Queensland Labor Party
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The Queensland Labor Party (QLP) was a political party of Queensland
, Australia
formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party
Government after the expulsion of Premier Vince Gair
. The party was absorbed into the Democratic Labor Party
(DLP) in 1962.
Despite the existence of the QLP in Queensland's political history the term "Queensland Labor" is still used erroneously to refer to the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Brisbane City Council
Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Government after the expulsion of Premier Vince Gair
Vince Gair
Vincent Clare "Vince" Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party...
. The party was absorbed into the Democratic Labor Party
Democratic Labor Party (historical)
The Democratic Labor Party was an Australian political party that existed from 1955 until 1978.-History:The DLP was formed as a result of a split in the Australian Labor Party that began in 1954. The split was between the party's national leadership, under the then party leader Dr H.V...
(DLP) in 1962.
Despite the existence of the QLP in Queensland's political history the term "Queensland Labor" is still used erroneously to refer to the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Elections contested in Queensland
- In the 3 August 1957 Queensland State Election, the QLP received 23.4% of the vote, the second highest of the contesting parties, and won 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly
- In the 28 May 1960 Queensland State Election, the QLP's vote dropped significantly to 12.28% and won only four seats in the parliament.
- By the 1 June 1963 Queensland Election their vote had dropped further to 7.23% winning only a single seat.
- The 28 May 1966 Election produced 6.25% of the vote and a single seat.
QLP parliamentarians
Federal- Condon ByrneCondon ByrneCondon Bryan Byrne , Australian politician, was a Senator with the Australian Labor Party and later the Democratic Labor Party...
(SenateAustralian SenateThe Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
), 1957–58
Brisbane City Council
- William Dower (Fortitude Valley), 1957–58
Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
- Bunny Adair (CookElectoral district of CookThe electoral division of Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands...
), 1957–62 - Michael Brosnan (Fortitude Valley), 1957
- Harold CollinsHarold Collins (politician)Harold Henry Collins was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Cook from 1935 to 1950 and for Tablelands from 1950 to 1957, when he defected to the breakaway Queensland Labor Party.-References:...
(TablelandsElectoral district of TablelandsTablelands was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Prior to its abolition, it encompassed towns on the Atherton Tablelands west of Cairns, including Mareeba, Atherton, Ravenshoe, Chillagoe and Mount Molloy. The seat was won by the One Nation Party...
), 1957 - Viv Cooper (KeppelElectoral district of KeppelThe district of Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north...
), 1957 - George Devries (GregoryElectoral district of GregoryThe district of Gregory is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Queensland, Australia.-Members for Gregory:-Election results:-External links:*...
), 1957 - Leslie Diplock (CondamineElectoral district of CondamineThe district of Condamine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes the towns of Dalby, Oakey, Pittsworth and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River...
, AubignyElectoral district of AubignyThe electoral district of Aubigny was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1873 state election, and existed until the 1972 state election....
), 1957–62 DLP from 1962-72 - Alfred DohringAlfred DohringAlfred Dohring was an Australian politician. He was the member for Roma in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1957, representing first the Australian Labor Party and then the breakaway Queensland Labor Party in 1957.-References:...
(Roma), 1957 - Charles English (MulgraveElectoral district of Mulgrave (Queensland)The district of Mulgrave is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from the southern suburbs of Cairns at its northern end to Innisfail at its southern end. Mulgrave also includes the...
), 1957 - Tom Foley (Belyando), 1957–60
- Vince GairVince GairVincent Clare "Vince" Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party...
(South BrisbaneElectoral district of South BrisbaneThe district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Fairfield...
), 1957–60 - Mick GardnerMick GardnerHarold Raymond "Mick" Gardner was an Australian politician. He was the member for Rockhampton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1960, initially for the Australian Labor Party and then from 1957 as part of the right-wing breakaway Queensland Labor Party...
(RockhamptonElectoral district of RockhamptonThe district of Rockhampton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Wedged between the electoral districts of Keppel to the east and Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton and many of its outlying...
), 1957–60 - Robert Gardner (BulimbaElectoral district of Bulimba-External links:*...
), 1957 - James HadleyJames Hadley (Australian politician)James William Hadley was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he received a primary education before becoming a timber worker, after which he worked with the railways. He was also an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union...
(NundahElectoral district of NundahNundah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Nundah, Eagle Farm, Hendra and Toombul.-Members for Nundah:...
), 1957 - Paul Hilton (Queensland politician) (CarnarvonElectoral district of CarnarvonCarnarvon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland that existed from 1873 to 1992.The district took in rural areas in southern Queensland, including the towns of Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi....
), 1957–62 DLP from 1962-63 - Arthur Jones (Charters TowersElectoral district of Charters TowersCharters Towers was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It has had three incarnations, most recently being created as part of a redistribution in 1991 and lasting until 2008....
), 1957–60 - Greg KehoeGreg KehoeGregory Brian "Greg" Kehoe was an Australian politician. He was the member for Nash in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1957, representing first the Australian Labor Party and then the breakaway Queensland Labor Party.-References:...
(Nash), 1957 - Colin McCathie (Haughton), 1957–60
- Bill Moore (MerthyrElectoral district of MerthyrMerthyr was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in inner Brisbane centred on the suburb of New Farm, covering areas that previously belonged to the district of...
), 1957 - Thomas Moores (KurilpaElectoral district of KurilpaKurilpa was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland from 1912 to 1986. It was named for the Kurilpa Peninsula on the Brisbane River...
), 1957 - William Power (Baroona), 1957–60
- Thomas RaseyThomas RaseyThomas William Rasey was an Australian politician. He was the member for Windsor in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1950 to 1957, representing the Australian Labor Party until 1957 and the breakaway Queensland Labor Party thereafter....
(WindsorElectoral district of Windsor (Queensland)Windsor was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, taking in areas north of Breakfast Creek and south of Kedron Brook...
), 1957 - Herbert RobinsonHerbert Robinson (Queensland politician)Herbert Freemont Robinson was an Australian politician, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1957 representing the seat of Sandgate.-Biography:...
(SandgateElectoral district of SandgateThe district of Sandgate is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, covering Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge, Fitzgibbon, and Taigum...
), 1957 - Alexander Skinner (Somerset), 1957
- Alfred Smith (Carpentaria), 1957–60
- Ted Walsh (BundabergElectoral district of BundabergThe division of Bundaberg is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers the city of Bundaberg, as well as the immediate surrounding area, hence its name....
), 1957–62