Results of the Queensland state election, 1966 (M-Z)

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 M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1966: Mackay[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 5,604 59.3 +5.8
Country Roylance Eastment 2,932 31.0 -6.1
Democratic 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

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

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1966: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 6,906 61.1 -0.8
Country Ernest Jurss 3,108 27.5 +1.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Ramsden 4,781 51.1 -2.3
Labor Brian Mellifont 3,745 40.0 +3.0
Democratic 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 Ray Ramsden 5,384 57.5 -3.7
Labor Brian Mellifont 3,972 42.5 +3.7
Liberal hold Swing -3.7

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1966: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Newbery 4,094 51.2 -13.6
Labor Gustav Creber 3,700 46.3 +11.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,522 60.0 +0.3
Labor Barry Gorman 4,463 31.4 -1.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,647 55.9 -0.1
Labor Peter Rowe 5,464 35.3 -0.5
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,683 56.2 -2.5
Country Alfred Martinuzzi 2,623 31.5 +1.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norm Kruger 5,179 41.8 +0.3
Country David Nicholson 5,116 41.3 -13.3
Liberal Nelson Cooke 1,489 12.0 +12.0
Independent David Bishop 321 2.6 +2.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 5,080 56.6 +3.4
Liberal Sydney Shawcross 3,087 34.4 -0.4
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 5,971 51.7 +1.9
Labor John Carey 4,599 39.9 -0.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,221 64.4 -0.5
Liberal Robert Woodrow 3,450 27.0 -0.1
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Rockhampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 5,873 48.8 +1.4
Labor Kevin Charles 4,709 39.1 -3.8
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Dean 7,087 62.9 +7.5
Liberal Colin Clark 3,510 31.2 -6.0
Democratic 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 Harold Dean 7,211 64.0 +7.2
Liberal Colin Clark 4,052 36.0 -7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,736 58.2 +3.3
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 3,033 30.8 -0.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,747 55.6 +4.0
Country Tom Gilmore 2,853 42.4 -1.0
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Porter 7,254 65.3 -3.8
Labor Douglas Wallace 2,825 25.4 +1.4
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Toowoomba West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 8,912 61.8 +3.5
Liberal Clifford Leavy 4,162 28.9 -4.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Townsville North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 6,862 50.2 +1.8
Liberal Robert Bonnett 4,919 36.0 +7.6
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: 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

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

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1966: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Cory 4,816 58.9 -2.5
Labor Eric Barrett 2,701 33.0 +9.0
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Dewar 7,209 50.4 -2.6
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,895 41.2 +4.4
Democratic 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 Alexander Dewar 8,142 56.9 -4.7
Labor Herbert Bromley 6,172 43.1 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1966: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 4,497 51.2 -5.7
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,801 43.3 +0.2
Democratic 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

Queensland state election, 1966: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Smith 5,049 48.3 -2.7
Labor Keith Fordyce 4,546 43.5 +3.8
Democratic 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 Percy Smith 5,860 56.1 -2.4
Labor Keith Fordyce 4,546 43.9 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1966: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Harris 6,986 54.7 -10.5
Liberal Ian Beath 4,896 38.3 +7.8
Democratic 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 Edward Harris 7,279 57.0 -9.0
Liberal Ian Beath 5,495 43.0 +9.0
Labor hold Swing -9.0

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1966: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 5,499 51.0 -1.2
Labor Jack Davis 4,180 38.8 +1.9
Democratic 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.