Results of the Queensland state election, 1966 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 28 May 1966[1]
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
  Democratic 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 for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,524 53.9 -0.8
Labor Richard Gill 3,695 36.0 +0.4
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Campbell 8,633 52.4 +1.4
Labor John Purtell 6,408 38.9 -0.8
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic 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
Democratic Labor Les Diplock 5,697 62.6 +3.0
Country John Corfe 3,404 37.4 -3.0
Democratic Labor hold Swing +3.0

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1966: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,575 59.0 -5.2
Country Michael Cronin 2,721 35.1 -0.7
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,359 59.7 -1.7
Liberal Ian Barron 3,313 31.1 +1.7
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Newton 8,898 58.0 -1.3
Liberal Oswald Brunner 5,494 35.8 +1.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,632 51.2 +4.7
Labor John Gralton 3,080 43.4 -3.4
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 4,726 55.9 +0.8
Liberal Brian Cahill 2,749 32.5 -0.7
Democratic 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 John Mann 4,909 58.0 +0.7
Liberal Brian Cahill 3,549 42.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1966: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 7,788 63.8 +0.9
Liberal Brian Perkins 3,738 30.6 -0.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex 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 Alex Inch 4,848 69.0 -31.0
Liberal William Presley 2,173 31.0 +31.0
Labor hold Swing -31.0

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vincent Jones 4,547 53.8 +8.3
Labor Wilfred Prisgrove 2,809 33.2 +1.4
Democratic 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 Vincent Jones 5,444 64.4 +1.1
Labor Wilfred Prisgrove 3,014 35.6 -1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1966: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 4,922 56.8 +20.4
Labor Douglas Gow 2,455 28.3 +0.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,149 49.3 -4.6
Labor John Cleary 4,170 40.0 +0.3
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,688 56.2 +0.3
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,356 33.2 -0.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,379 72.2 -0.6
Labor Brian Davis 1,223 16.4 -4.5
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,713 63.9 +28.4
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,483 27.8 +2.2
Democratic 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 Adolf 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Lonergan 4,483 61.4 +6.0
Labor Peter McKitrick 2,516 34.5 -6.3
Democratic 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 Lonergan 4,708 64.5 +5.9
Labor Peter McKitrick 2,587 35.5 -5.9
Country hold Swing +5.9

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1966: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,074 54.8 -1.6
Labor Cecil Chandler 3,952 35.7 +0.9
Democratic Labor Harold 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wally Rae 3,844 59.1 +6.9
Labor Gilbert Burns 2,482 38.2 -4.4
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Max Hodges 5,489 57.3 +0.2
Labor Marcus Dower 3,432 35.8 +2.3
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Burton 4,263 40.5 -10.9
Liberal Bill Kaus 3,929 37.3 -2.8
Independent William Baxter 1,546 14.7 +14.7
Democratic Labor Gregory 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Row 4,943 63.1 +6.3
Labor Natale Palanza 2,312 29.5 -3.8
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,111 57.7 0.0
Labor George Hooper 3,131 35.3 +0.7
Democratic 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

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1966: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Col Miller 5,225 49.0 -2.2
Labor Samuel Hudson 4,363 40.9 +2.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,682 60.5 +2.1
Liberal Christian Jesberg 3,901 30.7 +1.4
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clive Hughes 5,203 53.8 -2.4
Labor Leslie Buckley 3,926 40.6 +4.8
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

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.