Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1960
This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1960 Queensland state election. The election was held on 28 May 1960.
By-elections
- On 31 May 1958, Jack Duggan (Labor) was elected to succeed Leslie Wood (Labor), who had died on 29 March 1958, as the member for North Toowoomba.
- On 6 June 1959, Carlisle Wordsworth (Country) was elected to succeed Robert Watson (Country), who had died on 26 March 1959, as the member for Mulgrave. However, he himself died on 7 May 1960.
Retiring Members
Country
- Carlisle Wordsworth (Mulgrave) - died before the election.
- James Heading (Marodian)
Liberal
Labor
QLP
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Country candidate | Liberal candidate | Labor candidate | QLP candidate | Other party candidate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Country | Cec Carey | Cecil Jesson | Ernest Harley G. D. Plunkett (Ind. Country) | ||
| Ashgrove | Labor | Douglas Tooth | John Albert Turner | |||
| Aspley | Liberal | Fred Campbell | N. T. Carver | G. Kerr | ||
| Aubigny | Country | Walter Sparkes | Bruce Strachan | Les Diplock | ||
| Balonne | Country | Edwin Beardmore | W. M. Dendle | |||
| Barambah | Country | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | William Weir | D. Curtain | ||
| Barcoo | Labor | F. T. Gowland | Edward Davis | Tom Foley | ||
| Baroona | QLP | Roger Moore | Pat Hanlon | G. J. Maule | ||
| Belmont | Labor | W. D. Hewitt | Fred Newton | Jean Reville | ||
| Bowen | N/A | Peter Delamothe | W. F. Klaka | J. Berryman | J. Nisbet (Communist) | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Jim Rowan | John Henry Mann | L. Orreal | ||
| Bulimba | Labor | R. Kelp | Jack Houston | Robert Gardner | ||
| Bundaberg | QLP | R. C. Howard | J. R. Salter | Ted Walsh | ||
| Burdekin | Independent | F. L. Page | Colin McCathie | Arthur Coburn | ||
| Burke | QLP | A. Hindson | Alec Inch | Alfred Smith | ||
| Burnett | N/A | Claude Wharton | Denis Grace | Edward McDonnell | ||
| Cairns | Labor | A. G. B. Baggott | George Wallace | W. J. Allendorf | ||
| Callide | Country | Vincent Jones | O. F. Edwards | |||
| Carnarvon | QLP | Fred Rogers | Douglas Gow | Paul Hilton | ||
| Chatsworth | Liberal | Thomas Hiley | J. W. Ferguson | Terry Burns | ||
| Clayfield | Liberal | Harold Taylor | E. J. Abel | Harry Wright | ||
| Condamine | QLP | Vic Sullivan | L. D. Beaumont | J. E. Drabsch (Ind. Country) | ||
| Cook | QLP | W. H. Simms | John Bethel | Bunny Adair | ||
| Cooroora | Country | David Low | Lancelot Sanderson | |||
| Cunningham | Country | Alan Fletcher | ||||
| Fassifern | Country | Adolf Muller | Denis O'Brien | |||
| Flinders | Country | Bill Lonergan | Frank Forde | P. J. McLaughlin | ||
| Greenslopes | Liberal | Keith Hooper | John Baxter Hughes | Michael Lyons | Eric Allen (Social Credit) | |
| Gregory | Country | Wally Rae | Martin Laracy | |||
| Gympie | Country | Max Hodges | Blair Jamieson | Denis Tanner | ||
| Hawthorne | Labor | C. H. Harburg | William Baxter | Greg Kehoe | ||
| Hinchinbrook | Labor | John Row | K. Cavanagh | V. D. Bodero | W. C. Wilson (New States) | |
| Ipswich East | Labor | Hedley Scriven | Jim Donald | C. A. Archer | ||
| Ipswich West | Labor | H. H. Groth | Ivor Marsden | S. Guymer | M. Millar (Communist) | |
| Isis | Country | Jack Pizzey | ||||
| Ithaca | Liberal | Robert Windsor | M. D. Cross | Jack O'Connell | ||
