Results of the Queensland state election, 1972 (M-Z)

Queensland state election, 27 May 1972
Legislative Assembly
<< 1969 — 1974 >>

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  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1972 Queensland state election for electorates from M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1972: Mackay[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Ed Casey 5,239 36.2 +36.2
Labor John Breen 4,027 27.8 -30.9
Country Charles Johnstone 3,717 25.7 +25.7
Liberal Robert Gray 1,480 10.2 -27.5
Total formal votes 14,463 98.7
Informal votes 190 1.3
Turnout 14,653 92.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ed Casey 9,167 63.4 +63.4
Labor John Breen 5,296 36.6 -20.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing +63.4

Mansfield

Queensland state election, 1972: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Raymond Lynch 6,358 46.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 6,193 44.8
Democratic Labor John Thompson 1,094 7.9
Independent William Kenney 187 1.4
Total formal votes 13,832 98.2
Informal votes 251 1.8
Turnout 14,083 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 7,198 52.0 +0.7
Labor Raymond Lynch 6,634 48.0 -0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.7

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1972: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gilbert Alison 5,908 52.4 +14.5
Labor Edward Weber 5,184 46.0 -10.5
Democratic Labor Matthews Minnegal 186 1.6 -4.0
Total formal votes 11,278 99.1
Informal votes 100 0.9
Turnout 11,378 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,063 53.8 +11.3
Labor Edward Weber 5,215 46.2 -11.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.3

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1972: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don Lane 5,369 52.2 +2.3
Labor Denis Pie 4,058 39.5 -0.9
Democratic Labor James Moss 849 8.3 -1.4
Total formal votes 10,276 97.8
Informal votes 228 2.2
Turnout 10,504 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Lane 6,075 59.1 +2.5
Labor Denis Pie 4,201 40.9 -2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1972: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tom Newbery 5,197 62.1 +7.9
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,172 37.9 -7.9
Total formal votes 8,369 98.8
Informal votes 102 1.2
Turnout 8,471 92.5
Country hold Swing +7.9

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1972: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Lickiss 6,880 56.6 -2.0
Labor Ian De Lacy 3,893 32.1 +2.5
Democratic Labor Cecilia Edwards 1,371 11.3 -0.4
Total formal votes 12,144 98.7
Informal votes 163 1.3
Turnout 12,307 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,019 66.0 -3.2
Labor Ian De Lacy 4,125 34.0 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1972: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Avery 5,922 46.6 +5.7
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 5,885 46.3 -6.0
Democratic Labor Michael Scragg 901 7.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 12,708 98.8
Informal votes 153 1.2
Turnout 12,861 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 6,671 52.5 -4.1
Labor Bill Avery 6,037 47.5 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

Mount Isa

Queensland state election, 1972: Mount Isa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alex Inch 4,949 64.9 +6.4
Country Lillian Noakes 2,964 26.5 -5.9
Democratic Labor John Turner 957 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 11,184 97.1
Informal votes 332 2.9
Turnout 11,516 83.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alex Inch 7,425 66.4 +3.4
Country Lillian Oakes 3,759 33.6 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1972: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Moore 5,039 55.7 +2.4
Country Peter Mitchell 2,949 32.6 -1.0
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Higham 1,054 11.7 -1.5
Total formal votes 9,042 98.3
Informal votes 160 1.7
Turnout 9,202 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Moore 5,169 57.2 +4.6
Country Peter Mitchell 3,874 42.8 -4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1972: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Roy Armstrong 4,952 58.4 +3.7
Labor Leslie Scheu 3,530 41.6 -3.7
Total formal votes 8,482 98.1
Informal votes 161 1.9
Turnout 8,643 92.6
Country hold Swing +3.7

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1972: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alex Barr 6,138 46.3 +1.8
Country Des Frawley 4,444 33.6 -14.7
Liberal Kathleen Macadam 2,020 15.2 +15.2
Democratic Labor Paul Maguire 652 4.9 -2.3
Total formal votes 13,254 98.2
Informal votes 249 1.8
Turnout 13,503 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Des Frawley 6,762 51.0 -9.1
Labor Alex Barr 6,492 49.0 +9.1
Country hold Swing -9.1

