1938 Queensland state election

William Forgan Smith Labor William Forgan Smith Labor Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 April 1938 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a third term in office.The most notable feature of the election campaign was the Protestant Labor Party, established in 1937, which claimed that the Forgan Smith Ministry was disproportionately Catholic and made extravagant claims that three-quarters of all police and public servants in the State were Catholic.[1] Despite the campaign, Labor only lost one seat, Kelvin Grove, to the party.Douglas, who voided the election result on 12 October on the basis of a finding that two men who had acted improperly were Hanlon's agents, but Hanlon appealed to the Full Bench of the Supreme Court and on 16 December 1938, his appeal was allowed.
outgoing memberselected membersLegislative Assembly of QueenslandWilliam Forgan SmithTed MaherHugh RussellCountryUnited AustraliaMackayWest MoretonHamiltonPremierAustralian stateQueenslandLegislative AssemblyCountry and Progressive National PartyProtestant Labor PartyForgan Smith MinistryKelvin GroveIthacaNed HanlonGovernorGregoryResults of the Queensland state election, 1938Protestant LabourSocial CreditCommunistIndependentGodfrey MorganAubrey SlessarEast ToowoombaJames KaneHerbert YeatesFrank WatersGeorge MorrisToowongJames MaxwellHarry MasseyWynnumJohn DonnellyBill DartMembers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1938Queensland Government GazetteHigh CourtAustralia National UniversityElections and referendums in QueenslandGeneral electionsLocal electionsMayoral electionsState by-elections