# Candidates of the 1929 Queensland state election

The 1929 state election in Queensland, Australia was held on 11 May 1929.

## By-elections

* On 6 August 1927, Samuel Brassington (Labor) was elected to succeed Edward Land (Labor), who had died on 2 May 1927, as the member for Balonne.
* On 25 February 1928, Ernest Grimstone (CPNP) was elected to succeed Frederick Nott (CPNP), who had died on 5 December 1927, as the member for Stanley.
* On 26 May 1928, Richard Bow (Labor) was elected to succeed John Payne (Labor), who had died on 24 January 1928, as the member for Mitchell.
* On 13 October 1928, Robert Boyd (CPNP) was elected to succeed Bernard Corser (CPNP), who had resigned on 16 August 1928, as the member for Burnett.

## Retiring Members

CPNP Albert MLA John Appel died prior to the election; no by-election was held.
No members retired at this election.

## Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | CPNP candidate | Other candidates |
| Albert | CPNP | Edward Moran | Tom Plunkett | |
| Aubigny | CPNP | | Arthur Moore | Edward Gore (Ind) |
| Balonne | Labor | Samuel Brassington | James Hindmarsh | |
| Barcoo | Labor | Frank Bulcock | | |
| Bowen | Labor | Charles Collins | Thomas Mann | |
| Bremer | Labor | Frank Cooper | Thomas Mitchell | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Mick Kirwan | Thomas Thatcher | Jack Miles (CPA) Fred O'Keefe (Ind) |
| Bulimba | Labor | Harry Wright | Irene Longman | |
| Bundaberg | Labor | George Barber | Andrew Christiansen | |
| Buranda | Labor | Ted Hanson | Henry Quinn | |
| Burke | Labor | Darby Riordan | Robert Clarke | |
| Burnett | CPNP | Robert Martin | Robert Boyd | |
| Burrum | CPNP | Timothy Hanley | William Brand | |
| Cairns | Labor | William McCormack | Ronald Muir | |
| Carnarvon | CPNP | Adolphus Baker | Edward Costello | |
| Charters Towers | Labor | William Wellington | Herbert Poole | |
| Chillagoe | Labor | John O'Keefe | Ernest Atherton | |
| Cook | Labor | Henry Ryan | James Kenny | |
| Cooroora | CPNP | | Harry Walker | |
| Cunningham | CPNP | | William Deacon | Percy Bayley (Ind) |
| Dalby | CPNP | Clive Curtis | Wilfred Russell | |
| Eacham | Labor | Cornelius Ryan | George Duffy | |
| East Toowoomba | CPNP | Reginald Turnbull | Robert Roberts | |
| Enoggera | CPNP | George Cooper | Jim Kerr | |
| Fassifern | CPNP | | Ernest Bell | |
| Fitzroy | Labor | Harry Hartley | William Carter | |
| Flinders | Labor | John Mullan | James Scholefield | |
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | Thomas Wilson | John McLennan | John Durkin (Ind) |
| Gregory | Labor | George Pollock | | |
| Gympie | Labor | Thomas Dunstan | Vivian Tozer | |
| Herbert | Labor | Percy Pease | Clarence Page | |
| Ipswich | Labor | David Gledson | James Walker | |
| Ithaca | Labor | Ned Hanlon | John Shaw | |
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | William Lloyd | Richard Hill | |
| Kennedy | Labor | Harry Bruce | Henry Hollins | |
| Keppel | Labor | James Larcombe | Owen Daniel | |
| Kurilpa | CPNP | Kerry Copley | James Fry | |
| Leichhardt | Labor | Tom Foley | George Tuck | |
| Lockyer | CPNP | | George Logan | Charles Jamieson (Ind) |
| Logan | CPNP | Richard Leggat | Reginald King | |
| Mackay | Labor | William Forgan Smith | George Milton | |
| Maranoa | Labor | Charles Conroy | Arthur Miscamble | |
| Maree | Labor | William Bertram | George Tedman | |
| Maryborough | Labor | David Weir | John Blackley | |
| Merthyr | Labor | Peter McLachlan | Patrick Kerwin | |
| Mirani | CPNP | John Mulherin | Edward Swayne | |
| Mitchell | Labor | Richard Bow | Francis McKeon | |
| Mount Morgan | Labor | James Stopford | Sydney Paterson | |
| Mundingburra | Labor | John Dash | | Ted Tripp (CPA) |
| Murilla | CPNP | Robert Munro | Godfrey Morgan | |
| Murrumba | CPNP | | Richard Warren | Ernest Coghlan (Ind) Alfred O'Loan (Ind) |
| Nanango | CPNP | | Jim Edwards | Wilfred Osborne (Ind) |
| Normanby | CPNP | Thomas Ritchie | Jens Peterson | |
| Nundah | CPNP | Thomas Darby | William Kelso | |
| Oxley | CPNP | James MacArthur | Thomas Nimmo | Cecil Elphinstone (Ind) |
| Paddington | Labor | Alfred Jones | | Fred Paterson (CPA) |
| Port Curtis | Labor | George Carter | Frank Butler | |
| Queenton | Labor | Vern Winstanley | Walter Bennett | |
| Rockhampton | Labor | George Farrell | | Thomas Dunlop (Ind) |
| Rosewood | Labor | William Cooper | Ted Maher | |
| Sandgate | CPNP | Jack Kavanagh | Hubert Sizer | William Childs (Ind) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Myles Ferricks | Neil MacGroarty | |
| Stanley | CPNP | | Ernest Grimstone | Andrew Fredin (Ind) |
| Toombul | CPNP | James Lough | Hugh Russell | |
| Toowong | CPNP | Leslie Day | James Maxwell | |
| Toowoomba | Labor | Evan Llewelyn | James Annand | |
| Townsville | Labor | Maurice Hynes | Ernest Garbutt | William Jackson (Ind) Desmond Morris (CPA) |
| Warrego | Labor | Randolph Bedford | Oswald Allen | |
| Warwick | CPNP | Patrick McMahon | George Barnes | |
| Wide Bay | CPNP | | Harry Clayton | Aaron Davies (Ind) |
| Windsor | CPNP | Harry Nowotny | Charles Taylor | |
| Wynnum | CPNP | Fred Moore | Walter Barnes | |