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1972: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Melloy 7,908 64.3 +2.7
Liberal Alan Camp 3,288 26.7 -0.8
Democratic Labor Gordon Blain 1,100 9.0 +0.4
Total formal votes 12,296 98.2
Informal votes 221 1.8
Turnout 12,517 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Melloy 8,042 65.4 +1.7
Liberal Alan Camp 4,254 34.6 -1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1972: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Knox 5,341 47.3 -1.9
Labor Ian Brusasco 5,100 45.2 +4.9
Democratic Labor Ambrose Shannon 853 7.5 -3.1
Total formal votes 11,294 99.0
Informal votes 115 1.0
Turnout 11,409 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,092 53.9 -5.5
Labor Ian Brusasco 5,202 46.1 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

Pine Rivers

Queensland state election, 1972: Pine Rivers
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kenneth Leese 8,259 53.3
Country Allan Male 3,587 23.2
Liberal William Battershill 2,771 17.9
Democratic Labor Brian Flynn 872 5.6
Total formal votes 15,489 98.4
Informal votes 252 1.6
Turnout 15,741 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kenneth Leese 8,794 56.8 +4.4
Country Allan Male 6,695 43.2 -4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1972: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Martin Hanson 10,652 82.2 +0.9
Democratic Labor Marguerita Glen 1,771 18.7 -0.9
Total formal votes 12,959 97.9
Informal votes 278 2.1
Turnout 13,237 91.6
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1972: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Trueman 5,218 41.7 +2.3
Country Jim Houghton 4,179 33.4 -20.2
Liberal John Hodges 2,415 19.3 +19.3
Democratic Labor Thomas Grundy 709 5.6 -1.4
Total formal votes 12,521 98.6
Informal votes 177 1.4
Turnout 12,698 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Houghton 6,932 55.4 -5.5
Labor Jack Trueman 5,589 44.6 +5.5
Country hold Swing -5.5

Redlands

Queensland state election, 1972: Redlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Baldwin 6,929 51.6 +2.4
Country Ernest Wood 3,271 24.3 -19.2
Liberal Edward Fitzgerald 2,746 20.4 +20.4
Democratic Labor Kenneth Bayliss 486 3.6 -3.7
Total formal votes 13,432 98.3
Informal votes 229 1.7
Turnout 13,661 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Baldwin 7,395 55.1 +2.0
Country Ernest Wood 6,037 44.9 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1972: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Wright 6,319 53.2 +2.3
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 3,163 26.6 -14.2
Country Terence Molloy 1,741 14.6 +14.6
Democratic Labor Robert Bom 658 5.5 -2.8
Total formal votes 11,881 99.0
Informal votes 125 1.0
Turnout 12,006 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 6,643 55.9 +3.7
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 5,238 44.1 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1972: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Les Yewdale 5,639 44.0 -21.8
Liberal Peter Vamvakaris 3,156 24.6 +0.7
Independent Merv Thackeray 2,969 23.2 +23.2
Democratic Labor John McKenna 1,042 8.1 -2.3
Total formal votes 12,806 98.6
Informal votes 175 1.4
Turnout 12,981 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 6,540 51.1 -14.9
Liberal Peter Vamvakaris 6,266 48.9 +14.9
Labor hold Swing -14.9

Roma

Queensland state election, 1972: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ken Tomkins 4,613 53.0 -3.5
Labor Marcus Thew 2,309 31.8 +1.0
Democratic Labor Patrick Feeney 1,102 15.2 +15.2
Total formal votes 7,265 99.0
Informal votes 73 1.0
Turnout 7,338 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ken Tomkins 4,647 64.0 +3.4
Labor Marcus Thew 2,618 36.0 -3.4
Country hold Swing +3.4

