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Queensland state election, 1 June 1963
Legislative Assembly
<< 1960–1966 >>

Enrolled voters 830,436
Votes cast 783,034 Turnout 94.29 +1.75
Informal votes 12,036 Informal 1.54 +0.23
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 337,928 43.83 +3.94 26 + 1
  Liberal 183,185 23.76 –0.27 20 ± 0
  Country 156,621 20.31 +0.81 26 ± 0
  Queensland Labor 55,711 7.23 –5.05 1 – 3
  Independent (ex-QLP) 11,810 1.53 +1.53 2 + 2
  North Queensland Labor 8,229 1.07 1 ± 0
  Ind. Conservative 3,028 0.39 1 + 1
  Independent 12,052 1.56 –2.60 1 – 1
Total 770,998     78  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1963 Queensland state election.

This election saw the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting was in effect for elections from 1944 to 1960.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1963 Queensland state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Cec Carey 4,191 44.4 +4.8
Independent Ernest Harley 3,225 34.1 −2.3
Labor Eugene Ulrick 2,026 21.5 −0.9
Total formal votes 9,442 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 68 0.7 −0.3
Turnout 9,510 93.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Cec Carey 6,771 71.7
Labor Eugene Ulrick 2,671 28.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Cec Carey 5,281 55.9
Independent Ernest Harley 4,161 44.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Ashgrove

1963 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,621 54.7 +4.4
Labor Terry Kearney 3,653 35.6 +0.3
Queensland Labor George Cook 992 9.7 −4.7
Total formal votes 10,266 98.7 −0.1
Informal votes 130 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 10,396 95.6 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 6,341 61.8
Labor Terry Kearney 3,925 38.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Aspley

1963 Queensland state election: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Campbell 6,613 51.0 +3.9
Labor Edward Humbler 5,145 39.7 −0.5
Queensland Labor Brian Balaam 1,219 9.4 −3.3
Total formal votes 12,977 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 119 0.9 −0.4
Turnout 13,096 95.3 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Campbell 7,639 58.9
Labor Edward Humbler 5,338 41.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Aubigny

1963 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 4,644 52.4 +6.5
Country Somerset Thorn 3,017 34.0 −8.9
Labor Bruce Strachan 1,198 13.5 +2.3
Total formal votes 8,859 99.0 −0.4
Informal votes 92 1.0 +0.4
Turnout 8,951 96.0 +2.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,280 59.6
Country Somerset Thorn 3,579 40.4
Queensland Labor hold Swing N/A

Balonne

1963 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,266 65.7 +2.6
Labor Russell Hall 2,231 34.3 −2.6
Total formal votes 6,497 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 59 0.9 −0.3
Turnout 6,556 90.7 +2.8
Country hold Swing +2.6

Barambah

1963 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 5,715 62.9 −1.6
Labor William Weir 2,308 25.4 +4.1
Independent Percy Edwards 1,063 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 9,086 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 9,179 96.6 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,565 72.3
Labor William Weir 2,521 27.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Barcoo

1963 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 5,142 64.2 +17.4
Country Gordon Vandersee 2,868 35.8 −0.3
Total formal votes 8,010 98.9 −0.4
Informal votes 87 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 8,097 93.1 +1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Baroona

1963 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hanlon 7,601 61.4 +2.6
Liberal Dawn Stanton 3,209 29.4 +0.8
Queensland Labor Douglas Garsden 764 7.0 −5.6
Communist Vincent Englart 239 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 10,913 97.2 −1.3
Informal votes 317 2.8 +1.3
Turnout 11,230 93.3 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hanlon 6,963 63.8
Liberal Dawn Stanton 3,950 36.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Belmont

1963 Queensland state election: Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Newton 7,846 59.3 +4.6
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 4,593 34.7 +0.2
Queensland Labor John Taylor 790 6.0 −4.8
Total formal votes 13,229 98.1 −0.3
Informal votes 253 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 13,482 95.1 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Newton 7,993 60.4
Liberal Cecil Schuurs 5,236 39.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bowen

1963 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Gralton 3,252 46.8 +7.4
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,230 46.5 +0.4
Queensland Labor Jim McCane 462 6.7 −2.8
Total formal votes 6,944 98.3 −0.1
Informal votes 120 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 7,064 95.4 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,607 51.9
Labor John Gralton 3,337 48.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Brisbane

