Английская Википедия:1963 Queensland state election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 1 June 1963 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin, the Liberal Party led by Alan Munro, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan and the Queensland Labor Party led by Paul Hilton. The Country and Liberal parties governed in coalition.
This election marked the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting had been used for elections from 1944 to 1960.
The Country-Liberal coalition won a third term in office at the election.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 April 1963 | The Parliament was dissolved.[1] |
| 19 April 1963 | Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election.[2] |
| 26 April 1963 | Close of nominations. |
| 1 June 1963 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 5 July 1963 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 20 August 1960 | Parliament resumed for business.[3] |
Results
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- Шаблон:Note label 839,323 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but the Labor-held seat of Burke was not contested.
Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1963 election.
| Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg | Ted Walsh | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Democratic Labor | Ted Walsh | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent |
| Carnarvon | Paul Hilton | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Democratic Labor | Henry McKechnie | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country |
| Cook | Bunny Adair | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Democratic Labor | Bunny Adair | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent |
| Fassifern | Alf Muller | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country | Alf Muller | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent |
| Redcliffe | Jim Houghton | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Jim Houghton | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country |
| Tablelands | Tom Gilmore | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country | Edwin Wallis-Smith | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor |
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1960–1963
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1963
- Nicklin Ministry
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