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1972 Queensland state election

1972 Queensland state election

← 1969 27 May 1972 (1972-05-27) 1974 →

All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout92.41 (Increase 0.64 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
QLP
Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Jack Houston No leader
Party Country–Liberal Coalition Labor Queensland Labor
Leader since 8 August 1968 12 October 1966 (1966-10-12)
Leader's seat Barambah Bulimba
Last election 45 seats, 44.70% 31 seats, 44.99% 1 seat, 7.24%
Seats won 47 33 0
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 383,000 424,002 69,757
Percentage 42.23% 46.75% 7.69%
Swing Decrease 2.47 Increase 1.76 Increase 0.46

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 27 May 1972 to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1]

The Country-Liberal Coalition won its sixth consecutive victory since it won government in 1957 and also its second victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

  1. ^ "Parliament of Queensland, Legislative Assembly election results for 27 May 1972". Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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