The 1966 Queensland state election was held on 28 May 1966.
Retiring Members
- Note: Logan Country MLA Leslie Harrison resigned before the election; no by-election was held.
Labor
- Bill Gunn MLA (Wynnum)
- Ivor Marsden MLA (Ipswich West)
Country
- Eric Gaven MLA (South Coast)
Liberal
- Mervyn Anderson MLA (Toowoomba East)
- Thomas Hiley MLA (Chatsworth)
- Sir Alan Munro MLA (Toowong)
- Bob Windsor MLA (Ithaca)
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Country | Harold Evans | Cec Carey* (CP) Ernest Harley (Lib) |
Patrick Hallinan | |
| Ashgrove | Liberal | Richard Gill | Douglas Tooth (Lib) | George Cook | |
| Aspley | Liberal | John Purtell | Fred Campbell (Lib) | Rogers Judge | |
| Aubigny | DLP | Peter Fitzpatrick | John Corfe (CP) | Les Diplock | |
| Balonne | Country | Ben Ward | Eddie Beardmore (CP) | ||
| Barambah | Country | Norman Hasemann | Joh Bjelke-Petersen (CP) | ||
| Barcoo | Labor | Eugene O'Donnell | Michael Cronin (CP) | Edward Eshmann | |
| Baroona | Labor | Pat Hanlon | Ian Barron (Lib) | Anthony Machin | Brian Moynihan (CPA) |
| Belmont | Labor | Fred Newton | Oswald Brunner (Lib) | John Taylor | |
| Bowen | Liberal | John Gralton | Peter Delamothe (Lib) | James McCane | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Johnno Mann | Brian Cahill (Lib) | John O'Connell | |
| Bulimba | Labor | Jack Houston | Brian Perkins (Lib) | Paul Tucker | |
| Bundaberg | Independent | Matt Tallon | Ted Walsh (Ind) | ||
| Burdekin | Independent | Herbert O'Brien | Stanley Pearce (Lib) | Oliver Anderson | Arthur Coburn (Ind) |
| Burke | Labor | Alec Inch | William Presley (Lib) | John Donaldson (SC) | |
| Burnett | Country | Alexander Craig | Claude Wharton (CP) | ||
| Cairns | Labor | Ray Jones | David De Jarlais (Lib) John Franzmann (CP) |
Arthur Trembath | Colin Penridge (Ind) |
| Callide | Country | Wilfred Prisgrove | Vince Jones (CP) | Edgar Lanigan | |
| Carnarvon | Country | Douglas Gow | Henry McKechnie (CP) | Frederick Burges | |
| Chatsworth | Liberal | John Cleary | Bill Hewitt (Lib) | Vincent Garrigan | Douglas Wallace (Ind) |
| Clayfield | Liberal | Bruce Strachan | John Murray (Lib) | Mary Ryan | |
| Condamine | Country | Roderick Blundell | Vic Sullivan (CP) | ||
| Cook | Independent | Jack Bethel | Bunny Adair (Ind) | ||
| Cooroora | Country | Kenneth Kliese | David Low (CP) | ||
| Cunningham | Country | Brian Davis | Alan Fletcher (CP) | Alexander Browne | |
| Fassifern | Independent | Denis O'Brien | Alf Muller (CP) | Gordon Blain | Victor Robb (SC) |
| Flinders | Country | Peter McKitrick | Bill Longeran (CP) | John Judge | Charles Rowe (Ind) |
| Greenslopes | Liberal | Cecil Chandler | Keith Hooper (Lib) | Harry Wright | |
| Gregory | Country | Gilbert Burns | Wally Rae (CP) | David Parker | |
| Gympie | Country | Marcus Dower | Max Hodges (CP) | Denis Tanner | |
| Hawthorne | Labor | Thomas Burton | Bill Kaus (Lib) | Greg Kehoe | Bill Baxter (Ind) |
| Hinchinbrook | Country | Natale Palanza | John Row (CP) | John Williams | |
| Ipswich East | Labor | Jim Donald | Hedley Scriven (Lib) | Douglas Wood (Ind) | |
| Ipswich West | Labor | Vi Jordan | Allan Whybird (Lib) | Leonard Maguire | James Finimore (Ind) |
| Isis | Country | George Hooper | Jack Pizzey (CP) | Brian Hawes | |
| Ithaca | Liberal | Samuel Hudson | Col Miller (Lib) | James Ashe | |
| Kedron | Labor | Eric Lloyd | Christian Jesberg (Lib) | Edward Doherty | |
| Kurilpa | Liberal | Leslie Buckley | Clive Hughes (Lib) | Felix Doolan | William Smith (SC) |
| Landsborough | Country | Frank Freemantle | Frank Nicklin (CP) | ||