1963 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 5,110 55.1 +3.5
Liberal James Rowan 3,081 33.2 +3.4
Queensland Labor Jack O'Connell 1,078 11.6 −6.9
Total formal votes 9,269 96.7 −1.4
Informal votes 318 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 9,587 89.6 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Johnno Mann 5,311 57.3
Liberal James Rowan 3,958 42.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba

1963 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Houston 7,220 62.9 +6.2
Liberal Stan Latham 3,520 30.7 +3.3
Queensland Labor Paul Tucker 740 6.4 −9.5
Total formal votes 11,480 98.2 −0.3
Informal votes 211 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 11,691 95.7 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Houston 7,358 64.1
Liberal Stan Latham 4,122 35.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bundaberg

1963 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,011 53.5 +53.5
Labor Matthew Tallon 6,103 46.5 +6.1
Total formal votes 13,114 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 146 1.1 −0.8
Turnout 13,260 94.9 0.0
Independent gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A

Burdekin

1963 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,888 56.2 +5.5
Labor Thomas Niven 1,949 28.2 +8.6
Queensland Labor Oliver Anderson 1,085 15.7 −13.9
Total formal votes 6,922 98.1 −1.1
Informal votes 133 1.9 +1.1
Turnout 7,055 94.9 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,430 64.0
Labor Thomas Niven 2,492 36.0
Independent hold Swing N/A

Burke

1963 Queensland state election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alec Inch unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Burnett

1963 Queensland state election: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 5,947 65.1 +10.2
Labor Denis Grace 3,185 34.9 +7.7
Total formal votes 9,132 99.0 −0.2
Informal votes 88 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 9,220 95.3 +1.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Cairns

1963 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Watty Wallace 8,093 64.8 +8.3
Country Charles Joy 3,654 29.3 −0.6
Queensland Labor Arthur Trembath 738 5.9 −7.7
Total formal votes 12,485 97.8 −1.2
Informal votes 275 2.2 +1.2
Turnout 12,760 92.8 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Watty Wallace 8,230 65.9
Country Charles Joy 4,255 34.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Watty Wallace. It was held on 27 February 1965.
1965 Cairns state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Jones 6,569 56.2 −8.6
Country Ronald Norman 5,120 43.8 +14.5
Total formal votes 11,689 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 173 1.5 −0.7
Turnout 11,862 86.3 −6.5
Labor hold Swing −9.7

Callide

1963 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vince Jones 3,745 45.4 −16.9
Labor Keith Coombs 2,622 31.8 −5.9
Independent Alfred O'Rouke 1,422 17.3 +17.3
Queensland Labor Nancy Green 451 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,240 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 119 1.4 0.0
Turnout 8,359 95.1 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Vince Jones 5,217 63.3 +1.0
Labor Keith Coombs 3,023 36.7 −1.0
Country hold Swing +1.0

Carnarvon

1963 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 3,157 36.4 +0.3
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 3,073 35.4 −5.9
Labor Douglas Gow 2,449 28.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,679 98.2 −0.6
Informal votes 156 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 8,835 94.3 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,950 57.0
Labor Douglas Gow 3,729 43.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,681 53.9
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 3,998 46.1
Country gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A

Chatsworth

1963 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 5,500 53.9 +0.8
Labor Bob Bradfield 4,048 39.7 +6.0
Queensland Labor Vince Garrigan 660 6.5 −6.7
Total formal votes 10,208 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 108 1.1 −0.1
Turnout 10,316 95.2 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Thomas Hiley 6,037 59.1
Labor Bob Bradfield 4,171 40.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Clayfield

1963 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,907 55.9 +1.6
Labor Norm Butler 3,566 33.8 +6.1
Queensland Labor Jack Dolan 1,085 10.3 −7.7
Total formal votes 10,558 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 152 1.4 −0.2
Turnout 10,710 94.5 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,790 64.3
Labor Norm Butler 3,768 35.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Condamine

1963 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Vic Sullivan 4,941 73.0 +4.2
Labor Reg Keating 1,825 27.0 −0.2
Total formal votes 6,766 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 69 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,835 95.2 +2.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Cook

