Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

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This article is about the current Queensland branch of the federal Labor Party. For the defunct breakaway Labor party from 1957–1978, see Queensland Labor Party.

Queensland Labor
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy LeaderSteven Miles
PresidentJohn Battams[1]
SecretaryJulie-Ann Campbell[2]
Founded5 August 1892; 129 years ago (5 August 1892)[3][4]
HeadquartersSouth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NewspaperQueensland Labor Times
Think tankT. J. Ryan Foundation
Youth wingYoung Labor
LGBT wingRainbow Labor
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationAustralian Labor
Colors  Red
Slogan"Putting Queenslanders First"[5]
Legislative Assembly
52 / 93
Brisbane City Council
5 / 26
House of Representatives
6 / 30
(Qld seats)
Senate
3 / 12
(Qld seats)
Website
queenslandlabor.org
  • Politics of Queensland

The Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), commonly known as Queensland Labor or as just Labor inside Queensland, is the state branch of the Australian Labor Party in the state of Queensland.[6] It has functioned in the state since the 1880s.[a]

History[]

Further information: History of the Labor Party and labour movement

Trade unionists in Queensland had begun attempting to secure parliamentary representation as early as the mid-1880s. William McNaughton Galloway, the president of the Seamen's Union, mounted an unsuccessful campaign as an independent in an . A Workers' Political Reform Association was founded to nominate candidates for the 1888 election, at which the endorsed six candidates. Thomas Glassey won the seat of Bundamba at that election, becoming the first self-identified "labor" MP in Queensland. The Queensland Provincial Council of the was formed in 1889 in an attempt to unite Labor campaign efforts. Tommy Ryan won the seat of Barcoo for the labour movement-run People's Parliamentary Association in 1892, and the Labor Party was formally established in Queensland following the first Labor-in-Politics Convention later that year.[7]

The Queensland branch subsequently formed the first Labor government in Australia, albeit briefly, when Anderson Dawson took office for a week in 1899 after a falling out between the non-Labor forces.[8]

Since 1989, when the party came back to power after thirty-two years in Opposition, all its leaders have become Premiers despite two spells in Opposition in 1996–98 and 2012–2015.

Parliamentary leaders[]

The following figures have served as parliamentary leader of the Queensland state Labor Party:[9]

  • Thomas Glassey (August 1892 – May 1893)
  • John Hoolan (May 1893 – July 1894)
  • Thomas Glassey (July 1894 – May 1899)
  • Anderson Dawson (May 1899 – July 1900)
  • William Browne (July 1900 – October 1903)
  • Peter Airey (October 1903 – April 1904)
  • George Kerr (April 1904 – April 1907)
  • David Bowman (April 1907 – September 1912)
  • T. J. Ryan (September 1912 – October 1919)
  • Ted Theodore (October 1919 – February 1925)
  • William Gillies (February 1925 – October 1925)
  • William McCormack (October 1925 – May 1929)
  • William Forgan Smith (May 1929 – September 1942)
  • Frank Cooper (September 1942 – March 1946)
  • Ned Hanlon (March 1946 – January 1952)
  • Vince Gair (January 1952 – April 1957)
  • Jack Duggan (April 1957 – August 1957)
  • Les Wood (August 1957 – March 1958)
  • Jim Donald (April 1958 – August 1958)
  • Jack Duggan (August 1958 – October 1966)
  • Jack Houston (October 1966 – July 1974)
  • Perc Tucker (July 1974 – December 1974)
  • Tom Burns (December 1974 – November 1978)
  • Ed Casey (November 1978 – October 1982)
  • Keith Wright (October 1982 – August 1984)
  • Nev Warburton (August 1984 – March 1988)
  • Wayne Goss (March 1988 – February 1996)
  • Peter Beattie (February 1996 – September 2007)
  • Anna Bligh (September 2007 – March 2012)
  • Annastacia Palaszczuk (March 2012 – present)

Election results[]

State Elections[]

