Results of the Queensland state election, 1969 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 17 May 1969[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 945,583
Votes cast 867,743 Turnout 91.77% -1.50%
Informal votes 15,566 Informal 1.79% +0.16%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 383,388 44.99% +1.15% 31 + 4
  Liberal 201,765 23.68% -1.81% 19 – 1
  Country 179,125 21.02% +1.73% 26 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 61,661 7.24% +0.99% 1 ± 0
  Independent 24,268 2.85% -1.91% 2 – 3
Total 852,177     78  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1969 Queensland state election for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1969: Albert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Cec Carey 7,081 50.6 +8.9
Labor William Woollstein 2,750 19.6 -1.4
Independent Ernest Harley 1,970 14.1 +14.1
Liberal Paul Scanlan 1,804 12.9 -20.4
Democratic Labor Brian Balaam 361 2.6 -1.4
Independent William Steer 35 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 14,001 97.6 -1.5
Informal votes 351 2.4 +1.5
Turnout 14,352 89.3 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Cec Carey 10,530 75.2 +1.6
Labor William Wollstein 3,471 24.8 -1.6
Country hold Swing +1.6

Ashgrove

Queensland state election, 1969: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,581 45.6 -8.3
Labor Haydn Sargent 4,481 44.6 +8.6
Democratic Labor George Cook 986 9.8 -0.3
Total formal votes 10,048 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 129 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 10,177 92.5 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,305 52.8 -8.4
Labor Haydn Sargent 4,743 47.2 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing -8.4

Aspley

Queensland state election, 1969: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Campbell 9,342 48.4 -4.0
Labor William Harvey 8,255 42.8 +3.9
Democratic Labor Anthony Macklin 1,700 8.8 +0.1
Total formal votes 19,019 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 278 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 19,297 93.3 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Campbell 10,713 55.5 -4.0
Labor William Harvey 8,584 44.5 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1969: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labor Les Diplock 5,065 55.4 -0.9
Country Peter Paull 2,646 28.9 -2.2
Labor Thomas Wilson 1,430 15.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 9,141 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 93 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 9,234 94.9 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Democratic Labor Les Diplock 5,780 63.2 +0.6
Country Peter Paull 3,361 36.8 -0.6
Democratic Labor hold Swing +0.6

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1969: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Hungerford 3,654 58.9 -3.8
Labor Ben Ward 2,552 41.1 +3.8
Total formal votes 6,155 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 51 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 6,206 89.6 +0.6
Country hold Swing -3.8

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1969: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,965 78.2 +4.0
Labor Norman Hasemann 1,941 21.8 -4.0
Total formal votes 8,906 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 96 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 9,002 95.0 -0.9
Country hold Swing +4.0

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1969: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,593 57.5 -1.5
Country Harold Braun 2,980 37.3 +2.2
Democratic Labor Edwin Eshmann 419 5.2 -0.7
Total formal votes 7,911 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 81 1.0 -0.4
Turnout 7,992 91.2 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,671 58.4 -1.7
Country Harold Braun 3,321 41.6 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Baroona

Queensland state election, 1969: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,427 63.8 +4.1
Liberal Thomas Bence 2,648 26.3 -4.8
Democratic Labor Anthony Machin 998 9.9 +2.2
Total formal votes 10,073 97.2 +0.3
Informal votes 288 2.8 -0.3
Turnout 10,361 88.8 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,613 65.7 +3.4
Liberal Thomas Bence 3,460 34.4 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Belmont

Queensland state election, 1969: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Newton 10,399 57.5 -0.5
Liberal Cyril Morgan 6,405 34.4 -1.4
Democratic Labor John Taylor 1,285 7.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 18,089 98.0 -0.2
Informal votes 364 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 18,453 93.3 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Newton 10,638 58.8 -1.3
Liberal Cyril Morgan 7,451 41.2 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3

