1966 Queensland state election

none June 2020 August 2019 1966 Queensland state election Queensland parliamentary no 1963 Queensland state election 1963 1969 Queensland state election 1969 All 78 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 93.27 ( 0.02 pp) yes 1966 05 28 150x150px Frank Nicklin 21 May 1941 006946 Country–Liberal Coalition Landsborough 357,729 44.77% 0.70 46 seats, 44.07% 47 1 150x150px Jack Duggan yes 1958 08 18 Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) Toowoomba West 350,254 43.84% 0.01 26 seats, 43.83% 26 Democratic Labour Party (Australia) QLP 120px No leader Queensland Labor 49,948 6.25% 0.97 1 seat, 7.23% 1 1966 Queensland state election.svg 400px Winning margin by electorate. Premier Frank Nicklin Country–Liberal Coalition Frank Nicklin Country–Liberal Coalition Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=794 Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 28 May 1966 Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018 University of Western Australia live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331102314/http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=794 31 March 2017 2020-04-10 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 Date Event 10 March 1966 The Legislative Assembly was prorogued until 26 April. A Proclamation 221 1469 10 March 1966 19 April 1966 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved. A Proclamation 221 1997 19 April 1966 19 April 1966 Writs were issued by the Governor, Alan Mansfield, to proceed with an election. Extraordinary 221 1999–2000 19 April 1966 28 April 1966 Close of nominations. 28 May 1966 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 10 June 1966 The Nicklin Ministry was reconstituted. Extraordinary 222 807–809 10 June 1966 25 June 1966 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Notices of Results of General Election 222 1061–1074 25 June 1966 1 July 1966 Deadline for return of the writs. 2 August 1966 Parliament resumed for business. A Proclamation 222 1045 23 June 1966 Results Results of the Queensland state election, 1966 Queensland state election, 28 May 1966 Legislative Assembly Queensland state election 1963 1969 870,869 812,235 93.27 -0.02 13,262 1.63 +0.07 Labor QLD Labor 350,254 43.84 +0.01 26 ±0 yes Liberal QLD 203,648 25.49 +1.73 20 ±0 yes Country QLD Country 154,081 19.28 –1.03 27 +1 DLP QLD 49,948 6.25 –0.97 1 ±0 Independent 38,001 4.76 +0.20 4 –1 798,973 78 |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 43.84 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 25.49 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 19.28 Democratic Labor #008080 6.25 Independents Independent 4.76 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 34.62 Labor Australian Labor Party 33.33 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 25.64 Democratic Labor #008080 1.28 Independents Independent 5.13 Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1966 Swing Post-1966 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyFassifern Independent CountryAlf Muller 7.7 v CP N/A 20.1 v ALPAlf MullerCountry Hawthorne Independent LaborBill Baxter* 3.0 –5.5 2.5Bill KausLiberal Toowoomba East LiberalMervyn Anderson 0.1 –5.4 5.3Peter 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 Government seats (47)MarginalAlbertCec CareyCP0.2 v LIBSouth CoastRuss HinzeCP2.5 v LIBHawthorneBill KausLIB2.5MiraniTom NewberyCP3.2LoganDick WoodCP3.2MurrumbaDavid NicholsonCP4.0BowenPeter DelamotheLIB5.6WhitsundayRon CammCP5.7Fairly safeWindsorRay SmithLIB6.1IthacaCol MillerLIB6.2ChatsworthBill HewittLIB6.5Rockhampton SouthRex PilbeamLIB6.7WavellAlex DewarLIB6.9MerthyrSam RamsdenLIB7.5KurilpaClive HughesLIB8.1MulgraveRoy ArmstrongCP8.2NundahWilliam KnoxLIB8.6RedcliffeJim HoughtonCP8.7YerongaNorm LeeLIB9.3AspleyFred CampbellLIB9.5SafeCoorooraDavid LowCP10.0AshgroveDouglas ToothLIB11.2GregoryWally RaeCP11.3GreenslopesKeith HooperLIB12.6BalonneEddie BeardmoreCP12.7IsisJack PizzeyCP12.8GympieMax HodgesCP12.9Mount GravattGeoff ChinchenLIB13.3BalonneClaude WhartonCP13.6RomaWilliam EwanCP13.7CallideVince JonesCP14.4FlindersBill LongeranCP14.5SomersetHarold RichterCP14.9ClayfieldJohn MurrayLIB14.9WarwickDavid CoryCP15.5SherwoodJohn HerbertLIB16.6LockyerGordon ChalkLIB16.9Mount Coot-thaBill LickissLIB17.0CarnarvonHenry McKechnieCP17.6HinchinbrookJohn RowCP19.1Very SafeFassifernAlf MüllerCP20.1LandsboroughFrank NicklinCP21.3ToowongCharles PorterLIB23.1BarambahJoh Bjelke-PetersenCP24.2CondamineVic SullivanCP27.3CunninghamAlan FletcherCP30.5MackenzieNev HewittCPUnopp Opposition seats (26)MarginalIpswich WestVi JordanALP0.9 v INDTownsville NorthPerc TuckerALP2.7Toowoomba EastPeter WoodALP5.3Fairly safe TablelandsEdwin Wallis-SmithALP6.0 WynnumTed HarrisALP7.0 v LIB BrisbaneJohnno MannALP8.0 v LIB MourilyanPeter ByrneALP8.5 NormanFred BromleyALP8.7 v LIBSafe BarcooEugene O'DonnellALP10.1 BelmontFred NewtonALP10.1 v LIB MackayFred GrahamALP11.1 CairnsRay JonesALP11.6 v LIB South BrisbaneCol BennettALP11.9 v LIB KedronEric LloydALP11.9 v LIB BaroonaPat HanlonALP12.3 v LIB Toowoomba WestJack DugganALP13.5 v LIB SandgateHarry DeanALP14.0 v LIB MaryboroughHorace DaviesALP14.4 BulimbaJack HoustonALP14.8 v LIB NudgeeJack MelloyALP14.9 v LIB Rockhampton NorthMerv ThackerayALP16.7 v LIB BurkeAlec InchALP19.0 v LIB SalisburyDoug SherringtonALP19.3 v LIBVery SafePort CurtisMartin HansonALP21.5Ipswich EastJim DonaldALP22.8 v LIBWarregoJohn DufficyALPUnoppCrossbench seats (5)BundabergTed WalshIND3.5 v ALPCookTed WalshIND5.2 v ALPBurdekinBunny AdairIND8.5 v LIBAubignyLes DiplockDLP12.6 v CPTownsville SouthTom AikensNQL13.9 v ALP See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1966–1969 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1966 Nicklin Ministry References Category:Elections in Queensland Category:1966 elections in Australia Category:1960s in Queensland Category:May 1966 in Australia