Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966

This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...

from 1963 to 1966, as elected at the 1963 state election

Queensland state election, 1963

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 Australian Labor Party led by...

Name	Party	Electorate	Term in office
Bunny Adair	Independent	Cook Electoral district of Cook The electoral division of Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands...	1953–1969
Tom Aikens	NQLP North Queensland Labor Party The North Queensland Labor Party was a minor political party in Australia from 1949 to 1974. The Party succeeded the Hermit Park Labor Party in 1949 and was succeeded by the North Queensland Party in 1974....	Townsville South	1944–1977
Mervyn Anderson	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Toowoomba East Electoral district of Toowoomba East The Electoral district of Toowoomba East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution....	1957–1966
Roy Armstrong	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	Mulgrave Electoral district of Mulgrave (Queensland) The district of Mulgrave is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from the southern suburbs of Cairns at its northern end to Innisfail at its southern end. Mulgrave also includes the...	1960–1980
William Baxter	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Hawthorne	1953–1966
Edwin Beardmore	Country	Balonne	1957–1969
Colin Bennett	Labor	South Brisbane Electoral district of South Brisbane The district of South Brisbane is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Fairfield...	1960–1972
Hon Joh Bjelke-Petersen Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG , was an Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, a period that saw considerable economic development in the state...	Country	Barambah Electoral district of Barambah Barambah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2001.The district was based in the South Burnett region. It is best known for being the seat of long-serving Premier, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen....	1947–1987
Fred Bromley	Labor	Norman	1960–1974
Peter Byrne	Labor	Mourilyan Electoral district of Mourilyan Mourilyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992.First created for the 1950 state election, the district was based in north Queensland, centred on the town of Mourilyan, taking in areas previously belonging to the abolished...	1950–1969
Hon Ron Camm	Country	Whitsunday Electoral district of Whitsunday The district of Whitsunday is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Queensland, Australia.It encompasses the Whitsunday Islands as well as mainland centres from Bowen to the northern suburbs of Mackay, Queensland, including the tourist resort of Airlie Beach and the sugar...	1961–1980
Fred Campbell	Liberal	Aspley Electoral district of Aspley -External links:*...	1960–1980
Cec Carey	Country	Albert Electoral district of Albert The electoral district of Albert is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. Albert is named for the Albert River, which runs through the electorate and separates Logan City from Gold Coast City...	1960–1969
Hon Gordon Chalk Gordon Chalk Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, KBE was Premier of Queensland for a week, from 1 to 8 August 1968. He was the first, and only, Queensland Premier from the modern Liberal Party of Australia....	Liberal	Lockyer Electoral district of Lockyer The district of Lockyer is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district consists primarily of Gatton and Laidley Shires and northern parts of Beaudesert Shire. It includes the major town of Gatton and a number of smaller centres including...	1947–1976
Geoff Chinchen	Liberal	Mount Gravatt Electoral district of Mount Gravatt Mount Gravatt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2009.The district was based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane...	1963–1977
Arthur Coburn	Independent	Burdekin Electoral district of Burdekin Burdekin is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern suburbs as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville...	1950–1969
David Cory	Country	Warwick Electoral district of Warwick Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....	1963–1977
Horace Davies	Labor	Maryborough Electoral district of Maryborough The district of Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities....	1953–1971
Harold Dean	Labor	Sandgate Electoral district of Sandgate The district of Sandgate is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, covering Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge, Fitzgibbon, and Taigum...	1960–1977
Hon Peter Delamothe	Liberal	Bowen Electoral district of Bowen Bowen was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1950 and at various times until 1992....	1960–1971
Hon Alexander Dewar	Liberal	Wavell Electoral district of Wavell Wavell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1960 to 1986.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane.-Members for Wavell:...	1950–1969
Leslie Diplock	DLP Democratic Labor Party (historical) The Democratic Labor Party was an Australian political party that existed from 1955 until 1978.-History:The DLP was formed as a result of a split in the Australian Labor Party that began in 1954. The split was between the party's national leadership, under the then party leader Dr H.V...	Aubigny Electoral district of Aubigny The electoral district of Aubigny was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland. It was first created in a redistribution ahead of the 1873 state election, and existed until the 1972 state election....	1953–1972
James Donald	Labor	Ipswich East	1946–1969
John Dufficy John Dufficy John Joseph Dufficy was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Warrego in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1969....	Labor	Warrego Electoral district of Warrego The district of Warrego is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The electorate lies in the extreme southwest of Queensland, running along the western part of the border with New South Wales...	1951–1969
