1972 Queensland state election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 May 1972 to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1]
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The Country-Liberal Coalition won its sixth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957 and also its second victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Results
Queensland state election, 27 May 1972 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 997,489 | |||||
Votes cast | 921,763 | Turnout | 92.41% | +0.64% | ||
Informal votes | 15,566 | Informal | 1.61% | -0.18% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 424,002 | 46.75% | +1.76% | 33 | + 2 | |
Liberal | 201,596 | 22.23% | -1.45% | 21 | + 2 | |
Country | 181,404 | 20.00% | -1.02% | 26 | ± 0 | |
Democratic Labor | 69,757 | 7.69% | +0.46% | 0 | - 1 | |
Independent | 30,187 | 3.33% | +0.48% | 2 | + 1 | |
Total | 906,946 | 82 | ||||
Seats changing hands
Seat | Pre-1972 | Swing | Post-1972 | ||||||
Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
Albert ¶ | Liberal | Bill Heatley* | 0.5 | -4.6 | 4.1 | Bill D'Arcy | Labor | ||
Ipswich | Labor | notional - new seat | 4.5 | -5.7 | 1.2 | Llewellyn Edwards | Liberal | ||
Mackay | Labor | Ed Casey | 6.7 | -20.1 | 13.4 | Ed Casey | Independent | ||
- ¶ Results for Albert based on 1970 by-election
- Bill Heatley died in October 1971, but no by-election was called due to the proximity of the 1972 election.
- In addition, the Liberal Party retained Maryborough, which was won from Labor at the 1971 by-election.
- Aubigny, which was the last seat held by the Democratic Labor Party, was abolished at this election and its outgoing member, Les Diplock, retired.
Post-election pendulum
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1969–1972
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1972
- Bjelke-Petersen Ministry
References
- "Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 27 May 1972". Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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