Results of the Queensland state election, 1963 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 1 June 1963[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1960 — 1966 >>

Enrolled voters 830,436[1]
Votes cast 783,034 Turnout 94.29 +1.75
Informal votes 12,036 Informal 1.54 +0.23
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 337,928 43.83 +3.94 26 + 1
  Liberal 183,185 23.76 –0.27 20 ± 0
  Country 156,621 20.31 +0.81 26 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 55,711 7.23 –5.05 1 – 3
  Independent (ex-QLP) 11,810 1.53 +1.53 2 + 2
  North Queensland Labor 8,229 1.07 1 ± 0
  Ind. Conservative 3,028 0.39 1 + 1
  Independent 12,052 1.56 –2.60 1 – 1
Total 770,998     78  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1963 Queensland state election for electorates from A to L.

This election saw the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting was in effect for elections from 1944 to 1960.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1963: Albert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Cec Carey 4,191 44.4 +4.8
Independent Ernest Harley 3,225 34.1 -2.3
Labor Eugene Ulrick 2,026 21.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 9,442 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 68 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 9,510 93.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Cec Carey 6,771 71.7
Labor Eugene Ulrick 2,671 28.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Cec Carey 5,281 55.9
Independent Ernest Harley 4,161 44.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Ashgrove

Queensland state election, 1963: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,621 54.7 +4.4
Labor Terry Kearney 3,653 35.6 +0.3
Democratic Labor George Cook 992 9.7 -4.7
Total formal votes 10,266 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 130 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 10,396 95.6 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 6,341 61.8
Labor Terry Kearney 3,925 38.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Aspley

Queensland state election, 1963: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Campbell 6,613 51.0 +3.9
Labor Edward Humbler 5,145 39.7 -0.5
Democratic Labor Brian Balaam 1,219 9.4 -3.3
Total formal votes 12,977 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 119 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 13,096 95.3 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Campbell 7,639 58.9
Labor Edward Humbler 5,338 41.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1963: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labor Les Diplock 4,644 52.4 +6.5
Country Somerset Thorn 3,017 34.0 -8.9
Labor Bruce Strachan 1,198 13.5 +2.3
Total formal votes 8,859 99.0 -0.4
Informal votes 92 1.0 +0.4
Turnout 8,951 96.0 +2.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Democratic Labor Les Diplock 5,280 59.6
Country Somerset Thorn 3,579 40.4
Democratic Labor hold Swing N/A

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1963: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edwin Beardmore 4,266 65.7 +2.6
Labor Russell Hall 2,231 34.3 -2.6
Total formal votes 6,497 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 59 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 6,556 90.7 +2.8
Country hold Swing +2.6

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1963: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 5,715 62.9 -1.6
Labor William Weir 2,308 25.4 +4.1
Independent Percy Edwards 1,063 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 9,086 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 9,179 96.6 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,565 72.3
Labor William Weir 2,521 27.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1963: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 5,142 64.2 +17.4
Country Gordon Vandersee 2,868 35.8 -0.3
Total formal votes 8,010 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 87 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 8,097 93.1 +1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Baroona

Queensland state election, 1963: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 7,601 61.4 +2.6
Liberal Dawn Stanton 3,209 29.4 +0.8
Democratic Labor Douglas Garsden 764 7.0 -5.6
Communist Vincent Englart 239 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 10,913 97.2 -1.3
Informal votes 317 2.8 +1.3
Turnout 11,230 93.3 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,963 63.8
Liberal Dawn Stanton 3,950 36.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Belmont

Queensland state election, 1963: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Newton 7,846 59.3 +4.6
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 4,593 34.7 +0.2
Democratic Labor John Taylor 790 6.0 -4.8
Total formal votes 13,229 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 253 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 13,482 95.1 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Newton 7,993 60.4
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 5,236 39.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bowen

Queensland state election, 1963: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Gralton 3,252 46.8 +7.4
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,230 46.5 +0.4
Democratic Labor Jim McCane 462 6.7 -2.8
Total formal votes 6,944 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 120 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 7,064 95.4 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,607 51.9
Labor John Gralton 3,337 48.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1963: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 5,110 55.1 +3.5
Liberal James Rowan 3,081 33.2 +3.4
Democratic Labor Jack O'Connell 1,078 11.6 -6.9
Total formal votes 9,269 96.7 -1.4
Informal votes 318 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 9,587 89.6 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mann 5,311 57.3
Liberal James Rowan 3,958 42.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1963: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 7,220 62.9 +6.2
Liberal Stan Latham 3,520 30.7 +3.3
Democratic Labor Paul Tucker 740 6.4 -9.5
Total formal votes 11,480 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 211 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 11,691 95.7 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Houston 7,358 64.1
Liberal Stan Latham 4,122 35.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1963: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,011 53.5 +53.5
Labor Matthew Tallon 6,103 46.5 +6.1
Total formal votes 13,114 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 146 1.1 -0.8
Turnout 13,260 94.9 0.0
Independent gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1963: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,888 56.2 +5.5
Labor Thomas Niven 1,949 28.2 +8.6
Democratic Labor Oliver Anderson 1,085 15.7 -13.9
Total formal votes 6,922 98.1 -1.1
Informal votes 133 1.9 +1.1
Turnout 7,055 94.9 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,430 64.0
Labor Thomas Niven 2,492 36.0
Independent hold Swing N/A

