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Results of the 1966 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 28 May 1966[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19631969 >>

Enrolled voters 870,869
Votes cast 812,235 Turnout 93.27 -0.02
Informal votes 13,262 Informal 1.63 +0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 350,254 43.84 +0.01 26 ± 0
  Liberal 203,648 25.49 +1.73 20 ± 0
  Country 154,081 19.28 -1.03 27 + 1
  Queensland Labor 49,948 6.25 -0.97 1 ± 0
  Independent 38,001 4.76 +0.20 5 – 1
Total 798,973     78  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1966 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1966 Queensland state election: Albert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Cec Carey 4,624 41.7 -2.7
Liberal Ernest Harley 3,686 33.3 +33.3
Labor Harold Evans 2,324 21.0 -0.5
Queensland Labor Patrick Hallinan 449 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 11,083 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 105 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 11,188 92.1 -1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Cec Carey 5,566 50.2 -5.7
Liberal Ernest Harley 5,517 49.8 +49.8
Country hold Swing -5.7

Ashgrove

1966 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,524 53.9 -0.8
Labor Richard Gill 3,695 36.0 +0.4
Queensland Labor George Cook 1,035 10.1 +0.4
Total formal votes 10,254 98.3 -0.4
Informal votes 173 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 10,427 94.3 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 6,275 61.2 -0.6
Labor Richard Gill 3,979 38.8 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Aspley

1966 Queensland state election: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Campbell 8,633 52.4 +1.4
Labor John Purtell 6,408 38.9 -0.8
Queensland Labor Rogers Judge 1,444 8.7 -0.7
Total formal votes 16,485 98.8 -0.3
Informal votes 191 1.2 +0.3
Turnout 16,676 94.3 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Campbell 9,808 59.5 +0.6
Labor John Purtell 6,677 40.5 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Aubigny

1966 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,123 56.3 +3.9
Country John Corfe 2,828 31.1 -3.0
Labor Peter Fitzpatrick 1,150 12.6 -0.9
Total formal votes 9,101 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 113 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 9,214 95.4 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,697 62.6 +3.0
Country John Corfe 3,404 37.4 -3.0
Queensland Labor hold Swing +3.0

Balonne

1966 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,059 62.7 -3.0
Labor Ben Ward 2,414 37.3 +3.0
Total formal votes 6,473 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 63 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,536 89.0 -1.7
Country hold Swing -3.0

Barambah

1966 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,659 74.2 +11.3
Labor Norman Hasemann 2,315 25.8 +0.4
Total formal votes 8,884 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 125 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 9,009 95.9 -0.7
Country hold Swing +1.9

Barcoo

1966 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,575 59.0 -5.2
Country Michael Cronin 2,721 35.1 -0.7
Queensland Labor Edward Eshmann 457 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 7,693 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 166 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 7,859 92.2 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,660 60.1 -4.1
Country Michael Cronin 3,093 39.9 +4.1
Labor hold Swing -4.1

Baroona

1966 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,359 59.7 -1.7
Liberal Ian Barron 3,313 31.1 +1.7
Queensland Labor Anthony Machin 822 7.7 +0.7
Communist Brian Moynihan 151 1.4 -0.8
Total formal votes 9,645 96.9 -0.3
Informal votes 342 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 9,987 91.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,633 62.3 -1.5
Liberal Ian Barron 4,012 37.7 +1.5
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Belmont

1966 Queensland state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Newton 8,898 58.0 -1.3
Liberal Oswald Brunner 5,494 35.8 +1.1
Queensland Labor John Taylor 951 6.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 15,343 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 280 1.8 -0.1
Turnout 15,623 94.1 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Newton 9,075 60.1 +0.3
Liberal Oswald Brunner 6,268 39.9 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Bowen

1966 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,632 51.2 +4.7
Labor John Gralton 3,080 43.4 -3.4
Queensland Labor James McCane 382 5.4 -1.3
Total formal votes 7,094 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 93 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 7,187 95.4 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,943 55.6 +3.7
Labor John Gralton 3,151 44.4 -3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7

Brisbane

1966 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 4,726 55.9 +0.8
Liberal Brian Cahill 2,749 32.5 -0.7
Queensland Labor John O'Connell 983 11.6 0.0
Total formal votes 8,458 96.1 -0.6
Informal votes 347 3.9 +0.6
Turnout 8,805 86.0 -3.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Johnno Mann 4,909 58.0 +0.7
Liberal Brian Cahill 3,549 42.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Bulimba

