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1966 Queensland state election

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FieldValue
election_name1966 Queensland state election
countryQueensland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1963 Queensland state election
previous_year1963
next_election1969 Queensland state election
next_year1969
seats_for_electionAll 78 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout93.27 ( 0.02 pp)
election_date
image1[[File:Frank_Nicklin_1963.jpg150x150px]]
leader1Frank Nicklin
leader_since121 May 1941
colour1006946
party1Country–Liberal Coalition
leaders_seat1Landsborough
popular_vote1357,729
percentage144.77%
swing10.70
last_election146 seats, 44.07%
seats147
seat_change11
image2[[File:JE Duggan, 1963.jpg150x150px]]
leader2Jack Duggan
leader_since2
party2Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
leaders_seat2Toowoomba West
popular_vote2350,254
percentage243.84%
swing20.01
last_election226 seats, 43.83%
seats226
seat_change2
image3
leader3No leader
party3Queensland Labor
popular_vote349,948
percentage36.25%
swing30.97
last_election31 seat, 7.23%
seats31
seat_change3
map_image1966 Queensland state election.svg
map_size400px
map_captionWinning margin by electorate.
titlePremier
before_electionFrank Nicklin
before_partyCountry–Liberal Coalition
after_electionFrank Nicklin
after_partyCountry–Liberal Coalition

40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coalition the Liberal Party, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan.

The Country-Liberal coalition won a fourth term in office at the election.

Key dates

DateEvent
10 March 1966The Legislative Assembly was prorogued until 26 April.
19 April 1966The Legislative Assembly was dissolved.
19 April 1966Writs were issued by the Governor, Alan Mansfield, to proceed with an election.
28 April 1966Close of nominations.
28 May 1966Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
10 June 1966The Nicklin Ministry was reconstituted.
25 June 1966The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
1 July 1966Deadline for return of the writs.
2 August 1966Parliament resumed for business.

Results

| turnout % = 93.27 | informal % = 1.63 |votes % = 43.84 |votes % = 25.49 |votes % = 19.28 |votes % = 6.25 |votes % = 4.76 |}

Seats changing hands

SeatPre-1966SwingPost-1966PartyMemberMarginMarginMemberParty
FassifernIndependent CountryAlf Muller7.7 v CPN/A20.1 v ALPAlf MullerCountry
HawthorneIndependent LaborBill Baxter*3.0–5.52.5Bill KausLiberal
Toowoomba EastLiberalMervyn Anderson0.1–5.45.3Peter WoodLabor
  • Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • The sitting Labor MP for Hawthorne, Bill Baxter, lost preselection as the Labor candidate. He was expelled from the ALP for running against the selected candidate Thomas Burton. Previous election figures are Labor v Liberal.

Post-election pendulum

References

References

  1. "Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 28 May 1966". [[University of Western Australia]].
  2. (10 March 1966). "A Proclamation".
  3. (19 April 1966). "A Proclamation".
  4. (19 April 1966). "Extraordinary".
  5. (10 June 1966). "Extraordinary".
  6. (25 June 1966). "Notices of Results of General Election".
  7. (23 June 1966). "A Proclamation".
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