The 1918 Queensland state election was held on 16 March 1918.
Since the previous election, the Liberal Party had reconstituted itself as the National Party. The five members of the Queensland Farmers' Union elected in 1915 contested this election as part of the National Party.
By-elections On 18 August 1915, George Pollock (Labor) replaced William Hamilton (Labor) as the member for Gregory after the latter's appointment to the Queensland Legislative Council on 10 July 1915. On 1 April 1916, Thomas Wilson (Labor) replaced David Bowman (Labor) as the member for Fortitude Valley after the latter's death on 25 February 1916. On 31 March 1917, David Weir (Labor) replaced Alfred Jones (Labor) as the member for Maryborough after the latter's appointment to the Queensland Legislative Council on 15 February 1917. On 12 May 1917, Frank Forde (Labor) replaced John Adamson (Labor/Independent) as the member for Rockhampton after the latter's resignation to run for the Australian Senate on 21 March 1917.
Retiring Members Note: Flinders Labor MLA John May died before the election; no by-election was held.
National Thomas Bridges MLA (Nundah) James Forsyth MLA (Murrumba) James Stodart MLA (Logan)
Candidates Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateNational candidateOther candidates Albert National William Lawson John Appel Aubigny National James Desmond Arthur Moore Balonne Labor Edward Land David Roberts Barcoo Labor T. J. Ryan Henry Buchanan Bowen Labor Charles Collins John Mann Bremer Labor Frank Cooper Edwin Little Brisbane Labor Mick Kirwan Norman Warrall Bulimba Labor Hugh McMinn Walter Barnes Joseph Marconi (Ind)Bundaberg Labor George Barber William Foster Buranda Labor John Huxham William Sparkes Burke Independent Darby Riordan William Murphy (Ind)Burnett National Joseph Warmington Bernard Corser Burrum National Albert Whitford Colin Rankin Cairns Labor William McCormack William Griffin Carnarvon National Randolph Bedford Donald Gunn Charters Towers Labor William Wellington Robert Wynn Williams Chillagoe Labor Ted Theodore William Worley Cook Labor Henry Ryan Walter Anderson Cooroora National Hector Spratt Harry Walker Cunningham National John Moir James Purcell Francis Grayson (Ind Nat)Dalby National Austin McKeon William Vowles Drayton National Michael Alke William Bebbington Eacham Labor William Gillies William Sloan East Toowoomba National James MacDougall Robert Roberts Enoggera Labor William Lloyd William Wright Fassifern National Joseph Sweeney Ernest Bell Fitzroy Labor Harry Hartley Kenneth Grant Flinders Labor John Mullan William Little Fortitude Valley Labor Thomas Wilson Bernard Revenall-Holland Gregory Labor George Pollock Eric Anning Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Alexander Glasgow Herbert Labor William Lennon Ralph Johnson Ipswich Labor David Gledson James Blair Ithaca Labor John Gilday John Morton Kennedy Labor James O'Sullivan Andrew Taylor Keppel Labor James Larcombe William Thompson Kurilpa Labor William Hartley James Fry Leichhardt Labor Herbert Hardacre William Smout Lockyer National Cuthbert Butler William Drayton Armstrong Logan National Alfred James Reginald King Mackay Labor William Forgan Smith William Manning Maranoa Labor John Hunter Robert Swan Maree Labor William Bertram Pearce Douglas Victor Cross (Ind)Maryborough Labor David Weir Charles McGhie Merthyr Labor Peter McLachlan Peter MacGregor Mitchell Labor John Payne Alfred Watts Mirani National Maurice Hynes Edward Swayne Mount Morgan Labor James Stopford Alexander Cameron Mundingburra Labor Thomas Foley Charles Pennger Murilla National John Durkin Godfrey Morgan Murrumba National Arthur Sampson Richard Warren Musgrave Labor Thomas Armfield John White Nanango National Walter Burton Robert Hodge Normanby Labor Jens Peterson Harry Hill Nundah National Sid Cook Hubert Sizer Oxley Labor Thomas Jones Cecil Elphinstone Paddington Labor John Fihelly John Adamson (Ind)Pittsworth National James Mahony David Edwards Percy Bayley (Ind Nat)Port Curtis Labor George Carter John Kessell Queenton Labor Vern Winstanley Alfred Smith William Morgan (Ind Nat)Rockhampton Labor Frank Forde John Egerton Rosewood National William Cooper Henry Stevens South Brisbane Labor Edgar Free Albert Harte Stanley National Bill Heffernan Henry Somerset Toombul National Alexander McDonald Andrew Petrie Toowong National William McCosker Edward Macartney Toowoomba National Frank Brennan James Tolmie Townsville Labor Daniel Ryan Hedley Gelston Warrego Labor Harry Coyne Jerry Tamblyn Warwick National David Swiss-Davies George Barnes Wide Bay National Andrew Thompson Charles Booker Windsor Labor Herbert McPhail Charles Taylor
See also 1918 Queensland state election Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1915–1918 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918–1920 List of political parties in Australia
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