Election Leader Seats won ± Total votes % ±% Position
1893 Thomas Glassey
16 / 72
 Increase16 25,984 33.32% Increase33.3% Opposition
1896
20 / 72
 Increase4 28,581 34.97% Increase1.7% Opposition
1899
21 / 72
 Increase1 33,756 35.47% Increase0.5% Opposition
1902 William Browne
25 / 72
 Increase4 39,579 39.33% Increase3.9% Opposition
1904 George Kerr
34 / 72
 Increase9 28,961 36.05% Decrease3.3% Opposition
1907 David Bowman
18 / 72
 Decrease16 52,079 26.39% Decrease9.7% Opposition
1908
22 / 72
 Increase4 55,771 29.80% Increase3.4% Opposition
1909
27 / 72
 Increase5 77,712 36.85% Increase7.1% Opposition
1912
25 / 72
 Decrease2 100,878 46.70% Increase9.9% Opposition
1915 T. J. Ryan
45 / 72
 Increase20 136,419 52.06% Increase5.4% Majority government
1918
48 / 72
 Increase3 180,709 53.68% Increase1.6% Majority government
1920 Ted Theodore
38 / 72
 Decrease7 168,455 47.77% Decrease5.9% Majority government
1923
43 / 72
 Increase5 175,659 48.13% Increase0.4% Majority government
1926 William McCormack
43 / 72
 Steady0 189,968 47.96% Decrease0.2% Majority government
1929
27 / 72
 Decrease16 173,242 40.16% Decrease7.8% Opposition
1932 William Forgan Smith
33 / 62
 Increase6 225,270 49.89% Increase9.7% Majority government
1935
46 / 62
 Increase13 247,135 53.43% Increase3.6% Majority government
1938
44 / 62
 Decrease2 250,943 47.17% Decrease6.3% Majority government
1941
41 / 62
 Decrease3 267,206 51.41% Increase4.2% Majority government
1944 Frank Arthur Cooper
37 / 62
 Decrease4 224,888 44.67% Decrease6.7% Majority government
1947 Ned Hanlon
35 / 62
 Decrease2 272,103 43.58% Decrease1.1% Majority government
1950
42 / 75
 Increase7 295,138 46.87% Increase3.3% Majority government
1953 Vince Gair
50 / 75
 Increase8 323,882 53.21% Increase6.3% Majority government
1956
49 / 75
 Decrease1 335,311 51.22% Decrease2.0% Majority government
1957 Jack Duggan
20 / 75
 Decrease29 201,971 28.90% Decrease22.3% Opposition
1960
25 / 78
 Increase5 296,430 39.89% Increase11.0% Opposition
1963
26 / 78
 Increase1 337,928 43.83% Increase3.9% Opposition
1966
26 / 78
 Steady0 350,254 43.84% Steady0.0% Opposition
1969 Jack Houston
31 / 78
 Increase5 383,388 44.99% Increase1.2% Opposition
1972
33 / 82
 Increase2 424,002 46.75% Increase1.8% Opposition
1974 Perc Tucker
11 / 82
 Decrease22 376,187 36.03% Decrease10.7% Opposition
1977 Tom Burns
23 / 82
 Increase12 466,021 42.83% Increase6.8% Opposition
1980 Ed Casey
25 / 82
 Increase2 487,493 41.49% Increase1.3% Opposition
1983 Keith Wright
32 / 82
 Increase7 579,363 43.98% Increase2.5% Opposition
1986 Nev Warburton
30 / 89
 Decrease2 577,062 41.35% Decrease2.6% Opposition
1989 Wayne Goss
54 / 89
 Increase24 792,466 50.32% Increase9.0% Majority government
1992
54 / 89
 Steady0 850,480 48.73% Decrease1.6% Majority government
1995
45 / 89
 Decrease9 773,585 42.89% Decrease5.8% Majority government
1998 Peter Beattie
44 / 89
 Decrease1 773,585 38.86% Decrease4.0% Minority government
2001
66 / 89
 Increase22 1,007,737 48.93% Increase10.1% Majority government
2004
63 / 89
 Decrease3 1,011,630 47.01% Decrease1.9% Majority government
2006
59 / 89
 Decrease4 1,032,617 46.92% Decrease0.1% Majority government
2009 Anna Bligh
51 / 89
 Decrease8 1,002,415 42.25% Decrease4.7% Majority government
2012
7 / 89
 Decrease44 652,092 26.66% Decrease15.6% Opposition
2015 Annastacia Palaszczuk
44 / 89
 Increase35 983,054 37.47% Increase10.8% Minority government
2017
48 / 93
 Increase4 957,890 35.43% Decrease2.0% Majority government
2020
52 / 93
 Increase4 1,135,625 39.58% Increase4.15% Majority government

Federal Elections[]