Burke

Queensland state election, 1963: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Inch unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1963: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 5,947 65.1 +10.2
Labor Denis Grace 3,185 34.9 +7.7
Total formal votes 9,132 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 88 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 9,220 95.3 +1.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1963: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Wallace 8,093 64.8 +8.3
Country Charles Joy 3,654 29.3 -0.6
Democratic Labor Arthur Trembath 738 5.9 -7.7
Total formal votes 12,485 97.8 -1.2
Informal votes 275 2.2 +1.2
Turnout 12,760 92.8 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Wallace 8,230 65.9
Country Charles Joy 4,255 34.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Callide

Queensland state election, 1963: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vincent Jones 3,745 45.4 -16.9
Labor Keith Coombs 2,622 31.8 -5.9
Independent Alfred O'Rouke 1,422 17.3 +17.3
Democratic Labor Nancy Green 451 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,240 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 119 1.4 0.0
Turnout 8,359 95.1 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Vincent Jones 5,217 63.3 +1.0
Labor Keith Coombs 3,023 36.7 -1.0
Country hold Swing +1.0

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1963: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 3,157 36.4 +0.3
Democratic Labor Paul Hilton 3,073 35.4 -5.9
Labor Douglas Gow 2,449 28.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,679 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 156 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 8,835 94.3 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,950 57.0
Labor Douglas Gow 3,729 43.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,681 53.9
Democratic Labor Paul Hilton 3,998 46.1
Country gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A

Chatsworth

Queensland state election, 1963: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 5,500 53.9 +0.8
Labor Bob Bradfield 4,048 39.7 +6.0
Democratic Labor Vince Garrigan 660 6.5 -6.7
Total formal votes 10,208 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 108 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 10,316 95.2 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Thomas Hiley 6,037 59.1
Labor Bob Bradfield 4,171 40.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Clayfield

Queensland state election, 1963: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,907 55.9 +1.6
Labor Norm Butler 3,566 33.8 +6.1
Democratic Labor Jack Dolan 1,085 10.3 -7.7
Total formal votes 10,558 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 152 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 10,710 94.5 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,790 64.3
Labor Norm Butler 3,768 35.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1963: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vic Sullivan 4,941 73.0 +4.2
Labor Reg Keating 1,825 27.0 -0.2
Total formal votes 6,766 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 69 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,835 95.2 +2.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Cook

Queensland state election, 1963: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bunny Adair 4,687 54.7 +54.7
Labor Jack Bethel 3,875 45.3 +10.1
Total formal votes 8,562 97.7 -1.2
Informal votes 199 2.3 +1.2
Turnout 8,761 91.1 +1.2
Independent gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1963: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 5,746 61.8 -9.2
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,900 31.2 +2.2
Independent Theophilus Chapman 644 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 9,290 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 131 1.4 0.0
Turnout 9,421 94.6 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Low 6,297 67.8 -3.2
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,993 32.2 +3.2
Country hold Swing -3.2

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1963: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,522 72.8 -27.2
Labor Brian Davis 1,585 20.9 +20.9
Democratic Labor Herbert Scott 474 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 7,581 99.1
Informal votes 72 0.9
Turnout 7,653 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,908 77.9 -22.1
Labor Brian Davis 1,673 22.1 +22.1
Country hold Swing -22.1

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1963: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Hall 3,211 35.5 -36.3
Independent Adolf Muller 3,028 33.5 +33.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,314 25.6 -2.6
Democratic Labor Kenneth Rawle 495 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,048 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 116 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 9,164 96.7 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Hall 6,181 68.3 -3.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,867 31.7 +3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Adolf Muller 5,224 57.7 +57.7
Country Albert Hall 3,824 42.3 -29.5
Independent gain from Country Swing +57.7

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1963: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Lonergan 4,273 55.4 +7.5
Labor Charles Rattray 3,147 40.8 -5.8
Democratic Labor John Judge 290 3.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 7,710 98.7 -0.4
Informal votes 99 1.3 +0.4
Turnout 7,809 91.6 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Lonergan 4,517 58.6
Labor Charles Rattray 3,193 41.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1963: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,272 56.4 +1.0
Labor John Hughes 3,876 34.8 +6.1
Democratic Labor Terry Burns 810 7.3 -7.5
Social Credit Eric Allen 111 1.0 -0.1
Communist Edmund Crisp 56 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 11,125 98.1 -0.6
Informal votes 213 1.9 +0.6
Turnout 11,338 95.0 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,998 62.9
Labor John Hughes 4,127 37.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1963: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wally Rae 3,545 52.2 -2.2
Labor Martin Laracy 2,891 42.6 -3.0
Democratic Labor Bill Hutchinson 353 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 6,789 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 6,882 87.6 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Wally Rae 3,801 56.0 +1.6
Labor Martin Laracy 2,988 44.0 -1.6
Country hold Swing +1.6

