Queensland state election, 1972

Queensland state election, 1972
1969 ←
 27 May 1972 (1972-05-27)
 → 1974
All 82 seats in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Jack Houston
Party Country/Liberal coalition Labor
Leader since 8 August 1968 12 October 1966 (1966-10-12)
Leader's seat Barambah Bulimba
Last election 45 seats 31 seats
Seats won 47 seats 33 seats
Seat change 2 2
Percentage 42.23% 46.75%
Swing 2.47 1.76
Premier before election

Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Country/Liberal coalition

 Elected Premier

Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Country/Liberal coalition

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 May 1972[1] to elect the 82 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

The Country-Liberal Coalition won its sixth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957 and also its second victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Results

Queensland state election, 27 May 1972
Legislative Assembly
<< 1969 — 1974 >>
Enrolled Voters 997,489
Votes Cast 921,763 Turnout 92.41% +0.64%
Informal Votes 15,566 Informal 1.61% -0.18%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 424,002 46.75% +1.76% 33 + 2
  Liberal 201,596 22.23% -1.45% 21 + 2
  Country 181,404 20.00% -1.02% 26 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 69,757 7.69% +0.46% 0 - 1
  Independent 30,187 3.33% +0.48% 2 + 1
Total 906,946     82  

See also

References

  1. ^ http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=796
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