state election: Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Tom Plunkett | 4,842 | 50.8 | -11.6 |
| | Labor | John Rosser | 3,037 | 31.9 | -5.7 |
| | Independent Country | Edward Coghlan | 1,654 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,533 | 99.1 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 0.9 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,617 | 83.8 | −3.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### Aubigny

1944 Queensland state election: Aubigny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Sparkes | 5,620 | 68.2 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | William Harth | 2,614 | 31.8 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,234 | 99.2 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,301 | 88.6 | −4.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Barcoo

1944 Queensland state election: Barcoo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Davis | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Baroona

1944 Queensland state election: Baroona :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 5,415 | 55.3 | -4.6 |
| | People's Party | Richard Cooper | 4,370 | 44.7 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,785 | 98.5 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,932 | 88.0 | −1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Bowen

1944 Queensland state election: Bowen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Communist | Fred Paterson | 3,434 | 44.4 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Ernest Riordan | 2,988 | 38.6 | -14.1 |
| | Country | Bill Hancock | 1,310 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,732 | 99.0 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,812 | 87.7 | −3.3 |
| | Communist gain from Labor | Communist gain from Labor | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Bremer

1944 Queensland state election: Bremer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Brisbane

1944 Queensland state election: Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Johnno Mann | 4,774 | 58.4 | +1.0 |
| | People's Party | George Regan | 3,396 | 41.6 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,170 | 97.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 200 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,370 | 85.4 | −1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.0 | |

### Bulimba

1944 Queensland state election: Bulimba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labor | George Marriott | 4,577 | 41.8 | +41.8 |
| | People's Party | Geoffrey Ward | 3,680 | 33.6 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Bob Gardner | 2,683 | 24.5 | -45.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,940 | 96.0 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 459 | 4.0 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,399 | 94.8 | +1.1 |
| | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Bundaberg

1944 Queensland state election: Bundaberg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Frank Barnes Labor | Frank Barnes | 4,180 | 40.0 | -11.1 |
| | Labor | Bernard McLean | 3,495 | 33.4 | -15.5 |
| | People's Party | Tom McCracken | 2,218 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| | Independent Labor | Arthur Howe | 432 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Alfred Maughan | 136 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,461 | 98.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 1.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,643 | 88.3 | −5.1 |
| | Frank Barnes Labor hold | Frank Barnes Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Buranda

1944 Queensland state election: Buranda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Hanson | 5,569 | 50.7 | -6.2 |
| | People's Party | Robert Roberts | 5,417 | 49.3 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,986 | 98.9 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 125 | 1.1 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,111 | 88.9 | −2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.2 | |

### Cairns

1944 Queensland state election: Cairns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | King O'Malley Labor | Lou Barnes | 5,790 | 65.6 | +65.6 |
| | Labor | Daniel Crowley | 3,029 | 34.4 | -21.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,819 | 98.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 1.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,928 | 79.6 | −7.4 |
| | King O'Malley Labor hold | King O'Malley Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Carnarvon

1944 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,211 | 56.6 | -43.4 |
| | Country | Harold Phillips | 3,235 | 43.4 | +43.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,446 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 386 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,832 | 88.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Carpentaria

1944 Queensland state election: Carpentaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Norm Smith | 2,969 | 57.5 | +5.7 |
| | Independent Labor | James Boyd | 1,834 | 35.5 | -12.7 |
| | Independent | John Carson | 208 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Bernard McInerney | 155 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,166 | 98.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,233 | 77.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |

### Charters Towers

1944 Queensland state election: Charters Towers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Jones | 4,241 | 67.5 | +4.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Syd Williams | 2,344 | 32.5 | -4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,285 | 98.2 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,400 | 81.8 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Cook

1944 Queensland state election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harold Collins | 3,845 | 54.6 | -2.4 |
| | People's Party | Norman Fitchett | 1,999 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| | Independent Labor | Jack Meehan | 1,205 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,049 | 98.3 | +2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 119 | 1.7 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,168 | 82.0 | −7.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.8 | |

