1972 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1972 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1969 Queensland state election 1969 1974 Queensland state election 1974 All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 92.41 ( 0.64 pp) yes 1972 05 27 150x150px Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8 August 1968 006946 Country–Liberal Coalition Barambah 383,000 42.23% 2.47 45 seats, 44.70% 47 2 150x150px Jack Houston yes 1966 10 12 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Bulimba 424,002 46.75% 1.76 31 seats, 44.99% 33 2 QLP No leader Queensland Labor 69,757 7.69% 0.46 1 seat, 7.24% 0 1 1972 Queensland state election.svg 400px Winning margin by electorate. Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country–Liberal Coalition Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country–Liberal Coalition Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 May 1972 to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=796 Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 27 May 1972 Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018 University of Western Australia live https://web.archive.org/web/20200410073456/http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=796 10 April 2020 2020-04-10 The Country-Liberal Coalition won its sixth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957 and also its second victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Key dates Date Event 18 April 1972 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved. A Proclamation 239 1719 18 April 1972 18 April 1972 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. Extraordinary 239 1721 18 April 1972 27 April 1972 Close of nominations. 27 May 1972 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.State election will be tonight's scene-stealer Partridge Des The Courier-Mail 27 May 1972 10 20 June 1972 The Bjelke-Petersen Ministry was reconstituted. Extraordinary 240 971–974 20 June 1972 24 June 1972 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Notices of Results of General Election 240 1067–1081 24 June 1972 10 July 1972 Deadline for return of the writs. 1 August 1972 Parliament resumed for business. A Proclamation 240 979 22 June 1972 Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1972 Queensland state election, 27 May 1972 Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1969 1974 997,489 921,763 92.41% +0.64% 15,566 1.61% –0.18% Labor QLD Labor 424,002 46.75% +1.76% 33 +2 yes Liberal QLD 201,596 22.23% –1.45% 21 +2 yes Country QLD Country 181,404 20.00% –1.02% 26 ±0 DLP QLD 69,757 7.69% +0.46% 0 –1 Independent 30,187 3.33% +0.48% 2 +1 906,946 82 |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 46.75 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 22.23 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 20.00 Democratic Labor #008080 7.69 Independents Independent 3.33 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 40.24 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 31.71 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 25.61 Independents Independent 2.44 Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1972 Swing Post-1972 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyAlbert ¶  Liberal Bill Heatley* 0.5 –4.6 4.1 Bill D'Arcy Labor Ipswich  Labor notional – new seat 4.5 –5.7 1.2 Llew Edwards Liberal Mackay  Labor Ed Casey 6.7 –20.1 13.4 Ed Casey Independent  ¶ Results for Albert based on 1970 by-election Bill Heatley died in October 1971, but no by-election was called due to the proximity of the 1972 election. In addition, the Liberal Party retained Maryborough, which was won from Labor at the 1971 by-election. Aubigny, which was the last seat held by the Democratic Labor Party, was abolished at this election and its outgoing member, Les Diplock, retired. Post-election pendulum Country/Liberal seats (47)MarginalMurrumbaDes FrawleyCP1.0%IpswichLlew EdwardsLIB1.2%KurilpaClive HughesLIB1.5%CondamineVic SullivanCP1.8% v INDMansfieldBill KausLIB2.0%WavellArthur CrawfordLIB2.0%HinchinbrookTed RowCP2.5%Mount GravattGeoff ChinchenCP2.5%GregoryWally RaeCP2.6%MaryboroughGilbert AlisonLIB3.8%NundahWilliam KnoxLIB3.9%YerongaNorm LeeLIB4.3%AshgroveDouglas ToothLIB4.8%GreenslopesKeith HooperLIB5.0%ChatsworthBill HewittLIB5.1%WindsorBob MooreLIB5.1%RedcliffeJim HoughtonCP5.4%IthacaCol MillerLIB5.6%CarnarvonHenry McKechnieCP5.9%Fairly safeWhitsundayRon CammCP6.9%ClayfieldJohn MurrayLIB8.2%AspleyFred CampbellLIB8.3%MulgraveRoy ArmstrongCP8.4%MerthyrDon LaneLIB9.1%BurdekinVal BirdCP9.2%Surfers ParadiseBruce SmallCP9.6%FlindersBill LongeranCP9.7%GympieMax HodgesCP9.7%SherwoodJohn HerbertLIB9.8%SafeCallideLindsay HartwigCP10.3%TownsvilleNorman Scott-YoungLIB11.5%WarwickDavid CoryCP11.5%South CoastRuss HinzeCP11.7%MiraniTom NewberyCP12.1%LockyerGordon ChalkLIB12.2%ToowongCharles PorterLIB13.0%AuburnNeville HewittCP13.4%RomaKen TomkinsCP14.0%BalonneDon NealCP15.6%FassifernSelwyn MullerCP15.7%LandsboroughMichael AhernCP15.7%CoorooraDavid LowCP15.8%Mount Coot-thaBill LickissLIB16.0%SomersetBill GunnCP16.3%Very safeBurnettClaude WhartonCP20.5%BarambahJoh Bjelke-PetersenCP23.7%CunninghamAlan FletcherCP26.4% Labor seats (33)Marginal Rockhampton NorthLes YewdaleALP1.1% BelyandoEugene O'DonnellALP1.3% StaffordRoy HarveyALP1.6% Townsville WestPerc TuckerALP2.2% Barron RiverBill WoodALP3.4% AlbertBill D'ArcyALP4.1% CookEdwin Wallis-SmithALP4.2% RedlandsTed BaldwinALP5.1% RockhamptonKeith WrightALP5.9%Fairly safe Pine RiversKenneth LeeseALP6.8% Toowoomba SouthPeter WoodALP6.9% MourilyanPeter MooreALP7.2% EvertonGerry JonesALP8.3% IsisJim BlakeALP8.3% BrisbaneBrian DavisALP9.7%Safe South BrisbaneFred BromleyALP11.0% Ipswich WestVi JordanALP11.5% WarregoJack AikenALP13.4% SandgateHarold DeanALP13.6% BaroonaPat HanlonALP14.1% WynnumEdward HarrisALP14.5% BelmontFred NewtonALP14.5% Toowoomba NorthRay BousenALP14.9% NudgeeJack MelloyALP15.4% BulimbaJack HoustonALP15.6% Mount IsaAlex InchALP16.4% SalisburyDoug SherringtonALP16.7% CairnsRay JonesALP18.8% BundabergLou JensenALP18.9% v DLP LyttonTom BurnsALP19.3% Very safeWolstonEvan MarginsonALP20.3%ArcherfieldKevin HooperALP23.3%Port CurtisMartin HansonALP32.2% v DLPCrossbench seats (2)Townsville SouthTom AikensIND7.6% v ALPMackayEd CaseyIND13.4% v ALP See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1969–1972 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1972 Bjelke-Petersen Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Queensland Category:1970s in Queensland Category:May 1972 in Australia