Results of the Queensland state election, 1974 (M-Z)

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 M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1974: Mackay[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ed Casey 9,016 57.3 +21.1
National Lionel Bevis 4,282 27.2 +1.5
Labor John Hill 2,437 15.5 -12.3
Total formal votes 15,735 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 199 1.3 0.0
Turnout 15,934 89.5 -3.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ed Casey 11,087 70.5 +7.1
National Lionel Bevis 4,648 29.5 -7.1
Independent hold Swing +0.8

Mansfield

Queensland state election, 1974: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Kaus 11,945 69.3 +24.5
Labor Desmond Rowland 4,687 27.2 -18.8
Democratic Labor Lionel Lane 612 3.6 -4.3
Total formal votes 17,244 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 266 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 17,510 90.7 -3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 12,454 72.2 +20.2
Labor Desmond Rowland 4,790 27.8 -20.2
Liberal hold Swing +20.2

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1974: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,598 55.0 +2.6
Labor John Anderson 5,272 43.9 -2.1
Democratic Labor Matthews Minnegal 132 1.1 -0.5
Total formal votes 12,002 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 124 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 12,126 93.8 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,708 55.9 +2.1
Labor John Anderson 5,294 44.1 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1974: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Lane 7,004 66.6 +14.4
Labor Terence Dawson 3,517 33.4 -6.1
Total formal votes 10,521 97.8 0.0
Informal votes 241 2.2 0.0
Turnout 10,762 85.0 -7.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1974: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Newbery 6,610 69.6 +7.5
Labor Leslie Dwyer 2,882 30.4 -7.5
Total formal votes 9,492 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 114 1.2 0.0
Turnout 9,606 90.8 -1.7
National hold Swing +7.5

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1974: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,560 75.1 +18.5
Labor Ian De Lacy 3,495 22.7 -9.4
Democratic Labor Ross Domrow 331 2.2 -9.1
Total formal votes 15,386 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 206 1.3 0.0
Turnout 15,592 89.9 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,835 76.9 +10.9
Labor Ian De Lacy 3,551 23.1 -10.9
Liberal hold Swing +10.9

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1974: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,200 66.9 +20.6
Labor Bill Avery 4,656 30.5 -16.1
Democratic Labor Therese Sheil 396 2.6 -4.5
Total formal votes 15,252 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 164 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 15,416 91.2 -4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,529 69.0 +16.5
Labor Bill Avery 4,723 31.0 -16.5
Liberal hold Swing +16.5

Mount Isa

Queensland state election, 1974: Mount Isa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Shepherd 4,926 38.9 -26.0
National Angelo Bertoni 3,923 31.0 +4.5
Liberal Kevin Coughlan 3,815 30.1 +30.1
Total formal votes 12,664 97.2 +0.1
Informal votes 358 2.8 -0.1
Turnout 13,022 81.4 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Angelo Bertoni 6,775 53.5 +19.9
Labor John Shepherd 5,889 46.5 -19.9
National gain from Labor Swing +19.9

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1974: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vicky Kippin 4,772 48.3 +15.7
Labor Peter Moore 4,674 47.3 -8.4
Democratic Labor Salvatore Nucifora 432 4.4 -7.3
Total formal votes 9,878 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 151 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 10,029 89.5 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Vicky Kippin 5,102 51.7 +8.9
Labor Peter Moore 4,776 48.3 -8.9
National gain from Labor Swing +8.9

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1974: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Roy Armstrong 6,023 64.8 +6.4
Labor Louie Tognola 3,269 35.2 -6.4
Total formal votes 9,292 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 152 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 9,444 91.9 -0.7
National hold Swing +6.4

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1974: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Frawley 11,080 63.7 +30.1
Labor Neville Lines 6,320 36.3 -10.0
Total formal votes 17,400 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 415 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 17,815 89.7 -3.2
National hold Swing +12.7

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1974: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Melloy 7,399 54.1 -10.2
Liberal Denis Simonyi 6,286 45.9 +19.2
Total formal votes 13,685 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 208 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 13,893 91.2 -3.2
Labor hold Swing -11.3

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1974: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 7,645 63.8 +16.5
Labor Leonard Hingley 4,337 36.2 -9.0
Total formal votes 11,982 98.2 -0.8
Informal votes 219 1.8 +0.8
Turnout 12,201 88.5 -5.3
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Pine Rivers

Queensland state election, 1974: Pine Rivers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Akers 8,761 39.7 +21.8
Labor Kenneth Leese 8,132 36.8 -16.5
National Donald Hawkins 5,185 23.5 +0.3
Total formal votes 22,078 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 294 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 22,372 91.2 -2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Akers 13,667 61.9 +18.7
Labor Kenneth Leese 8,411 38.1 -18.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +18.7

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1974: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Hanson 9,738 63.1 -19.1
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 2,878 18.6 +18.6
National Francis Waterson 2,817 18.2 +18.2
Total formal votes 15,433 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 212 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 15,645 89.3 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Hanson 10,132 65.7 -16.5
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 5,301 34.3 +34.3
Labor hold Swing -16.5

