1977 Queensland state election

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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1977 Queensland state election

| country = Queensland

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1974 Queensland state election

| previous_year = 1974

| next_election = 1980 Queensland state election

| next_year = 1980

| seats_for_election = All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

| turnout = 91.35 ({{increase}} 1.93 pp)

| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1977|11|12}}

| image1 = 150x150px

| leader1 = Joh Bjelke-Petersen

| leader_since1 = 8 August 1968

| colour1 = 006946

| party1 = National–Liberal Coalition

| leaders_seat1 = Barambah

| popular_vote1 = 569,753

| percentage1 = 52.37%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.14

| last_election1 = 69 seats, 58.97%

| seats1 = 59

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 10

| image2 = 150x150px

| leader2 = Tom Burns

| leader_since2 = {{start date|df=yes|1974|12|19}}

| party2 = Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

| leaders_seat2 = Lytton

| popular_vote2 = 466,021

| percentage2 = 42.83%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 6.80

| last_election2 = 11 seats, 36.03%

| seats2 = 23

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 12

| map_image = 1977 Queensland state election.svg

| map_size = 400px

| map_caption = Winning margin by electorate.

| title = Premier

| before_election = Joh Bjelke-Petersen

| before_party = National–Liberal Coalition

| after_election = Joh Bjelke-Petersen

| after_party = National–Liberal Coalition

}}

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 November 1977 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election resulted in a fourth consecutive victory for the National-Liberal Coalition under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was the eighth victory of the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957.

Issues

The major issue in the election was law and order. In 1977, the Government had passed a law making it illegal to march in the street without a permit, which were rarely given. The Coalition argued that this prevented traffic disruption and other inconveniences to the people of Brisbane, while the ALP claimed that it was a curtailment of civil liberties. Joh Bjelke-Petersen also no longer had the Whitlam Labor Government (which was unpopular in Queensland) to use as a campaigning tool.

Key dates

class="wikitable"
Date

! Event

10 October 1977

| The Legislative Assembly was dissolved.{{Gazette QLD | title = A Proclamation | volume = 256 | page = 517 | date = 10 October 1977}}

10 October 1977

| Writs were issued by the Governor, James Ramsay, to proceed with an election.{{Gazette QLD | title = Extraordinary | volume = 256 | page = 519 | date = 10 October 1977}}

17 October 1977

| Close of nominations.

12 November 1977

| Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

16 December 1977

| The Bjelke-Petersen Ministry was reconstituted.{{Gazette QLD | title = Extraordinary | volume = 256 | page = 1533–1536 | date = 16 December 1977}}

20 December 1977

| The writ was returned and the results formally declared.{{Gazette QLD | title = Notices of Results of General Election | volume = 256 | page = 1641–1655 | date = 20 December 1977}}

14 January 1978

| Deadline for return of the writs.

28 March 1978

| Parliament resumed for business.{{Gazette QLD | title = A Proclamation | volume = 257 | page = 701 | date = 23 February 1978}}

Result

The Labor Party gained twelve seats from the Coalition and Independents, making something of a recovery from its disastrous 1974 performance. Even so, the Coalition retained a commanding majority in the Legislative Assembly.

For the first time, the National Party won more votes than the Liberal party (an electoral malapportionment had allowed the Nationals to win more seats than the Liberals previously). The Liberal Party had begun to decline.

The Democratic Labor Party had ceased to exist. The Australian Democrats contested their first election in Queensland.

Results

{{see also|Results of the Queensland state election, 1977}}

{{Australian elections/Title row

| title = Queensland state election, 12 November 1977{{cite web|url=http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=798|title=Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 November 1977|author=Australian Government and Politics Database|access-date=22 February 2009}}{{cite book|title=A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984|last=Hughes|first=Colin A.|year=1986|publisher=ANU Press|isbn=978-0-08-033038-9|page=204}}

| house = Legislative Assembly

| series = Queensland state election

| back = 1974

| forward = 1980

| enrolled = 1,209,494

| total_votes = 1,104,898

| turnout % = 91.35%

| turnout chg = +1.93%

| informal = 16,887

| informal % = 1.53%

| informal chg = –0.05%

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Labor QLD |party=Labor

|votes = 466,021

|votes % = 42.83%

|votes chg = +6.80%

|seats = 23

|seats chg = +12

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|government = yes

|party_id = Nationals QLD |party=Nationals

|votes = 295,355

|votes % = 27.15%

|votes chg = –0.73%

|seats = 35

|seats chg = – 4

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|government = yes

|party_id = Liberal QLD

|votes = 274,398

|votes % = 25.22%

|votes chg = –5.87%

|seats = 24

|seats chg = – 6

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Democrats

|votes = 17,571

|votes % = 1.61%

|votes chg = +1.61%

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Progress

|votes = 16,327

|votes % = 1.50%

|votes chg = +1.50%

|seats = 0

|seats chg = ± 0

}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|

|party_id = Independent

|votes = 18,339

|votes % = 1.69%

|votes chg = –1.22%

|seats = 0

|seats chg = – 2

}}

{{Australian elections/Total row |

|total_votes = 1,088,011

|total_seats = 82

}}

|}

{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars=

{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|42.83}}

{{bar percent|Nationals|{{party color|National Party of Australia}}|27.15}}

{{bar percent|Liberal|{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}|25.22}}