1966 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 7,788 63.8 +0.9
Liberal Brian Perkins 3,738 30.6 -0.1
Queensland Labor Paul Tucker 691 5.7 -0.7
Total formal votes 12,217 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 173 1.4 -0.4
Turnout 12,390 94.8 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Houston 7,917 64.8 +0.7
Liberal Brian Perkins 4,300 35.2 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Bundaberg

1966 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,492 53.5 0.0
Labor Matt Tallon 6,516 46.5 0.0
Total formal votes 14,008 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 133 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 14,141 93.8 -1.1
Independent hold Swing 0.0

Burdekin

1966 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,318 45.6 -10.6
Labor Herbert O'Brien 1,739 23.9 -4.3
Liberal Stanley Pearce 1,415 19.4 +19.4
Queensland Labor Oliver Anderson 810 11.1 -4.6
Total formal votes 7,282 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 124 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 7,406 94.4 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,262 58.5 -5.5
Liberal Stanley Pearce 3,020 41.5 +41.5
Independent hold Swing -5.5

Burke

1966 Queensland state election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alec Inch 4,394 62.6 -37.4
Liberal William Presley 1,718 24.5 +24.5
Social Credit John Donaldson 909 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 7,021 97.5
Informal votes 180 2.5
Turnout 7,201 81.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alec Inch 4,848 69.0 -31.0
Liberal William Presley 2,173 31.0 +31.0
Labor hold Swing -31.0

Burnett

1966 Queensland state election: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 5,934 63.6 -1.5
Labor Alexander Craig 3,402 36.4 +1.5
Total formal votes 9,336 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 106 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 9,442 94.6 -0.7
Country hold Swing -1.5

Cairns

1966 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Jones 6,343 51.3 -13.5
Liberal David De Jarlais 2,224 18.0 +18.0
Independent Colin Penridge 2,036 16.5 +16.5
Country John Franzmann 1,550 12.5 -16.8
Queensland Labor Arthur Trembath 203 1.6 -4.3
Total formal votes 12,356 96.0 -1.8
Informal votes 519 4.0 +1.8
Turnout 12,875 93.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Jones 7,616 61.6 -4.3
Liberal David De Jarlais 4,740 38.4 +4.3
Labor hold Swing -4.3

Callide

1966 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vince Jones 4,547 53.8 +8.3
Labor Wilfred Prisgrove 2,809 33.2 +1.4
Queensland Labor Edgar Lanigan 1,102 13.0 +7.5
Total formal votes 8,458 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 115 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 8,573 93.7 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Vince Jones 5,444 64.4 +1.1
Labor Wilfred Prisgrove 3,014 35.6 -1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

Carnarvon

1966 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 4,922 56.8 +20.4
Labor Douglas Gow 2,455 28.3 +0.1
Queensland Labor Frederick Burges 1,286 14.8 -20.6
Total formal votes 8,663 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 144 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 8,807 93.5 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 5,856 67.6 +13.7
Labor Douglas Gow 2,807 32.4 +32.4
Country hold Swing +13.7

Chatsworth

1966 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,149 49.3 -4.6
Labor John Cleary 4,170 40.0 +0.3
Queensland Labor Vincent Garrigan 675 6.5 0.0
Independent Douglas Wallace 445 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 10,439 98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 175 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 10,614 95.3 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,895 56.5 -2.6
Labor John Cleary 4,544 43.5 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

Clayfield

1966 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,688 56.2 +0.3
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,356 33.2 -0.6
Queensland Labor Mary Ryan 1,074 10.6 +0.3
Total formal votes 10,118 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 222 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 10,340 92.4 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,562 64.9 +0.6
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,556 35.1 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Condamine

1966 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vic Sullivan 5,252 77.3 +4.3
Labor Roderick Blundell 1,539 22.7 -4.3
Total formal votes 6,791 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 70 1.0 0.0
Turnout 6,861 94.7 -0.5
Country hold Swing +4.3

Cook

1966 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bunny Adair 6,097 55.2 +0.5
Labor Jack Bethel 4,951 44.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 11,048 98.5 +0.8
Informal votes 172 1.5 -0.8
Turnout 11,220 91.3 +0.2
Independent hold Swing +0.5

