Queensland state election, 1974
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Elections were held in the Australia
n state
of Queensland
on 7 December 1974 to elect the 82 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
.
The National
-Liberal
Coalition won a third consecutive victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen
, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland since it won government in 1957.
Australia
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n state
States and territories of Australia
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of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
on 7 December 1974 to elect the 82 members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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...
.
The National
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...
-Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Coalition won a third consecutive victory under 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...
, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland since it won government in 1957.
Results
|}See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974This is a list of members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1974, as elected at the 1972 state election:-See also:*Queensland state election, 1972*Premier: Joh Bjelke-Petersen...
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1974
- Bjelke-Petersen Ministry