Queensland state election, 1966
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966[1] to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coalition the Liberal Party, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan.
The Country-Liberal coalition won a fourth term in office at the election.
Results
Queensland state election, 28 May 1966 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 870,869 | |||||
Votes cast | 812,235 | Turnout | 93.27 | -0.02 | ||
Informal votes | 13,262 | Informal | 1.63 | +0.07 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 350,254 | 43.84 | +0.01 | 26 | ± 0 | |
Liberal | 203,648 | 25.49 | +1.73 | 20 | ± 0 | |
Country | 154,081 | 19.28 | -1.03 | 27 | + 1 | |
Democratic Labor | 49,948 | 6.25 | -0.97 | 1 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 38,001 | 4.76 | +0.20 | 4 | – 1 | |
Total | 798,973 | 78 | ||||
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