Cooroora

1966 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 5,716 60.0 -1.8
Labor Kenneth Kliese 3,813 40.0 +8.8
Total formal votes 9,529 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 111 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 9,640 93.7 -0.9
Country hold Swing -7.8

Cunningham

1966 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,379 72.2 -0.6
Labor Brian Davis 1,223 16.4 -4.5
Queensland Labor Alexander Browne 847 11.4 +5.1
Total formal votes 7,449 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 49 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 7,498 95.7 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,994 80.5 +2.6
Labor Brian Davis 1,455 19.5 -2.6
Country hold Swing +2.6

Fassifern

1966 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alf Muller 5,713 63.9 +28.4
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,483 27.8 +2.2
Queensland Labor Gordon Blain 532 6.0 +0.5
Social Credit Victor Robb 206 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 8,934 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 116 1.3 0.0
Turnout 9,050 95.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alf Muller 6,264 70.1 +27.8
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,670 29.9 +29.9
Country gain from Independent Swing +27.8

Flinders

1966 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Longeran 4,483 61.4 +6.0
Labor Peter McKitrick 2,516 34.5 -6.3
Queensland Labor John Judge 223 3.1 -0.7
Independent Charles Rowe 73 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 7,295 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 119 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 7,414 90.6 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Longeran 4,708 64.5 +5.9
Labor Peter McKitrick 2,587 35.5 -5.9
Country hold Swing +5.9

Greenslopes

1966 Queensland state election: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,074 54.8 -1.6
Labor Cecil Chandler 3,952 35.7 +0.9
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 1,054 9.5 +2.2
Total formal votes 11,080 98.7 +0.6
Informal votes 150 1.3 -0.6
Turnout 11,230 93.9 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,932 62.6 -0.3
Labor Cecil Chandler 4,148 37.4 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Gregory

1966 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wally Rae 3,844 59.1 +6.9
Labor Gilbert Burns 2,482 38.2 -4.4
Queensland Labor David Parker 180 2.8 -2.4
Total formal votes 6,506 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 59 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 6,565 86.2 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Wally Rae 3,991 61.3 +5.3
Labor Gilbert Burns 2,515 38.7 -5.3
Country hold Swing +5.3

Gympie

1966 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Max Hodges 5,489 57.3 +0.2
Labor Marcus Dower 3,432 35.8 +2.3
Queensland Labor Denis Tanner 664 6.9 -2.5
Total formal votes 9,585 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 90 0.9 0.0
Turnout 9,675 95.9 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Max Hodges 6,029 62.9 -1.8
Labor Marcus Dower 3,556 37.1 +1.8
Country hold Swing -1.8

Hawthorne

1966 Queensland state election: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Burton 4,263 40.5 -10.9
Liberal Bill Kaus 3,929 37.3 -2.8
Independent Bill Baxter 1,546 14.7 +14.7
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 789 7.5 -1.0
Total formal votes 10,527 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 167 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 10,694 94.1 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 5,524 52.5 +5.5
Labor Thomas Burton 5,003 47.5 -5.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.5

Hinchinbrook

1966 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Row 4,943 63.1 +6.3
Labor Natale Palanza 2,312 29.5 -3.8
Queensland Labor John Williams 576 7.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 7,831 97.1 -0.5
Informal votes 235 2.9 +0.5
Turnout 8,066 93.3 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Row 5,412 69.1 +6.0
Labor Natale Palanza 2,419 30.9 -6.0
Country hold Swing +6.0

Ipswich East

1966 Queensland state election: Ipswich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald 9,845 68.5 -1.9
Liberal Hedley Scriven 3,506 24.4 -2.2
Independent Douglas Wood 1,014 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 14,365 98.5 -0.5
Informal votes 217 1.5 +0.5
Turnout 14,582 90.4 -5.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Donald 10,453 72.8 +1.7
Liberal Hedley Scriven 3,912 27.2 -1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Ipswich West

1966 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 6,211 47.5 -16.3
Independent James Finimore 4,140 31.7 +31.7
Liberal Allan Whybird 2,421 18.5 -12.4
Queensland Labor Leonard Maguire 305 2.3 -3.1
Total formal votes 13,077 98.7 -0.3
Informal votes 170 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 13,247 90.4 -2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Vi Jordan 6,652 50.9 -13.9
Independent James Finimore 6,425 49.1 +49.1
Labor hold Swing -13.9

