Results of the Queensland state election, 1974 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 7 December 1974[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1972 — 1977 >>

Enrolled voters 1,186,378
Votes cast 1,060,910 Turnout 89.42% -2.99%
Informal votes 16,742 Informal 1.58% +0.05%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 376,187 36.03% -10.72% 11 -22
  Liberal 324,682 31.09% +8.87% 30 +9
  National 291,088 27.88% +7.88% 39 +13
  Independent 30,330 2.90% -0.42% 2 ±0
  Democratic Labor 19,952 1.91% -5.78% 0 ± 0
  Other 1,929 0.18% +0.18% 0 ±0
Total 1,044,168     82  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1974 Queensland state election for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1974: Albert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ivan Gibbs 6,622 36.6 +7.8
Labor Bill D'Arcy 6,599 36.5 -14.0
Liberal Keith Brough 4,543 25.1 +8.9
Independent John Black 174 1.0 -0.1
Democratic Labor Harold Trigger 130 0.7 -2.0
Total formal votes 18,068 97.2 -0.5
Informal votes 526 2.8 +0.5
Turnout 18,594 87.1 -2.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Ivan Gibbs 10,867 60.1 +14.2
Labor Bill D'Arcy 7,201 39.9 -14.2
National gain from Labor Swing +14.2

Archerfield

Queensland state election, 1974: Archerfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hooper 6,657 53.5 -18.3
Liberal Garry Hansen 5,260 42.3 +22.9
Democratic Labor Barry Weedon 371 3.0 -5.8
Socialist Ivan Ivanoff 157 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 12,445 97.3 -0.1
Informal votes 344 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 12,789 87.5 -4.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hooper 6,846 55.0 -18.3
Liberal Garry Hansen 5,599 45.0 +18.3
Labor hold Swing -18.3

Ashgrove

Queensland state election, 1974: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Greenwood 5,772 44.1 +13.8
Labor John Rees 4,040 30.9 -8.6
National Hilda Brooks 2,757 21.1 +21.1
Democratic Labor John Fox 515 3.9 -4.9
Total formal votes 13,084 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 162 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 13,246 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Greenwood 8,962 68.5 +13.7
Labor John Rees 4,122 31.5 -13.7
Liberal hold Swing +13.7

Aspley

Queensland state election, 1974: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Campbell 10,307 73.1 +21.8
Labor John Steensen 3,786 26.9 -13.4
Total formal votes 14,093 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 156 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 14,249 91.0 -3.2
Liberal hold Swing +14.8

Auburn

Queensland state election, 1974: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neville Hewitt 7,164 77.9 +26.6
Labor Roden Carter 2,026 22.1 -13.0
Total formal votes 9,190 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 83 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 9,273 91.5 -1.6
National hold Swing +14.5

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1974: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,664 75.4 +24.1
Labor Robert Drenan 1,523 24.6 -4.3
Total formal votes 6,187 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 63 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,250 87.4 -2.4
National hold Swing +9.8

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1974: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,335 83.4 +16.0
Labor Donald Gordon-Brown 1,663 16.6 -7.2
Total formal votes 9,998 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 101 1.0 0.0
Turnout 10,099 93.2 -2.5
National hold Swing +9.7

Baroona

Queensland state election, 1974: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dennis Young 5,643 48.4 +20.4
Labor John Camp 5,528 47.4 -15.2
Democratic Labor Denis Cochran 484 4.1 -5.3
Total formal votes 11,655 97.6 +0.3
Informal votes 280 2.4 -0.3
Turnout 11,935 84.7 -5.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dennis Young 6,022 51.7 +15.8
Labor John Camp 5,633 48.3 -15.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.8

Barron River

Queensland state election, 1974: Barron River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Wood 7,075 47.7 -4.6
National Martin Tenni 7,010 47.2 +6.5
Democratic Labor Douglas McClarty 458 3.1 -0.3
Australia Party John Lamb 302 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 14,845 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 229 1.5 0.0
Turnout 15,074 86.8 -4.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Martin Tenni 7,531 50.7 +4.1
Labor Bill Wood 7,314 49.3 -4.1
National gain from Labor Swing +4.1

