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1888 Queensland colonial election
← 1883 28 April − 26 May 1988 1893 →
All seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
  First party Second party Third party
  ALP
Leader Thomas McIlwraith Samuel Griffith No leader
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Leader's seat North Brisbane North Brisbane N/A
Seats won 47 24 1
Premier before election

Samuel Griffith
Liberal

Elected Premier

Thomas McIlwraith
Conservative

The 1888 Queensland colonial election was held between 28 April and 26 May 1988 to elect all members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

The election was a decisive defeat for Samuel Griffith's Liberals, with Thomas McIlwraith's Conservatives (also called Nationalists) becoming ascendant.

The Labour Party contested its first election, winning one seat.

Key dates

Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.

See also

References

  1. "THE TENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 28 APRIL TO 26 MAY 1888". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
  2. "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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