1950 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 April 1950 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its seventh continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Premier Ned Hanlon's second election.

1950 Queensland state election
29 April 1950 (1950-04-29)
All 75 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
38 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered688,309
Turnout628,750 (91.35%)
(1.76 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ned Hanlon Frank Nicklin
Party Labor Country
Leader since 7 March 1946 (1946-03-07) 21 May 1941
Leader's seat Ithaca Landsborough
Last election 35 seats, 43.00% 14 seats, 20.40%
Seats won 42 20
Seat change 7 6
Popular vote 295,138 121,199
Percentage 46.94% 19.28%
Swing 3.94 1.12
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Thomas Hiley Tom Aikens
Party Liberal North Queensland Labor
Leader since 9 July 1949 1942
Leader's seat Coorparoo
(won seat)		 Mundingburra
Last election 9 seats, 25.38% 1 seat, 0.72%
Seats won 11 1
Seat change 2
Popular vote 188,331 7,689
Percentage 29.95% 1.22%
Swing 0.57 0.50
Electoral boundaries following the election.
Premier before election

Ned Hanlon
Labor

 Elected Premier

Ned Hanlon
Labor

The Assembly had been increased in size prior to the election by the Electoral Districts Act 1949 from 62 to 75 seats.

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