Results of the Queensland state election, 1963 (M-Z)

Queensland state election, 1 June 1963[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1960 — 1966 >>

Enrolled voters 830,436[1]
Votes cast 783,034 Turnout 94.29 +1.75
Informal votes 12,036 Informal 1.54 +0.23
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 337,928 43.83 +3.94 26 + 1
  Liberal 183,185 23.76 –0.27 20 ± 0
  Country 156,621 20.31 +0.81 26 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 55,711 7.23 –5.05 1 – 3
  Independent (ex-QLP) 11,810 1.53 +1.53 2 + 2
  North Queensland Labor 8,229 1.07 1 ± 0
  Ind. Conservative 3,028 0.39 1 + 1
  Independent 12,052 1.56 –2.60 1 – 1
Total 770,998     78  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1963 Queensland state election for electorates from M to Z.

This election saw the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting was in effect for elections from 1944 to 1960.

Results by electoral district

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1963: Mackay[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 4,963 53.5 +3.3
Country John Matson 3,449 37.1 -1.7
Democratic Labor Edwin Relf 873 9.4 -1.6
Total formal votes 9,285 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 152 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 9,437 94.9 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Graham 5,125 55.2
Country John Matson 4,160 44.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mackenzie

Queensland state election, 1963: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Neville Hewitt 4,305 62.7 -2.1
Labor Patrick O'Brien 2,555 37.3 +2.1
Total formal votes 6,860 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 87 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 6,947 94.6 +1.7
Country hold Swing -2.1

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1963: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 6,758 61.9 -4.4
Country Robert Hunter 2,829 25.9 -7.8
Democratic Labor Vincent Wenck 847 7.7 +7.7
Social Credit Douglas Devenish 491 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 10,925 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 103 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 11,028 95.4 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Horace Davies 7,161 65.5 -0.8
Country Robert Hunter 3,764 34.5 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1963: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Ramsden 5,298 53.4 +3.3
Labor Tom Campbell 3,672 37.0 +3.8
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Traill 946 9.5 -7.2
Total formal votes 9,916 97.4 -0.7
Informal votes 268 2.6 +0.7
Turnout 10,184 91.5 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Ramsden 6,068 61.2
Labor Tom Campbell 3,848 38.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1963: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,923 64.8 +1.9
Labor George Moody 2,676 35.2 +7.5
Total formal votes 7,599 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 56 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 7,655 94.6 +2.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1963: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,175 59.7 +2.9
Labor Norm Maddock 3,908 32.5 +2.6
Democratic Labor Max Muller 941 7.8 -5.5
Total formal votes 12,024 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 248 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 12,272 95.3 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,941 66.0
Labor Norm Maddock 4,083 34.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1963: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 7,538 56.0 -0.8
Labor Stuart Barnes 4,819 35.8 +5.9
Democratic Labor Eric Allingham 1,108 8.2 -5.1
Total formal votes 13,465 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 208 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 13,673 95.3 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,342 62.0
Labor Stuart Barnes 5,123 38.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1963: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,744 58.7 +4.1
Country Alf Martinuzzi 2,456 30.4 -5.5
Democratic Labor Geoff Higham 877 10.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 8,077 97.7 -0.9
Informal votes 191 2.3 +0.9
Turnout 8,268 94.5 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Byrne 4,907 60.8
Country Alf Martinuzzi 3,170 39.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1963: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Armstrong 3,703 57.6 +8.5
Labor Stanley Scoines 2,278 35.5 +8.3
Democratic Labor Charles English 444 6.9 -4.4
Total formal votes 6,425 97.8 -1.1
Informal votes 143 2.2 +1.1
Turnout 6,568 94.1 +5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Roy Armstrong 4,064 63.3
Labor Stanley Scoines 2,361 36.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1963: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 5,641 54.6 -5.9
Labor Norman Kruger 4,286 41.5 +2.0
Democratic Labor John Carter 328 3.2 +3.2
Independent Francis O'Mara 74 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 10,329 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 200 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 10,529 94.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Nicholson 5,916 57.3 -3.2
Labor Norman Kruger 4,413 42.7 +3.2
Country hold Swing -3.2

