Electoral results for the district of Herbert
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Queensland, Australia, district election results
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Herbert in Queensland state elections.
This section is an excerpt from Electoral district of Herbert § Members.[edit]
The following people were elected in the seat of Herbert:[1]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Cowley | Ministerial | 12 May 1888 – 18 May 1907 | |
| William Lennon | Labor | 18 May 1907 – 16 Jan 1920 | |
| Percy Pease | Labor | 10 Apr 1920 – 17 Sep 1940 | |
| Stephen Theodore | Labor | 9 Nov 1940 – 29 Apr 1950 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Theodore | 4,308 | 48.0 | −9.1 | |
| Country | Carlisle Wordsworth | 2,728 | 30.4 | +30.4 | |
| Communist | Les Sullivan | 1,936 | 21.6 | −21.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,972 | 98.8 | +1.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 112 | 1.2 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 9,084 | 88.6 | +2.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Theodore | 4,331 | 57.1 | +0.9 | |
| Communist | Les Sullivan | 3,261 | 42.9 | +42.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,592 | 96.9 | −1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 166 | 1.8 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 7,834 | 86.0 | −5.7 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Theodore | 5,182 | 56.2 | +3.3 | |
| Country | Alfred Moule | 2,417 | 26.2 | +8.3 | |
| Independent Socialist | Jack Wells | 1,617 | 17.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,216 | 98.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 166 | 1.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,382 | 91.7 | +4.5 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Theodore | 4,839 | 53.8 | +0.9 | |
| Country | Alfred Moule | 2,472 | 27.5 | +9.6 | |
| Independent Socialist | Jack Wells | 1,683 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,994 | ||||
| Informal votes | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1930s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 4,858 | 52.9 | −10.8 | |
| Country | Clarence Page | 1,643 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
| Communist | Jack Henry | 1,563 | 17.0 | −0.3 | |
| Protestant Labour | Ernest Malin | 1,121 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,185 | 98.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 146 | 1.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,331 | 87.2 | −0.9 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 5,590 | 63.7 | ||
| Independent | Roy Sherrington | 1,661 | 18.9 | ||
| Communist | Jack Henry | 1,520 | 17.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,771 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 158 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,929 | 88.1 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 4,573 | 66.5 | ||
| CPNP | Clarence Page | 2,307 | 33.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,880 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 134 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 7,014 | 90.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1929 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 4,370 | 57.5 | +0.2 | |
| CPNP | Clarence Page | 3,226 | 42.5 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,596 | 97.4 | −1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 205 | 2.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,801 | ||||
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1926 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 3,796 | 57.3 | −9.2 | |
| CPNP | Norman Mighell | 2,827 | 42.7 | +9.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 6,623 | 99.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 69 | 1.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,692 | 84.0 | +8.2 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −9.2 | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1923 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 3,191 | 66.5 | +11.9 | |
| United | John McNamee | 1,607 | 33.5 | +33.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,798 | 98.9 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 54 | 1.1 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,852 | 75.8 | −5.2 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +11.9 | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 2,869 | 54.6 | −8.6 | |
| Northern Country | Hedley Gelston | 2,387 | 45.5 | +45.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,256 | 98.1 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 102 | 1.9 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,358 | 87.8 | +0.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Percy Pease | 2,134 | 50.6 | −12.8 | |
| National | Hedley Gelston | 2,087 | 49.4 | +12.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,221 | ||||
| Informal votes | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labor hold | Swing | −12.8 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1918 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Lennon | 2,304 | 63.4 | −1.2 | |
| National | Ralph Johnson | 1,333 | 36.6 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,637 | 98.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 71 | 1.9 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,708 | 69.3 | −11.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1915 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Lennon | 1,864 | 64.6 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal | Ralph Johnson | 1,023 | 35.4 | −7.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,887 | 97.7 | −1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 69 | 2.3 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,956 | 80.7 | +13.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.9 | |||
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1912 Queensland state election § Herbert.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Lennon | 1,472 | 56.7 | ||
| Liberal | Frederick O'Rourke | 1,124 | 43.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,596 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 15 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,611 | 67.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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