1977 Queensland state election

1977 Queensland state election

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All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	91.35 ( 1.93 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Tom Burns Party National–Liberal Coalition Labor Leader since 8 August 1968 19 December 1974 (1974-12-19) Leader's seat Barambah Lytton Last election 69 seats, 58.97% 11 seats, 36.03% Seats won 59 23 Seat change 10 12 Popular vote 569,753 466,021 Percentage 52.37% 42.83% Swing 5.14 6.80
Premier before election Joh Bjelke-Petersen National/Liberal coalition Elected Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen 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.