# Electoral results for the district of Kennedy

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Kennedy in Queensland state elections.

## Members for Kennedy

The members for Kennedy were:
| Member | Party | Term |
| George Elphinstone Dalrymple | none | 18 Mar 1865 – 19 Jul 1867 |
| Thomas Henry FitzGerald | none | 19 Jul 1867 – 11 June 1869 |
| John Bright | none | 10 July 1869 – 8 Jul 1870 |
| Edward MacDevitt | none | 15 Sep 1870 – 18 Nov 1873 |
| John Murtagh Macrossan | none | 25 Nov 1873 – 28 Nov 1878 | Member 2 (1878–1888) | Member 2 (1878–1888) | Party |
| Henry Wyndham Palmer | none | 28 Nov 1878 – 5 Oct 1883 | | Francis Horace Stubley | none |
| Isidor Lissner | Ministerial | 5 Oct 1883 – 12 May 1888 | | Sir Arthur Rutledge | Ministerial |
| Isidor Lissner | Ministerial | 12 May 1888 – 13 May 1893 |
| George Jackson | Labor | 13 May 1893 – 2 Oct 1909 |
| James O'Sullivan | Labor | 2 Oct 1909 – 9 Oct 1920 |
| John Jones | Northern Country | 9 Oct 1920 – 12 May 1923 |
| Harry Bruce | Labor | 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932 |
| Arthur Fadden | CPNP | 11 June 1932 – 11 May 1935 |
| Cecil Jesson | Labor | 11 May 1935 – 29 Apr 1950 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 4,331 | 44.8 | −5.9 |
| | People's Party | Robert Johnston | 4,079 | 42.2 | +19.1 |
| | Communist | John Clubley | 1,264 | 13.1 | −13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,674 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,852 | 85.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
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 | |
1941 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 5,210 | 57.7 | −6.1 |
| | Country | Aubrey Jurd | 2,833 | 31.4 | −4.8 |
| | Communist | Florence Milburn | 980 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,023 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,184 | 88.4 | −1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 5,492 | 63.8 | −0.1 |
| | Country | James Kennedy | 3,120 | 36.2 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,612 | 97.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,795 | 90.1 | −1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
1935 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 5,160 | 63.9 |
| | CPNP | John Jackson | 2,920 | 36.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,080 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 267 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,347 | 91.5 |
| | Labor gain from CPNP | Labor gain from CPNP | Swing | |
1932 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPNP | Arthur Fadden | 3,747 | 50.6 |
| | Labor | Patrick Hayes | 3,653 | 49.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,400 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 119 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,519 | 92.2 |
| | CPNP gain from Labor | CPNP gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Bruce | 3,405 | 55.4 | +5.2 |
| | CPNP | Henry Hollins | 2,738 | 44.6 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,143 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1926 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Bruce | 3,122 | 50.2 | −1.2 |
| | CPNP | William Green | 2,694 | 43.3 | −5.3 |
| | Primary Producers | John Young | 405 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,221 | 98.8 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,296 | 89.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1923 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Bruce | 2,757 | 51.4 | +3.4 |
| | United | John Clegg | 2,612 | 48.6 | −3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,369 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,457 | 85.0 | +8.5 |
| | Labor gain from United | Labor gain from United | Swing | +3.4 | |
1920 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Northern Country | John Jones | 1,102 | 52.0 | +52.0 |
| | Labor | James O'Sullivan | 1,016 | 48.0 | −13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,118 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 76.5 | 0.0 |
| | Northern Country gain from Labor | Northern Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James O'Sullivan | 1,328 | 61.1 | −6.7 |
| | National | Andrew Taylor | 846 | 38.9 | +6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,174 | 98.1 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 1.9 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,216 | 76.5 | −14.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.7 | |
1915 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James O'Sullivan | 1,594 | 67.8 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | John Houghton | 756 | 32.2 | −10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,350 | 96.9 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 3.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 82.9 | +8.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.3 | |
1912 Queensland state election: Kennedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James O'Sullivan | 1,445 | 57.5 |
| | Liberal | Osborn Fenwick | 1,070 | 42.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,515 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,571 | 77.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |