Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1960

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1960 Queensland state election. The election was held on 28 May 1960.

By-elections

• On 31 May 1958, Jack Duggan (Labor) was elected to succeed Leslie Wood (Labor), who had died on 29 March 1958, as the member for North Toowoomba.
• On 6 June 1959, Carlisle Wordsworth (Country) was elected to succeed Robert Watson (Country), who had died on 26 March 1959, as the member for Mulgrave. However, he himself died on 7 May 1960.

Retiring Members

Country

• Carlisle Wordsworth (Mulgrave) - died before the election.
• James Heading (Marodian)

Liberal

• Peter Connolly (Kurilpa)

Labor

• George Keyatta (Townsville)

QLP

• Arthur Jones (Charters Towers)
• William Power (Baroona)

Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate	Held by	Country candidate	Liberal candidate	Labor candidate	QLP candidate	Other party candidate(s)
Albert	Country	Cec Carey		Cecil Jesson		Ernest Harley G. D. Plunkett (Ind. Country)
Ashgrove	Labor		Douglas Tooth	John Albert Turner
Aspley	Liberal		Fred Campbell	N. T. Carver	G. Kerr
Aubigny	Country	Walter Sparkes		Bruce Strachan	Les Diplock
Balonne	Country	Edwin Beardmore		W. M. Dendle
Barambah	Country	Joh Bjelke-Petersen		William Weir	D. Curtain
Barcoo	Labor	F. T. Gowland		Edward Davis	Tom Foley
Baroona	QLP		Roger Moore	Pat Hanlon	G. J. Maule
Belmont	Labor		W. D. Hewitt	Fred Newton	Jean Reville
Bowen	N/A		Peter Delamothe	W. F. Klaka	J. Berryman	J. Nisbet (Communist)
Brisbane	Labor		Jim Rowan	John Henry Mann	L. Orreal
Bulimba	Labor		R. Kelp	Jack Houston	Robert Gardner
Bundaberg	QLP		R. C. Howard	J. R. Salter	Ted Walsh
Burdekin	Independent			F. L. Page	Colin McCathie	Arthur Coburn
Burke	QLP	A. Hindson		Alec Inch	Alfred Smith
Burnett	N/A	Claude Wharton		Denis Grace	Edward McDonnell
Cairns	Labor	A. G. B. Baggott		George Wallace	W. J. Allendorf
Callide	Country	Vincent Jones		O. F. Edwards
Carnarvon	QLP	Fred Rogers		Douglas Gow	Paul Hilton
Chatsworth	Liberal		Thomas Hiley	J. W. Ferguson	Terry Burns
Clayfield	Liberal		Harold Taylor	E. J. Abel	Harry Wright
Condamine	QLP	Vic Sullivan		L. D. Beaumont		J. E. Drabsch (Ind. Country)
Cook	QLP	W. H. Simms		John Bethel	Bunny Adair
Cooroora	Country	David Low		Lancelot Sanderson
Cunningham	Country	Alan Fletcher
Fassifern	Country	Adolf Muller		Denis O'Brien
Flinders	Country	Bill Lonergan		Frank Forde	P. J. McLaughlin
Greenslopes	Liberal		Keith Hooper	John Baxter Hughes	Michael Lyons	Eric Allen (Social Credit)
Gregory	Country	Wally Rae		Martin Laracy
Gympie	Country	Max Hodges		Blair Jamieson	Denis Tanner
Hawthorne	Labor		C. H. Harburg	William Baxter	Greg Kehoe
Hinchinbrook	Labor	John Row		K. Cavanagh	V. D. Bodero	W. C. Wilson (New States)
Ipswich East	Labor		Hedley Scriven	Jim Donald	C. A. Archer
Ipswich West	Labor		H. H. Groth	Ivor Marsden	S. Guymer	M. Millar (Communist)
Isis	Country	Jack Pizzey