1963 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bunny Adair 4,687 54.7 +54.7
Labor Jack Bethel 3,875 45.3 +10.1
Total formal votes 8,562 97.7 −1.2
Informal votes 199 2.3 +1.2
Turnout 8,761 91.1 +1.2
Independent gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A

Cooroora

1963 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 5,746 61.8 −9.2
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,900 31.2 +2.2
Independent Theophilus Chapman 644 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 9,290 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 131 1.4 0.0
Turnout 9,421 94.6 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Low 6,297 67.8 −3.2
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,993 32.2 +3.2
Country hold Swing −3.2

Cunningham

1963 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,522 72.8 −27.2
Labor Brian Davis 1,585 20.9 +20.9
Queensland Labor Herbert Scott 474 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 7,581 99.1
Informal votes 72 0.9
Turnout 7,653 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,908 77.9 −22.1
Labor Brian Davis 1,673 22.1 +22.1
Country hold Swing −22.1

Fassifern

1963 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Hall 3,211 35.5 −36.3
Independent Alf Muller 3,028 33.5 +33.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,314 25.6 −2.6
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 495 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,048 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 116 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 9,164 96.7 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Hall 6,181 68.3 −3.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,867 31.7 +3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alf Muller 5,224 57.7 +57.7
Country Albert Hall 3,824 42.3 −29.5
Independent gain from Country Swing +57.7

Flinders

1963 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Longeran 4,273 55.4 +7.5
Labor Charles Rattray 3,147 40.8 −5.8
Queensland Labor John Judge 290 3.8 −1.7
Total formal votes 7,710 98.7 −0.4
Informal votes 99 1.3 +0.4
Turnout 7,809 91.6 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Longeran 4,517 58.6
Labor Charles Rattray 3,193 41.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Greenslopes

1963 Queensland state election: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,272 56.4 +1.0
Labor John Hughes 3,876 34.8 +6.1
Queensland Labor Terry Burns 810 7.3 −7.5
Social Credit Eric Allen 111 1.0 −0.1
Communist Edmund Crisp 56 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 11,125 98.1 −0.6
Informal votes 213 1.9 +0.6
Turnout 11,338 95.0 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Hooper 6,998 62.9
Labor John Hughes 4,127 37.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Gregory

1963 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Wally Rae 3,545 52.2 −2.2
Labor Martin Laracy 2,891 42.6 −3.0
Queensland Labor Bill Hutchinson 353 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 6,789 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.4 −0.1
Turnout 6,882 87.6 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Wally Rae 3,801 56.0 +1.6
Labor Martin Laracy 2,988 44.0 −1.6
Country hold Swing +1.6

Gympie

1963 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Max Hodges 5,477 57.1 −1.0
Labor Blair Jamieson 3,213 33.5 +3.3
Queensland Labor Denis Tanner 897 9.4 −2.3
Total formal votes 9,587 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 85 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 9,672 96.0 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Max Hodges 6,207 64.7
Labor Blair Jamieson 3,380 35.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Hawthorne

1963 Queensland state election: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 5,389 51.4 0.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,203 40.1 +3.3
Queensland Labor Rogers Judge 890 8.5 −3.3
Total formal votes 10,482 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 150 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 10,632 95.4 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Baxter 5,555 53.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,927 47.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hinchinbrook

1963 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Row 4,158 56.8 +12.7
Labor Kevin Cavanagh 2,439 33.3 −6.4
Queensland Labor Jack Williams 514 7.0 −3.0
Communist George Bordujenko 205 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 7,316 97.6 −0.8
Informal votes 178 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 7,494 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Row 4,617 63.1
Labor Kevin Cavanagh 2,699 36.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Ipswich East

1963 Queensland state election: Ipswich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Donald 9,496 70.4 +1.2
Liberal Hedley Scriven 3,592 26.6 +1.9
Queensland Labor Andrij Janicky 340 2.5 −3.6
Social Credit Vic Robb 67 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 13,495 99.0 −0.2
Informal votes 135 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 13,630 95.6 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Donald 9,593 71.1
Liberal Hedley Scriven 3,902 28.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ipswich West

1963 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,196 63.8 +2.0
Liberal Jim Cochrane 3,966 30.9 +1.6
Queensland Labor Len Maguire 688 5.3 −2.5
Total formal votes 12,850 99.0 −0.3
Informal votes 133 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 12,983 93.0 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,324 64.8
Liberal Jim Cochrane 4,526 35.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Isis