Bowen

Queensland state election, 1969: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,814 51.4 +0.2
Labor Leonard Bidgood 3,599 48.6 +5.2
Total formal votes 7,413 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 105 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 7,518 93.9 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1969: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 4,162 56.2 +0.3
Liberal Neville Jackson 2,200 29.7 -2.8
Democratic Labor Patrick Hallinan 1,040 14.1 +2.5
Total formal votes 7,402 96.1 0.0
Informal votes 303 3.9 0.0
Turnout 7,705 84.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 4,355 58.8 +0.8
Liberal Neville Jackson 3,047 41.2 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1969: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 8,494 66.5 +2.7
Liberal Megan Wilding 3,350 26.2 -4.4
Democratic Labor Paul Tucker 937 7.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 12,781 98.1 -0.5
Informal votes 246 1.9 +0.5
Turnout 13,027 93.8 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Houston 8,669 67.8 +3.0
Liberal Megan Wilding 4,112 32.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1969: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Jensen 7,155 49.5 +3.0
Country Paul Neville 4,522 31.1 +31.1
Independent Clifford Nielsen 1,525 10.5 +10.5
Liberal Stanley Smith 623 4.3 +4.3
Democratic Labor William Hutchinson 389 2.7 +2.7
Independent Seth Cottell 324 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 14,538 97.3 -1.8
Informal votes 404 2.7 +1.8
Turnout 14,942 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Jensen 8,450 58.1 +11.6
Country Paul Neville 6,088 41.9 +41.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing +11.6

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1969: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Nuttall 3,007 41.5 +17.6
Country Val Bird 2,313 31.9 +31.9
Liberal Stanley Pearce 1,369 18.9 -0.5
Democratic Labor Emil Liebrecht 556 7.7 -3.4
Total formal votes 7,245 96.6 -1.7
Informal votes 252 3.4 +1.7
Turnout 7,497 93.0 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Val Bird 3,927 54.2 +54.2
Labor Ronald Nuttall 3,318 45.8 +2.7
Country gain from Independent Swing +54.2

Burke

Queensland state election, 1969: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Inch 4,949 58.5 -4.1
Country William Aplin 2,739 32.4 +7.9
Social Credit John Donaldson 777 9.2 -3.8
Total formal votes 8,465 96.8 -0.7
Informal votes 280 3.2 +0.7
Turnout 8,745 81.3 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alex Inch 5,337 63.0 -6.0
Country William Aplin 3,128 37.0 +6.0
Labor hold Swing -6.0

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1969: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 6,257 65.9 +2.3
Labor Alexander Craig 3,235 34.1 -2.3
Total formal votes 9,492 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 105 1.1 0.0
Turnout 9,597 94.3 -0.3
Country hold Swing +2.3

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1969: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Jones 7,905 60.1 +8.8
Country Victor Piccone 2,194 16.7 +4.2
Liberal David De Jarlais 1,853 14.1 -3.9
Independent Phyllis Penridge 717 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Edward Svendsen 493 3.7 +2.1
Total formal votes 13,162 97.9 +1.9
Informal votes 288 2.1 -1.9
Turnout 13,450 91.8 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Jones 8,615 65.5 +3.9
Country Victor Piccone 4,547 34.5 -3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Callide

Queensland state election, 1969: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vincent Jones 3,830 43.2 -10.6
Labor Charles Tutt 3,236 36.5 +3.3
Independent Edgar Shields 904 10.2 +10.2
Democratic Labor Edgar Lanigan 892 10.1 -2.9
Total formal votes 8,862 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 125 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 8,987 92.0 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Vincent Jones 5,030 56.8 -7.6
Labor Charles Tutt 3,832 43.2 +7.6
Country hold Swing -7.6

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1969: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 4,791 56.4 -0.4
Labor Arthur Johnson 2,762 32.5 +4.2
Democratic Labor Frederick Burges 937 11.0 -3.8
Total formal votes 8,490 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 123 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 8,613 92.7 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 5,471 64.4 -3.2
Labor Arthur Johnson 3,019 35.6 +3.2
Country hold Swing -3.2

Chatsworth

Queensland state election, 1969: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,632 52.8 +3.5
Labor John Cleary 4,265 40.0 0.0
Democratic Labor Leonard Galligan 769 7.2 +0.7
Total formal votes 10,666 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 167 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 10,833 93.9 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 6,258 58.7 +2.2
Labor John Cleary 4,408 41.3 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Clayfield

