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1956 Queensland state election Turnout 93.01 (pp
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 19 May 1956 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly . The Labor government was seeking its ninth continuous term in office since the 1932 election ; it would be Vince Gair 's second election as Premier.
Labor would not win another election in the state until 1989 .
Key dates
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Date
Event
17 April 1956
The Parliament was dissolved.[1]
17 April 1956
Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2]
27 April 1956
Close of nominations.
19 May 1956
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
26 May 1956
Polling day in the seat of Warrego , delayed due to absence of the presiding officer.[3]
28 May 1956
The Gair Ministry was re-sworn in.[4]
2 June 1956
Polling day in the seat of Tablelands , delayed due to floods.[3]
30 June 1956
The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
31 July 1956
Parliament resumed for business.[5]
Results
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Queensland state election, 19 May 1956[6] Legislative Assembly << 1953 –1957 >>
Enrolled voters
712,508[1 ]
Votes cast
662,680
Turnout
93.01
–0.79
Informal votes
8,006
Informal
1.21
–0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor 335,311
51.22
–1.99
49 – 1
Liberal
164,116
25.07
+3.77
8 ± 0
Country
126,183
19.27
+0.53
16 + 1
NQ Labor
8,625
1.32
+0.22
1 ± 0
Communist
1,332
0.20
–0.45
0
± 0
Independent Labor
414
0.06
–0.08
0
± 0
Independent
18,693
2.86
–0.26
1 ± 0
Total
654,674
75
Popular vote
Labor
51.22%
Liberal
25.07%
Country
19.27%
NQ Labor
1.32%
Communist
0.20%
Independents
2.92%
Seats
Labor
65.33%
Country
21.33%
Liberal
10.67%
NQ Labor
1.33%
Independents
1.33%
1
Seats changing party representation
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This table lists changes in party representation at the 1956 election.
Aftermath
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This was to be Labor's last successful election until the 1989 election . On 18 April 1957, the Queensland Central Executive of the Labor Party passed a vote of no confidence in Premier Gair, and on 24 April, despite having gained a unanimous vote of support from the Cabinet, he was expelled from the Labor Party. On 26 April, Gair convened a meeting of 25 MLAs, including all of the Cabinet except Deputy Premier John Duggan and two ex-Labor Independents, and formed the Queensland Labor Party (QLP) with those present, while the Labor Party moved to the opposition benches. All these were also expelled from the party. The resulting government was denied supply in parliament, and an election was called for 3 August, at which the QLP government and the Labor Party were defeated by the Country -Liberal coalition led by Frank Nicklin .
See also
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References
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^ a b "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette
^ "Untitled ". Queensland Government Gazette
^ "Untitled ". Queensland Government Gazette
^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 19 May 1956" . Retrieved 25 January 2010 .
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 8 J u n e 2 0 2 3 , a t 0 8 : 0 6 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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