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1980 Queensland state election

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Field	Value
election_name	1980 Queensland state election
country	Queensland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1977 Queensland state election
previous_year	1977
next_election	1983 Queensland state election
next_year	1983
seats_for_election	All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout	88.93 ( 2.42 pp)
election_date
image1	[[File:Joh Bjelke-Petersen.jpg	150x150px]]
leader1	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
leader_since1	8 August 1968
colour1	006946
party1	National–Liberal Coalition
leaders_seat1	Barambah
popular_vote1	644,534
percentage1	54.86%
swing1	2.49
last_election1	59 seats, 52.37%
seats1	57
seat_change1	2
image2	[[File:Labor Placeholder.png	150x150px]]
leader2	Ed Casey
leader_since2
party2	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
leaders_seat2	Mackay
popular_vote2	487,493
percentage2	41.49%
swing2	1.34
last_election2	23 seats, 42.83%
seats2	25
seat_change2	2
map_image	1980 Queensland state election.svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	Winning margin by electorate.
title	Premier
before_election	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
before_party	National–Liberal Coalition
after_election	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
after_party	National–Liberal Coalition

42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 November 1980 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election resulted in a fifth consecutive victory for the National-Liberal Coalition under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was the ninth victory of the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957.

Result

The election saw little change from the 1977 election. The Coalition Government was returned to office, although Labor gained two seats and the Liberals lost two. The Liberal decline continued, and tensions between the Coalition parties increased.

Key dates

Date	Event
27 October 1980	The Parliament was dissolved.
27 October 1980	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
7 November 1980	Close of nominations.
29 November 1980	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
23 December 1980	The Bjelke-Petersen Ministry was reconstituted.
10 January 1981	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
3 March 1981	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

| turnout % = 88.93% | informal % = 1.51% |votes % = 41.49% |votes % = 27.94% |votes % = 26.92% |votes % = 1.38% |votes % = 0.37% |votes % = 1.78% |votes % = 0.12% |}

Seats changing hands

Seat	Post-1980	Party	Member	Margin	Margin	Member	Party
Lockyer	Liberal	Tony Bourke	22.5	–28.8	6.3	Tony FitzGerald	National
Mourilyan	National	Vicky Kippin	0.3	–1.6	1.3	Bill Eaton	Labor
Southport	Liberal	Peter White	9.8	–11.9	2.1	Doug Jennings	National
Surfers Paradise	Liberal	Bruce Bishop	5.7	–13.6	7.9	Rob Borbidge	National
Townsville West	National	Max Hooper	0.9	–5.3	4.4	Geoff Smith	Labor

In addition, the Liberal party retained Redcliffe, which was won from the National Party at the 1979 by-election.

Post-election pendulum

Lytton	Tom Burns	ALP	23.6% v LIB

References

(27 October 1980). "A Proclamation".
{{Gazette QLD. (27 October 1980)
{{Gazette QLD. (2 February 1981)
Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 November 1980".
Hughes, Colin A.. (1986). "A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984". ANU Press.

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