Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1969–1972
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This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 1969 to 1972, as elected at the 1969 state election
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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 1969 to 1972, as elected at the 1969 state election
Queensland state election, 1969
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 17 May 1969 to elect the 78 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.The National-Liberal Coalition won its fifth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957...
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Name | Party | Electorate | Term in office |
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Mike Ahern Michael Ahern (Australian politician) Michael John Ahern AO is a former Queensland National Party politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1987 to September 1989. After a long career in the government of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Ahern became his successor amidst the controversy caused by the Fitzgerald Inquiry into... |
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... |
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.... |
1968–1990 |
John Aiken | 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... |
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... |
1969–1974 |
Tom Aikens | North Queensland Party North Queensland Party The North Queensland Party is a group aspiring to become a political party in Queensland, Australia. They aim to achieve the best possible political outcomes for the North Queensland region. - External links :* * * *... |
Townsville South | 1944–1977 |
Gilbert Alison Gilbert Alison Gilbert Alison is an Australian politician. He served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the seat of Maryborough from 1971 until his defeat in 1977, before returning at the 1983 election as a member of the National Party of Australia... |
Liberal | 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.... |
1971–1977, 1983–1989 |
Roy Armstrong | Country | 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 |
Colin Bennett | Labor/Independent | 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 |
Edgar Baldwin | Labor | 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... |
1969–1974 |
Val Bird | Country | 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... |
1969–1983 |
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 |
Jim Blake | Labor | Isis | 1968–1974, 1977–1983 |
Ray Bousen | 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.... |
1969–1974 |
Fred Bromley | Labor | Norman | 1960–1974 |
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 |
Hon Fred Campbell | Liberal | Aspley Electoral district of Aspley -External links:*... |
1960–1980 |
Ed Casey Ed Casey Edmund Denis Casey was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995... |
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... |
1969–1995 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Dr Arthur Crawford | 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:... |
1969–1977 |
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 |
Brian Davis | 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... |
1969–1974, 1977–1989 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Edward Harris | 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:... |
1966–1974 |
Bill Heatley | Liberal | 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... |
1970–1971 |
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 |
Hon Neville Hewitt | Country | Mackenzie | 1956–1980 |
Bill Hewitt Bill Hewitt (politician) William "Bill" Douglas Hewitt is an Australian politician.Hewitt was a Liberal member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 5 May 1966 to 22 October 1983, representing the electorate of Chatsworth from 5 May 1966 to 12 November 1977 and Greenslopes from 12 November 1977 to 22 October 1983,... |
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... |
1966–1983 |
Russ Hinze Russ Hinze The Hon. Russell James "Russ" Hinze , born in Oxenford on the Gold Coast, was a Queensland politician in the 1970s and 1980s. He presided over an era of controversy that included the setting up of the Racing Development Fund, ministerial rezonings and the licensing of Jupiters Casino... |
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:... |
1966–1988 |
Hon 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 |
Harold Hungerford | Country | Balonne | 1969–1972 |
Alex Inch | Labor | Burke | 1960–1974 |
Lou Jensen | Labor | 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.... |
1969–1977 |
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 |
Vi Jordan | 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.... |
1966–1974 |
Bill Kaus | Liberal | Hawthorne | 1966–1986 |
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 |
Don Lane Don Lane (politician) Donald Frederick Lane was a Minister of Transport in the Bjelke-Petersen state of Queensland's coalition government. A former policeman in the Special Branch, in 1971 he was elected as the Liberal member for Merthyr. In 1983 he joined the National Party providing it with a majority... |
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... |
1971–1989 |
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 |
Evan Marginson Evan Marginson Evan Marginson was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1977, representing Ipswich East until 1972 and Wolston thereafter.... |
Labor | Ipswich East | 1969–1977 |
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 |
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 |
Colin Miller | Liberal | Ithaca | 1966–1986 |
Bob Moore | 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... |
1969–1983 |
Peter Moore | 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... |
1969–1974 |
Selwyn Muller | Country | Fassifern | 1969–1983 |
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 |
Eugene O'Donnell | Labor | Barcoo | 1961–1974 |
Charles Porter | Liberal | Toowong | 1966–1980 |
Hon 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 |
Hon 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 |
Ken Tomkins | Country | Roma | 1967–1983 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Bill Wood | Labor | 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... |
1969–1974 |
Peter Wood Peter Wood (Australian politician) Peter Wood was an Australian politician.Wood and his twin brother Bill were the sons of Les Wood, also a Labor politician. Peter was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1966, representing Toowoomba East; he moved to Toowoomba South in 1972 but was defeated in 1974... |
Labor | 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.... |
1966–1974 |
Keith Wright Keith Wright (Australian politician) Keith Webb Wright is a former Australian politician and convicted rapist. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, he was educated at the University of Queensland and Kelvin Grove Teachers College in Brisbane before becoming a teacher and author.... |
Labor | Rockhampton South | 1969–1984 |
- On 26 December 1969, Country member for AlbertElectoral district of AlbertThe 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...
, Cec Carey, died. Liberal candidate Bill Heatley won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970. - On 4 June 1971, Labor member for MaryboroughElectoral district of MaryboroughThe 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....
, Horace Davies, died. Liberal candidate Gilbert AlisonGilbert AlisonGilbert Alison is an Australian politician. He served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the seat of Maryborough from 1971 until his defeat in 1977, before returning at the 1983 election as a member of the National Party of Australia...
won the resulting by-election on 24 July 1971. - On 30 June 1971, Liberal member for MerthyrElectoral district of MerthyrMerthyr 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...
, Ray Ramsden, resigned. Liberal candidate Don LaneDon Lane (politician)Donald Frederick Lane was a Minister of Transport in the Bjelke-Petersen state of Queensland's coalition government. A former policeman in the Special Branch, in 1971 he was elected as the Liberal member for Merthyr. In 1983 he joined the National Party providing it with a majority...
won the resulting by-election on 24 July 1971. - On 29 October 1971, Liberal member for AlbertElectoral district of AlbertThe 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...
, Bill Heatley, died. No by-election was called because of the proximity of the 1972 election. - On 30 October 1971, Country member for CallideElectoral district of CallideThe district of Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia.It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys...
, Vincent Jones, died. No by-election was called because of the proximity of the 1972 election.
See also
- Queensland state election, 1969Queensland state election, 1969Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 17 May 1969 to elect the 78 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.The National-Liberal Coalition won its fifth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957...
- Premier: Joh Bjelke-PetersenJoh Bjelke-PetersenSir 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...
(National Party of AustraliaNational Party of AustraliaThe 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...
) (1968–1987)