Norman

Queensland state election, 1963: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 4,928 53.2 +5.0
Liberal Cyril Ryan 3,150 34.0 -2.1
Democratic Labor Harry Wright 918 9.9 -4.7
Social Credit David Gray 275 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 9,271 97.3 -1.5
Informal votes 254 2.7 +1.5
Turnout 9,525 93.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 5,237 56.5
Liberal Cyril Ryan 4,034 43.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1963: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Melloy 7,563 60.4 +6.7
Liberal Dennis Hedges 3,919 31.3 -2.0
Democratic Labor Mick O'Connor 1,033 8.3 -3.8
Total formal votes 12,515 98.0 -0.7
Informal votes 261 2.0 +0.7
Turnout 12,776 95.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Melloy 7,755 62.0
Liberal Dennis Hedges 4,760 38.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1963: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 5,860 49.8 -2.2
Labor Frank Roberts 4,763 40.5 +8.3
Democratic Labor Denis Cleary 1,144 9.7 -6.1
Total formal votes 11,767 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 132 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 11,899 94.7 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,861 58.3
Labor Frank Roberts 4,906 41.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1963: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Hanson 6,765 80.4 +11.8
Democratic Labor Doug McClarty 1,275 15.2 +15.2
Independent Tom Kelly 370 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 8,410 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 152 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 8,562 96.1 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Martin Hanson 6,950 82.6 +14.0
Democratic Labor Doug McClarty 1,460 17.4 +17.4
Labor hold Swing +14.0

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1963: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Houghton 5,772 55.4 +30.6
Labor Colin McInnes 3,697 35.5 +10.7
Democratic Labor Michael Doyle 527 5.1 -0.7
Independent Eric Pritchard 329 3.2 +3.2
Independent Ernest Sykes 88 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,413 98.2 -0.7
Informal votes 195 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 10,608 94.0 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Houghton 6,425 61.7
Labor Colin McInnes 3,988 38.3
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1963: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 7,933 64.9 +4.9
Liberal Phil German 3,308 27.1 +0.8
Democratic Labor Richard Wasson 985 8.1 -5.6
Total formal votes 12,226 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 171 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 12,397 95.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,116 66.4
Liberal Phil German 4,110 33.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockhampton South

Queensland state election, 1963: Rockhampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 5,728 47.4 +6.3
Labor Charles White 5,179 42.9 +15.0
Democratic Labor Stan Doolan 1,070 8.9 -22.1
Independent Brian Dillon 93 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 12,070 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 166 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 12,236 95.8 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 6,607 54.7
Labor Charles White 5,463 45.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Roma

Queensland state election, 1963: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Ewan 4,962 61.5 +17.0
Labor Herbert Williamson 2,276 28.2 -3.1
Democratic Labor Bryan Hurley 830 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 8,068 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 71 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 8,139 93.6 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Ewan 5,638 69.9
Labor Herbert Williamson 2,430 30.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1963: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Sherrington 8,690 64.6 +8.9
Liberal Keith Brough 4,124 30.7 -0.8
Democratic Labor Miroslav Jancky 631 4.7 -6.9
Total formal votes 13,445 97.7 -0.8
Informal votes 309 2.3 +0.8
Turnout 13,754 94.5 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Sherrington 8,807 65.5
Liberal Keith Brough 4,648 34.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1963: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Dean 5,765 55.4 +4.6
Liberal Maurice White 3,866 37.2 -4.6
Democratic Labor Austin McShane 767 7.4 0.0
Total formal votes 10,398 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 160 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 10,558 94.7 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Dean 5,908 56.8
Liberal Maurice White 4,490 43.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1963: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Herbert 7,083 60.7 -2.2
Labor Vincent Kitson 3,855 33.1 -4.0
Democratic Labor Len Galligan 723 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 11,631 98.1 -0.4
Informal votes 231 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 11,892 95.2 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Herbert 7,692 66.0 +3.1
Labor Vincent Kitson 3,969 34.0 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1963: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Richter 5,336 60.1 +5.0
Labor John Walters 3,536 39.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 8,872 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 60 0.7 -0.7
Turnout 8,932 95.8 +1.7
Country hold Swing N/A

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1963: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,768 54.9 +11.0
Liberal Gabrielle Horan 3,298 31.4 +4.2
Democratic Labor Greg Kehoe 1,444 13.7 -15.2
Total formal votes 10,510 96.8 -1.4
Informal votes 344 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 10,854 91.7 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Bennett 6,037 57.4
Liberal Gabrielle Horan 4,473 42.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1963: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Gaven 7,306 77.5 +1.6
Labor Irene Weir 1,817 19.3 -2.2
Democratic Labor Douglas Schwede 308 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 9,431 98.7 +0.5
Informal votes 119 1.3 -0.5
Turnout 9,550 89.1 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Eric Gaven 7,557 80.1
Labor Irene Weir 1,874 19.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Tablelands

