Candidates of the 1963 Queensland state election

The 1963 Queensland state election was held on 1 June 1963.

The Queensland Labor Party (QLP) formally affiliated with the national Democratic Labor Party (DLP) in 1962, resulting in two of its members resigning to sit as independents. Seats won by the QLP in 1960 are listed as DLP-held below.

By-elections

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Retiring Members

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Labor

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Liberal

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Candidates

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Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate DLP candidate Other candidates
Albert Country Eugene Ulrick Cec Carey (CP) Ernest Harley (Ind)
Ashgrove Liberal Terry Kearney Douglas Tooth (Lib) George Cook
Aspley Liberal Edward Humbler Fred Campbell (Lib) Brian Balaam
Aubigny DLP Bruce Strachan Somerset Thorn (CP) Les Diplock
Balonne Country Russell Hall Eddie Beardmore (CP)
Barambah Country William Weir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (CP) Percy Edwards (Ind)
Barcoo Labor Eugene O'Donnell Gordon Vandersee (CP)
Baroona Labor Pat Hanlon Dawn Stanton (Lib) Douglas Garsden Vincent Englart (CPA)
Belmont Labor Fred Newton Cecil Schuurs (Lib) John Taylor
Bowen Liberal John Gralton Peter Delamothe (Lib) Jim McCane
Brisbane Labor Johnno Mann James Rowan (Lib) Jack O'Connell
Bulimba Labor Jack Houston Stan Latham (Lib) Paul Tucker
Bundaberg DLP Matthew Tallon Ted Walsh (Ind)
Burdekin Independent Thomas Niven Oliver Andersen Arthur Coburn (Ind)
Burke Labor Alec Inch
Burnett Country Denis Grace Claude Wharton (CP)
Cairns Labor Watty Wallace Charles Joy (CP) Arthur Trembath
Callide Country Keith Coombs Vince Jones (CP) Nancy Green Alfred O'Rourke (Ind)
Carnarvon DLP Douglas Gow Henry McKechnie (CP) Paul Hilton
Chatsworth Liberal Bob Bradfield Thomas Hiley (Lib) Vince Garrigan
Clayfield Liberal Norm Butler John Murray (Lib) Jack Dolan
Condamine Country Reg Keating Vic Sullivan (CP)
Cook DLP Jack Bethel Bunny Adair (Ind)
Cooroora Country Lancelot Sanderson David Low (CP) Theophilus Chapman (Ind)
Cunningham Country Brian Davis Alan Fletcher (CP) Herbert Scott
Fassifern Country Denis O'Brien Albert Hall (CP) Kenneth Rawle Alf Muller (Ind)
Flinders Country Charles Rattray Bill Longeran (CP) John Judge
Greenslopes Liberal John Hughes Keith Hooper (Lib) Terry Burns Eric Allen (SC)
Edmund Crisp (CPA)
Gregory Country Martin Laracy Wally Rae (CP) Bill Hutchinson
Gympie Country Blair Jamieson Max Hodges (CP) Denis Tanner
Hawthorne Labor Bill Baxter Bill Kaus (Lib) Rogers Judge
Hinchinbrook Country Kevin Cavanagh John Row (CP) Jack Williams George Bordujenko (CPA)
Ipswich East Labor Jim Donald Hedley Scriven (Lib) Andrij Janicky Vic Robb (SC)
Ipswich West Labor Ivor Marsden Jim Cochrane (Lib) Len Maguire
Isis Country George Hooper Jack Pizzey (CP) Tom Carroll Arnold Jones (SC)
Ithaca Liberal Lou Clifford Bob Windsor (Lib) James Ashe Bruce Tannock (SC)
Kedron Labor Eric Lloyd Hubertus Toonen (Lib) Ted Doherty Ron Burrows (Ind)
Kurilpa Liberal Bernie Dokter Clive Hughes (Lib) Maurice Sheehan Paul Kenealy (SC)
Landsborough Country Frank Freemantle Frank Nicklin (CP)
Lockyer Liberal James Keim Gordon Chalk (Lib) Brian Hannan James Dwyer (Ind)
Logan Country William Ware Leslie Harrison (CP) Frank Andrews
Mackay Labor Fred Graham John Matson (CP) Edwin Relf
Mackenzie Country Patrick O'Brien Nev Hewitt (CP)
Maryborough Labor Horace Davies Robert Hunter (CP) Vincent Wenck Douglas Devenish (SC)
Merthyr Liberal Tom Campbell Sam Ramsden (Lib) Geoffrey Traill
Mirani Country George Moody Ernie Evans (CP)
Mount Coot-tha Liberal Norm Maddock Bill Lickiss (Lib) Max Muller
Mount Gravatt Liberal Stuart Barnes Geoff Chinchen (Lib) Eric Allingham
Mourilyan Labor Peter Byrne Alf Martinuzzi (CP) Geoff Higham
Mulgrave Country Stanley Scoines Roy Armstrong (CP) Charles English
Murrumba Country Norman Kruger David Nicholson (CP) John Carter Francis O'Mara (Ind)
Norman Labor Fred Bromley Cyril Ryan (Lib) Harry Wright David Gray (SC)
Nudgee Labor Jack Melloy Dennis Hedges (Lib) Mick O'Connor
Nundah Liberal Frank Roberts William Knox (Lib) Denis Cleary
Port Curtis Labor Martin Hanson Doug McClarty Tom Kelly (Ind)
Redcliffe Independent Colin McInnes Jim Houghton (CP) Michael Doyle Eric Pritchard (Ind)
Ernest Sykes (Ind)
Rockhampton North Labor Merv Thackeray Phil German (Lib) Richard Wasson
Rockhampton South Liberal Charles White Rex Pilbeam (Lib) Stan Doolan Brian Dillon (Ind)
Roma Country Herbert Williamson William Ewan (CP) Bryan Hurley
Salisbury Labor Doug Sherrington Keith Brough (Lib) Miroslav Jansky
Sandgate Labor Harry Dean Maurice White (Lib) Austin McShane
Sherwood Liberal Vincent Kitson John Herbert (Lib) Len Galligan
Somerset Country John Walters Harold Richter (CP)
South Brisbane Labor Col Bennett Gabrielle Horan (Lib) Greg Kehoe
South Coast Country Irene Weir Eric Gaven (CP) Douglas Schwede
Tablelands Country Edwin Wallis-Smith Tom Gilmore (CP) Leo McManus Dino Bertoldo (Ind)
Toowong Liberal Leslie McGrath Alan Munro (Lib) Brian O'Brien
Toowoomba East Liberal Peter Wood Mervyn Anderson (Lib) Frank Mullins
Toowoomba West Labor Jack Duggan August Dietz (Lib) Terry Morris
Townsville North Labor Perc Tucker Robert Bonnett (Lib) Kiernan Dorney Alfred Reeves (Ind)
Townsville South NQ Labor Arthur Trower Tom Aikens (NQLP)
Warrego Labor John Dufficy Michael Turner (CP)
Warwick Country Reggie Wenham Otto Madsen (CP) Daniel Skehan
Wavell Liberal Benjamin Harriss Alex Dewar (Lib) Vincent Bedsor Merv Goldstiver (SC)
Whitsunday Country John Barry Ron Camm (CP)
Windsor Liberal George Georgouras Ray Smith (Lib) Owen O'Donoghue
Wynnum Labor Bill Gunn Oswald Brunner (Lib) Kevin O'Regan
Yeronga Liberal Cyril Cusack Winston Noble (Lib) Mary Andrews Roy Phipps (SC)

See also

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References

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  • Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.