Ithaca	Liberal		Robert Windsor	M. D. Cross	Jack O'Connell
Kedron	Labor		R. C. Burrows	Eric Lloyd		H. E. Whitlock
Kurilpa	QLP		Clive Hughes	A. K. V. Larkin	P. Tucker
Landsborough	Country	Frank Nicklin		F. F. McLoughlin
Lockyer	Liberal		Gordon Chalk			J. P. Martin (Ind. Country) E. L. Olm (Ind. Labor) Jim Dwyer (Ind. Labor)
Logan	Country	Robert Harrison		V. C. Sheppard
Mackay	Labor	John Matson		Fred Graham	T. P. Hayes
Mackenzie	Country	Neville Hewitt		Charles White
Maryborough	Labor	R. A. Christensen		Horace Davies
Merthyr	Liberal		Ray Ramsden	Tom Campbell	Mick O'Connor
Mirani	Country	Ernie Evans		George Moody	W. S. O'Grady
Mount Coot-tha	Liberal		Kenneth Morris	J. W. Davis	Bryan Hurley
Mount Gravatt	Liberal		Graham Hart	F. Pearson	R. C. Kneen	E. King (Ind. Labor)
Mourilyan	Labor	E. H. Webb		Peter Byrne	Geoff Higham
Mulgrave	Country	Roy Armstrong		Stanley Scoines	Charles English	J. N. Hesp
Murrumba	Country	David Nicholson		Norm Kruger
Norman	Labor		Cyril Ryan	Fred Bromley	G. Hartnett	Edmund Crisp (Communist)
Nudgee	Labor		W. C. Banks	Jack Melloy	W. L. Barnes	W. F. Hill (Communist)
Nundah	Liberal		William Knox	M. P. Sweeney	James Hadley
Port Curtis	Labor			James Burrows		D. H. Neill-Ballantine
Redcliffe	N/A	S. Gomersall		K. J. Griffith	E. R. H. Dignan	Jim Houghton A. B. Black
Rockhampton North	Labor		H. McDonald	Merv Thackeray	J. C. Verney
Rockhampton South	N/A		Rex Pilbeam	James Clark	Mick Gardner
Roma	Country	William Ewan		John Taylor		R. F. Condon
Salisbury	Labor		N. J. Edwards	Doug Sherrington	W. H. Tresillian	W. Stubbins (Communist)
Sandgate	Liberal		Thomas Ahearn	Harold Dean
Sherwood	Liberal		John Herbert	G. Thomson
Somerset	Country	Harold Richter		R. L. Warren	Alexander Skinner
South Brisbane	QLP		C. B. O'Brien	Col Bennett	Vince Gair
South Coast	Country	Eric Gaven		W. C. Darveniza		J. E. Fitzgerald
Tablelands	Country	Tom Gilmore		Edwin Wallis-Smith	A. Mottarelly
Toowong	Liberal		Alan Munro	Roger Judge
Toowoomba East	Liberal		Mervyn Anderson	Peter Wood	L. S. Green
Toowoomba West	Labor		L. E. Storey	Jack Duggan	Kenneth Rawle
Townsville North	Labor		R. Annable	Perc Tucker	R. M. Comerford	A. Hooper (New State) P. F. Bishop (Communist)
Townsville South	NQLP			W. F. Edmonds		Tom Aikens (NQLP)
Warrego	Labor			John Dufficy	J. A. Glynn
Warwick	Country	Otto Madsen		Reggie Wenham	G. T. Campbell
Wavell	Liberal		Alex Dewar	Benjamin Harriss	K. O'Dea
Whitsunday	Country	Lloyd Roberts		S. J. Dalton	B. J. Lewis
Windsor	Liberal		Percy Smith	George Georgouras	P. J. Hotham
Wynnum	Labor		G. H. Dodd	William Gunn	G. M. Campbell
Yeronga	Liberal		Winston Noble	J. E. O'Donnell	F. A. Wickings

See also

• Queensland state election, 1960
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1957–1960
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1960–1963
• List of political parties in Australia

References

• Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.