Hon John Duggan	Labor	Toowoomba West Electoral district of Toowoomba West The Electoral district of Toowoomba West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution....	1935–1957, 1958–1969
Hon Ernie Evans	Country	Mirani Electoral district of Mirani The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella...	1947–1965
William Ewan	Country	Roma	1950–1953, 1957–1967
Hon Alan Fletcher	Country	Cunningham Electoral district of Cunningham Cunningham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 2009.Prior to its abolition, the district occupied an area of the Darling Downs, south and west of Toowoomba. Historically it was centred on the town of Clifton. The eastern portion...	1953–1974
Eric Gaven	Country	South Coast Electoral district of South Coast (Queensland) South Coast was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1960 to 1992.The district was based in the south-east corner of the state and included much of the Gold Coast.-Members for South Coast:...	1950–1966
Fred Graham	Labor	Mackay Electoral district of Mackay The district of Mackay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, Australia, encompassing the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay...	1943–1969
William Gunn	Labor	Wynnum Electoral district of Wynnum Wynnum was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1923 to 1986.The district was based in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Wynnum.-Members for Wynnum:...	1944–1966
Pat Hanlon	Labor	Baroona	1956–1974
Martin Hanson Martin Hanson Martin Hanson was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Port Curtis in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1963 to 1976....	Labor	Port Curtis Electoral district of Port Curtis Port Curtis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1992.The district was centred on the regional city of Gladstone. In 1992, it was renamed Gladstone.-Members for Port Curtis:...	1963–1976
Robert Harrison	Country	Logan Electoral district of Logan The district of Logan is an electoral division in southern Queensland, Australia.Logan encompasses urban and semi-rural environments on the southern outskirts of the Brisbane metropolitan area...	1957–1966
Hon John Herbert	Liberal	Sherwood Electoral district of Sherwood Sherwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992.First created for the 1950 state election, the district was based in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane, covering areas that previously belonged to the abolished district of Oxley...	1956–1978
Neville Hewitt	Country	Mackenzie	1956–1980
Hon Sir Thomas Hiley	Liberal	Chatsworth Electoral district of Chatsworth The district of Chatsworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and stretches north to Tingalpa, west to Carina Heights, east to Tingalpa Creek and south to Bulimba...	1944–1966
Max Hodges	Country	Gympie Electoral district of Gympie The district of Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona....	1957–1979
Keith Hooper	Liberal	Greenslopes Electoral district of Greenslopes -External links:*...	1957–1977
Jim Houghton	Country	Redcliffe Electoral district of Redcliffe The district of Redcliffe is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses suburbs to the north and northeast of Brisbane, including Redcliffe, Woody Point, Scarborough, Clontarf and Margate, as well as parts of Kippa-Ring...	1960–1979
Jack Houston Jack Houston John William "Jack" Houston was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulimba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1980....	Labor	Bulimba Electoral district of Bulimba -External links:*...	1957–1980
Clive Hughes	Liberal	Kurilpa Electoral district of Kurilpa Kurilpa was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland from 1912 to 1986. It was named for the Kurilpa Peninsula on the Brisbane River...	1960–1974
Alex Inch	Labor	Burke	1960–1974
Ray Jones	Labor	Cairns Electoral district of Cairns The electoral district of Cairns is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland...	1965–1983
Vincent Jones	Country	Callide Electoral district of Callide The district of Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia.It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys...	1950–1971
Hon William Knox William Knox (Queensland politician) Sir William Knox was born in Victoria, Australia and was the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing the district of Nundah for the Liberal Party of Australia between from 1956 to 1989....	Liberal	Nundah Electoral district of Nundah Nundah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Nundah, Eagle Farm, Hendra and Toombul.-Members for Nundah:...	1957–1989
Norm Lee	Liberal	Yeronga Electoral district of Yeronga Yeronga was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2001.The district was based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Yeronga.-Members for Yeronga:...	1964–1989
Bill Lickiss	Liberal	Mount Coot-tha Electoral district of Mount Coot-tha The district of Mount Coot-tha is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia.The electoral district encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-west, including Milton, Auchenflower, Paddington, Bardon and parts of the suburbs of Toowong and Ashgrove...	1963–1989
Eric Lloyd	Labor	Kedron Electoral district of Kedron Kedron was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Both districts were based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Kedron. The first existed from 1950 to 1972 and the second from 1992 to...	1951–1972
Bill Lonergan	Country	Flinders Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland) The electoral district of Flinders was formerly a state electorate in the Parliament of Queensland covering parts of central Queensland. It was abolished in a redistribution in 1991, effective 1992. The last sitting member of the seat was Bob Katter, who had held it since December 1974.-Members for...	1957–1958, 1958–1974
David Low	Country	Cooroora	1947–1974