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1963: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Max Hodges 5,477 57.1 -1.0
Labor Blair Jamieson 3,213 33.5 +3.3
Democratic Labor Denis Tanner 897 9.4 -2.3
Total formal votes 9,587 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 85 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 9,672 96.0 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Max Hodges 6,207 64.7
Labor Blair Jamieson 3,380 35.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Hawthorne

Queensland state election, 1963: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Baxter 5,389 51.4 0.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,203 40.1 +3.3
Democratic Labor Rogers Judge 890 8.5 -3.3
Total formal votes 10,482 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 150 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 10,632 95.4 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Baxter 5,555 53.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,927 47.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1963: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Row 4,158 56.8 +12.7
Labor Kevin Cavanagh 2,439 33.3 -6.4
Democratic Labor Jack Williams 514 7.0 -3.0
Communist George Bordujenko 205 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 7,316 97.6 -0.8
Informal votes 178 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 7,494 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Row 4,617 63.1
Labor Kevin Cavanagh 2,699 36.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Ipswich East

Queensland state election, 1963: Ipswich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald 9,496 70.4 +1.2
Liberal Hedley Scriven 3,592 26.6 +1.9
Democratic Labor Andrij Janicky 340 2.5 -3.6
Social Credit Vic Robb 67 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 13,495 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 135 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 13,630 95.6 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Donald 9,593 71.1
Liberal Hedley Scriven 3,902 28.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ipswich West

Queensland state election, 1963: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,196 63.8 +2.0
Liberal Jim Cochrane 3,966 30.9 +1.6
Democratic Labor Len Maguire 688 5.3 -2.5
Total formal votes 12,850 99.0 -0.3
Informal votes 133 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 12,983 93.0 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,324 64.8
Liberal Jim Cochrane 4,526 35.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Isis

Queensland state election, 1963: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,092 57.7 -42.3
Labor George Hooper 3,053 34.6 +34.6
Social Credit Arnold Jones 432 4.9 +4.9
Democratic Labor Tom Carroll 248 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 8,825 98.1
Informal votes 175 1.9
Turnout 9,000 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Pizzey 5,488 62.2 -37.8
Labor George Hooper 3,337 37.8 +37.8
Country hold Swing -37.8

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1963: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Windsor 5,442 51.2 +4.4
Labor Lou Clifford 4,075 38.3 -4.2
Democratic Labor James Ashe 951 8.9 -1.8
Social Credit Bruce Tannock 159 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 10,627 98.1 -1.0
Informal votes 207 1.9 +1.0
Turnout 10,834 94.0 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Windsor 6,212 58.5
Labor Lou Clifford 4,415 41.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Kedron

Queensland state election, 1963: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,089 58.4 -2.4
Liberal Hubertus Toonen 3,549 29.3 -0.1
Democratic Labor Ted Doherty 906 7.5 +7.5
Independent Ron Burrows 586 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 12,130 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 172 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 12,302 96.0 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,551 62.3
Liberal Hubertus Toonen 4,579 37.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1963: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clive Hughes 5,602 56.2 +6.9
Labor Bernie Dokter 3,569 35.8 -4.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Sheenan 656 6.6 -4.3
Social Credit Paul Kenealy 134 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 9,961 97.7 -0.3
Informal votes 233 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 10,194 93.3 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Clive Hughes 6,203 62.3
Labor Bernie Dokter 3,758 37.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1963: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin 6,727 74.2 -5.6
Labor Frank Freemantle 2,343 25.8 +5.6
Total formal votes 9,070 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 70 0.8 -0.7
Turnout 9,140 94.8 +3.2
Country hold Swing -5.6

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1963: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,035 61.6 -1.8
Labor James Keim 2,599 32.0 +32.0
Democratic Labor Brian Hannan 382 4.7 +4.7
Independent James Dwyer 112 1.4 -0.7
Total formal votes 8,128 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 49 0.6 -0.4
Turnout 8,177 96.6 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,402 66.5
Labor James Keim 2,726 33.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Logan

Queensland state election, 1963: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Robert Harrison 5,733 58.2 -3.1
Labor William Ware 3,767 38.2 -0.5
Democratic Labor Frank Andrews 356 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 9,856 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 180 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 10,036 93.6 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert Harrison 6,033 61.2
Labor William Ware 3,823 38.8
Country hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 1 June 1963". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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