All seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
First party
Second party
Third party
ALP
Leader
Thomas McIlwraith
Samuel Griffith
No leader
Party
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Leader's seat
North Brisbane
North Brisbane
N/A
Seats won
47
24
1
Premier before election
Samuel Griffith
Liberal
Elected Premier
Thomas McIlwraith
Conservative
The 1888 Queensland colonial election was held between 28 April and 26 May 1988 to elect all members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
The election was a decisive defeat for Samuel Griffith's Liberals, with Thomas McIlwraith's Conservatives (also called Nationalists) becoming ascendant.
The Labour Party contested its first election, winning one seat.[1]
^"THE TENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 28 APRIL TO 26 MAY 1888". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
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