1966 Queensland state election
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← 1963 | 28 May 1966 (1966-05-28) | 1969 → |
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All 78 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 93.27 ( 0.02 pp) |
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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]
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
Date | Event |
10 March 1966 | The Legislative Assembly was prorogued until 26 April.[2] |
19 April 1966 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved.[3] |
19 April 1966 | Writs were issued by the Governor, Alan Mansfield, to proceed with an election.[4] |
28 April 1966 | Close of nominations. |
28 May 1966 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
10 June 1966 | The Nicklin Ministry was reconstituted.[5] |
25 June 1966 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared.[6] |
1 July 1966 | Deadline for return of the writs. |
2 August 1966 | Parliament resumed for business.[7] |
Results
Queensland state election, 28 May 1966 Legislative Assembly << 1963–1969 >> |
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 | 4 | – 1 |
Total | 798,973 | | | 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
- Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
- The sitting Labor MP for Hawthorne, Bill Baxter, lost preselection as the Labor candidate. He was expelled from the ALP for running against the selected candidate Thomas Burton. Previous election figures are Labor v Liberal.
See also
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