Queensland state election, 1907

Queensland state election, 1907

18 May 1907 (1907-05-18)
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly
First party Second party Third party   95px 95px Leader William Kidston Robert Philp David Bowman Party Kidston Conservative Labour Leader since 19 January 1906 19 September 1904 15 April 1907 Leader's seat Rockhampton Townsville Fortitude Valley Last election 31 seats 23 seats 17 seats Seats won 24 seats 29 seats 18 seats Seat change 7 6 1 Percentage 31.88% 40.58% 26.39% Swing N/A 11.51 9.65
Premier before election William Kidston Kidston Resulting Premier William Kidston Kidston

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 18 May 1907 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election was the first held since Premier William Kidston, formerly of the Labour Party, had founded a new movement with his own supporters as well as the Parliamentary Liberals. The end result of the election was an improvement in Kidston's position, although he was still in minority government with Labour support. The main opposition group was Robert Philp's Conservatives.

Key dates

Date	Event
11 April 1907	The Parliament was dissolved.
11 April 1907	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
27 April 1907	Close of nominations.
18 May 1907	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm.
8 June 1907	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
23 July 1907	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

Seat changes indicated are those caused by the election; at the preceding election, Labour had 34 seats, Liberal 21, Conservative 15 and Independent 2.

Queensland state election, 18 May 1907 Legislative Assembly << 1904 — 1908 >>
Enrolled voters		212,337
Votes cast		152,049		Turnout	71.61	–2.56
Informal votes		2,547		Informal	1.67	+0.87
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Conservative	80,076	40.58	+11.59	29	+ 6
	Kidston	109,985	31.88		24	– 7
	Labor	136,419	26.39	–9.65	18	+ 1
	Independent	2,259	1.14	–3.82	1	± 0
Total		197,312			72

¹ 220,189 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 4 seats (5.6% of the total) were uncontested—one Labor seat representing 1,352 enrolled voters, and three Conservative seats representing 4,604 voters.

² In 11 electorates, voters had two votes each, so the total number of votes exceeds the total number of voters.

Electoral System

This election was held using the 'contingent vote'.

Electoral System Changes

This election was the first held since women in Queensland gained the right to vote (although indigenous women did not gain the right until 1962).

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1907–1908
• First Kidston Ministry