{{bar percent|Democrats|{{party color|Australian Democrats}}|1.61}}

{{bar percent|Progress|#CC7722|1.50}}

{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent}}|1.69}}

}}

{{bar box|title=Seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars=

{{bar percent|Nationals|{{party color|National Party of Australia}}|42.68}}

{{bar percent|Liberal|{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}|29.27}}

{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|28.05}}

}}

New parties in this election were the Australian Democrats, who stood 12 candidates, and the Progress Party, who stood 27 candidates.{{cite journal |last= Cribb |first= M.N.B. |date=April 1978 |title= Australian Political Chronicle: July–December 1977 |journal= Australian Journal of Politics and History |volume= 24 |issue= 1 |pages= 92 |issn=0004-9522}}

Seats changing hands

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" | Seat

! colspan="4" | Pre-1977

! rowspan="2" | Swing

! colspan="4" | Post-1977

colspan="2" | Party

! Member

! Margin

! Margin

! Member

! colspan="2" | Party

Brisbane Central

|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| notional - new seat

| style="text-align:right;"| 2.8

| style="text-align:right;"| -8.2

| style="text-align:right;"| 5.4

| Brian Davis

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Chatsworth

|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| Bill Hewitt

| style="text-align:right;"| 5.7

| style="text-align:right;"| -6.8

| style="text-align:right;"| 1.1

| Terry Mackenroth

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Cook

|{{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

| Eric Deeral

| style="text-align:right;"| 2.6

| style="text-align:right;"| -6.5

| style="text-align:right;"| 3.9

| Bob Scott

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Everton

|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| Brian Lindsay

| style="text-align:right;"| 9.2

| style="text-align:right;"| -10.2

| style="text-align:right;"| 1.0

| Glen Milliner

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Ipswich West

|{{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

| Albert Hales

| style="text-align:right;"| 1.1

| style="text-align:right;"| -5.4

| style="text-align:right;"| 4.3

| David Underwood

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Maryborough

|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| Gilbert Alison

| style="text-align:right;"| 5.0

| style="text-align:right;"| -5.2

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.2

| Brendan Hansen

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Murrumba

|{{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

| Des Frawley

| style="text-align:right;"| 9.7

| style="text-align:right;"| -11.1

| style="text-align:right;"| 1.4

| Joe Kruger

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

South Brisbane

|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| Colin Lamont

| style="text-align:right;"| 4.1

| style="text-align:right;"| -7.3

| style="text-align:right;"| 3.2

| Jim Fouras

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Southport

|{{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

| notional - new seat

| style="text-align:right;"| 19.4

| style="text-align:right;"| -29.2

| style="text-align:right;"| 9.8

| Peter White

| Liberal

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

Surfers Paradise

|{{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

| Bruce Small

| style="text-align:right;"| 23.0

| style="text-align:right;"| -28.7

| style="text-align:right;"| 5.7

| Bruce Bishop

| Liberal

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

Townsville South

|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

| Independent

| Tom Aikens

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.6

| style="text-align:right;"| -1.6

| style="text-align:right;"| 1.0

| Alex Wilson

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Woodridge

|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| notional - new seat

| style="text-align:right;"| 7.8

| style="text-align:right;"| -11.9

| style="text-align:right;"| 4.1

| Bill D'Arcy

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

Wynnum

|{{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

| Bill Lamond

| style="text-align:right;"| 0.1

| style="text-align:right;"| -4.2

| style="text-align:right;"| 4.1

| Eric Shaw

| Labor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

  • Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • In addition, the Independent member for Mackay, Ed Casey re-joined the Labor party before the election and retained the seat.