Belmont

Queensland state election, 1974: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Byrne 6,974 53.6 +25.5
Labor Fred Newton 6,044 46.4 -17.5
Total formal votes 13,018 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 183 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 13,201 90.7 -3.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +18.5

Belyando

Queensland state election, 1974: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 5,379 50.2 +1.5
Labor James Turner 4,436 41.4 -9.9
Liberal Fred Cowdray 900 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 10,715 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 165 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 10,880 87.8 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 6,153 57.4 +8.7
Labor James Turner 4,562 42.6 -8.7
National gain from Labor Swing +8.7

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1974: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 4,523 48.3 -6.7
Liberal Harold Lowes 4,454 47.6 +19.3
Democratic Labor Viliam Simek 387 4.1 -7.0
Total formal votes 9,364 97.5 +0.9
Informal votes 243 2.5 -0.9
Turnout 9,607 82.8 -7.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Lowes 4,796 51.2 +10.9
Labor Brian Davis 4,568 48.8 -10.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.9

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1974: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 6,199 51.7 -12.3
Liberal Megan Wilding 5,785 48.3 +21.7
Total formal votes 11,984 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 199 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 12,183 88.5 -5.6
Labor hold Swing -13.9

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1974: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Jensen 5,363 49.5 -19.4
National David Jenkin 3,369 31.1 +31.1
Liberal Keith Powell 1,796 16.6 +16.6
Democratic Labor Alan Birchley 310 2.9 -28.2
Total formal votes 10,838 98.8 +0.6
Informal votes 127 1.2 -0.6
Turnout 10,965 93.3 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Jensen 5,694 52.5 -2.3
National David Jenken 5,144 47.5 +2.3
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1974: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Val Bird 6,603 66.3 +11.9
Labor Clyde Ferris 2,875 28.9 -10.9
Democratic Labor Emil Liebrecht 475 4.8 -1.0
Total formal votes 9,953 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 110 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,063 93.3 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Val Bird 6,998 70.3 +11.1
Labor Clyde Ferris 2,955 29.7 -11.1
National hold Swing +11.1

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1974: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 7,951 74.1 +8.2
Labor Ken Green 2,784 25.9 -2.7
Total formal votes 10,735 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 100 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 10,835 92.3 +0.6
National hold Swing +3.6

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1974: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Jones 6,810 50.8 -15.7
National Robert Duncan 4,555 33.9 +15.7
Independent William Whelan 1,783 13.3 +13.3
Australia Party Robert Ellwood 268 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 13,416 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 268 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 13,684 89.1 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Jones 7,684 57.3 -11.5
National Robert Duncan 5,732 42.7 +11.5
Labor hold Swing -11.5

Callide

Queensland state election, 1974: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lindsay Hartwig 7,243 67.7 +17.4
Labor Mabel Edmund 1,957 18.3 +18.3
Labor Wilfred Mutton 1,096 10.2 +10.2
Democratic Labor Lindsay Sharpe 407 3.8 -8.2
Total formal votes 10,703 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 181 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 10,884 91.0 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Lindsay Hartwig 7,581 70.8 +10.5
Labor Mabel Edmund 3,122 29.2 -10.5
National hold Swing +10.5

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1974: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 4,496 50.1 +0.9
Labor John Saunders 2,244 25.0 -18.0
Liberal Fred Rogers 1,812 20.2 +20.2
Democratic Labor Raymond Macnamara 430 4.8 -2.9
Total formal votes 8,982 98.2 -0.5
Informal votes 166 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 9,148 91.7 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter McKechnie 6,432 71.6 +15.7
Labor John Saunders 2,550 28.4 -15.7
National hold Swing +15.7

Chatsworth

Queensland state election, 1974: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 8,523 65.6 +16.8
Labor Terry Mackenroth 4,136 31.8 -12.1
Democratic Labor Mary Scragg 331 2.6 -4.7
Total formal votes 12,990 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 145 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 13,135 91.5 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 8,798 67.7 +12.6
Labor Terry Mackenroth 4,192 32.3 -12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6