1963 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Pizzey 5,092 57.7 −42.3
Labor George Hooper 3,053 34.6 +34.6
Social Credit Arnold Jones 432 4.9 +4.9
Queensland Labor Tom Carroll 248 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 8,825 98.1
Informal votes 175 1.9
Turnout 9,000 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Pizzey 5,488 62.2 −37.8
Labor George Hooper 3,337 37.8 +37.8
Country hold Swing −37.8

Ithaca

1963 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Windsor 5,442 51.2 +4.4
Labor Lou Clifford 4,075 38.3 −4.2
Queensland Labor James Ashe 951 8.9 −1.8
Social Credit Bruce Tannock 159 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 10,627 98.1 −1.0
Informal votes 207 1.9 +1.0
Turnout 10,834 94.0 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Windsor 6,212 58.5
Labor Lou Clifford 4,415 41.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Kedron

1963 Queensland state election: Kedron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,089 58.4 −2.4
Liberal Hubertus Toonen 3,549 29.3 −0.1
Queensland Labor Ted Doherty 906 7.5 +7.5
Independent Ron Burrows 586 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 12,130 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 172 1.4 −0.2
Turnout 12,302 96.0 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Lloyd 7,551 62.3
Liberal Hubertus Toonen 4,579 37.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurilpa

1963 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clive Hughes 5,602 56.2 +6.9
Labor Bernie Dokter 3,569 35.8 −4.0
Queensland Labor Maurice Sheehan 656 6.6 −4.3
Social Credit Paul Kenealy 134 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 9,961 97.7 −0.3
Informal votes 233 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 10,194 93.3 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Clive Hughes 6,203 62.3
Labor Bernie Dokter 3,758 37.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Landsborough

1963 Queensland state election: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin 6,727 74.2 −5.6
Labor Frank Freemantle 2,343 25.8 +5.6
Total formal votes 9,070 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 70 0.8 −0.7
Turnout 9,140 94.8 +3.2
Country hold Swing −5.6

Lockyer

1963 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,035 61.6 −1.8
Labor James Keim 2,599 32.0 +32.0
Queensland Labor Brian Hannan 382 4.7 +4.7
Independent James Dwyer 112 1.4 −0.7
Total formal votes 8,128 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 49 0.6 −0.4
Turnout 8,177 96.6 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Chalk 5,402 66.5
Labor James Keim 2,726 33.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Logan

1963 Queensland state election: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Harrison 5,733 58.2 −3.1
Labor William Ware 3,767 38.2 −0.5
Queensland Labor Frank Andrews 356 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 9,856 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 180 1.8 −0.2
Turnout 10,036 93.6 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Harrison 6,033 61.2
Labor William Ware 3,823 38.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Mackay

1963 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Graham 4,963 53.5 +3.3
Country John Matson 3,449 37.1 −1.7
Queensland Labor Edwin Relf 873 9.4 −1.6
Total formal votes 9,285 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 152 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 9,437 94.9 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Graham 5,125 55.2
Country John Matson 4,160 44.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mackenzie

1963 Queensland state election: Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Nev Hewitt 4,305 62.7 −2.1
Labor Patrick O'Brien 2,555 37.3 +2.1
Total formal votes 6,860 98.7 −0.1
Informal votes 87 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 6,947 94.6 +1.7
Country hold Swing −2.1

Maryborough

1963 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Davies 6,758 61.9 −4.4
Country Robert Hunter 2,829 25.9 −7.8
Queensland Labor Vincent Wenck 847 7.7 +7.7
Social Credit Douglas Devenish 491 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 10,925 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 103 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 11,028 95.4 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Horace Davies 7,161 65.5 −0.8
Country Robert Hunter 3,764 34.5 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

Merthyr

1963 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Ramsden 5,298 53.4 +3.3
Labor Tom Campbell 3,672 37.0 +3.8
Queensland Labor Geoffrey Traill 946 9.5 −7.2
Total formal votes 9,916 97.4 −0.7
Informal votes 268 2.6 +0.7
Turnout 10,184 91.5 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Ramsden 6,068 61.2
Labor Tom Campbell 3,848 38.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mirani

