1966 Queensland state election

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1966 Queensland state election
Flag of Queensland.svg
  1963 28 May 1966 (1966-05-28) 1969  

All 78 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout93.27 (Decrease2.svg 0.02 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Frank Nicklin 1963.jpg JE Duggan, 1963.jpg
QLP
Leader Frank Nicklin Jack Duggan No leader
Party Country–Liberal Coalition Labor Queensland Labor
Leader since21 May 194118 August 1958 (1958-08-18)
Leader's seat Landsborough Toowoomba West
Last election46 seats, 44.07%26 seats, 43.83% 1 seat, 7.23%
Seats won47261
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote357,729350,25449,948
Percentage44.77%43.84%6.25%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.70Increase2.svg 0.01Decrease2.svg 0.97

Premier before election

Frank Nicklin
Country/Liberal coalition

Elected Premier

Frank Nicklin
Country/Liberal coalition

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. [1]

Contents

The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coalition the Liberal Party, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan.

The Country-Liberal coalition won a fourth term in office at the election.

Key dates

DateEvent
10 March 1966The Legislative Assembly was prorogued until 26 April. [2]
19 April 1966The Legislative Assembly was dissolved. [3]
19 April 1966Writs were issued by the Governor, Alan Mansfield, to proceed with an election. [4]
28 April 1966Close of nominations.
28 May 1966Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
10 June 1966The Nicklin Ministry was reconstituted. [5]
25 June 1966The writ was returned and the results formally declared. [6]
1 July 1966Deadline for return of the writs.
2 August 1966Parliament resumed for business. [7]

Results

Queensland state election, 28 May 1966
Legislative Assembly
<< 19631969 >>

Enrolled voters870,869
Votes cast812,235 Turnout 93.27-0.02
Informal votes13,262Informal1.63+0.07
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 350,25443.84+0.0126± 0
  Liberal 203,64825.49+1.7320± 0
  Country 154,08119.28-1.0327+ 1
  Queensland Labor 49,9486.25-0.971± 0
  Independent 38,0014.76+0.204– 1
Total798,973  78 
Popular vote
Labor
43.84%
Liberal
25.49%
Country
19.28%
Democratic Labor
6.25%
Independents
4.76%
Seats
Country
34.62%
Labor
33.33%
Liberal
25.64%
Democratic Labor
1.28%
Independents
5.13%

Seats changing hands

SeatPre-1966SwingPost-1966
PartyMemberMarginMarginMemberParty
Fassifern  Independent Country Alf Muller 7.7 v CPN/A20.1 v ALP Alf Muller Country 
Hawthorne  Independent Labor Bill Baxter*3.0-5.52.5 Bill Kaus Liberal 
Toowoomba East  Liberal Mervyn Anderson 0.1-5.45.3 Peter Wood Labor 

Post-election pendulum

Government seats (47)
Marginal
Albert Cec Carey CP0.2 v LIB
South Coast Russ Hinze CP2.5 v LIB
Hawthorne Bill Kaus LIB2.5
Mirani Tom Newbery CP3.2
Logan Dick Wood CP3.2
Murrumba David Nicholson CP4.0
Bowen Peter Delamothe LIB5.6
Whitsunday Ron Camm CP5.7
Fairly safe
Windsor Ray Smith LIB6.1
Ithaca Col Miller LIB6.2
Chatsworth Bill Hewitt LIB6.5
Rockhampton South Rex Pilbeam LIB6.7
Wavell Alex Dewar LIB6.9
Merthyr Sam Ramsden LIB7.5
Kurilpa Clive Hughes LIB8.1
Mulgrave Roy Armstrong CP8.2
Nundah William Knox LIB8.6
Redcliffe Jim Houghton CP8.7
Yeronga Norm Lee LIB9.3
Aspley Fred Campbell LIB9.5
Safe
Cooroora David Low CP10.0
Ashgrove Douglas Tooth LIB11.2
Gregory Wally Rae CP11.3
Greenslopes Keith Hooper LIB12.6
Balonne Eddie Beardmore CP12.7
Isis Jack Pizzey CP12.8
Gympie Max Hodges CP12.9
Mount Gravatt Geoff Chinchen LIB13.3
Balonne Claude Wharton CP13.6
Roma William Ewan CP13.7
Callide Vince Jones CP14.4
Flinders Bill Longeran CP14.5
Somerset Harold Richter CP14.9
Clayfield John Murray LIB14.9
Warwick David Cory CP15.5
Sherwood John Herbert LIB16.6
Lockyer Gordon Chalk LIB16.9
Mount Coot-tha Bill Lickiss LIB17.0
Carnarvon Henry McKechnie CP17.6
Hinchinbrook John Row CP19.1
Very Safe
Fassifern Alf Müller CP20.1
Landsborough Frank Nicklin CP21.3
Toowong Charles Porter LIB23.1
Barambah Joh Bjelke-Petersen CP24.2
Condamine Vic Sullivan CP27.3
Cunningham Alan Fletcher CP30.5
Mackenzie Nev Hewitt CPUnopp
Opposition seats (26)
Marginal
Ipswich West Vi Jordan ALP0.9 v IND
Townsville North Perc Tucker ALP2.7
Toowoomba East Peter Wood ALP5.3
Fairly safe
Tablelands Edwin Wallis-Smith ALP6.0
Wynnum Ted Harris ALP7.0 v LIB
Brisbane Johnno Mann ALP8.0 v LIB
Mourilyan Peter Byrne ALP8.5
Norman Fred Bromley ALP8.7 v LIB
Safe
Barcoo Eugene O'Donnell ALP10.1
Belmont Fred Newton ALP10.1 v LIB
Mackay Fred Graham ALP11.1
Cairns Ray Jones ALP11.6 v LIB
South Brisbane Col Bennett ALP11.9 v LIB
Kedron Eric Lloyd ALP11.9 v LIB
Baroona Pat Hanlon ALP12.3 v LIB
Toowoomba West Jack Duggan ALP13.5 v LIB
Sandgate Harry Dean ALP14.0 v LIB
Maryborough Horace Davies ALP14.4
Bulimba Jack Houston ALP14.8 v LIB
Nudgee Jack Melloy ALP14.9 v LIB
Rockhampton North Merv Thackeray ALP16.7 v LIB
Burke Alec Inch ALP19.0 v LIB
Salisbury Doug Sherrington ALP19.3 v LIB
Very Safe
Port Curtis Martin Hanson ALP21.5
Ipswich East Jim Donald ALP22.8 v LIB
Warrego John Dufficy ALPUnopp
Crossbench seats (5)
Bundaberg Ted Walsh IND3.5 v ALP
Cook Ted Walsh IND5.2 v ALP
Burdekin Bunny Adair IND8.5 v LIB
Aubigny Les Diplock DLP12.6 v CP
Townsville South Tom Aikens NQL13.9 v ALP

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References

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