### Cooroora

1944 Queensland state election: Cooroora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Walker | 5,486 | 62.5 | -37.5 |
| | Labor | Robert Spencer | 3,289 | 37.5 | +37.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,775 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,854 | 89.0 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Cunningham

1944 Queensland state election: Cunningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Malcolm McIntyre | 5,542 | 67.2 | +47.3 |
| | Labor | John Hilton | 2,705 | 32.8 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,247 | 97.7 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 192 | 2.3 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,439 | 92.1 | 0.0 |
| | Country gain from Independent | Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Dalby

1944 Queensland state election: Dalby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Aubrey Slessar | 4,688 | 51.5 | -4.5 |
| | Country | Charles Russell | 4,409 | 48.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,097 | 94.4 | −4.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 537 | 5.6 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,634 | 88.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

### East Toowoomba

1944 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Herbert Yeates | 4,854 | 56.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Jim Thorpe | 3,560 | 41.2 | -4.6 |
| | Christian Socialist | K N Kunkel | 230 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,644 | 98.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,759 | 84.7 | −8.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Enoggera

1944 Queensland state election: Enoggera :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Kenneth Morris | 5,436 | 45.3 | +2.2 |
| | Independent Labor | George Taylor | 3,927 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| | Labor | James Fraser | 2,647 | 22.0 | -28.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,010 | 97.8 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 267 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,277 | 93.4 | 0.0 |
| | People's Party gain from Labor | People's Party gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Fassifern

1944 Queensland state election: Fassifern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alf Muller | 5,984 | 64.7 | -0.7 |
| | Labor | Roy Richards | 2,633 | 29.6 | -5.7 |
| | Independent | Cyril Brosnan | 275 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | George Masen | 166 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,891 | 95.8 | −2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 387 | 4.2 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,278 | 95.3 | +2.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

### Fitzroy

1944 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 4,832 | 51.4 | -48.6 |
| | People's Party | Harry Weir | 4,563 | 48.6 | +48.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,395 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,488 | 84.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fortitude Valley

1944 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Samuel Brassington | 5,582 | 60.5 | +4.0 |
| | People's Party | Annie Tipper | 3,646 | 39.5 | -4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,228 | 98.6 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,363 | 88.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Gregory

1944 Queensland state election: Gregory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Devries | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Gympie

1944 Queensland state election: Gympie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Dunstan | 3,197 | 47.8 | -4.6 |
| | People's Party | Niels Damm | 2,923 | 43.7 | +13.7 |
| | Independent | William Ebrington | 572 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,692 | 99.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,725 | 88.0 | −5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -11.4 | |

### Hamilton

1944 Queensland state election: Hamilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | John Chandler | 7,916 | 75.2 | +39.0 |
| | Labor | John Dixon | 2,614 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,530 | 98.8 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 125 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,655 | 88.4 | −3.1 |
| | People's Party hold | People's Party hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Herbert

1944 Queensland state election: Herbert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stephen Theodore | 4,331 | 57.1 | +0.9 |
| | Communist | Les Sullivan | 3,261 | 42.9 | +42.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,592 | 96.9 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 1.8 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,834 | 86.0 | −5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Ipswich

1944 Queensland state election: Ipswich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Gledson | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Isis

1944 Queensland state election: Isis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Brand | 4,901 | 64.5 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Frank Eastaughffe | 2,694 | 35.5 | -5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,595 | 96.0 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 318 | 4.0 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,913 | 92.8 | −2.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Ithaca

1944 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 6,305 | 54.0 | -2.9 |
| | People's Party | Reg Groom | 5,162 | 44.2 | +44.2 |
| | Independent | Jack McCallum | 208 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,675 | 98.9 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,807 | 91.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Kelvin Grove

1944 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bert Turner | 6,011 | 53.1 | +2.4 |
| | People's Party | Andrew Muir | 5,309 | 46.9 | +46.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,320 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,467 | 90.5 | −1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Kennedy

1944 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 4,297 | 50.7 | -7.0 |
| | Communist | John Clubley | 2,220 | 26.2 | +15.3 |
| | People's Party | Aubrey Jurd | 1,954 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,471 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,651 | 82.3 | −6.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Keppel