1963 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,923 64.8 +1.9
Labor George Moody 2,676 35.2 +7.5
Total formal votes 7,599 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 56 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 7,655 94.6 +2.0
Country hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Ernie Evans. It was held on 15 May 1965.
1965 Mirani state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Newbery 4,243 57.3 −7.5
Labor Matthew O'Neill 3,158 42.7 +7.5
Total formal votes 7,401 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 58 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 7,459 88.1 −6.5
Country hold Swing −7.5

Mount Coot-tha

1963 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,175 59.7 +2.9
Labor Norm Maddock 3,908 32.5 +2.6
Queensland Labor Max Muller 941 7.8 −5.5
Total formal votes 12,024 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 248 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 12,272 95.3 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,941 66.0
Labor Norm Maddock 4,083 34.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mount Gravatt

1963 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 7,538 56.0 −0.8
Labor Stuart Barnes 4,819 35.8 +5.9
Queensland Labor Eric Allingham 1,108 8.2 −5.1
Total formal votes 13,465 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 208 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 13,673 95.3 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,342 62.0
Labor Stuart Barnes 5,123 38.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Mourilyan

1963 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Byrne 4,744 58.7 +4.1
Country Alf Martinuzzi 2,456 30.4 −5.5
Queensland Labor Geoff Higham 877 10.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 8,077 97.7 −0.9
Informal votes 191 2.3 +0.9
Turnout 8,268 94.5 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Byrne 4,907 60.8
Country Alf Martinuzzi 3,170 39.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mulgrave

1963 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Armstrong 3,703 57.6 +8.5
Labor Stanley Scoines 2,278 35.5 +8.3
Queensland Labor Charles English 444 6.9 −4.4
Total formal votes 6,425 97.8 −1.1
Informal votes 143 2.2 +1.1
Turnout 6,568 94.1 +5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Roy Armstrong 4,064 63.3
Labor Stanley Scoines 2,361 36.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Murrumba

1963 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 5,641 54.6 −5.9
Labor Norman Kruger 4,286 41.5 +2.0
Queensland Labor John Carter 328 3.2 +3.2
Independent Francis O'Mara 74 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 10,329 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 200 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 10,529 94.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Nicholson 5,916 57.3 −3.2
Labor Norman Kruger 4,413 42.7 +3.2
Country hold Swing −3.2

Norman

1963 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 4,928 53.2 +5.0
Liberal Cyril Ryan 3,150 34.0 −2.1
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 918 9.9 −4.7
Social Credit David Gray 275 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 9,271 97.3 −1.5
Informal votes 254 2.7 +1.5
Turnout 9,525 93.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 5,237 56.5
Liberal Cyril Ryan 4,034 43.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nudgee

1963 Queensland state election: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Melloy 7,563 60.4 +6.7
Liberal Dennis Hedges 3,919 31.3 −2.0
Queensland Labor Mick O'Connor 1,033 8.3 −3.8
Total formal votes 12,515 98.0 −0.7
Informal votes 261 2.0 +0.7
Turnout 12,776 95.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Melloy 7,755 62.0
Liberal Dennis Hedges 4,760 38.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

1963 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 5,860 49.8 −2.2
Labor Frank Roberts 4,763 40.5 +8.3
Queensland Labor Denis Cleary 1,144 9.7 −6.1
Total formal votes 11,767 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 132 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 11,899 94.7 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,861 58.3
Labor Frank Roberts 4,906 41.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Port Curtis

1963 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Hanson 6,765 80.4 +11.8
Queensland Labor Doug McClarty 1,275 15.2 +15.2
Independent Tom Kelly 370 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 8,410 98.2 −0.6
Informal votes 152 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 8,562 96.1 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Martin Hanson 6,950 82.6 +14.0
Queensland Labor Doug McClarty 1,460 17.4 +17.4
Labor hold Swing +14.0

Redcliffe

1963 Queensland state election: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Houghton 5,772 55.4 +30.6
Labor Colin McInnes 3,697 35.5 +10.7
Queensland Labor Michael Doyle 527 5.1 −0.7
Independent Eric Pritchard 329 3.2 +3.2
Independent Ernest Sykes 88 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,413 98.2 −0.7
Informal votes 195 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 10,608 94.0 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Houghton 6,425 61.7
Labor Colin McInnes 3,988 38.3
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Rockhampton North

