Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918–1920

This is a list of members of the 21st Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1918 to 1920, as elected at the 1918 state election held on 16 March 1918.

During the term, several National Party members switched allegiance to the new Country Party.

Name Party Electorate Term in office John Appel National/Country Albert 1908–1929 Thomas Armfield Labor Musgrave 1915–1920 George Barber Labor Bundaberg 1901–1935 George Barnes National Warwick 1908–1935 Walter Barnes National Bulimba 1901–1915, 1918–1933 Percy Bayley Ind. Nat. Pittsworth 1915–1920 William Bebbington National/Country Drayton 1912–1923 Ernest Bell National/Country Fassifern 1913–1930 William Bertram Labor Maree 1912–1929 Frank Brennan Labor Toowoomba 1918–1925 Frank Bulcock Labor Barcoo 1919–1942 Cuthbert Butler Labor Lockyer 1918–1920 George Carter Labor Port Curtis 1915–1920, 1923–1929 Charles Collins Labor Bowen 1909–1912, 1915–1936 Frank Cooper Labor Bremer 1915–1946 William Cooper Labor Rosewood 1918–1929 Bernard Corser National/Country Burnett 1912–1928 Harry Coyne Labor Warrego 1908–1923 Thomas Dunstan Labor Gympie 1915–1929, 1935–1953 Cecil Elphinstone National Oxley 1918–1929 Hon John Fihelly Labor Paddington 1912–1922 Thomas Foley Labor Mundingburra 1909–1920 Tom Foley Labor Leichhardt 1919–1960 Frank Forde Labor Rockhampton 1917–1922, 1955–1957 Edgar Free Labor South Brisbane 1915–1920 James Fry National Kurilpa 1918–1932 John Gilday Labor Ithaca 1912–1926 William Gillies Labor Eacham 1912–1925 David Gledson Labor Ipswich 1915–1929, 1932–1949 Francis Grayson Ind. Nat. Cunningham 1904–1920 Donald Gunn National Carnarvon 1907–1920 Herbert Hardacre Labor Leichhardt 1893–1919 Harry Hartley Labor Fitzroy 1915–1929 Robert Hodge National/Country Nanango 1902–1904; 1909–1920 John McEwan Hunter Labor Maranoa 1907–1919 John Huxham Labor Buranda 1908–1909, 1912–1924 Alfred James Labor/Country Logan 1918–1920 Mick Kirwan Labor Brisbane 1912–1932 Edward Land Labor Balonne 1904–1927 William Lloyd Labor Enoggera 1915–1920, 1923–1929 James Larcombe Labor Keppel 1912–1929, 1932–1956 William Lennon Labor Herbert 1907–1920 Edward Macartney National Toowong 1900–1908; 1909–1920 Hon William McCormack Labor Cairns 1912–1930 Peter McLachlan Labor Merthyr 1908–1912, 1915–1920,1923–1929 Arthur Moore National/Country Aubigny 1915–1941 Godfrey Morgan National/Country Murilla 1909–1938 John Mullan Labor Flinders 1908–1912, 1918–1941 James O'Sullivan Labor Kennedy 1909–1920 John Payne Labor Mitchell 1905–1928 Percy Pease Labor Herbert 1920–1940 Jens Peterson Labor Normanby 1915–1935 Andrew Lang Petrie National Toombul 1893–1926 George Pollock Labor Gregory 1915–1939 Darby Riordan Labor Burke 1918–1929 Robert Roberts National East Toowoomba 1907–1934 Daniel Ryan Labor Townsville 1915–1920 Henry Ryan Labor Cook 1915–1929 T. J. Ryan Labor Barcoo 1909–1919 Hubert Sizer National Nundah 1918–1935 William Forgan Smith Labor Mackay 1915–1942 Henry Plantagenet Somerset National Stanley 1904–1920 Thomas Spencer National/Country Maranoa 1904–1907; 1919–1920 James Stopford Labor Mount Morgan 1915–1936 Edward Swayne National/Country Mirani 1907–1935 Charles Taylor National Windsor 1918–1935 Hon Ted Theodore Labor Chillagoe 1909–1925 Andrew Thompson Labor Wide Bay 1918–1920 William Vowles National/Country Dalby 1911–1926 Harry Walker National/Country Cooroora 1907–1947 Richard Warren National/Country Murrumba 1918–1932 David Weir Labor Maryborough 1917–1929 William Wellington Labor Charters Towers 1915–1939 Albert Whitford Labor Burrum 1918–1920 Thomas Wilson Labor Fortitude Valley 1916–1933 Vern Winstanley Labor Queenton 1908–1932

Notes On 14 October 1919, the Premier of Queensland and Labor member for Barcoo, T. J. Ryan, resigned to run for West Sydney at the 1919 federal election. Labor candidate Frank Bulcock won the resulting by-election on 20 December 1919. On 14 October 1919, the Labor member for Leichhardt, Herbert Hardacre, resigned. Labor candidate Tom Foley won the resulting by-election on 20 December 1919. On 22 October 1919, the Labor member for Maranoa, John McEwan Hunter, resigned to take up the role of the Queensland Agent-General in England. Country candidate Thomas Spencer won the resulting by-election on 20 December 1919. On 16 January 1920, the Labor member for Herbert, William Lennon, resigned. Labor candidate Percy Pease won the resulting by-election on 10 April 1920.

References

Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.

See also 1918 Queensland state election Ryan Ministry (Labor) (1915–1919) Theodore Ministry (Labor) (1919–1925)