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1974: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Houghton 6,921 50.5 +17.1
Labor Jack Trueman 4,915 35.9 -5.8
Independent George Wise 1,528 11.2 +11.2
Democratic Labor Paul Maguire 334 2.4 -3.2
Total formal votes 13,698 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 211 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 13,909 90.4 -2.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Houghton 8,513 62.1 +6.7
Labor Jack Trueman 5,185 37.9 -6.7
National hold Swing +6.7

Redlands

Queensland state election, 1974: Redlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edgar Baldwin 7,357 36.4 -15.2
National John Goleby 6,430 31.8 +7.5
Liberal Brian Dee 6,207 30.7 +10.3
Democratic Labor Peter McMahon 228 1.1 -2.5
Total formal votes 20,222 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 321 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 20,543 88.7 -2.6
Two-party-preferred result
National John Goleby 12,075 59.7 +14.8
Labor Edgar Baldwin 8,147 40.3 -14.8
National gain from Labor Swing +14.8

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1974: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 6,347 50.9 -2.3
Liberal Alan Agnew 3,814 30.6 +4.0
National Michael Bleines 1,915 15.4 +0.8
Democratic Labor Robert Bom 385 3.1 -2.4
Total formal votes 12,461 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 88 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 12,549 93.0 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 6,680 53.6 -2.3
Liberal Alan Agnew 5,781 46.4 +2.3
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1974: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Yewdale 8,074 54.5 +10.5
Liberal T.R. Young 5,879 39.7 +15.1
Democratic Labor John Dunn 860 5.8 -2.3
Total formal votes 14,813 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 162 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 14,975 95.1 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 8,315 56.1 +5.0
Liberal T.R. Young 5,781 43.9 -5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Roma

Queensland state election, 1974: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Tomkins 5,744 72.6 +19.6
Labor Ben Ward 2,168 27.4 -4.4
Total formal votes 7,912 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 74 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 7,986 88.9 -1.9
National hold Swing +8.6

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1974: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Wilcox 7,824 43.3 -21.7
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 6,559 36.2 +11.4
National Leonard Spies 3,194 17.9 +17.9
Democratic Labor Miroslav Jansky 515 2.9 -7.3
Total formal votes 18,092 97.5 -1.0
Informal votes 468 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 18,560 86.5 -5.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 10,019 55.4 +22.1
Labor Bill Wilcox 8,073 44.6 -22.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +22.1

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1974: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Dean 6,758 53.5 -8.2
Liberal Malcolm Thompson 5,870 46.5 +23.4
Total formal votes 12,628 97.6 -0.6
Informal votes 316 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 12,944 91.7 -0.3
Labor hold Swing -10.1

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1974: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Herbert 10,898 69.7 +16.1
Labor Kerry Keating 4,171 26.7 -12.2
Democratic Labor Clarice Weedon 566 3.6 -3.9
Total formal votes 15,635 98.6 +0.3
Informal votes 219 1.4 -0.3
Turnout 15,854 90.6 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Herbert 11,368 72.7 +12.9
Labor Kerry Keating 4,267 27.3 -12.9
Liberal hold Swing +12.9

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1974: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Gunn 9,656 74.7 +18.2
Labor Gordon Abbott 2,348 18.2 -13.4
Independent Keith Hughes 918 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 12,922 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 107 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 13,029 93.2 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Gunn 10,115 78.3 +12.0
Labor Gordon Abbott 2,807 21.7 -12.0
National hold Swing +12.0

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1974: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Colin Lamont 6,414 55.0 +29.6
Labor Fred Bromley 5,250 45.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 11,664 97.9 +1.1
Informal votes 249 2.1 -1.1
Turnout 11,913 83.9 -7.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +16.0

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1974: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russ Hinze 11,544 67.7 +28.5
Labor Marion Reid 5,513 32.3 -1.8
Total formal votes 17,057 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 456 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 17,513 83.9 -4.4
National hold Swing +6.0

Stafford

Queensland state election, 1974: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Gygar 8,034 57.5 +16.8
Labor Roy Harvey 5,211 37.3 -12.2
Democratic Labor Edward Doherty 603 4.3 -5.5
Independent Laurence Gormley 130 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 13,978 98.9 +3.5
Informal votes 156 1.1 -3.5
Turnout 14,134 90.5 -3.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Gygar 8,628 61.7 +13.3
Labor Roy Harvey 5,350 38.3 -13.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.3

Surfers Paradise

Queensland state election, 1974: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Small 10,277 58.7 +29.3
Labor Maurice Marsden 4,215 24.1 -6.0
Independent John Duncan 2,631 15.0 +15.0
Democratic Labor John Perrett 376 2.2 -1.6
Total formal votes 17,499 97.9 +0.7
Informal votes 373 2.1 -0.7
Turnout 17,872 85.4 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Small 12,694 72.5 +12.9
Labor Maurice Marsden 4,805 27.5 -12.9
National hold Swing +12.9

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1974: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Porter 8,950 68.6 +13.0
Labor Donald Dignam 3,621 27.8 -7.7
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 474 3.6 -5.3
Total formal votes 13,045 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 164 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 13,209 86.8 -5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Porter 9,344 71.6 +8.6
Labor Donald Dignam 3,701 28.4 -8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Toowoomba North

