# 1947 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first that the Labor 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

| Date | Event |
| 21 March 1947 | The Parliament was dissolved. |
| 24 March 1947 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 31 March 1947 | Close of nominations. |
| 3 May 1947 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 15 May 1947 | The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in. |
| 24 May 1947 | Polling day in the seat of Gregory. |
| 30 May 1947 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 2 June 1947 | Polling day in the seat of Cook. |
| 5 August 1947 | Parliament resumed for business. |

## Results

Legislative Assembly (IRV) – Turnout: 90.75% :
| Party | Party | Party | Primary vote | Primary vote | Primary vote | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing (pp) | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | Labor | 272,203 | 43.00 | –3.23 | 35 | 4 |
| | Country | Country | 129,158 | 20.40 | +3.12 | 14 | 3 |
| | People's Party | People's Party | 160,623 | 25.38 | +1.09 | 9 | 2 |
| | Frank Barnes Labor | Frank Barnes Labor | 21,823 | 3.45 | +2.63 | 1 | 1 |
| | Communist | Communist | 7,870 | 1.24 | –1.19 | 1 | |
| | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | 6,727 | 1.06 | +1.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Hermit Park Labor | Hermit Park Labor | 4,541 | 0.72 | –0.36 | 1 | |
| | King O'Malley Labor | King O'Malley Labor | 3,061 | 0.48 | –0.65 | 0 | |
| | Co-operative Democrat | Co-operative Democrat | 702 | 0.11 | +0.08 | 0 | |
| | Independent | Independent | 17,722 | 2.80 | –1.82 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 632,909 | 100.00 | | 62 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,579 | 1.4 | –0.42 | — | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 632,909 | 90.75 | +12.58 | — | — |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 697,405 | — | — | — | — |
Popular vote
Labor
43.58%
People's Party
25.73%
Country
19.49%
Frank Barnes Labor
3.97%
Communist
1.26%
Hermit Park Labor
0.73%
Independents
5.24% :
Seats
Labor
56.45%
Country
22.58%
People's Party
14.52%
Frank Barnes Labor
1.61%
Communist
1.61%
Hermit Park Labor
1.61%
Independents
1.61% :

## Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1947 election.
Party :
| Cairns | Lou Barnes | Frank Barnes Labor | Thomas Crowley | Labor |
| Dalby | Aubrey Slessar | Labor | Charles Russell | Country |
| East Toowoomba | Les Wood | Labor | Gordon Chalk | People's Party |
| Maree | Louis Luckins | Independent | Louis Luckins | People's Party |
| Mirani | Ted Walsh | Labor | Ernie Evans | Country |
| Warwick | John Healy | Labor | Otto Madsen | Country |
* Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
* East Toowoomba was held by the Country Party at the previous election. It was won by Labor at the 1946 by-election.