Isis

1966 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,111 57.7 0.0
Labor George Hooper 3,131 35.3 +0.7
Queensland Labor Brian Hawes 617 7.0 +4.2
Total formal votes 8,859 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 163 1.8 -0.1
Turnout 9,022 94.6 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Pizzey 5,561 62.8 +0.6
Labor George Hooper 3,298 37.2 -0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Jack Pizzey. It was held on 16 November 1968.
1968 Isis state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Blake 4,410 51.1 +15.8
Country Ronald Lester 4,224 48.9 -8.8
Total formal votes 8,634 99.0 +0.8
Informal votes 88 1.0 -0.8
Turnout 8,722 88.9 -5.7
Labor gain from Country Swing +13.9

Ithaca

1966 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Col Miller 5,225 49.0 -2.2
Labor Samuel Hudson 4,363 40.9 +2.6
Queensland Labor James Ashe 1,069 10.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 10,657 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 165 1.5 -0.4
Turnout 10,822 93.7 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Col Miller 5,988 56.2 -2.3
Labor Samuel Hudson 4,669 43.8 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

Kedron

1966 Queensland state election: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,682 60.5 +2.1
Liberal Christian Jesberg 3,901 30.7 +1.4
Queensland Labor Edward Doherty 1,121 8.8 +1.3
Total formal votes 12,704 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 188 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 12,892 94.8 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,859 61.9 -0.4
Liberal Christian Jesberg 4,845 38.1 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Kurilpa

1966 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clive Hughes 5,203 53.8 -2.4
Labor Leslie Buckley 3,926 40.6 +4.8
Queensland Labor Felix Doolan 458 4.7 -1.9
Social Credit William Smith 89 0.9 -0.4
Total formal votes 9,676 96.8 -0.9
Informal votes 320 3.2 +0.9
Turnout 9,996 94.1 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Clive Hughes 5,621 58.1 -4.2
Labor Leslie Buckley 4,055 41.9 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Landsborough

1966 Queensland state election: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin 6,858 71.3 -2.3
Labor Frank Freemantle 2,766 28.7 +2.3
Total formal votes 9,624 98.5 -0.7
Informal votes 150 1.5 +0.7
Turnout 9,774 94.1 -0.7
Country hold Swing -2.3

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the resignation of Frank Nicklin. It was held on 16 March 1968.
1968 Landsborough state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Mike Ahern 4,960 51.7 -19.6
Labor Francis Freemantle 6,814 29.3 +0.6
Independent Liberal Peter Nelson-Gracie 1,820 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 9,594 97.1 -1.4
Informal votes 282 2.9 +1.4
Turnout 9,876 87.9 -6.2
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Lockyer

1966 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,473 66.9 +5.3
Labor James Keim 2,705 33.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 8,178 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 45 0.6 0.0
Turnout 8,223 95.9 -0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

Logan

1966 Queensland state election: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Ware 4,129 37.2 -1.0
Country Dick Wood 3,516 31.7 -26.5
Liberal Francis Dennis 2,199 19.8 +19.8
Independent Laurence Storey 926 8.3 +8.3
Queensland Labor Maurice Sheehan 197 1.8 -1.8
Social Credit Paul Kenealy 135 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 11,102 96.8 -1.4
Informal votes 362 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 11,464 93.4 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Dick Wood 5,903 53.2 -8.0
Labor William Ware 5,199 46.8 +8.0
Country hold Swing -8.0

Mackay

1966 Queensland state election: Mackay[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 5,604 59.3 +5.8
Country Roylance Eastment 2,932 31.0 -6.1
Queensland Labor T.J. Hayes 918 9.7 +0.3
Total formal votes 9,454 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 137 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 9,591 92.6 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Graham 5,775 61.1 +5.9
Country Roylance Eastment 3,679 38.9 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Mackenzie

1966 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Neville Hewitt unopposed
Country hold Swing

Maryborough

1966 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 6,906 61.1 -0.8
Country Ernest Jurss 3,108 27.5 +1.6
Queensland Labor William Hutchinson 879 7.8 0.0
Social Credit Arnold Jones 402 3.6 -0.9
Total formal votes 11,295 98.3 -0.8
Informal votes 196 1.7 +0.8
Turnout 11,491 94.8 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Horace Davies 7,270 64.4 -1.1
Country Ernest Jurss 4,025 35.6 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Merthyr

