title: Electoral results for the district of Dalby
text: # Electoral results for the district of Dalby
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Dalby in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Dalby
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Joshua Peter Bell | Unaligned | 1873–1878 |
  | George Simpson | Unaligned | 1878–1882 |
  | John Jessop | Unaligned | 1882–1893 |
  | Joshua Thomas Bell | Ministerialist | 1893–1911 |
  | William Vowles | Ministerialist/Liberal/National/Country | 1911–1926 |
  | Wilfred Adams Russell | PPC/Country | 1926–1932 |
  | Jim Sparkes | Country | 1932–1935 |
  | Godfrey Morgan | Country | 1935–1938 |
  | Aubrey Slessar | Labor | 1938–1947 |
  | Charles Russell | Country | 1947–1949 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Charles Russell | 5,736 | 59.1 | +10.6 |
  | | Labor | George Wilkes | 3,977 | 40.9 | -10.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,713 | 98.8 | +4.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 1.2 | -4.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,835 | 89.3 | +0.8 |
  | | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +10.6 | |
  
  1944 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Aubrey Slessar | 4,688 | 51.5 | -4.5 |
  | | Country | Charles Russell | 4,409 | 48.5 | +4.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,097 | 94.4 | -4.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 537 | 5.6 | +4.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,634 | 88.5 | +1.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
  
  1941 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Aubrey Slessar | 5,434 | 56.0 | +5.7 |
  | | Country | Godfrey Morgan | 4,262 | 44.0 | -5.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,696 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,770 | 87.1 | -4.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 Queensland state election: Maree :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William King | 5,201 | 53.3 | -16.6 |
  | | United Australia | William Carter | 3,830 | 39.2 | +9.1 |
  | | Social Credit | Charles Martin | 727 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,758 | 98.7 | +1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 128 | 1.3 | -1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,886 | 94.4 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1935 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | Godfrey Morgan | 4,373 | 51.8 |
  | | Labor | George Wilkes | 4,061 | 48.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,434 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,518 | 93.1 |
  | | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | |
  
  1932 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | Jim Sparkes | 3,904 | 53.8 |
  | | Labor | Adolphus Baker | 3,349 | 46.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,253 | 99.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,309 | 93.3 |
  | | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | Wilfred Russell | 3,511 | 65.9 | +38.3 |
  | | Labor | Clive Curtis | 1,816 | 34.1 | +3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,327 | | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | CPNP gain from Independent | CPNP gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1926 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Primary Producers | Wilfred Russell | 2,347 | 41.4 | +41.4 |
  | | Labor | Harold Francis | 1,762 | 31.1 | -6.6 |
  | | CPNP | William Vowles | 1,563 | 27.6 | -21.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,672 | 98.9 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,736 | 91.2 | +6.5 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Primary Producers | Wilfred Russell | 3,529 | 65.7 | +65.7 |
  | | Labor | Harold Francis | 1,842 | 34.3 | +7.2 |
  | | Primary Producers gain from CPNP | Primary Producers gain from CPNP | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1923 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | William Vowles | 2,679 | 48.8 | -13.7 |
  | | Labor | Hugh McAnally | 2,069 | 37.7 | +0.2 |
  | | Independent Country | N C Hooper | 743 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,491 | 97.9 | -1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 2.1 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,611 | 84.7 | +0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | William Vowles | 3,086 | 58.1 | -4.4 |
  | | Labor | Hugh McAnally | 2,221 | 41.9 | +4.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
  
  1920 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | William Vowles | 3,005 | 62.5 | +62.5 |
  | | Labor | James Connolly | 1,804 | 37.5 | -5.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,849 | 99.3 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,884 | 83.9 | +4.1 |
  | | Country gain from National | Country gain from National | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1918 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | William Vowles | 2,686 | 56.9 | +23.3 |
  | | Labor | Austin McKeon | 2,033 | 43.1 | +0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,719 | 99.4 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,747 | 79.8 | -4.7 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
  
  1915 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Connolly | 1,788 | 42.5 | -0.4 |
  | | Liberal | William Vowles | 1,414 | 33.6 | -23.5 |
  | | Farmers' Union | Frederick Bradhurst | 1,004 | 23.9 | +23.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,206 | 97.9 | -1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 2.1 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,295 | 84.5 | +9.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | William Vowles | 2,165 | 53.2 | -3.9 |
  | | Labor | John Connolly | 1,902 | 46.8 | +3.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
  
  1912 Queensland state election: Dalby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | William Vowles | 1,992 | 57.1 |
  | | Labor | Robert Turnbull | 1,497 | 42.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,489 | 99.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,508 | 75.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  