1966 Queensland state election

1966 Queensland state election
← 1963 28 May 1966 (1966-05-28) 1969 →
All 78 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
40 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout93.27 (Decrease 0.02 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
QLP
Leader Frank Nicklin Jack Duggan No leader
Party Country–Liberal Coalition Labor Queensland Labor
Leader since 21 May 1941 18 August 1958 (1958-08-18)
Leader's seat Landsborough Toowoomba West
Last election 46 seats, 44.07% 26 seats, 43.83% 1 seat, 7.23%
Seats won 47 26 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 357,729 350,254 49,948
Percentage 44.77% 43.84% 6.25%
Swing Increase 0.70 Increase 0.01 Decrease 0.97
Premier before election

Frank Nicklin
Country/Liberal coalition

Elected Premier

Frank Nicklin
Country/Liberal coalition

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1]

The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coalition the Liberal Party, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan.

The Country-Liberal coalition won a fourth term in office at the election.

  1. ^ "Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 28 May 1966". Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.