1966 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Ramsden 4,781 51.1 -2.3
Labor Brian Mellifont 3,745 40.0 +3.0
Queensland Labor Laurence Kehoe 830 8.9 -0.6
Total formal votes 9,356 97.0 -0.4
Informal votes 284 3.0 +0.4
Turnout 9,640 91.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Ramsden 5,384 57.5 -3.7
Labor Brian Mellifont 3,972 42.5 +3.7
Liberal hold Swing -3.7

Mirani

1966 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Newbery 4,094 51.2 -13.6
Labor Gustav Creber 3,700 46.3 +11.1
Queensland Labor Edward Relf 196 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 7,990 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 69 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 8,059 95.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Newbery 4,253 53.2 -11.6
Labor Gustav Creber 3,737 46.8 +11.6
Country hold Swing -11.6

Mount Coot-tha

1966 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,522 60.0 +0.3
Labor Barry Gorman 4,463 31.4 -1.1
Queensland Labor Maxwell Muller 1,227 8.6 +0.8
Total formal votes 14,212 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 188 1.3 -0.7
Turnout 14,400 93.7 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,520 67.0 +1.0
Labor Barry Gorman 4,692 33.0 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Mount Gravatt

1966 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,647 55.9 -0.1
Labor Peter Rowe 5,464 35.3 -0.5
Queensland Labor Kenneth Bayliss 1,349 8.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 15,460 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 240 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 15,700 94.4 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 9,783 63.3 +1.3
Labor Peter Rowe 5,677 36.7 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Mourilyan

1966 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,683 56.2 -2.5
Country Alfred Martinuzzi 2,623 31.5 +1.1
Queensland Labor Geoffrey Higham 1,021 12.3 +1.4
Total formal votes 8,327 97.6 -0.1
Informal votes 202 2.4 +0.1
Turnout 8,529 93.4 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Byrne 4,873 58.5 -2.3
Country Alfred Martinuzzi 3,454 41.5 +2.3
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Mulgrave

1966 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Armstrong 3,809 58.2 +0.6
Labor Stanley Dalton 2,733 41.8 +6.3
Total formal votes 6,542 98.6 +0.8
Informal votes 90 1.4 -0.8
Turnout 6,632 93.5 -0.6
Country hold Swing -5.1

Murrumba

1966 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norm Kruger 5,179 41.8 +0.3
Country David Nicholson 5,116 41.3 -13.3
Liberal Marshall Cooke 1,489 12.0 +12.0
Independent David Bishop 321 2.6 +2.6
Queensland Labor Robert Vlug 272 2.2 -1.0
Total formal votes 12,377 97.5 -0.6
Informal votes 320 2.5 +0.6
Turnout 12,697 94.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Nicholson 6,688 54.0 -3.3
Labor Norm Kruger 5,689 46.0 +3.3
Country hold Swing -3.3

Norman

1966 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 5,080 56.6 +3.4
Liberal Sydney Shawcross 3,087 34.4 -0.4
Queensland Labor John Fitz-Gibbon 700 7.8 -2.1
Social Credit David Gray 107 1.2 -1.8
Total formal votes 8,974 97.8 +0.5
Informal votes 200 2.2 -0.5
Turnout 9,174 92.3 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 5,264 58.7 +2.2
Liberal Sydney Shawcross 3,710 41.3 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Nudgee

1966 Queensland state election: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Melloy 8,547 63.3 +2.9
Liberal Kenneth Nugent 4,685 34.7 +3.4
Communist William Hill 270 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 13,502 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 226 1.7 -0.3
Turnout 13,728 94.9 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Melloy 8,763 64.9 +2.9
Liberal Kenneth Nugent 4,739 35.1 -2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Nundah

1966 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 5,971 51.7 +1.9
Labor John Carey 4,599 39.9 -0.6
Queensland Labor Michael Green 972 8.4 -1.3
Total formal votes 11,542 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 145 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 11,687 93.1 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,762 58.6 +0.3
Labor John Carey 4,780 41.4 -0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

Port Curtis

1966 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Hanson 6,012 70.0 -10.4
Country James Grant 1,526 17.8 +17.8
Liberal John McGree 1,056 12.3 +12.3
Total formal votes 8,594 99.3 +1.1
Informal votes 57 0.7 -1.1
Turnout 8,651 94.6 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Hanson 6,160 71.5 -11.1
Country James Grant 2,434 28.5 +28.5
Labor hold Swing -11.1

