1974 Queensland state election

1974 Queensland state election

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All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	89.42 ( 2.99 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Perc Tucker Party Country–Liberal Coalition Labor Leader since 8 August 1968 1 July 1974 (1974-07-01) Leader's seat Barambah Townsville West (lost seat) Last election 47 seats, 42.23% 33 seats, 46.75% Seats won 69 11 Seat change 22 22 Popular vote 615,770 376,187 Percentage 58.97% 36.03% Swing 16.75 10.72
Premier before election Joh Bjelke-Petersen National/Liberal coalition Elected Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen National/Liberal coalition

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 December 1974^[1] to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.^[1]

The National-Liberal Coalition won a third consecutive victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland, which had renamed itself from the Country Party since the previous election. The Labor Party lost two-thirds of its seats, including that of leader Perc Tucker, its worst showing in an election until 2012 and thus a landslide victory for the Coalition.

Labor was reduced to only 11 seats, leading observers to call Labor's caucus a "cricket team." William Bowe of Crikey wrote that for years, the election stood as "the gold standard for Australian election massacres".^[2]