Elections were held in the
Australian state
The states and territories are the national subdivisions and second level of government of Australia. The states are partially sovereignty, sovereign, administrative divisions that are autonomous administrative division, self-governing polity, ...
of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
on 2 October 1909 to elect the members of the state's
Legislative Assembly.
This election used
contingent voting
The contingent vote is a two-stage electoral system that elects a single representative, in which the winner receives a majority of votes. It uses ranked voting. The voter ranks the candidates in order of preference, and when the votes are f ...
, at least in the single-member districts.
Five districts were two-seat districts - Mackay, Marlborough, North Brisbane, Rockhampton and South Brisbane. In the two-member constituencies,
plurality block voting
Plurality block voting is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes are elected. The usual result when the candidates div ...
was used -- electors could cast two valid votes but were allowed to "plump".
[Hughes and Graham, "Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964" (online) accessed February 20, 2025]
Key dates
The elections were held on 2 October 1909.
Results
See also
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1909–1912
This is a list of members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1909 to 1912, as elected at the 1909 Queensland state election, 1909 state election held on 2 October 1909.
: On 7 February 1911, William Kidston, the Premier of Qu ...
References
{{Queensland elections
Elections in Queensland
1909 elections in Australia
1900s in Queensland
October 1909