Henry McKechnie	Country	Carnarvon Electoral district of Carnarvon Carnarvon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland that existed from 1873 to 1992.The district took in rural areas in southern Queensland, including the towns of Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi....	1963–1974
Otto Madsen	Country	Warwick Electoral district of Warwick Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....	1947–1963
Hon John Henry Mann	Labor	Brisbane Electoral district of Brisbane (Queensland) Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1977.Based in inner central Brisbane, north of the Brisbane River, it was first created as a single member constituency for the 1912 state election, largely replacing the dual member...	1936–1969
Ivor Marsden	Labor	Ipswich West Electoral district of Ipswich West The district of Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich, as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election....	1949–1966
Jack Melloy Jack Melloy John Melloy was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party.-Personal life:...	Labor	Nudgee Electoral district of Nudgee The district of Nudgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based in the north-eastern suburbs of Brisbane, the district is a safe seat for the Labor Party.-Members for Nudgee:-Election results:...	1960–1977
Adolf Muller	Independent/Country	Fassifern	1935–1969
Hon Sir Alan Munro	Liberal	Toowong	1950–1966
John Murray John Murray (Queensland politician) John Murray, MBE was an Australian politician. He attended state schools before serving in the military 1939-45. He returned to become a farmer and grazier at Ingham, Queensland...	Liberal	Clayfield Electoral district of Clayfield The district of Clayfield is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. It is centred around the inner northern suburb of Clayfield in the state capital of Brisbane....	1963–1976
Tom Newbery	Country	Mirani Electoral district of Mirani The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella...	1965–1980
Fred Newton	Labor	Belmont Electoral district of Belmont (Queensland) Belmont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1960 to 1977.First created for the 1960 state election, the district was based in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane, taking in areas previously belonging to the districts of Bulimba, Mount...	1960–1974
Hon David Nicholson	Country	Murrumba Electoral district of Murrumba The district of Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell...	1950–1972
Hon Frank Nicklin Frank Nicklin Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, and the first Country Party Premier since 1932.-Early life and career:...	Country	Landsborough Electoral district of Landsborough Landsborough was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992. The district was based on the Sunshine Coast....	1932–1968
Hon Dr Winston Noble	Liberal	Yeronga Electoral district of Yeronga Yeronga was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2001.The district was based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Yeronga.-Members for Yeronga:...	1950–1964
Eugene O'Donnell	Labor	Barcoo	1961–1974
Rex Pilbeam	Liberal	Rockhampton South	1960–1969
Hon Jack Pizzey Jack Pizzey Jack Charles Allan Pizzey was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year....	Country	Isis	1950–1968
Wally Rae	Country	Gregory Electoral district of Gregory The district of Gregory is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Queensland, Australia.-Members for Gregory:-Election results:-External links:*...	1957–1974
Ray Ramsden	Liberal	Merthyr Electoral district of Merthyr Merthyr was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in inner Brisbane centred on the suburb of New Farm, covering areas that previously belonged to the district of...	1957–1971
Hon Harold Richter	Country	Somerset	1957–1972
Hon John Row	Country	Hinchinbrook Electoral district of Hinchinbrook The district of Hinchinbrook is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from just south of Innisfail to just north of Townsville; though neither town is part of the electorate....	1960–1972
Doug Sherrington	Labor	Salisbury	1960–1974
Percy Smith	Liberal	Windsor Electoral district of Windsor (Queensland) Windsor was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.First created for the 1912 state election, the district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, taking in areas north of Breakfast Creek and south of Kedron Brook...	1957–1969
Vic Sullivan	Country	Condamine Electoral district of Condamine The district of Condamine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes the towns of Dalby, Oakey, Pittsworth and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River...	1960–1983
Mervyn Thackeray	Independent	Rockhampton North	1957–1972
Hon Douglas Tooth	Liberal	Ashgrove Electoral district of Ashgrove The division of Ashgrove is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, encompassing Alderley, Ashgrove, Enoggera, The Gap, and Newmarket...	1957–1974
Perc Tucker	Labor	Townsville North	1960–1974
George Wallace	Labor	Cairns Electoral district of Cairns The electoral district of Cairns is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland...	1956–1964
Edwin Wallis-Smith	Labor	Tablelands Electoral district of Tablelands Tablelands was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Prior to its abolition, it encompassed towns on the Atherton Tablelands west of Cairns, including Mareeba, Atherton, Ravenshoe, Chillagoe and Mount Molloy. The seat was won by the One Nation Party...	1963–1974
Hon Ted Walsh	Independent	Bundaberg Electoral district of Bundaberg The division of Bundaberg is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers the city of Bundaberg, as well as the immediate surrounding area, hence its name....	1935–1947, 1950–1969
Claude Wharton	Country	Burnett Electoral district of Burnett The district of Burnett is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in central Queensland, Australia.It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions around Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water,...	1960–1986
Robert Windsor	Liberal	Ithaca	1957–1966