Redcliffe

1966 Queensland state election: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Houghton 5,292 45.1 -10.3
Labor William Hunter 4,514 38.5 +3.0
Liberal Robert Elder 1,206 10.3 +10.3
Queensland Labor James Morrissey 726 6.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 11,738 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 204 1.7 -0.1
Turnout 11,942 93.0 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Houghton 6,895 58.7 -3.0
Labor William Hunter 4,843 41.3 +3.0
Country hold Swing -3.0

Rockhampton North

1966 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,221 64.4 -0.5
Liberal Robert Woodrow 3,450 27.0 -0.1
Queensland Labor Iris Burke 1,101 8.6 +0.5
Total formal votes 12,772 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 129 1.0 -0.4
Turnout 12,901 95.8 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,523 66.7 +0.3
Liberal Robert Woodrow 4,249 33.3 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Rockhampton South

1966 Queensland state election: Rockhampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 5,873 48.8 +1.4
Labor Kevin Charles 4,709 39.1 -3.8
Queensland Labor Peter Boyle 1,456 12.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 12,038 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 143 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 12,181 94.7 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 6,828 56.7 +2.0
Labor Kevin Charles 5,210 43.3 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Roma

1966 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Ewan 5,217 63.7 +2.2
Labor Marcus Thew 2,973 36.3 +8.1
Total formal votes 8,190 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 74 0.9 0.0
Turnout 8,264 92.9 -0.7
Country hold Swing -6.2

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of William Ewan. It was held on 24 June 1967.
1967 Roma state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ken Tomkins 3,632 49.6 -14.1
Labor Marcus Thew 2,148 29.4 -6.9
Independent Ronald Alford 1,535 21.0 +21.0
Total formal votes 7,315 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 50 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 7,365 82.8 -10.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ken Tomkins 4,479 61.2 -2.5
Labor Marcus Thew 2,836 38.8 +2.5
Country hold Swing -2.5

Salisbury

1966 Queensland state election: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Sherrington 11,484 69.3 +4.7
Liberal Keith Brough 5,097 30.7 0.0
Total formal votes 16,581 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 361 2.1 -0.2
Turnout 16,942 92.4 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Sandgate

1966 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Dean 7,087 62.9 +7.5
Liberal Colin Clark 3,510 31.2 -6.0
Queensland Labor Reginald Lincoln 666 5.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 11,263 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 202 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 11,465 92.4 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Dean 7,211 64.0 +7.2
Liberal Colin Clark 4,052 36.0 -7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Sherwood

1966 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Herbert 8,430 66.6 +5.9
Labor Gilbert Thorsen 4,233 33.4 +0.3
Total formal votes 12,663 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 210 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 12,873 93.4 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Somerset

1966 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Richter 5,076 59.9 -0.2
Labor Jacobus Van Der Lelie 2,742 32.4 -7.5
Independent John Rasmussen 380 4.5 +4.5
Queensland Labor Naomi Grulke 274 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 8,472 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 97 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 8,569 94.8 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Richter 5,497 64.9 +4.8
Labor Jacobus Van Der Lelie 2,975 35.1 -4.8
Country hold Swing +4.8

South Brisbane

1966 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,736 58.2 +3.3
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 3,033 30.8 -0.6
Queensland Labor Mervyn Eunson 822 8.4 -5.3
Communist Warren Bowden 258 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 9,849 96.9 +0.1
Informal votes 317 3.1 -0.1
Turnout 10,166 88.2 -3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Bennett 6,096 61.9 +3.5
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 3,753 38.1 -3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

South Coast

1966 Queensland state election: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Winders 4,464 37.9 +37.9
Country Russ Hinze 3,588 30.5 -47.0
Labor Kevin Cummings 2,462 20.9 +1.6
Independent Bernard Elsey 844 7.2 +7.2
Queensland Labor John McWatters 415 3.5 +0.2
Total formal votes 11,773 98.1 -0.6
Informal votes 225 1.9 +0.6
Turnout 11,998 89.3 +0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Russ Hinze 6,175 52.5 -27.6
Liberal Herbert Winders 5,598 47.5 +47.5
Country hold Swing -27.6

Tablelands

1966 Queensland state election: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,747 55.6 +4.0
Country Tom Gilmore 2,853 42.4 -1.0
Queensland Labor V. Rehbein 137 2.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 6,737 97.7 +1.1
Informal votes 161 2.3 -1.1
Turnout 6,898 87.7 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,772 56.0 +2.5
Country Tom Gilmore 2,965 44.0 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Toowong

