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1963 Queensland state election

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Field	Value
election_name	1963 Queensland state election
country	Queensland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1960 Queensland state election
previous_year	1960
next_election	1966 Queensland state election
next_year	1966
seats_for_election	All 78 seats in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout	94.29 ( 1.75 pp)
election_date
colour1	006946
image1	[[File:Frank_Nicklin_1963.jpg	150x150px]]
leader1	Frank Nicklin
leader_since1	21 May 1941
party1	Country–Liberal Coalition
leaders_seat1	Landsborough
popular_vote1	339,806
percentage1	44.07%
swing1	0.54
last_election1	46 seats, 43.53%
seats1	46
seat_change1
image2	[[File:JE Duggan, 1963.jpg	150x150px]]
leader2	Jack Duggan
leader_since2
party2	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
leaders_seat2	Toowoomba West
popular_vote2	337,928
percentage2	43.83%
swing2	3.94
last_election2	25 seats, 39.89%
seats2	26
seat_change2	1
image3	[[File:Paul Hilton.jpg	150x150px]]
leader3	Paul Hilton
leader_since3	28 May 1960
party3	Queensland Labor
leaders_seat3	Carnarvon
(lost seat)
popular_vote3	55,711
percentage3	7.23%
swing3	5.05
last_election3	4 seats, 12.28%
seats3	1
seat_change3	3
map_image	1963 Queensland state election.svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	Winning margin by electorate.
title	Premier
before_election	Frank Nicklin
before_party	Country–Liberal Coalition
after_election	Frank Nicklin
after_party	Country–Liberal Coalition

40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

(lost seat)

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 Labor Party led by Jack Duggan and the Queensland Labor Party led by Paul Hilton. The Country and Liberal parties governed in coalition.

This election marked the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting had been used for elections from 1944 to 1960.

The Country–Liberal coalition won a third term in office at the election.

Key dates

Date	Event
19 April 1963	The Parliament was dissolved.
19 April 1963	Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election.
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.

Results

| turnout % = 94.29 | informal % = 1.54 |votes % = 43.83 |votes % = 23.76 |votes % = 20.31 |votes % = 7.23 |votes % = 1.53 |votes % = 1.07 |votes % = 0.39 |votes % = 1.56 |}

: 839,323 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but the Labor-held seat of Burke was not contested.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1963 election.

Seat	Incumbent member	Party
Bundaberg	Ted Walsh	Democratic Labor	Ted Walsh
Carnarvon	Paul Hilton	Democratic Labor	Henry McKechnie
Cook	Bunny Adair	Democratic Labor	Bunny Adair
Fassifern	Alf Muller	Country	Alf Muller
Redcliffe	Jim Houghton	Independent	Jim Houghton
Tablelands	Tom Gilmore	Country	Edwin Wallis-Smith

References

(19 April 1963). "A Proclamation".
{{Gazette QLD. (19 April 1963)
{{Gazette QLD. (18 July 1963)
Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 1 June 1963".

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