Queensland state election, 1969: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,064 51.6 -4.6
Labor David Hunter 3,578 36.4 +3.2
Democratic Labor Francis Andrews 1,178 12.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 9,820 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 154 1.5 -0.7
Turnout 9,974 89.6 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 5,919 60.3 -4.6
Labor David Hunter 3,901 39.7 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1969: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vic Sullivan 5,227 77.3 0.0
Labor Nico Bos 1,531 22.7 0.0
Total formal votes 6,758 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 78 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 6,836 93.9 -0.8
Country hold Swing 0.0

Cook

Queensland state election, 1969: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Wood 6,154 52.9 +8.1
Country James Bidner 4,593 39.5 +39.5
Independent John Allan 507 4.4 +4.4
Democratic Labor Thomas White 227 1.9 +1.9
Independent Ernest Hall 146 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 11,627 96.4 -2.1
Informal votes 435 3.6 +2.1
Turnout 12,062 90.0 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Wood 6,522 56.1 +11.3
Country James Bidner 5,105 43.9 +43.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing +11.3

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1969: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,116 62.1 +2.1
Labor Lutgerdienko Hoiting 2,991 30.4 -9.6
Democratic Labor Alexander Browne 744 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 9,851 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 161 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 10,012 93.4 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Low 6,656 67.6 +7.6
Labor Lutgerdienko Hoiting 3,195 32.4 -7.6
Country hold Swing +7.6

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1969: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 4,340 59.1 -13.1
Labor Nelson Mann 2,122 28.9 +12.5
Democratic Labor Eugene Connolly 879 12.0 +0.6
Total formal votes 7,341 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 81 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 7,422 95.6 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,080 69.2 -11.3
Labor Nelson Mann 2,261 30.8 +11.3
Country hold Swing -11.3

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1969: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Selwyn Muller 5,240 57.8 -6.1
Labor Jack Jones 3,076 33.9 +6.1
Democratic Labor Gordon Blain 572 6.3 +0.3
Social Credit Victor Robb 183 2.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 9,071 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 149 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 9,220 94.1 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Selwyn Muller 5,747 63.4 -6.7
Labor Jack Jones 3,324 36.6 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1969: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Lonergan 3,885 55.1 -6.3
Labor Douglas Lloyd 3,170 44.9 +10.4
Total formal votes 7,055 99.2 +0.8
Informal votes 57 0.8 -0.8
Turnout 7,112 89.4 -1.2
Country hold Swing -9.4

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1969: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 5,953 54.5 -0.3
Labor Kathleen Walker 3,882 35.6 -0.1
Democratic Labor Harold Wright 1,083 9.9 +0.4
Total formal votes 10,918 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 171 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 11,089 92.8 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,835 62.6 0.0
Labor Kathleen Walker 4,083 37.4 0.0
Liberal hold Swing 0.0

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1969: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wally Rae 3,724 62.7 +3.6
Labor John Thomas 2,217 37.3 -0.9
Total formal votes 5,941 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 57 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 5,998 85.4 -0.8
Country hold Swing +1.4

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1969: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Max Hodges 5,608 58.3 +1.0
Labor Jack Ison 2,992 31.1 -4.7
Democratic Labor Denis Tanner 525 5.5 -1.4
Independent Cecil Rivers 388 4.0 +4.0
Independent Bernard Thomas 98 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 9,611 98.1 -1.0
Informal votes 184 1.9 +1.0
Turnout 9,795 94.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Max Hodges 6,278 65.3 +2.4
Labor Jack Ison 3,333 34.7 -2.4
Country hold Swing +2.4

Hawthorne

Queensland state election, 1969: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Adsett 5,020 48.9 +8.4
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,408 42.9 +5.6
Democratic Labor James Moss 848 8.3 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,276 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 178 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 10,454 92.4 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 5,140 50.02 -2.5
Labor Ernest Adsett 5,136 49.98 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1969: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Row 4,620 55.7 -7.4
Labor Frederick Page 2,735 33.0 +3.5
Democratic Labor John Williams 943 11.4 +4.0
Total formal votes 8,298 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 234 2.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,532 91.3 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Row 5,388 64.9 -4.2
Labor Frederick Page 2,910 35.1 +4.2
Country hold Swing -4.2