Post-election pendulum

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COLSPAN=4 align="center"|National / Liberal seats (59)
COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Green" |Marginal
align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Barron River

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Martin Tenni

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |0.2%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | Mourilyan

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Vicky Kippin

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |0.3%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Stafford

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Terry Gygar

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.5%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Mount Isa

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Angelo Bertoni

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |0.6%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" | Salisbury

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Rosemary Kyburz

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.7%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" | Townsville West

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Max Hooper

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |0.9%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Toowoomba North

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |John Lockwood

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.6%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Wavell

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Brian Austin

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.8%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" | Kurilpa

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Sam Doumany

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |3.0%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Warrego

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Neil Turner

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |3.0%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Hinchinbrook

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Ted Row

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |3.1%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Pine Rivers

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Rob Akers

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |3.4%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" | Ipswich

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Llewellyn Edwards

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.1%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" | Windsor

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Bob Moore

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.5%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Ashgrove

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |John Greenwood

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.9%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Toowoomba South

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |John Warner

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |4.9%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Albert

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Ivan Gibbs

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |5.0%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Redlands

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |John Goleby

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |5.4%

align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Whitsunday

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Ron Camm

| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |5.5%

align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Surfers Paradise

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Bruce Bishop

| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |5.7%

COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="green" |Fairly safe
align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Ithaca

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Col Miller

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |6.0%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Redcliffe

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Jim Houghton

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |6.2%

align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" | Townsville

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Norman Scott-Young

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |6.3%

align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Merthyr

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Don Lane

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |6.4%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Gregory

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Bill Glasson

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |6.8%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Flinders

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Bob Katter

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |7.1%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Peak Downs

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Vince Lester

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |7.8%

align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Nundah

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |William Knox

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.1%

align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Yeronga

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Norm Lee

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.1%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Mulgrave

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Roy Armstrong

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |8.4%

align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Toowong

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Charles Porter

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.7%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" | Caboolture

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Des Frawley

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |9.0%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Isis

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Lin Powell

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |9.2%

align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |South Coast

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Russ Hinze

| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |9.3%

align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Southport

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Peter White

| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |9.8% v NAT

COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="green" |Safe
align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Burdekin

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Val Bird

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |10.3%

align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Mount Gravatt

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Guelfi Scassola

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |10.4%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Fassifern

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Selwyn Muller

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |11.4%

align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Aspley

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Fred Campbell

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.5% v NAT

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Mirani

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Tom Newbery

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |11.5%

align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Greenslopes

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Bill Hewitt

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |12.4%

align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Mansfield

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Bill Kaus

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |12.6%

align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Sherwood

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Angus Innes

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |12.9%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Carnarvon

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Peter McKechnie

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |13.5%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Callide

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Lindsay Hartwig

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |15.3%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Roma

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Ken Tomkins

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |16.0%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Somerset

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Bill Gunn

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |17.9%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Cooroora

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Gordon Simpson

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |18.1%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Landsborough

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Mike Ahern

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |18.2%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Gympie

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Max Hodges

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |18.8%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Warwick

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Des Booth

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |18.9%

align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Burnett

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Claude Wharton

| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |19.3%

align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Mount Coot-tha

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Bill Lickiss

| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |19.8%

COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="green" |Very safe
align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Condamine

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Vic Sullivan

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |21.4%

align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Balonne

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Don Neal

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |21.9%

align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Auburn

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Neville Hewitt

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |22.3%

align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Lockyer

| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Tony Bourke

| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB

| align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |22.5%

align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Barambah

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Joh Bjelke-Petersen

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |28.3%

align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Cunningham

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Tony Elliott

| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT

| align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |30.6%

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COLSPAN=4 align="center" |Labor seats (23)
COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |Marginal
align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Maryborough

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Brendan Hansen

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.2% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Everton

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Glen Milliner

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.0% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Townsville South

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Alex Wilson

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.0% v IND

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Chatsworth

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Terry Mackenroth

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.1% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Murrumba

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Joe Kruger

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.4%

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | South Brisbane

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Jim Fouras

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.2% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Cook

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Bob Scott

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.9%

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Woodridge

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Bill D'Arcy

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.1% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Wynnum

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Eric Shaw

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.1%

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Ipswich West

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |David Underwood

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.3%

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Bundaberg

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Jim Blake

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.4%

align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Brisbane Central

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Brian Davis

| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |5.4% v LIB

COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |Fairly safe
align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Sandgate

| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Nev Warburton

| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.0%

align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Nudgee

| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Ken Vaughan

| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.7% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Bulimba

| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Jack Houston

| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |9.8% v LIB

COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |Safe
align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Wolston

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Bob Gibbs

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |10.6% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Cairns

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Ray Jones

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |11.4%

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Port Curtis

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Bill Prest

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |11.8%

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Mackay

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Ed Casey

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |11.9%

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Rockhampton North

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Les Yewdale

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.2% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Lytton

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Tom Burns

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.0%

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Rockhampton

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Keith Wright

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.3% v LIB

align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Archerfield

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Kevin Hooper

| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP

| align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |18.4% v LIB

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