Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947

This is a list of members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1944 to 1947, as elected at the 1944 state election held on 15 April 1944.

Name Party Electorate Term in office Tom Aikens Ind. Labor Mundingburra 1944–1977 Frank Barnes Ind. Labor Bundaberg 1941–1950 Lou Barnes Ind. Labor Cairns 1942–1947 William Brand Country Isis 1920–1950 Hon Samuel Brassington Labor Fortitude Valley 1927–1932, 1933–1950 Hon Harry Bruce Labor The Tableland 1923–1950 John Beals Chandler QPP Hamilton 1943–1947 Jim Clark Labor Fitzroy 1935–1960 Harry Clayton Country Wide Bay 1920–1946 Hon Harold Collins Labor Cook 1935–1957 Hon Frank Cooper Labor Bremer 1915–1946 Kerry Copley Labor Kurilpa 1932–1949 Ned Davis Labor Barcoo 1943–1961 Eric Decker Country Sandgate 1941–1953 George Devries Labor Gregory 1941–1957 Jim Donald Labor Bremer 1946–1969 Jack Duggan Labor Toowoomba 1935–1957, 1958–1969 Thomas Dunstan Labor Gympie 1915–1929, 1935–1953 Jim Edwards Country Nanango 1920–1947 David Farrell Labor Maryborough 1938–1953 Hon Tom Foley Labor Normanby 1919–1960 Hon Vince Gair Labor South Brisbane 1932–1960 Hon David Gledson Labor Ipswich 1915–1929, 1932–1949 Fred Graham Labor Mackay 1943–1969 Bill Gunn Labor Wynnum 1944–1966 Hon Ned Hanlon Labor Ithaca 1926–1952 Hon Ted Hanson Labor Buranda 1924–1947 John Hayes Labor Nundah 1932–1947 John Healy Labor Warwick 1935–1947 Thomas Hiley QPP Logan 1944–1966 Paul Hilton Labor Carnarvon 1935–1963 Walter Ingram Labor Keppel 1944–1952 Cecil Jesson Labor Kennedy 1935–1960 Hon Arthur Jones Labor Charters Towers 1929–1932, 1939–1960 Tom Kerr QPP Oxley 1943–1956 George Keyatta Labor Townsville 1939–1960 Hon James Larcombe Labor Rockhampton 1912–1929, 1932–1956 Louis Luckins Independent/QPP Maree 1941–1953 Duncan MacDonald Country Stanley 1938–1953 Malcolm McIntyre Country Cunningham 1944–1953 Ted Maher Country West Moreton 1929–1949 Johnno Mann Labor Brisbane 1936–1969 George Marriott Ind. Labor Bulimba 1938–1950 Bill Moore Labor Merthyr 1940–1957 Kenneth Morris QPP Enoggera 1944–1963 Alf Muller Country Fassifern 1935–1969 Frank Nicklin Country Murrumba 1932–1968 Harry O'Shea Labor Warrego 1941–1950 Fred Paterson Communist Bowen 1944–1950 Bruce Pie QPP Windsor 1941–1943, 1944–1951 Tom Plunkett Country Albert 1929–1957 Bill Power Labor Baroona 1935–1960 Aubrey Slessar Labor Dalby 1938–1947 Norm Smith Labor Carpentaria 1941–1960 Jim Sparkes Country Aubigny 1932–1935, 1941–1960 John Taylor Labor Maranoa 1944–1957 Stephen Theodore Labor Herbert 1940–1950 Bert Turner Labor Kelvin Grove 1941–1957 Harry Walker Country Cooroora 1907–1947 Hon Ted Walsh Labor Mirani 1935–1947, 1950–1969 Charles Wanstall QPP Toowong 1944–1950 Hon Tommy Williams Labor Port Curtis 1932–1947 Les Wood Labor East Toowoomba 1946–1947, 1950–1958 Herbert Yeates Country East Toowoomba 1938–1945

On 24 December 1945, the Country member for East Toowoomba, Herbert Yeates, died. Labor candidate Les Wood won the resulting by-election on 2 March 1946. On 12 March 1946, the Labor member for Bremer and Premier of Queensland, Frank Cooper, retired. Labor candidate Jim Donald won the resulting by-election on 10 September 1946. On 30 December 1946, the Country member for Wide Bay, Harry Clayton, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1947 state election.

See also 1944 Queensland state election Cooper Ministry (Labor) (1942–1946) Hanlon Ministry (Labor) (1946–1952)

References

Waterson, D.B. Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980 Canberra: ANU Press (1982)