Ipswich East

Queensland state election, 1969: Ipswich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Evan Marginson 8,889 58.4 -10.1
Liberal John Shapcott 5,714 37.5 +13.1
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 620 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 15,223 97.5 -1.0
Informal votes 388 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 15,611 93.1 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Evan Marginson 9,059 59.5 -13.3
Liberal John Shapcott 6,164 40.5 +13.3
Labor hold Swing -13.3

Ipswich West

Queensland state election, 1969: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 7,128 53.7 +6.2
Liberal Allan Whybird 4,861 36.6 +18.1
Democratic Labor Francis Carroll 1,296 9.8 +7.5
Total formal votes 13,285 98.2 -0.5
Informal votes 239 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 13,524 90.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vi Jordan 7,483 56.3 -11.3
Liberal Allan Whybird 5,802 43.7 +11.3
Labor hold Swing -11.3

Isis

Queensland state election, 1969: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Blake 5,013 54.1 +18.8
Country Harold Bonanno 4,073 43.9 -13.8
Democratic Labor Matthews Minnegal 184 2.0 -5.0
Total formal votes 9,270 99.0 +0.8
Informal votes 96 1.0 -0.8
Turnout 9,366 96.0 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Blake 5,057 54.4 +17.2
Country Harold Bonnano 4,223 45.6 -17.2
Labor gain from Country Swing +17.2

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1969: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Col Miller 5,206 49.8 +0.8
Labor Sylvester Martin 4,355 41.7 +0.8
Democratic Labor Anne Wenck 890 8.5 -1.5
Total formal votes 10,451 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 191 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 10,642 90.7 -3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Col Miller 5,953 56.8 +0.6
Labor Sylvester Martin 4,518 43.2 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Kedron

Queensland state election, 1969: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,732 59.9 -0.6
Liberal William Battershill 4,014 31.1 +0.4
Democratic Labor Gavan Duffy 1,157 9.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 12,903 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 200 1.5 0.0
Turnout 13,103 93.1 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,947 61.6 -0.3
Liberal William Battershill 4,956 38.4 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1969: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clive Hughes 4,657 49.1 -4.7
Labor Ian Brusasco 4,090 43.1 +2.5
Democratic Labor Edward Doherty 742 7.8 +3.1
Total formal votes 9,489 97.5 +0.7
Informal votes 244 2.5 -0.7
Turnout 9,733 88.8 -5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Clive Hughes 5,213 54.9 -3.2
Labor Ian Brusasco 4,276 45.1 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1969: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Mike Ahern 6,781 63.3 -8.0
Labor Peter Venning 3,110 29.0 +0.3
Independent Basil Nettleton 825 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 10,716 97.8 -0.7
Informal votes 246 2.2 +0.7
Turnout 10,962 93.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Mike Ahern 7,358 68.7 -2.6
Labor Peter Venning 3,358 31.3 +2.6
Country hold Swing -2.6

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1969: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,235 63.6 -3.3
Independent James Ryan 2,277 27.7 +27.7
Democratic Labor Bailey Pashley 723 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 8,235 99.3 -0.1
Informal votes 61 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 8,296 95.4 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,824 70.7 +3.9
Independent James Ryan 2,411 29.3 +29.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

Logan

Queensland state election, 1969: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edgar Baldwin 6,997 49.2 +12.0
Country Dick Wood 6,192 43.5 +11.8
Democratic Labor Michael Scragg 1,043 7.3 +5.5
Total formal votes 14,232 96.9 +0.1
Informal votes 454 3.1 -0.1
Turnout 14,686 90.2 -3.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Baldwin 7,338 51.6 +4.8
Country Dick Wood 6,894 48.4 -4.8
Labor gain from Country Swing +4.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Details of Queensland 1969 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
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