| Lockyer | Liberal | James Keim | Gordon Chalk (Lib) | ||
| Logan | Country | William Ware | Francis Dennis (Lib) Dick Wood* (CP) |
Maurice Sheehan | Paul Kenealy (SC) Laurence Storey (Ind) |
| Mackay | Labor | Fred Graham | Roylance Eastment (CP) | T J Hayes | |
| Mackenzie | Country | Nev Hewitt (CP) | |||
| Maryborough | Labor | Horace Davies | Ernest Jurss (CP) | William Hutchinson | Arnold Jones (SC) |
| Merthyr | Liberal | Brian Mellifont | Sam Ramsden (Lib) | Laurence Kehoe | |
| Mirani | Country | Gustav Creber | Tom Newbery (CP) | Edward Relf | |
| Mount Coot-tha | Liberal | Barry Gorman | Bill Lickiss (Lib) | Maxwell Muller | |
| Mount Gravatt | Liberal | Peter Rowe | Geoff Chinchen (Lib) | Kenneth Bayliss | |
| Mourilyan | Labor | Peter Byrne | Alfred Martinuzzi (CP) | Geoffrey Higham | |
| Mulgrave | Country | Stanley Dalton | Roy Armstrong (CP) | ||
| Murrumba | Labor | Norm Kruger | Marshall Cooke (Lib) David Nicholson* (CP) |
Robert Vlug | David Bishop (Ind) |
| Norman | Labor | Fred Bromley | Sydney Shawcross (Lib) | John Fitz-Gibbon | David Gray (SC) |
| Nudgee | Labor | Jack Melloy | Kenneth Nugent (Lib) | William Hill (CPA) | |
| Nundah | Liberal | John Carey | William Knox (Lib) | Michael Green | |
| Port Curtis | Labor | Martin Hanson | James Grant (CP) John McGee (Lib) |
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| Redcliffe | Country | William Hunter | Robert Elder (Lib) Jim Houghton* (CP) |
James Morrissey | |
| Rockhampton North | Labor | Merv Thackeray | Robert Woodrow (Lib) | Iris Burke | |
| Rockhampton South | Liberal | Kevin Charles | Rex Pilbeam (Lib) | Peter Boyle | |
| Roma | Country | Marcus Thew | William Ewan (CP) | ||
| Salisbury | Labor | Doug Sherrington | Keith Brough (Lib) | ||
| Sandgate | Labor | Harry Dean | Colin Clark (Lib) | Reginald Lincoln | |
| Sherwood | Liberal | Gilbert Thorsen | John Herbert (Lib) | ||
| Somerset | Country | Jacobus Van Der Lelie | Harold Richter (CP) | Naomi Grulke | John Rasmussen (Ind) |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Col Bennett | Cecil Schuurs (Lib) | Mervyn Eunson | Warren Bowden (CPA) |
| South Coast | Country | Kevin Cummings | Russ Hinze* (CP) Herbert Winders (Lib) |
John McWatters | Bernard Elsey (Ind) |
| Tablelands | Labor | Edwin Wallis-Smith | Tom Gilmore (CP) | V Rehbein | |
| Toowong | Liberal | Douglas Wallace | Charles Porter (Lib) | Brian O'Brien | |
| Toowoomba East | Liberal | Peter Wood | John McCafferty (CP) Lawrence Storey (Lib) |
Francis Mullins | Gladys O'Sullivan (Ind) |
| Toowoomba West | Labor | Jack Duggan | Clifford Leavy (Lib) | Terry Morris | |
| Townsville North | Labor | Perc Tucker | Robert Bonnett (Lib) | L J McManus | |
| Townsville South | Independent | Arthur Trower | Tom Aikens* (Ind) Francis Bishop (CPA) | ||
| Warrego | Labor | John Dufficy | |||
| Warwick | Country | Eric Barrett | David Cory (CP) | Daniel Skehan | |
| Wavell | Liberal | Herbert Bromley | Alex Dewar (Lib) | Thomas Grundy | Desmond Fulton (Ind) Mervyn Goldstiver (SC) |
| Whitsunday | Country | Bernard Kirwan | Ron Camm (CP) | Bernard Lewis | |
| Windsor | Liberal | Keith Fordyce | Ray Smith (Lib) | Vincent Wenck | |
| Wynnum | Labor | Ted Harris | Ian Beath (Lib) | Terence Burns | Stella Nord (CPA) |
| Yeronga | Liberal | Jack Davis | Norm Lee (Lib) | John Lamberth |
See also
- 1966 Queensland state election
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1966–1969
- List of political parties in Australia
References
- Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.