1944 Queensland state election to contest the 1943 federal election, whilst William Deacon had died. One of the former United Australia Party members, Louis Luckins (Maree), did not join the QPP originally and retained his seat in 1944 as an independent. Apart from the above, numerous independent candidates contested with a range of banners, including Democrat, Christian Socialist, Servicemen's Association, People's Party and Independent Country Party, none of them achieving more than a few hundred votes. Fred Paterson was elected in Bowen, the only member of the Communist Party of Australia to be elected to an Australian parliament. The election saw a swing away
Political party strength in Arizona indicates the historical party composition in the: For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. The parties are as follows: (D), (I), (N), (R), (U), and . Political party strength in Arizona The U.S. state of Arizona is the home of Senators Jeff Flake and Jon Kyl, and the state is widely regarded as a Republican Party stronghold. Statistics show a close division among Arizona's 3,665,316 active registered voters as of October 2017: Republican 34.61% (1,268,748), Party-Not-Designated/Other 34.13% (1,250,879), Democratic 30.19% (1,106,675), Libertarian 0.87% (31,941), and Green 0.19%