Queensland state election, 1969

Queensland state election, 1969

17 May 1969 (1969-05-17)

All 78 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland   First party Second party   Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Jack Houston Party Country/Liberal coalition Labor Leader since 8 August 1968 12 October 1966 (1966-10-12) Leader's seat Barambah Bulimba Last election 47 seats 26 seats Seats won 45 seats 31 seats Seat change 2 5 Percentage 44.70% 44.99% Swing 0.08 1.15

Premier before election Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country/Liberal coalition Elected Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country/Liberal coalition

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 17 May 1969^[1] to elect the 78 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

The Country-Liberal Coalition won its fifth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957. It was also the Coalition's first victory under new leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen after the brief premierships of Gordon Chalk and Jack Pizzey, who in turn had succeeded Frank Nicklin when he had retired the previous year.

The election campaign was characterised by tension between the governing coalition partners.

Results

The election resulted in another win for the Coalition, but a strengthening of the Country Party's position vis-a-vis the Liberal Party. Labor gained back two seats held by ex-Labor ministers who had defected in the 1957 split when both retired, and gained one seat off each of the coalition partners; however, the Country party gained the seat of Burdekin following the conservative independent incumbent's retirement. Labor retained Isis, which it had gained unexpectedly at a November 1968 by-election from the Country Party following Premier Jack Pizzey's death.

Post-election pendulum

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1966–1969
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1969–1972
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1969
• Bjelke-Petersen Ministry

References

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