Australian local council election
The 1931 Brisbane City Council election was held on 2 May 1931 to elect councillors for each of the 20 wards of the City of Brisbane. The election resulted in 8 seats for Labor, 7 seats for Civic Reform, 3 seats for non-party progressives and 2 seats for National Citizens. The new council elected John William Greene as Lord Mayor.[1][2]
Results
Summary
Ward[3][4] | Party | Councillor |
Brisbane | | Civic Reform | A. Faulkner |
Bulimba | | Labor | W. M'Auliffe |
Coorparoo | | Labor | J. I. Brown |
Enoggera | | National Citizens | E. Lanham |
Hamilton | | Civic Reform | A. H. Tait |
Ithaca | | Labor | W. R. Warmington |
Kelvin Grove | | Labor | P. Gaffney |
Kurilpa | | Labor | J. Moore |
Logan | | National Citizens | R. Nixon Smith |
Maree | | Labor | A. Skirving |
Oxley[5] | | Progressives | J. E. Lane |
Paddington | | Labor | William Power |
South Brisbane | | Labor | A. Laurie |
Sandgate | | Progressives | Eric Decker |
Stephens | | Civic Reform | R. Paine |
Toombul | | Civic Reform | T. G. Payne |
Toowong[5] | | Civic Reform | Harry Massey |
Valley | | Civic Reform | M. P. M. Campbell |
Windsor | | Civic Reform | G. B. Vickers |
Wynnum[5] | | Progressives | John William Greene |
Coorparoo
1931 Brisbane City Council election: Coorparoo Ward[a] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | John Brown | 1,425 | 51.91 | |
| Civic Reform | John Lackey | 1,320 | 48.09 | |
Total formal votes | 2,745 | 98.89 | |
Informal votes | 31 | 1.12 | |
Turnout | 2,776 | 77.67 | |
| Labor win | (new ward) |
Enoggera
1931 Brisbane City Council election: Enoggera Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | James McGuire | 899 | 34.44 | |
| Nationalist | Ernest Lanham | 755 | 28.93 | |
| Civic Reform | Stanley Chapman | 737 | 28.24 | |
| Non-party Progress | Cecil Snartt | 219 | 8.39 | |
Total formal votes | 2,610 | 97.79 | |
Informal votes | 59 | 2.21 | |
Turnout | 2,669 | 74.24 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Nationalist | Ernest Lanham | 1,407 | 53.91 | |
| Labor | James McGuire | 1,203 | 46.09 | |
| Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Hamilton
1931 Brisbane City Council election: Hamilton Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Civic Reform | Archibald Tait | 2,052 | 58.76 | |
| Nationalist | Charles Campbell | 957 | 27.41 | |
| Non-party Progress | Stanley Carrick | 503 | 14.40 | |
Total formal votes | 3,492 | 97.22 | |
Informal votes | 100 | 2.78 | |
Turnout | 3,592 | 85.32 | |
| Civic Reform win | (new ward) |
Paddington
1931 Brisbane City Council election: Paddington Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Bill Power | 1,999 | 56.56 | |
| Civic Reform | Benjamin Harding | 1,056 | 29.88 | |
| Non-party Progress | James Leavy | 241 | 6.82 | |
| Independent Citizens' | Elizabeth Goldsmith | 238 | 6.73 | |
Total formal votes | 3,534 | 91.34 | |
Informal votes | 335 | 8.66 | |
Turnout | 3,869 | 91.31 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | | |
Notes
- ^ These were the last results published. The report noted that the "[f]ew outstanding results cannot affect results".[6]
References
- ^ "LORD MAYOR OF BRISBANE. - Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954) - 16 May 1931". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Brisbane's Lord Mayors | Brisbane City Council". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "POLLING SUMMARY. - Primary and Contingent Votes. - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) - 4 May 1931". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS". Telegraph. Brisbane. 17 April 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 27 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "BRISBANE COUNCIL ELECTION - LORD MAYOR DEFEATED - Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938) - 8 May 1931". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "DETAILS OF VOTING". The Worker. Brisbane. 6 May 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.