1974 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1974 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1972 Queensland state election 1972 1977 Queensland state election 1977 All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 89.42 ( 2.99 pp) yes 1974 12 07 150x150px Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8 August 1968 006946 National–Liberal Coalition Barambah 615,770 58.97% 16.75 47 seats, 42.23% 69 22 150x150px Perc Tucker yes 1974 07 01 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Townsville West(lost seat) 376,187 36.03% 10.72 33 seats, 46.75% 11 22 1974 Queensland state election.svg 400px Winning margin by electorate. Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen National–Liberal Coalition Joh Bjelke-Petersen National–Liberal Coalition Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 December 1974http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=797 Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 7 December 1974 Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018 University of Western Australia live https://web.archive.org/web/20200410073852/http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=797 2020-04-10 2020-04-10 to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The National–Liberal Coalition won a third consecutive victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland, which had renamed itself from the Country Party since the previous election. The Labor Party lost two-thirds of its seats, including that of leader Perc Tucker, its worst showing in an election until 2012 and thus a landslide victory for the Coalition. Labor was reduced to only 11 seats, leading observers to call Labor's caucus a "cricket team." William Bowe of Crikey wrote that for years, the election stood as "the gold standard for Australian election massacres".http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/03/26/the-hole-where-queensland-labor-used-to-be/ The hole where Queensland Labor used to be Bowe William Crikey 2012-03-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121011181505/http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/03/26/the-hole-where-queensland-labor-used-to-be/ 2012-10-11 10 April 2020 Key dates Date Event 23 October 1974 Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen announced the early election date at a news conference.250 will contest poll: Premier tips a 'smashing win' on December 7 The Courier-Mail 24 October 1974 1 2 November 1974 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved. A Proclamation 247 887 2 November 1974 2 November 1974 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. Extraordinary 247 889 2 November 1974 8 November 1974 Close of nominations. 7 December 1974 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 23 December 1974 The Bjelke-Petersen Ministry was reconstituted. Extraordinary 247 1629–1632 23 December 1974 11 January 1975 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Notices of Results of General Election 248 37–51 11 January 1975 3 February 1975 Deadline for return of the writs. 25 February 1975 Parliament resumed for business. A Proclamation 248 249 23 January 1975 Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1974 Queensland state election, 7 December 1974 Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1972 1977 1,186,378 1,060,910 89.42% -2.99% 16,742 1.58% +0.05% Labor QLD Labor 376,187 36.03% -10.72% 11 –22 yes Liberal QLD 324,682 31.09% +8.87% 30 +9 yes Nationals QLD Nationals 291,088 27.88% +7.88% 39 +13 Independent 29,582 2.83% -0.49% 2 ±0 DLP QLD 19,952 1.91% -5.78% 0 ±0 Australia 1,929 0.18% +0.18% 0 ±0 Australian Advancement 416 0.04% +0.04% 0 ±0 Socialist (1971) 332 0.03% +0.03% 0 ±0 1,044,168 82 |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 36.03 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 31.09 Nationals National Party of Australia 27.88 Democratic Labor #008080 1.91 Australia #FFCD00 0.18 Independents Independent 2.83 Others #777777 0.07 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Nationals National Party of Australia 47.56 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 36.59 Labor Australian Labor Party 13.41 Independents Independent 2.44 Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1974 Swing Post-1974 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyAlbert  Labor Bill D'Arcy 4.1 –14.2 10.1 Ivan Gibbs National Baroona  Labor Pat Hanlon 14.1 –15.8 1.7 Dennis Young Liberal Barron River  Labor Bill Wood 3.4 –4.1 0.7 Martin Tenni National Belmont  Labor Fred Newton 14.9 –18.5 3.6 David Byrne Liberal Belyando  Labor Eugene O'Donnell 1.3 –8.7 7.4 Vince Lester National Brisbane  Labor Brian Davis 9.7 –10.9 1.2 Harold Lowes Liberal Cook  Labor Bob Scott 4.2 –6.8 2.6 Eric Deeral National Everton  Labor Gerry Jones 8.3 –11.0 2.7 Brian Lindsay Liberal Ipswich West  Labor Vi Jordan 11.5 –12.0 0.5 Albert Hales National Isis  Labor Jim Blake 8.3 –12.4 4.1 Lin Powell National Mount Isa  Labor Alex Inch 16.4 –19.9 3.5 Angelo Bertoni National Mourilyan  Labor Peter Moore 7.2 –8.9 1.7 Vicky Kippin National Pine Rivers  Labor Kenneth Leese 6.8 –18.7 11.9 Rob Akers Liberal Redlands  Labor Ted Baldwin 5.1 –14.8 9.7 John Goleby National Salisbury  Labor Doug Sherrington 16.7 –22.1 5.4 Rosemary Kyburz Liberal South Brisbane  Labor Fred Bromley 11.0 –16.0 5.0 Colin Lamont Liberal Stafford  Labor Roy Harvey 11.0 –16.0 5.0 Terry Gygar Liberal Toowoomba North  Labor Ray Bousen 14.9 –17.2 2.3 John Lockwood Liberal Toowoomba South  Labor Peter Wood 6.9 –14.6 7.7 John Warner National Townsville West  Labor Perc Tucker 2.2 –5.8 3.6 Max Hooper National Warrego  Labor Jack Aiken 13.4 –14.4 1.0 Neil Turner National Wynnum  Labor Edward Harris 14.5 –14.6 0.1 Bill Lamond National  Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. Post-election pendulum National/Liberal seats (69)MarginalWynnumBill LamondNAT0.1%Ipswich WestAlbert HalesNAT0.5%Barron RiverMartin TenniNAT0.7%WarregoNeil TurnerNAT1.0%BrisbaneHarold LowesLIB1.2%BaroonaDennis YoungLIB1.7%MourilyanVicky KippinNAT1.7%CoorooraGordon SimpsonNAT2.1% v LIBToowoomba NorthJohn LockwoodLIB2.3%CookEric DeeralNAT2.6%EvertonBrian LindsayLIB2.7%Mount IsaAngelo BertoniNAT3.5%BelmontDavid ByrneLIB3.6%Townsville WestMax HooperNAT3.6%IsisLin PowellNAT4.1%South BrisbaneColin LamontLIB5.0%SalisburyRosemary KyburzLIB5.4%MaryboroughGilbert AlisonLIB5.9%Fairly safeBelyandoVince LesterNAT7.4%Toowoomba SouthJohn WarnerNAT7.7%RedlandsJohn GolebyNAT9.7%SafeAlbertIvan GibbsNAT10.1%HinchinbrookTed RowNAT10.4%KurilpaSam DoumanyLIB11.0%StaffordTerry GygarLIB11.7%Pine RiversRob AkersLIB11.9%GregoryBill GlassonNAT12.0%RedcliffeJim HoughtonNAT12.1%WhitsundayRon CammNAT12.2%MurrumbaDes FrawleyNAT13.7%FlindersBob KatterNAT13.8%NundahWilliam KnoxLIB13.8%MulgraveRoy ArmstrongNAT14.8%IthacaCol MillerLIB15.4%WavellArthur CrawfordLIB15.4%WindsorBob MooreLIB15.7%MerthyrDon LaneLIB16.6%TownsvilleNorman Scott-YoungLIB17.0%ChatsworthBill HewittLIB17.7%South CoastRuss HinzeNAT17.7%YerongaNorm LeeLIB17.9%AshgroveJohn GreenwoodLIB18.5%ClayfieldJohn MurrayLIB18.5%Mount GravattGeoff ChinchenLIB19.0%IpswichLlewellyn EdwardsLIB19.1%MiraniTom NewberyNAT19.6%Very safeGreenslopesKeith HooperLIB20.2%BurdekinVal BirdNAT20.3%CallideLindsay HartwigNAT20.8%CarnarvonPeter McKechnieNAT21.6%ToowongCharles PorterLIB21.6%MansfieldBill KausLIB22.2%Surfers ParadiseBruce SmallNAT22.5%LandsboroughMike AhernNAT22.6%RomaKen TomkinsNAT22.6%SherwoodJohn HerbertLIB22.7%FassifernSelwyn MullerNAT23.0%AspleyFred CampbellLIB23.1%GympieMax HodgesNAT23.6%BurnettClaude WhartonNAT24.1%WarwickDavid CoryNAT24.8%BalonneDon NealNAT25.4%LockyerGordon ChalkLIB25.6%Mount Coot-thaBill LickissLIB26.9%AuburnNeville HewittNAT27.9%SomersetBill GunnNAT28.3%CondamineVic SullivanNAT29.3%BarambahJoh Bjelke-PetersenNAT33.4%CunninghamTony ElliottNAT36.5% Labor seats (11)Marginal BulimbaJack HoustonALP1.7% WolstonEvan MarginsonALP2.3% BundabergLou JensenALP2.5% SandgateHarold DeanALP3.5% RockhamptonKeith WrightALP3.6% NudgeeJack MelloyALP4.1% ArcherfieldKevin HooperALP5.0%Fairly safe Rockhampton NorthLes YewdaleALP6.1% LyttonTom BurnsALP6.7% CairnsRay JonesALP7.3%Safe Port CurtisMartin HansonALP15.7% Crossbench seats (2)Townsville SouthTom AikensIND5.8 v ALPMackayEd CaseyIND20.5 v NAT See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1974 Bjelke-Petersen Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1974 elections in Australia Category:1970s in Queensland Category:December 1974 in Australia