1944 Queensland state election: Keppel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Walter Ingram | 3,184 | 40.1 | +1.6 |
| | Country | Frank Saunders | 2,466 | 31.0 | -22.0 |
| | Independent | John Harding | 2,292 | 28.9 | +28.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,942 | 95.0 | −3.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 420 | 5.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,362 | 90.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +14.3 | |

### Kurilpa

1944 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 5,504 | 53.5 | +5.1 |
| | People's Party | Norman Brandon | 4,780 | 46.5 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,284 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,419 | 85.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Logan

1944 Queensland state election: Logan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Thomas Hiley | 7,434 | 52.7 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | John Brown | 6,680 | 47.3 | -7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,114 | 98.8 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 165 | 1.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,279 | 89.1 | −2.7 |
| | People's Party gain from Labor | People's Party gain from Labor | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Mackay

1944 Queensland state election: Mackay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Graham | 5,086 | 58.1 | -9.4 |
| | People's Party | Ernie Evans | 3,676 | 41.9 | +41.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,762 | 98.9 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,858 | 82.2 | −6.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Maranoa

1944 Queensland state election: Maranoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Taylor | 3,832 | 56.2 | -3.0 |
| | Country | Henry Crothers | 2,987 | 43.8 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,819 | 98.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,935 | 81.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |

### Maree

1944 Queensland state election: Maree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Louis Luckins | 5,294 | 53.3 | +53.3 |
| | Labor | Jack McNulty | 4,631 | 46.7 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,925 | 98.5 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 1.5 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,077 | 85.7 | −6.1 |
| | Independent gain from People's Party | Independent gain from People's Party | Swing | N/A | |

### Maryborough

1944 Queensland state election: Maryborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Farrell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Merthyr

1944 Queensland state election: Merthyr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Moore | 5,322 | 54.7 | -3.7 |
| | People's Party | Leonard King | 4,400 | 45.3 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,722 | 98.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,906 | 88.7 | −5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.7 | |

### Mirani

1944 Queensland state election: Mirani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Walsh | 3,769 | 47.6 | -11.3 |
| | Country | Anthony Coyne | 2,576 | 32.5 | -8.6 |
| | Independent | John Mulherin | 1,581 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,926 | 98.8 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,022 | 84.5 | −3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Mundingburra

1944 Queensland state election: Mundingburra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Hermit Park Labor | Tom Aikens | 3,658 | 35.6 | +35.6 |
| | Labor | Lionel Tomlins | 2,930 | 28.5 | -27.8 |
| | Independent | Arthur Coburn | 2,753 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| | People's Party | Harry Pass | 763 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Independent Labor | Lionel Parsons | 179 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,283 | 99.2 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,366 | 87.2 | −3.7 |
| | Hermit Park Labor gain from Labor | Hermit Park Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Murrumba

1944 Queensland state election: Murrumba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Nanango

1944 Queensland state election: Nanango :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Edwards | 4,319 | 50.1 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Daniel Carroll | 3,120 | 36.2 | -4.6 |
| | Independent | George Anderson | 1,176 | 13.7 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,615 | 99.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,690 | 86.2 | −4.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Normanby

1944 Queensland state election: Normanby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Foley | 4,029 | 54.6 | -3.6 |
| | Country | George Hamilton | 3,346 | 45.4 | +45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,375 | 98.7 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 1.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,469 | 84.7 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Nundah

1944 Queensland state election: Nundah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Hayes | 5,862 | 51.6 | -1.7 |
| | People's Party | William Cunningham | 5,493 | 48.4 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,355 | 98.9 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 125 | 1.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,480 | 90.4 | −3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### Oxley

1944 Queensland state election: Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Tom Kerr | 6,696 | 57.2 | -4.3 |
| | Labor | Felix Dittmer | 5,013 | 42.8 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,709 | 97.1 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 352 | 2.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,061 | 91.1 | −1.0 |
| | People's Party hold | People's Party hold | Swing | -4.3 | |

