Candidates of the 1915 Queensland state election

The 1915 Queensland state election was held on 22 May 1915.

The main parties in the election were the Liberal Party, led by Premier Digby Denham and the Labor Party, led by Leader of the Opposition T. J. Ryan.

By-elections On 26 October 1912, John Kessell (Liberal) replaced Edward Breslin (Labor) as the member for Port Curtis after the latter's election was declared void on 9 October 1912. On 26 October 1913, Ernest Bell (Liberal) replaced Arnold Wienholt (Liberal) as the member for Fassifern after the latter resigned on 28 March 1913. On 5 March 1914, Edward Archer (Liberal) replaced George Fox (Liberal), who had died on 27 January 1914, as the member for Normanby.

Retiring Members Liberal Thomas Bouchard (South Brisbane) James Cribb (Bremer) Walter Paget (Mackay) Thomas Welsby (Merthyr)

Candidates Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateOther candidate(s) Albert Farmers John Appel (QFU) Aubigny Liberal Jack Jones Alfred Luke Francis Mitchell (Ind) Arthur Moore* (QFU) Balonne Labor Edward Land Barcoo Labor T. J. Ryan Charles Webster Bowen Liberal Charles Collins Edwin Caine Bremer Liberal Frank Cooper Felix Barbat Brisbane Labor Mick Kirwan Charles Jenkinson Bulimba Liberal Hugh McMinn Walter Barnes Bundaberg Labor George Barber Lancelot Wilkinson Buranda Labor John Huxham Joseph Allen Burke Independent David Swiss-Davies William Murphy (Ind) Burnett Liberal Albert Mack Bernard Corser Burrum Liberal Albert Whitford Colin Rankin Cairns Labor William McCormack Neal Macrossan Carnarvon Liberal George Boyden Donald Gunn Charters Towers Liberal William Wellington Robert Williams Chillagoe Labor Ted Theodore Edward Steele Cook Liberal Henry Ryan Henry Douglas Cooroora Liberal Daniel O'Brien Harry Walker Cunningham Liberal Francis Grayson Dalby Liberal John Connolly William Vowles Frederick Bradhurst (QFU) Drayton Farmers Jacob Donges William Bebbington (QFU) Eacham Labor William Gillies Edward Heales East Toowoomba Liberal Thomas Lonsdale Robert Roberts Enoggera Liberal William Lloyd Richard Trout Fassifern Liberal Bill Heffernan Ernest Bell Eaton Winks (QFU) Fitzroy Liberal Harry Hartley Kenneth Grant Flinders Labor John May Fortitude Valley Labor David Bowman John Best Gregory Labor William Hamilton Gympie Liberal Thomas Dunstan George Mackay Herbert Labor William Lennon Ralph Johnson Ipswich Liberal David Gledson James Blair Ithaca Labor John Gilday Benjamin Harding Kennedy Labor James O'Sullivan John Houghton Keppel Labor James Larcombe Leopold Landsberg Kurilpa Liberal William Hartley James Allan Leichhardt Labor Herbert Hardacre Lockyer Liberal Charles Bromley William Armstrong William McIlwraith (QFU) Logan Liberal Percy Crooke James Stodart Mackay Liberal William Forgan Smith George Johnson Maranoa Labor John Hunter Francis Dyer Maree Labor William Bertram John Walsh Maryborough Liberal Alfred Jones Edward Corser Merthyr Liberal Peter McLachlan John Lackey Mirani Liberal John Binstead Edward Swayne Henry Turner (QFU) Mitchell Labor John Payne Mount Morgan Liberal James Stopford James Crawford Frederick McCarthy (Ind) Mundingburra Labor Thomas Foley Thomas Page Murilla Liberal Joseph Collings Godfrey Morgan Murrumba Liberal Arthur Sampson James Forsyth Musgrave Liberal Thomas Armfield John White Nanango Farmers Thomas Armstrong Robert Hodge (QFU) Normanby Liberal Jens Peterson Edward Archer Nundah Liberal Richard Sumner Thomas Bridges Oxley Liberal Thomas Jones Digby Denham Paddington Labor John Fihelly George Sweetman Pittsworth Liberal William Hayes Donald Mackintosh Percy Bayley (QFU) Port Curtis Liberal George Carter John Kessell Queenton Labor Vernon Winstanley James Bradshaw Rockhampton Labor John Adamson Thomas Renshaw Rosewood Liberal William Cooper Harry Stevens William Ruhno (QFU) South Brisbane Liberal Edgar Free John Burke Stanley Liberal John Sherlock Henry Somerset Toombul Liberal Cuthbert Butler Andrew Petrie Toowong Liberal Arthur Lilley Edward Macartney Toowoomba Liberal Michael Alke James Tolmie Townsville Liberal Daniel Ryan Robert Philp Warrego Labor Harry Coyne Warwick Liberal Paul Bauers George Barnes Daniel Connolly (Ind) Wide Bay Liberal Andrew Thompson Charles Booker Windsor Liberal Herbert McPhail Hugh Macrossan

See also 1915 Queensland state election Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1912–1915 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1915–1918 List of political parties in Australia

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