Elections were held in the
Australian state
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of
Queensland
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on 28 May 1966 to elect the 78 members of the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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.
The major parties contesting the election were the
Country Party led by
Premier Frank Nicklin
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, the
Labor Party led by
Jack Duggan.
The Country-Liberal coalition won a fourth term in office at the election.
Key dates
Results
Seats changing hands
* Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
* The sitting Labor MP for Hawthorne, Bill Baxter, lost preselection as the Labor candidate. He was expelled from the ALP for running against the selected candidate Thomas Burton. Previous election figures are Labor v Liberal.
See also
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966
This is a list of members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1963 to 1966, as elected at the 1963 state election held on 1 June 1963.
: On 3 August 1963, the Country member for Warwick, Otto Madsen, died. Country candidate ...
*
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1966–1969
This is a list of members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1966 to 1969, as elected at the 1966 state election held on 28 May 1966.
: On 14 March 1967, the Country member for Roma, William Ewan, died. Country candidate ...
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Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1966
The 1966 Queensland state election was held on 28 May 1966.
Retiring Members
*Note: Logan Country MLA Leslie Harrison resigned before the election; no by-election was held.
Labor
* Bill Gunn MLA ( Wynnum)
*Ivor Marsden MLA ( Ipswich West)
Co ...
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Nicklin Ministry
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References
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Elections in Queensland
1966 elections in Australia
1960s in Queensland
May 1966 events in Australia