Clayfield

Queensland state election, 1974: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 7,619 63.3 +16.1
Labor John Stephens 3,701 30.7 -9.7
Democratic Labor Francis Andrews 722 6.0 -6.5
Total formal votes 12,042 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 186 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 12,228 86.0 -5.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 8,253 68.5 +10.3
Labor John Stephens 3,789 31.5 -10.3
Liberal hold Swing +10.3

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1974: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vic Sullivan 8,560 77.6 +34.0
Labor Gladys Krause 2,095 19.0 +2.2
Independent James Drabsch 380 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 11,035 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 152 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 11,187 92.9 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Vic Sullivan 8,750 79.3 +5.6
Labor Gladys Krause 2,285 20.7 -5.6
National hold Swing +5.6

Cook

Queensland state election, 1974: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 2,339 35.6 -15.2
National Eric Deeral 1,477 22.5 +22.5
National Terrence Mahoney 1,394 21.2 +21.2
Independent Percy Trezise 566 8.6 +8.6
Liberal Keith Hollands 466 7.1 +7.1
Australian Advancement Patrick O'Shane 217 3.3 +3.3
Independent Graham Gordon 115 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 6,574 94.2 -2.7
Informal votes 403 5.8 +2.7
Turnout 6,977 84.3 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Eric Deeral 3,459 52.6 +6.8
Labor Bob Scott 3,115 47.4 -6.8
National gain from Labor Swing +6.8

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1974: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 6,812 47.6 -12.9
Liberal Henry Williams 4,353 30.4 +30.4
Labor Anthony Dames 2,835 19.8 -12.3
Democratic Labor Alexander Browne 310 2.2 -5.3
Total formal votes 14,310 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 163 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 14,473 89.1 -3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 10,714 74.9 +9.1
Labor Anthony Dames 3,596 25.1 -9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 7,453 52.1 -13.7
Liberal Henry Williams 6,857 47.9 +47.9
National hold Swing -13.7

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1974: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 8,096 70.9 +12.4
Liberal Patrick Coonan 1,624 14.2 +14.2
Labor Ronald Whittington 1,255 11.0 -10.1
Democratic Labor Robert Barron 439 3.9 -16.6
Total formal votes 11,414 98.7 -0.6
Informal votes 152 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 11,566 93.8 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 9,878 86.5 +10.1
Labor Ronald Whittington 1,536 13.5 -10.1
National hold Swing +10.1

Everton

Queensland state election, 1974: Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Lindsay 5,972 48.3 +24.8
Labor Gerry Jones 5,652 45.7 -7.9
Democratic Labor James Doherty 565 4.6 -2.6
Independent Theoron Toon 169 1.4 -2.0
Total formal votes 12,358 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 183 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 12,541 91.1 -3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Lindsay 6,518 52.7 +11.0
Labor Gerry Jones 5,840 47.3 -11.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.0

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1974: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 11,314 73.0 +17.4
Labor Clifford Cherry 4,194 27.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 15,508 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 298 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 15,806 91.1 -1.6
National hold Swing +7.3

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1974: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter 3,592 47.9 -11.8
Labor Albert Sorohan 2,497 33.3 -7.0
Liberal James McGucken 1,412 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 7,501 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 47 0.6 -0.5
Turnout 7,548 88.8 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 4,789 63.8 +4.1
Labor Albert Sorohan 2,712 36.2 -4.1
National hold Swing +4.1

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1974: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 8,269 66.7 -14.1
Labor Joseph Sciacca 3,615 29.2 -13.1
Democratic Labor Harold Wright 517 4.2 -3.4
Total formal votes 12,401 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 137 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 12,538 89.0 -4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Hooper 8,709 70.2 +15.2
Labor Joseph Sciacca 3,692 29.8 -15.2
Liberal hold Swing +15.2

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1974: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Glasson 3,823 62.0 +9.4
Labor Gordon Harding 2,338 38.0 -9.4
Total formal votes 6,161 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 47 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 6,208 87.6 +1.4
National hold Swing +9.4