| Kedron | Labor | R. C. Burrows | Eric Lloyd | H. E. Whitlock | ||
| Kurilpa | QLP | Clive Hughes | A. K. V. Larkin | P. Tucker | ||
| Landsborough | Country | Frank Nicklin | F. F. McLoughlin | |||
| Lockyer | Liberal | Gordon Chalk | J. P. Martin (Ind. Country) E. L. Olm (Ind. Labor) Jim Dwyer (Ind. Labor) | |||
| Logan | Country | Robert Harrison | V. C. Sheppard | |||
| Mackay | Labor | John Matson | Fred Graham | T. P. Hayes | ||
| Mackenzie | Country | Neville Hewitt | Charles White | |||
| Maryborough | Labor | R. A. Christensen | Horace Davies | |||
| Merthyr | Liberal | Ray Ramsden | Tom Campbell | Mick O'Connor | ||
| Mirani | Country | Ernie Evans | George Moody | W. S. O'Grady | ||
| Mount Coot-tha | Liberal | Kenneth Morris | J. W. Davis | Bryan Hurley | ||
| Mount Gravatt | Liberal | Graham Hart | F. Pearson | R. C. Kneen | E. King (Ind. Labor) | |
| Mourilyan | Labor | E. H. Webb | Peter Byrne | Geoff Higham | ||
| Mulgrave | Country | Roy Armstrong | Stanley Scoines | Charles English | J. N. Hesp | |
| Murrumba | Country | David Nicholson | Norm Kruger | |||
| Norman | Labor | Cyril Ryan | Fred Bromley | G. Hartnett | Edmund Crisp (Communist) | |
| Nudgee | Labor | W. C. Banks | Jack Melloy | W. L. Barnes | W. F. Hill (Communist) | |
| Nundah | Liberal | William Knox | M. P. Sweeney | James Hadley | ||
| Port Curtis | Labor | James Burrows | D. H. Neill-Ballantine | |||
| Redcliffe | N/A | S. Gomersall | K. J. Griffith | E. R. H. Dignan | Jim Houghton A. B. Black | |
| Rockhampton North | Labor | H. McDonald | Merv Thackeray | J. C. Verney | ||
| Rockhampton South | N/A | Rex Pilbeam | James Clark | Mick Gardner | ||
| Roma | Country | William Ewan | John Taylor | R. F. Condon | ||
| Salisbury | Labor | N. J. Edwards | Doug Sherrington | W. H. Tresillian | W. Stubbins (Communist) | |
| Sandgate | Liberal | Thomas Ahearn | Harold Dean | |||
| Sherwood | Liberal | John Herbert | G. Thomson | |||
| Somerset | Country | Harold Richter | R. L. Warren | Alexander Skinner | ||
| South Brisbane | QLP | C. B. O'Brien | Col Bennett | Vince Gair | ||
| South Coast | Country | Eric Gaven | W. C. Darveniza | J. E. Fitzgerald | ||
| Tablelands | Country | Tom Gilmore | Edwin Wallis-Smith | A. Mottarelly | ||
| Toowong | Liberal | Alan Munro | Roger Judge | |||
| Toowoomba East | Liberal | Mervyn Anderson | Peter Wood | L. S. Green | ||
| Toowoomba West | Labor | L. E. Storey | Jack Duggan | Kenneth Rawle | ||
| Townsville North | Labor | R. Annable | Perc Tucker | R. M. Comerford | A. Hooper (New State) P. F. Bishop (Communist) | |
| Townsville South | NQLP | W. F. Edmonds | Tom Aikens (NQLP) | |||
| Warrego | Labor | John Dufficy | J. A. Glynn | |||
| Warwick | Country | Otto Madsen | Reggie Wenham | G. T. Campbell | ||
| Wavell | Liberal | Alex Dewar | Benjamin Harriss | K. O'Dea | ||
| Whitsunday | Country | Lloyd Roberts | S. J. Dalton | B. J. Lewis | ||
| Windsor | Liberal | Percy Smith | George Georgouras | P. J. Hotham | ||
| Wynnum | Labor | G. H. Dodd | William Gunn | G. M. Campbell | ||
| Yeronga | Liberal | Winston Noble | J. E. O'Donnell | F. A. Wickings |
See also
- Queensland state election, 1960
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1957–1960
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1960–1963
- List of political parties in Australia
References
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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