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1972: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Doug Sherrington 8,447 65.0 -4.5
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 3,226 24.8 -2.0
Democratic Labor Kenneth Wall 1,328 10.2 +6.5
Total formal votes 13,001 98.5
Informal votes 194 1.5
Turnout 13,195 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Sherrington 8,671 66.7 -1.5
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 4,330 33.3 +1.5
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1972: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harold Dean 7,184 61.7 -1.5
Liberal Ivan Brown 2,684 23.1 -4.0
Democratic Labor Bernard Beston 1,770 15.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 11,638 98.2
Informal votes 208 1.8
Turnout 11,846 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Dean 7,399 63.6 -2.5
Liberal Ivan Brown 4,239 36.4 +2.5
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1972: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Herbert 6,817 53.6 -3.7
Labor Kerry Keating 4,947 38.9 +3.9
Democratic Labor Clarice Weedon 960 7.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 12,724 98.3
Informal votes 217 1.7
Turnout 12,941 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Herbert 7,615 59.8 -6.4
Labor Kerry Keating 5,109 40.2 +6.4
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1972: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Gunn 6,925 56.5 -4.1
Labor Henry Riis 3,874 31.6 -7.8
Democratic Labor Roland Forgan 1,263 10.3 +10.3
Independent Robert Wilkie 198 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 12,260 99.0
Informal votes 128 1.0
Turnout 12,388 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Gunn 8,133 66.3 +5.7
Labor Henry Riis 4,127 33.7 -5.7
Country hold Swing +5.7

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1972: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Fred Bromley 5,609 49.4 -9.8
Liberal Joseph Fenton 2,885 25.4 -4.5
Independent Col Bennett 2,227 19.6 +19.6
Democratic Labor Viliam Simek 591 5.2 -3.4
Independent Anton Terpstra 47 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 11,359 96.8
Informal votes 375 3.2
Turnout 11,734 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 6,933 61.0 +4.3
Liberal Joseph Fenton 4,426 39.0 -4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1972: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Russ Hinze 5,072 39.2 -1.0
Labor Ronald Todd 4,410 34.1 +12.2
Liberal Bruce Bishop 2,256 17.4 -15.0
Independent Douglas Roughton 694 5.4 +5.4
Democratic Labor Victor Kearney 493 3.8 +0.1
Total formal votes 12,925 97.8
Informal votes 291 2.2
Turnout 13,216 88.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russ Hinze 7,975 61.7 -9.0
Labor Ronald Todd 4,950 38.3 +9.0
Country hold Swing -9.0

Stafford

Queensland state election, 1972: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roy Harvey 5,872 49.5
Liberal Percy Smith 4,834 40.7
Democratic Labor James Hancock 1,163 9.8
Total formal votes 11,869 95.4
Informal votes 545 4.6
Turnout 12,414 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Harvey 6,119 51.6 -0.8
Liberal Percy Smith 5,750 48.4 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Surfers Paradise

Queensland state election, 1972: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Hunt 4,223 30.1
Liberal John McIlwain 4,202 29.9
Country Bruce Small 4,122 29.4
Independent Eileen Peters 655 4.7
Democratic Labor Frederick Bassani 536 3.8
Independent William Daniel 303 2.2
Total formal votes 14,041 97.2
Informal votes 398 2.8
Turnout 14,439 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Small 8,368 59.6 -11.4
Labor Keith Hunt 5,673 40.4 +11.4
Country hold Swing -11.4

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1972: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Porter 6,248 55.6 -3.5
Labor Donald Dignam 3,987 35.5 +4.7
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 996 8.9 -1.2
Total formal votes 11,231 98.7
Informal votes 150 1.3
Turnout 11,381 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Porter 7,076 63.0 -4.3
Labor Donald Dignam 4,155 37.0 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Toowoomba North

Queensland state election, 1972: Toowoomba North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ray Bousen 7,336 61.8 +13.8
Country Nellie E. Robinson 2,072 17.4 -9.4
Liberal A.L.P. Zerbst 1,599 13.5 -2.9
Democratic Labor John Davis 872 7.3 -1.5
Total formal votes 11,879 99.2
Informal votes 99 0.8
Turnout 11,978 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Bousen 7,707 64.9 +7.8
Country Nellie Robinson 4,172 35.1 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Toowoomba South

