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1972 Queensland state election Turnout 92.41 ( 0.64
pp )
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]
The
Country -
Liberal Coalition won its sixth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957 and also its second victory under
Joh Bjelke-Petersen .
Key dates
Date
Event
18 April 1972
The Legislative Assembly was dissolved.
[2]
18 April 1972
Writs were issued by the
Governor to proceed with an election.
[3]
27 April 1972
Close of nominations.
27 May 1972
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
[4]
20 June 1972
The
Bjelke-Petersen Ministry was reconstituted.
[5]
24 June 1972
The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
[6]
10 July 1972
Deadline for return of the writs.
1 August 1972
Parliament resumed for business.
[7]
Results
Queensland state election, 27 May 1972
Legislative Assembly
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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
Queensland Labor
69,757
7.69%
+0.46%
0
- 1
Independent
30,187
3.33%
+0.48%
2
+ 1
Total
906,946
82
Popular vote
Labor
46.75%
Liberal
22.23%
Country
20.00%
Democratic Labor
7.69%
Independents
3.33%
Seats
Labor
40.24%
Country
31.71%
Liberal
25.61%
Independents
2.44%
Seats changing hands
¶ 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
References