1963 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 7,933 64.9 +4.9
Liberal Phil German 3,308 27.1 +0.8
Queensland Labor Richard Wasson 985 8.1 −5.6
Total formal votes 12,226 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 171 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 12,397 95.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,116 66.4
Liberal Phil German 4,110 33.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockhampton South

1963 Queensland state election: Rockhampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 5,728 47.4 +6.3
Labor Charles White 5,179 42.9 +15.0
Queensland Labor Stan Doolan 1,070 8.9 −22.1
Independent Brian Dillon 93 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 12,070 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 166 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 12,236 95.8 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 6,607 54.7
Labor Charles White 5,463 45.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Roma

1963 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Ewan 4,962 61.5 +17.0
Labor Herbert Williamson 2,276 28.2 −3.1
Queensland Labor Bryan Hurley 830 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 8,068 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 71 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 8,139 93.6 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Ewan 5,638 69.9
Labor Herbert Williamson 2,430 30.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Salisbury

1963 Queensland state election: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Sherrington 8,690 64.6 +8.9
Liberal Keith Brough 4,124 30.7 −0.8
Queensland Labor Miroslav Jansky 631 4.7 −6.9
Total formal votes 13,445 97.7 −0.8
Informal votes 309 2.3 +0.8
Turnout 13,754 94.5 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Sherrington 8,807 65.5
Liberal Keith Brough 4,648 34.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sandgate

1963 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Dean 5,765 55.4 +4.6
Liberal Maurice White 3,866 37.2 −4.6
Queensland Labor Austin McShane 767 7.4 0.0
Total formal votes 10,398 98.5 −0.2
Informal votes 160 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 10,558 94.7 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Dean 5,908 56.8
Liberal Maurice White 4,490 43.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sherwood

1963 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Herbert 7,083 60.7 −2.2
Labor Vincent Kitson 3,855 33.1 −4.0
Queensland Labor Len Galligan 723 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 11,631 98.1 −0.4
Informal votes 231 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 11,892 95.2 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Herbert 7,692 66.0 +3.1
Labor Vincent Kitson 3,969 34.0 −3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Somerset

1963 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Richter 5,336 60.1 +5.0
Labor John Walters 3,536 39.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 8,872 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 60 0.7 −0.7
Turnout 8,932 95.8 +1.7
Country hold Swing N/A

South Brisbane

1963 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,768 54.9 +11.0
Liberal Gabrielle Horan 3,298 31.4 +4.2
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 1,444 13.7 −15.2
Total formal votes 10,510 96.8 −1.4
Informal votes 344 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 10,854 91.7 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Bennett 6,037 57.4
Liberal Gabrielle Horan 4,473 42.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

South Coast

1963 Queensland state election: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eric Gaven 7,306 77.5 +1.6
Labor Irene Weir 1,817 19.3 −2.2
Queensland Labor Douglas Schwede 308 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 9,431 98.7 +0.5
Informal votes 119 1.3 −0.5
Turnout 9,550 89.1 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Eric Gaven 7,557 80.1
Labor Irene Weir 1,874 19.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Tablelands

1963 Queensland state election: Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,281 51.6 +11.2
Country Tom Gilmore 2,761 43.4 −9.4
Independent Dino Bertoldo 204 3.2 +3.2
Queensland Labor Leo McManus 116 1.8 −5.0
Total formal votes 6,362 96.6 −1.5
Informal votes 221 3.4 +1.5
Turnout 6,583 89.3 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,405 53.5
Country Tom Gilmore 2,957 46.5
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Toowong

1963 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Munro 7,586 69.1 −9.6
Labor Leslie McGrath 2,630 24.0 +24.0
Queensland Labor Brian O'Brien 765 7.0 −14.3
Total formal votes 10,981 98.8 +3.8
Informal votes 136 1.2 −3.8
Turnout 11,117 94.1 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Munro 8,209 74.8
Labor Leslie McGrath 2,772 25.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Toowoomba East

1963 Queensland state election: Toowoomba East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 6,454 48.9 +2.5
Liberal Mervyn Anderson 6,026 45.6 −1.6
Queensland Labor Frank Mullins 726 5.5 −0.9
Total formal votes 13,206 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 120 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 13,326 94.8 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mervyn Anderson 6,615 50.1
Labor Peter Wood 6,591 49.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Toowoomba West