Queensland state election, 1963: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,281 51.6 +11.2
Country Tom Gilmore 2,761 43.4 -9.4
Independent Dino Bertoldo 204 3.2 +3.2
Democratic Labor Leo McManus 116 1.8 -5.0
Total formal votes 6,362 96.6 -1.5
Informal votes 221 3.4 +1.5
Turnout 6,583 89.3 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,405 53.5
Country Tom Gilmore 2,957 46.5
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1963: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Munro 7,586 69.1 -9.6
Labor Leslie McGrath 2,630 24.0 +24.0
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 765 7.0 -14.3
Total formal votes 10,981 98.8 +3.8
Informal votes 136 1.2 -3.8
Turnout 11,117 94.1 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Munro 8,209 74.8
Labor Leslie McGrath 2,772 25.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Toowoomba East

Queensland state election, 1963: Toowoomba East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 6,454 48.9 +2.5
Liberal Mervyn Anderson 6,026 45.6 -1.6
Democratic Labor Frank Mullins 726 5.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 13,206 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 120 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 13,326 94.8 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mervyn Anderson 6,615 50.1
Labor Peter Wood 6,591 49.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Toowoomba West

Queensland state election, 1963: Toowoomba West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 8,047 58.3 +3.0
Liberal August Dietz 4,628 33.5 -2.0
Democratic Labor Terry Morris 1,129 8.2 -1.0
Total formal votes 13,804 98.7 -0.6
Informal votes 184 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 13,988 94.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Duggan 8,257 59.8
Liberal August Dietz 5,547 40.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville North

Queensland state election, 1963: Townsville North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 6,196 48.4 +5.0
Liberal Robert Bonnett 3,639 28.4 -5.7
Democratic Labor Kiernan Dorney 2,896 22.6 +9.0
Independent Alfred Reeves 66 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 12,797 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 163 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 12,960 93.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Perc Tucker 6,806 53.2
Liberal Robert Bonnett 5,991 46.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1963: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Aikens 8,229 60.2 -6.6
Labor Arthur Trower 5,450 39.8 +6.6
Total formal votes 13,679 99.0 +0.7
Informal votes 140 1.0 -0.7
Turnout 13,819 94.0 +0.7
Independent hold Swing -6.6

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1963: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy 4,500 63.6 -3.1
Country Michael Turner 2,573 36.4 +36.4
Total formal votes 7,073 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 108 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 7,181 88.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1963: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,152 61.4 -2.5
Labor Reggie Wenham 2,016 24.0 +2.6
Democratic Labor Daniel Skehan 1,217 14.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 8,385 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 105 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 8,490 95.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Otto Madsen 6,143 73.3
Labor Reggie Wenham 2,242 26.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1963: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,237 53.0 -0.7
Labor Benjamin Harriss 5,024 36.8 +1.5
Democratic Labor Vincent Bedsor 1,208 8.8 -2.2
Social Credit Merv Goldstiver 184 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 13,653 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 198 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 13,851 95.7 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Dewar 8,346 61.6
Labor Benjamin Harriss 5,307 38.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1963: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 4,468 56.9 +0.1
Labor John Barry 3,384 43.1 +8.2
Total formal votes 7,852 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 84 1.1 0.0
Turnout 7,936 94.8 +2.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1963: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Smith 5,369 51.0 +1.1
Labor George Georgouras 4,180 39.7 +4.0
Democratic Labor Owen O'Donoghue 971 9.2 -5.1
Total formal votes 10,520 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 148 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 10,668 95.3 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Percy Smith 6,159 58.5
Labor George Georgouras 4,361 41.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1963: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Gunn 8,114 65.2 +1.8
Liberal Oswald Brunner 3,797 30.5 +0.5
Democratic Labor Kevin O'Regan 544 4.4 -2.3
Total formal votes 12,455 98.5 -0.4
Informal votes 187 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 12,642 95.1 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Gunn 8,215 66.0
Liberal Oswald Brunner 4,240 34.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1963: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 5,621 52.2 +0.8
Labor Cyril Cusack 3,970 36.9 -0.7
Democratic Labor Mary Andrews 1,089 10.1 -0.9
Social Credit Roy Phipps 81 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,761 98.5 -0.4
Informal votes 158 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 10,919 94.9 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Winston Noble 6,452 60.0
Labor Cyril Cusack 4,309 40.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 1 June 1963". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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