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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Kennedy in Queensland state elections.

Members for Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral district of Kennedy § Members for Kennedy.

The members for Kennedy were:

Member Party Term
  George Elphinstone Dalrymple none 18 Mar 1865 – 19 Jul 1867
  Thomas Henry FitzGerald none 19 Jul 1867 – 11 June 1869
  John Bright none 10 July 1869 –   8 Jul 1870
  Edward MacDevitt none 15 Sep 1870 – 18 Nov 1873
  John Murtagh Macrossan none 25 Nov 1873 – 28 Nov 1878 Member 2 (1878–1888) Party
  Henry Wyndham Palmer none 28 Nov 1878 –   5 Oct 1883   Francis Horace Stubley none
  Isidor Lissner Ministerial   5 Oct 1883 – 12 May 1888   Sir Arthur Rutledge Ministerial
12 May 1888 – 13 May 1893
  George Jackson Labor 13 May 1893 –   2 Oct 1909
  James O'Sullivan Labor   2 Oct 1909 –   9 Oct 1920
  John Jones Northern Country   9 Oct 1920 – 12 May 1923
  Harry Bruce Labor 12 May 1923 – 11 June 1932
  Arthur Fadden CPNP 11 June 1932 – 11 May 1935
  Cecil Jesson Labor 11 May 1935 – 29 Apr 1950

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1947 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 4,331 44.8 −5.9
People's Party Robert Johnston 4,079 42.2 +19.1
Communist John Clubley 1,264 13.1 −13.1
Total formal votes 9,674 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 178 1.8 −0.3
Turnout 9,852 85.7 +3.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1944 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 4,297 50.7 −7.0
Communist John Clubley 2,220 26.2 +15.3
People's Party Aubrey Jurd 1,954 23.1 +23.1
Total formal votes 8,471 97.9 −0.3
Informal votes 180 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 8,651 82.3 −6.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1941 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 5,210 57.7 −6.1
Country Aubrey Jurd 2,833 31.4 −4.8
Communist Florence Milburn 980 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 9,023 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 161 1.8 −0.3
Turnout 9,184 88.4 −1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.0
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1938 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 5,492 63.8 −0.1
Country James Kennedy 3,120 36.2 +0.1
Total formal votes 8,612 97.9 +1.1
Informal votes 183 2.1 −1.1
Turnout 8,795 90.1 −1.4
Labor hold Swing −0.1
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1935 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 5,160 63.9
CPNP John Jackson 2,920 36.1
Total formal votes 8,080 96.8
Informal votes 267 3.2
Turnout 8,347 91.5
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1932 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Fadden 3,747 50.6
Labor Patrick Hayes 3,653 49.4
Total formal votes 7,400 98.4
Informal votes 119 1.6
Turnout 7,519 92.2
CPNP gain from Labor Swing

Elections in the 1920s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1929 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1929 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bruce 3,405 55.4 +5.2
CPNP Henry Hollins 2,738 44.6 +1.3
Total formal votes 6,143
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing N/A
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1926 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1926 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bruce 3,122 50.2 −1.2
CPNP William Green 2,694 43.3 −5.3
Primary Producers John Young 405 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 6,221 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 75 1.2 −0.4
Turnout 6,296 89.9 +4.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1923 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1923 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bruce 2,757 51.4 +3.4
United John Clegg 2,612 48.6 −3.4
Total formal votes 5,369 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 88 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 5,457 85.0 +8.5
Labor gain from United Swing +3.4
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1920 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Northern Country John Jones 1,102 52.0 +52.0
Labor James O'Sullivan 1,016 48.0 −13.1
Total formal votes 2,118 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 38 1.8 −0.1
Turnout 2,156 76.5 0.0
Northern Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1918 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1918 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James O'Sullivan 1,328 61.1 −6.7
National Andrew Taylor 846 38.9 +6.7
Total formal votes 2,174 98.1 +1.2
Informal votes 42 1.9 −1.2
Turnout 2,216 76.5 −14.3
Labor hold Swing −6.7
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1915 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1915 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James O'Sullivan 1,594 67.8 +10.3
Liberal John Houghton 756 32.2 −10.3
Total formal votes 2,350 96.9 −0.9
Informal votes 76 3.1 +0.9
Turnout 2,426 82.9 +8.3
Labor hold Swing +10.3
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1912 Queensland state election § Kennedy.
1912 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James O'Sullivan 1,445 57.5
Liberal Osborn Fenwick 1,070 42.5
Total formal votes 2,515 97.8
Informal votes 56 2.2
Turnout 2,571 77.5
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. "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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