Queensland state election, 1972: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Wood 6,148 53.1 -0.3
Country John Peel 2,446 21.1 +21.1
Liberal Allison Dickson 2,151 18.6 -21.6
Democratic Labor Francis Mullins 831 7.2 +0.8
Total formal votes 11,576 98.9
Informal votes 133 1.1
Turnout 11,709 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Wood 6,589 56.9 +3.0
Country John Peel 4,987 43.1 +43.1
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1972: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 3,913 36.5
Labor Michael Reynolds 3,672 34.3
Country Owen Griffiths 2,341 21.9
Democratic Labor William Higgins 783 7.3
Total formal votes 10,709 98.6
Informal votes 148 1.4
Turnout 10,857 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 6,588 61.5 +4.3
Labor Michael Reynolds 4,121 38.5 -4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1972: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tom Aikens 5,500 51.0 -2.1
Labor Alex Wilson 4,391 40.7 +6.0
Democratic Labor Kerry Smith 890 8.3 -2.6
Total formal votes 10,781 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 10,925 93.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Aikens 6,210 57.6 -1.6
Labor Alex Wilson 4,571 42.4 +1.6
Independent hold Swing -1.6

Townsville West

Queensland state election, 1972: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Perc Tucker 5,526 49.2 +1.6
Liberal Keith Rundle 3,091 27.5 +2.3
Country Jean Thomas 1,477 13.1 -3.9
Democratic Labor Brian Hurney 1,146 10.2 0.0
Total formal votes 11,240 98.7
Informal votes 145 1.3
Turnout 11,385 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Perc Tucker 5,862 52.2 +2.0
Liberal Keith Rundle 5,378 47.8 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1972: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Aiken 4,728 63.4 +18.4
Country John Nevell 2,729 36.6 -2.5
Total formal votes 7,457 98.7
Informal votes 97 1.3
Turnout 7,554 90.2
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1972: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Cory 4,258 49.3 -4.5
Labor Raymond Lyons 3,053 35.4 -2.6
Democratic Labor Daniel Skehan 679 7.9 -0.3
Independent Norman Stuart 641 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 8,631 98.9
Informal votes 98 1.1
Turnout 8,729 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Cory 5,305 61.5 +0.2
Labor Raymond Lyons 3,326 38.5 -0.2
Country hold Swing +0.2

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1972: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,661 47.0 +9.5
Liberal Arthur Crawford 5,351 44.5 +15.1
Democratic Labor Peter Flanagan 1,024 8.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 12,036 99.1
Informal votes 103 0.9
Turnout 12,139 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Crawford 6,279 52.2 -2.7
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,757 47.8 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1972: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ron Camm 5,024 52.7
Labor Graeme Bowen 4,029 42.2
Democratic Labor Bernard Lewis 485 5.1
Total formal votes 9,538 98.7
Informal votes 121 1.3
Turnout 9,659 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ron Camm 5,427 56.9 +0.3
Labor Graeme Bowen 4,111 43.1 -0.3
Country hold Swing +0.3

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1972: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bryan Walsh 5,090 43.8 -1.8
Liberal Bob Moore 5,060 43.5 +1.0
Democratic Labor Thomas Heike 1,480 12.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 11,630 98.7
Informal votes 157 1.3
Turnout 11,787 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Moore 6,408 55.1 +1.6
Labor Bryan Walsh 5,222 44.9 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Wolston

Queensland state election, 1972: Wolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Evan Marginson 7,973 65.4 +7.0
Liberal Dirk Plooy 2,595 21.3 -16.2
Democratic Labor Leonard Maguire 971 8.0 +3.9
Independent George Whyte 653 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 12,192 97.3
Informal votes 334 2.7
Turnout 12,526 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Evan Marginson 8,572 70.3 +8.7
Liberal Dirk Plooy 3,620 29.7 -8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1972: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edward Harris 7,352 63.3 +2.8
Liberal Brian Cahill 3,427 29.5 -2.1
Democratic Labor Gordon Randall 835 7.2 +1.4
Total formal votes 11,614 98.6
Informal votes 167 1.4
Turnout 11,781 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Harris 7,493 64.5 +1.5
Liberal Brian Cahill 4,121 35.5 -1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1972: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Norm Lee 5,546 48.3 -1.2
Labor Clem Jones 5,156 44.9 +5.2
Democratic Labor Harold Wright 770 6.7 -4.0
Total formal votes 11,472 98.7
Informal votes 156 1.3
Turnout 11,628 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 6,234 54.3 -5.7
Labor Clem Jones 5,238 45.7 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

See also


References

  1. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
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