1963 Queensland state election: Toowoomba West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 8,047 58.3 +3.0
Liberal August Dietz 4,628 33.5 −2.0
Queensland Labor Terry Morris 1,129 8.2 −1.0
Total formal votes 13,804 98.7 −0.6
Informal votes 184 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 13,988 94.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Duggan 8,257 59.8
Liberal August Dietz 5,547 40.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville North

1963 Queensland state election: Townsville North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 6,196 48.4 +5.0
Liberal Robert Bonnett 3,639 28.4 −5.7
Queensland Labor Kiernan Dorney 2,896 22.6 +9.0
Independent Alfred Reeves 66 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 12,797 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 163 1.3 −0.1
Turnout 12,960 93.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Perc Tucker 6,806 53.2
Liberal Robert Bonnett 5,991 46.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville South

1963 Queensland state election: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NQ Labor Tom Aikens 8,229 60.2 −6.6
Labor Arthur Trower 5,450 39.8 +6.6
Total formal votes 13,679 99.0 +0.7
Informal votes 140 1.0 −0.7
Turnout 13,819 94.0 +0.7
NQ Labor hold Swing −6.6

Warrego

1963 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dufficy 4,500 63.6 −3.1
Country Michael Turner 2,573 36.4 +36.4
Total formal votes 7,073 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 108 1.5 −1.5
Turnout 7,181 88.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

1963 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,152 61.4 −2.5
Labor Reggie Wenham 2,016 24.0 +2.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 1,217 14.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 8,385 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 105 1.2 −0.1
Turnout 8,490 95.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Otto Madsen 6,143 73.3
Labor Reggie Wenham 2,242 26.7
Country hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Otto Madsen. It was held on 19 October 1963.
1963 Warwick state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Cory 3,765 50.6 −10.8
Labor Eric Barrett 2,413 32.4 +8.4
Independent John Simpson 644 8.7 +8.7
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 562 7.5 −7.0
Independent Harry Aspinall 62 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 7,446
Informal votes
Turnout
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Wavell

1963 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,237 53.0 −0.7
Labor Benjamin Harriss 5,024 36.8 +1.5
Queensland Labor Vincent Bedsor 1,208 8.8 −2.2
Social Credit Merv Goldstiver 184 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 13,653 98.6 −0.3
Informal votes 198 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 13,851 95.7 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Dewar 8,346 61.6
Labor Benjamin Harriss 5,307 38.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Whitsunday

1963 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 4,468 56.9 +0.1
Labor John Barry 3,384 43.1 +8.2
Total formal votes 7,852 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 84 1.1 0.0
Turnout 7,936 94.8 +2.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Windsor

1963 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ray Smith 5,369 51.0 +1.1
Labor George Georgouras 4,180 39.7 +4.0
Queensland Labor Owen O'Donoghue 971 9.2 −5.1
Total formal votes 10,520 98.6 −0.6
Informal votes 148 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 10,668 95.3 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Smith 6,159 58.5
Labor George Georgouras 4,361 41.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Wynnum

1963 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Gunn 8,114 65.2 +1.8
Liberal Oswald Brunner 3,797 30.5 +0.5
Queensland Labor Kevin O'Regan 544 4.4 −2.3
Total formal votes 12,455 98.5 −0.4
Informal votes 187 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 12,642 95.1 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Gunn 8,215 66.0
Liberal Oswald Brunner 4,240 34.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yeronga

1963 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 5,621 52.2 +0.8
Labor Cyril Cusack 3,970 36.9 −0.7
Queensland Labor Mary Andrews 1,089 10.1 −0.9
Social Credit Roy Phipps 81 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,761 98.5 −0.4
Informal votes 158 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 10,919 94.9 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Winston Noble 6,452 60.0
Labor Cyril Cusack 4,309 40.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Winston Noble. It was held on 6 June 1964.
1964 Yeronga state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 4,687 45.4 −6.7
Labor John Toll 4,522 43.8 +6.9
Queensland Labor John Lamberth 939 9.1 −1.0
Social Credit Eric Allen 137 1.4 +0.6
Independent Thomas Masterson 28 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 10,315
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 5,640 54.7 −5.3
Labor John Toll 4,675 45.3 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3

See also

References

  1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 1 June 1963". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
  3. Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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