Queensland state election, 1974: Toowoomba North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lockwood 6,848 52.3 +38.8
Labor Ray Bousen 6,245 47.7 -14.1
Total formal votes 13,093 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 133 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 13,226 89.7 -3.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +17.2

Toowoomba South

Queensland state election, 1974: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 5,469 38.4 -14.7
National John Warner 4,647 29.3 +8.2
Liberal Leslie Whykes 3,218 21.8 +3.2
Democratic Labor Mary Ryan 501 3.2 -4.0
Total formal votes 13,835 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 178 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 14,013 88.4 -5.6
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 7,989 57.7 +14.6
Labor Peter Wood 5,846 42.3 -14.6
National gain from Labor Swing +14.6

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1974: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 9,443 62.0 +25.5
Labor Richard Lindsay 4,427 29.1 -14.2
Democratic Labor Brian Hurney 690 4.5 -2.8
Australia Party Betty Malkin 668 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 15,228 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 185 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 15,413 83.8 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 10,207 67.0 +5.5
Labor Richard Lindsay 5,021 33.0 -5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1974: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Aikens 5,881 48.5 -2.5
Labor Alex Wilson 4,924 40.6 -0.1
Australia Party Leonard Weber 691 5.7 +5.7
Democratic Labor John Judge 628 5.2 -3.1
Total formal votes 12,124 97.5 -1.2
Informal votes 306 2.5 +1.2
Turnout 12,430 85.7 -8.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Aikens 6,770 55.8 -1.8
Labor Alex Wilson 5,354 44.2 +1.8
Independent hold Swing -1.8

Townsville West

Queensland state election, 1974: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 5,318 42.8 -6.4
Liberal Keith Rundle 2,926 23.5 -4.0
National Max Hooper 1,652 13.3 +13.3
National Bryan Newell 1,606 12.9 +12.9
Democratic Labor Keiran Dorney 926 7.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 12,428 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 163 1.3 0.0
Turnout 12,591 90.6 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Max Hooper 6,657 53.6 +5.8
Labor Perc Tucker 5,771 46.4 -5.8
National gain from Labor Swing +5.8

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1974: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neil Turner 4,153 51.0 +14.4
Labor Jack Aiken 3,985 49.0 -14.4
Total formal votes 8,078 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 117 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 8,255 91.1 +0.9
National gain from Labor Swing +14.4

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1974: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National David Cory 7,052 74.8 +25.5
Labor Raymond Lyons 2,374 25.2 -10.2
Total formal votes 9,426 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 112 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,538 91.9 -3.0
National hold Swing +13.3

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1974: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Crawford 8,388 62.6 +18.1
Labor Jack Geran 4,554 34.0 -13.0
Democratic Labor Mervyn Eunson 465 3.5 -5.0
Total formal votes 13,407 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 137 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 13,544 91.7 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Crawford 8,774 65.4 +13.2
Labor Jack Geran 4,633 34.6 -13.2
Liberal hold Swing +13.2

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1974: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ron Camm 6,828 62.2 +9.5
Labor Stanley Yardley 4,152 37.8 -4.4
Total formal votes 10,980 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 137 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 11,117 88.6 -5.1
National hold Swing +5.3

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1974: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Moore 7,505 61.0 +17.5
Labor Gloria Markland 3,960 32.2 -11.6
Democratic Labor Anne Wenck 484 3.9 -8.8
Independent Mervyn Chambers 358 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 12,307 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 185 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 12,492 89.7 -3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Moore 8,086 65.7 +10.6
Labor Gloria Markland 4,221 34.3 -10.6
Liberal hold Swing +10.6

Wolston

Queensland state election, 1974: Wolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Evan Marginson 7,111 48.1 -17.3
Liberal Dirk Plooy 6,363 43.0 +21.7
Independent Albert Blaine 855 5.8 +5.8
Democratic Labor Leonard Maguire 463 3.1 -4.9
Total formal votes 14,792 97.5 +0.2
Informal votes 376 2.5 -0.2
Turnout 15,168 87.4 -4.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Evan Marginson 7,742 52.3 -18.0
Liberal Dirk Plooy 7,050 47.6 +18.0
Labor hold Swing -18.0

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1974: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Harris 5,829 47.0 -16.3
National Bill Lamond 3,686 29.7 +29.7
Liberal William Vaughan 2,734 22.6 -6.9
Democratic Labor Gordon Randall 150 1.2 -6.0
Total formal votes 12,399 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 178 1.4 0.0
Turnout 12,577 93.2 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Lamond 6,211 50.1 +14.6
Labor Edward Harris 6,188 49.9 -14.6
National gain from Labor Swing +14.6

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1974: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 7,954 65.5 +17.2
Labor Spencer Higgins 3,842 31.6 -13.3
Democratic Labor Andrew Jackson 354 2.9 -3.8
Total formal votes 12,150 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 174 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 12,324 89.0 -5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 8,248 67.9 +13.6
Labor Spencer Higgins 3,902 32.1 -13.6
Liberal hold Swing +13.6

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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