Queensland state election, 1963
Queensland state election, 1963
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 1 June 1963 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin, the Liberal Party led by Alan Munro, the Australian Labor Party led by John Duggan and the Queensland Labor Party led by Paul Hilton. The Country and Liberal parties governed in coalition.
The Country-Liberal coalition won a third term in office at the election.
Key dates
| Date |
Event |
| 19 April 1963 |
The Parliament was dissolved.[1] |
| 19 April 1963 |
Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election.[2] |
| 26 April 1963 |
Close of nominations. |
| 1 June 1963 |
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 5 July 1963 |
The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 20 August 1960 |
Parliament resumed for business.[3] |
Results
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Queensland state election, 1 June 1963[4]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1960 — 1966 >>
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| Enrolled Voters |
830,436[1] |
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| Votes Cast |
783,034 |
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Turnout |
94.29 |
+1.75 |
| Informal Votes |
12,036 |
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Informal |
1.54 |
+0.23 |
| Summary of votes by party |
| Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Labor |
337,928 |
43.83 |
+3.94 |
26 |
+ 1 |
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Liberal |
183,185 |
23.76 |
–0.27 |
20 |
± 0 |
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Country |
156,621 |
20.31 |
+0.81 |
26 |
± 0 |
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Queensland Labor |
55,711 |
7.23 |
–5.05 |
1 |
– 3 |
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Independent (ex-QLP) |
11,810 |
1.53 |
+1.53 |
2 |
+ 2 |
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North Queensland Labor |
8,229 |
1.07 |
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1 |
± 0 |
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Ind. Conservative |
3,028 |
0.39 |
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1 |
+ 1 |
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Independent |
12,052 |
1.56 |
–2.60 |
1 |
– 1 |
| Total |
770,998 |
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78 |
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- 1 839,323 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but the Labor-held seat of Burke was not contested.
See also
References