Election Seats Won ± Total Votes % ± Leader
1901
3 / 9
 Increase 3 21,264 34.80% Increase 34.80% No leader
1903
7 / 9
 Increase 4 63,878 56.70% Increase 21.90% Chris Watson
1906
4 / 9
 Decrease 3 51,231 43.00% Decrease 13.70%
1910
6 / 9
 Increase 2 78,881 47.60% Increase 4.60% Andrew Fisher
1913
7 / 10
 Increase 1 149,447 54.80% Increase 7.20%
1914
7 / 10
 Steady 0 125,017 55.70% Increase 0.90%
1917
4 / 10
 Decrease 3 160,448 48.70% Decrease 7.00% Frank Tudor
1919
3 / 10
 Decrease 1 149,588 46.80% Decrease 1.90%
1922
2 / 10
 Decrease 1 132,515 41.40% Decrease 5.40% Matthew Charlton
1925
1 / 10
 Decrease 1 152,778 42.40% Increase 1.00%
1928
2 / 10
 Increase 1 112,982 47.40% Increase 5.00% James Scullin
1929
3 / 10
 Increase 1 173,417 39.80% Decrease 7.60%
1931
5 / 10
 Increase 2 141,443 39.30% Decrease 0.50%
1934
5 / 10
 Steady 0 235,904 46.80% Increase 7.50%
1937
5 / 10
 Steady 0 233,612 43.00% Decrease 3.80% John Curtin
1940
6 / 10
 Increase 1 255,063 46.10% Increase 3.10%
1943
6 / 10
 Steady 0 279,372 47.80% Increase 1.70%
1946
5 / 10
 Decrease 1 256,370 43.10% Decrease 4.70% Ben Chifley
1949
3 / 18
 Decrease 2 255,036 39.50% Decrease 3.60%
1951
4 / 18
 Increase 1 257,099 41.00% Increase 1.50%
1954
5 / 18
 Increase 1 295,424 42.50% Increase 1.50% H.V. Evatt
1955
5 / 18
 Steady 0 258,994 42.10% Decrease 0.40%
1958
3 / 18
 Decrease 2 270,676 37.50% Decrease 4.60%
1961
11 / 18
 Increase 8 365,930 48.10% Increase 10.60% Arthur Calwell
1963
8 / 18
 Decrease 3 369,570 46.30% Decrease 1.80%
1966
6 / 18
 Decrease 2 354,674 42.10% Decrease 4.20%
1969
7 / 18
 Increase 1 430,403 48.20% Increase 6.10% Gough Whitlam
1972
8 / 18
 Increase 1 449,620 47.20% Decrease 1.00%
1974
6 / 18
 Decrease 2 476,710 44.00% Decrease 3.20%
1975
1 / 18
 Decrease 5 439,405 38.80% Decrease 5.20%
1977
3 / 19
 Increase 2 443,221 37.70% Decrease 1.10%
1980
5 / 19
 Increase 2 535,800 42.80% Increase 5.10% Bill Hayden
1983
10 / 19
 Increase 5 621,146 46.10% Increase 3.30% Bob Hawke
1984
9 / 24
 Decrease 1 605,684 44.10% Decrease 2.00%
1987
13 / 24
 Increase 4 683,640 45.00% Increase 0.90%
1990
15 / 24
 Increase 2 695,291 41.60% Decrease 3.40%
1993
13 / 25
 Decrease 2 739,862 40.50% Decrease 1.10% Paul Keating
1996
2 / 26
 Decrease 11 639,510 33.20% Decrease 7.30%
1998
8 / 27
 Increase 6 719,743 36.10% Increase 2.90% Kim Beazley
2001
7 / 27
 Decrease 1 730,914 34.70% Decrease 1.40%
2004
6 / 28
 Decrease 1 765,507 34.78% Increase 0.08% Mark Latham
2007
15 / 29
 Increase 9 1,020,665 42.91% Increase 8.13% Kevin Rudd
2010
8 / 30
 Decrease 7 800,712 33.58% Decrease 9.33% Julia Gillard
2013
6 / 30
 Decrease 2 751,230 29.77% Decrease 3.81% Kevin Rudd
2016
8 / 30
 Increase 2 825,627 30.91% Increase 1.14% Bill Shorten
2019
6 / 30
 Decrease 2 754,792 26.68% Decrease 4.23%

References[]

Notes

  1. ^ de facto.

Citations

  1. ^ "John Battams". Queensland Labor. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Julie-Ann Campbell". Queensland Labor. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Ross & Thornton, Harold. Labor in Queensland: From the 1880s to 1988. University of Queensland Press. pp. 1–11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Labour in Politics. Call to Convention. Mr Glassey Appointed Leader". The Telegraph. 5 August 1892. A circular has been addressed to the various labour organisations in Queensland as follows: "Recognising the increasing importance of the Labour Party in Parliament, and in view of the approaching general elections, a meeting of the Labour members and their avowed supporters has been held, and the party formally established. Mr. Thomas Glassey was appointed to the responsible position of leader.
  5. ^ "State Platform 2017" (PDF). queenslandlabor.org. Queensland Labor. 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Queensland Labor". Queensland Labor. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Ross & Thornton, Harold. Labor in Queensland: From the 1880s to 1988 (PDF). University of Queensland Press. pp. 1–11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Fitzgerald, Ross & Thornton, Harold. Labor in Queensland: From the 1880s to 1988. University of Queensland Press. p. 11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Queensland Parliamentary Record: The 54th Parliament (PDF). Parliament of Queensland.
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