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1974: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Max Hodges 7,942 73.6 +19.9
Labor N. Box 2,850 26.4 -11.6
Total formal votes 10,792 98.5 -0.6
Informal votes 163 1.5 +0.6
Turnout 10,955 93.6 +0.2
National hold Swing +13.9

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1974: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Row 5,872 56.3 +15.9
Labor Desley Clinton 3,448 33.1 -11.5
Democratic Labor John Williams 911 8.7 -6.3
Australian Advancement Evelyn Scott 199 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 10,430 97.8 -0.3
Informal votes 236 2.2 +0.3
Turnout 10,666 90.9 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Row 6,728 60.4 +7.9
Labor Desley Clinton 3,702 39.6 -7.9
National hold Swing +7.9

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1974: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llewellyn Edwards 8,913 66.2 +27.4
Labor John Kinnane 3,968 29.5 -15.8
Democratic Labor Francis Carroll 399 3.0 -1.8
Socialist Gregory Welsby 175 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 13,455 98.7 +0.9
Informal votes 179 1.3 -0.9
Turnout 13,634 93.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llewellyn Edwards 9,299 69.1 +17.9
Labor John Kinnane 4,156 30.9 -17.9
Liberal hold Swing +17.9

Ipswich West

Queensland state election, 1974: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 6,028 46.0 -11.9
National Albert Hales 3,328 25.4 +25.4
Liberal Ronda Herrmann 3,075 23.5 -0.5
Democratic Labor John Dredge 676 5.2 -2.4
Total formal votes 13,107 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 233 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 13,340 92.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Albert Hales 6,622 50.5 +12.0
Labor Vi Jordan 6,485 49.5 -12.0
National gain from Labor Swing +12.0

Isis

Queensland state election, 1974: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Blake 6,994 45.0 -10.3
National Lin Powell 5,190 33.4 +6.5
National Barry Wright 3,360 21.6 +21.6
Total formal votes 15,544 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 153 1.0 0.0
Turnout 15,697 91.7 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Lin Powell 8,411 54.1 +12.4
Labor Jim Blake 7,133 45.9 -12.4
National gain from Labor Swing +12.4

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1974: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Col Miller 7,940 65.4 +17.3
Labor Robert Coutts 4,196 34.6 -8.7
Total formal votes 12,136 98.2 -0.2
Informal votes 216 1.8 +0.2
Turnout 12,352 87.1 -5.5
Liberal hold Swing +9.8

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1974: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Doumany 4,673 40.3 -5.2
Labor Frank Gardiner 4,355 37.6 -8.8
National Colin Bennett 1,902 16.4 +16.4
National Brendan Clark-Coolee 453 3.9 +3.9
Democratic Labor Damien White 210 1.8 -5.4
Total formal votes 11,593 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 300 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 11,893 86.5 -5.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Doumany 7,066 61.0 +9.5
Labor Frank Gardiner 4,527 39.0 -9.5
Liberal hold Swing +9.5

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1974: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Ahern 11,828 67.7 +13.4
Labor Ivan Guy 3,918 22.4 -7.0
Independent Paul Cowan 1,719 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 17,465 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 252 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 17,717 89.2 -3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 12,688 72.6 +6.9
Labor Ivan Guy 4,777 27.4 -6.9
National hold Swing +6.9

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1974: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 7,676 56.0 -6.2
Independent Kenneth Hooper 3,359 24.5 +24.5
Labor Lindesay Jones 2,677 19.5 -18.3
Total formal votes 13,712 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 130 0.9 -0.8
Turnout 13,842 90.2 -3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Chalk 10,363 75.6 +13.4
Labor Lindesay Jones 3,349 24.4 -13.4
Liberal hold Swing +13.4

Lytton

Queensland state election, 1974: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 8,165 56.7 -11.5
Liberal John Ivers 6,225 43.3 +17.5
Total formal votes 14,390 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 213 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 14,603 90.2 -4.5
Labor hold Swing -12.6

See also


References

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