1966 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Porter 7,254 65.3 -3.8
Labor Douglas Wallace 2,825 25.4 +1.4
Queensland Labor Brian O'Brien 1,033 9.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 11,112 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 183 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 11,295 92.8 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Porter 8,124 73.1 -1.7
Labor Douglas Wallace 2,988 26.9 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Toowoomba East

1966 Queensland state election: Toowoomba East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 7,814 51.9 +3.0
Country John McCafferty 3,668 26.5 +26.5
Liberal Lawrence Storey 2,183 15.8 -29.8
Queensland Labor Francis Mullins 761 5.5 0.0
Independent Gladys O'Sullivan 58 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 13,854 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 200 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 14,054 94.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Wood 7,661 55.3 +5.4
Country John McCafferty 6,193 44.7 +44.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.4

Toowoomba West

1966 Queensland state election: Toowoomba West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 8,912 61.8 +3.5
Liberal Clifford Leavy 4,162 28.9 -4.6
Queensland Labor Terry Morris 1,347 9.3 +1.1
Total formal votes 14,421 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 173 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 14,594 95.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Duggan 9,163 63.5 +3.7
Liberal Clifford Leavy 5,258 36.5 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Townsville North

1966 Queensland state election: Townsville North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 6,862 50.2 +1.8
Liberal Robert Bonnett 4,919 36.0 +7.6
Queensland Labor J.J. McManus 1,895 13.9 -8.7
Total formal votes 13,676 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 154 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 13,830 91.8 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Perc Tucker 7,214 52.7 -0.5
Liberal Robert Bonnett 6,464 47.3 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Townsville South

1966 Queensland state election: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Aikens 9,260 63.2 +3.0
Labor Arthur Trower 5,196 35.5 -4.3
Communist Francis Bishop 194 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 14,650 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 186 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 14,836 93.7 -0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Aikens 9,361 63.9 +3.7
Labor Arthur Trower 5,289 36.1 -3.7
Independent hold Swing +3.7

Warrego

1966 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Warwick

1966 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Cory 4,816 58.9 -2.5
Labor Eric Barrett 2,701 33.0 +9.0
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 659 8.1 -6.4
Total formal votes 8,176 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 90 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 8,266 95.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Cory 5,352 65.5 -7.8
Labor Eric Barrett 2,824 34.5 +7.8
Country hold Swing -7.8

Wavell

1966 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,209 50.4 -2.6
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,895 41.2 +4.4
Queensland Labor Thomas Grundy 1,046 7.3 -1.6
Social Credit Mervyn Goldstiver 113 0.8 -0.6
Independent Desmond Fulton 51 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 14,314 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 222 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 14,536 94.8 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Dewar 8,142 56.9 -4.7
Labor Herbert Bromley 6,172 43.1 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Whitsunday

1966 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 4,497 51.2 -5.7
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,801 43.3 +0.2
Queensland Labor Bernard Lewis 485 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,783 98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 154 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 8,937 92.8 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ron Camm 4,892 55.7 -1.2
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,891 44.3 +1.2
Country hold Swing -1.2

Windsor

1966 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Smith 5,049 48.3 -2.7
Labor Keith Fordyce 4,546 43.5 +3.8
Queensland Labor Vincent Wenck 851 8.1 -1.1
Total formal votes 10,446 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 151 1.4 0.0
Turnout 10,597 94.6 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Smith 5,860 56.1 -2.4
Labor Keith Fordyce 4,546 43.9 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Wynnum

1966 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Harris 6,986 54.7 -10.5
Liberal Ian Beath 4,896 38.3 +7.8
Queensland Labor Terence Burns 685 5.4 +1.0
Communist Stella Nord 207 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 12,774 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 238 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 13,012 94.1 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Harris 7,279 57.0 -9.0
Liberal Ian Beath 5,495 43.0 +9.0
Labor hold Swing -9.0

Yeronga

1966 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 5,499 51.0 -1.2
Labor Jack Davis 4,180 38.8 +1.9
Queensland Labor John Lamberth 1,106 10.3 +0.2
Total formal votes 10,785 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 177 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 10,962 94.7 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 6,399 59.3 -0.7
Labor Jack Davis 4,386 40.7 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Details of Queensland 1966 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
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