On 3 August 1963, the Country member for Warwick

Electoral district of Warwick

Warwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 2001. It centred on the town of Warwick....

, Otto Madsen, died. Country candidate David Cory won the resulting by-election on 19 October 1963.

On 28 March 1964, the Liberal member for Yeronga

Electoral district of Yeronga

Yeronga was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2001.The district was based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Yeronga.-Members for Yeronga:...

and Minister for Health and Home Affairs, Winston Noble, died. Liberal candidate Norm Lee won the resulting by-election on 6 June 1964.

On 12 October 1964, the Labor member for Cairns

Electoral district of Cairns

The electoral district of Cairns is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland...

, George Wallace, died. Labor candidate Ray Jones won the resulting by-election on 27 February 1965.

On 28 February 1965, the Country member for Mirani

Electoral district of Mirani

The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella...

and Minister for Mines, Main Roads and Electricity, Ernie Evans, died. Country candidate Tom Newbery won the resulting by-election on 15 May 1965.

On 15 April 1966, the Country member for Logan

Electoral district of Logan

The district of Logan is an electoral division in southern Queensland, Australia.Logan encompasses urban and semi-rural environments on the southern outskirts of the Brisbane metropolitan area...

, Robert Harrison, died. No by-election was called due to the proximity of the 1966 state election

Queensland state election, 1966

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin in coalition the Liberal Party, the Australian Labor Party led by...

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