1923 Queensland state election

1923 Queensland state election
← 1920 12 May 1923 (1923-05-12) 1926 →
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout82.23 (Increase 2.30 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
UP
Leader Ted Theodore No leader William Vowles
Party Labor United Party Country
Leader since 22 October 1919 (1919-10-22) 28 January 1920
Leader's seat Chillagoe Dalby
Last election 38 seats, 47.77% New party 18 seats, 17.06%
Seats won 43 16 13
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 175,659 131,810 39,534
Percentage 48.13% 36.12% 10.83%
Swing Increase 0.38 Increase 10.39 Increase 4.16
Premier before election

Ted Theodore
Labor

Elected Premier

Ted Theodore
Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier Ted Theodore's second election.