### Port Curtis

1944 Queensland state election: Port Curtis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tommy Williams | 5,761 | 59.3 | -5.0 |
| | Country | Samuel Halpin | 3,955 | 40.7 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,716 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,819 | 87.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

### Rockhampton

1944 Queensland state election: Rockhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Larcombe | 6,361 | 65.5 | -7.4 |
| | Country | Jack O'Shanesey | 3,345 | 34.5 | +34.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,706 | 97.6 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 236 | 2.4 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,942 | 86.5 | −1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Sandgate

1944 Queensland state election: Sandgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Eric Decker | 6,613 | 59.5 | +35.6 |
| | Labor | Erle Wettemeyer | 4,501 | 40.5 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,114 | 98.7 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 141 | 1.3 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,255 | 90.2 | −2.9 |
| | People's Party gain from Country | People's Party gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |

### South Brisbane

1944 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,940 | 56.3 | -0.4 |
| | People's Party | Robert Lincoln | 4,611 | 43.7 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,551 | 97.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,814 | 82.8 | −5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.4 | |

### Stanley

1944 Queensland state election: Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Duncan MacDonald | 5,247 | 64.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Arthur Lee | 2,924 | 35.8 | -4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,171 | 99.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,237 | 91.2 | −1.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### The Tableland

1944 Queensland state election: The Tableland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Bruce | 3,447 | 47.0 | -11.5 |
| | People's Party | Percy Kidd | 1,923 | 26.2 | +26.2 |
| | Communist | Frank Falls | 1,706 | 23.3 | +14.3 |
| | Independent | Jim Burton | 255 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,331 | 98.3 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,455 | 83.4 | −3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Toowong

1944 Queensland state election: Toowong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Charles Wanstall | 6,047 | 56.6 | -7.2 |
| | Independent | Tom Laws | 2,437 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| | Independent | Harry Massey | 1,881 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| | All Services Association | Harold Jiear | 325 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,690 | 98.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,856 | 91.1 | −2.0 |
| | People's Party hold | People's Party hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Toowoomba

1944 Queensland state election: Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Duggan | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Townsville

1944 Queensland state election: Townsville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Keyatta | 5,583 | 62.9 | -37.1 |
| | Hermit Park Labor | Ernest O'Brien | 1,863 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | People's Party | Athena Deane | 1,425 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,871 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,003 | 81.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Warrego

1944 Queensland state election: Warrego :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry O'Shea | 4,107 | 69.6 | -30.4 |
| | Country | William Addison | 1,797 | 30.4 | +30.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,904 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,061 | 81.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Warwick

1944 Queensland state election: Warwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Healy | 4,656 | 54.4 | -0.6 |
| | People's Party | Richard Matthews | 3,901 | 45.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,557 | 96.7 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 296 | 3.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,853 | 90.2 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### West Moreton

1944 Queensland state election: West Moreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ted Maher | 6,120 | 74.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labor | John Dalton | 2,082 | 25.4 | -9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,202 | 99.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,261 | 91.3 | −2.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Wide Bay

1944 Queensland state election: Wide Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Clayton | 4,780 | 57.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Tom Thorpe | 3,586 | 42.9 | -0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,366 | 98.4 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,506 | 87.6 | −4.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Windsor

1944 Queensland state election: Windsor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Bruce Pie | 5,353 | 51.2 | +37.3 |
| | Labor | William Hoy | 4,266 | 40.8 | -3.8 |
| | Independent Democrat | Harry Moorhouse | 833 | 8.0 | -33.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,452 | 99.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,558 | 89.9 | −2.9 |
| | People's Party gain from Independent Democrat | People's Party gain from Independent Democrat | Swing | N/A | |

### Wynnum

1944 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Gunn | 4,457 | 36.6 | -3.9 |
| | People's Party | William Kempson | 3,333 | 27.3 | -23.9 |
| | Independent | Bill Dart | 2,549 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| | Communist | Joseph Bailes | 1,846 | 15.2 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,185 | 98.8 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,333 | 91.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labor gain from People's Party | Labor gain from People's Party | Swing | +13.0 | |