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 On 1 July 1961, Eugene O'Donnell (Labor) was elected to succeed Edward Davis (Labor), who had died on 10 March 1961, as the member for Barcoo. On 1 July 1961, Ron Camm (Country) was elected to succeed Lloyd Roberts, who had died on 11 March 1961, as the member for Whitsunday
Retiring Members Note: Mount Gravatt Liberal MLA Graham Hart resigned shortly before the election; no by-election was held.
Labor Jim Burrows MLA (Port Curtis)
Liberal Kenneth Morris MLA (Mount Coot-tha) Harold Taylor MLA (Clayfield)
Candidates Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDLP candidateOther 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 1963 Queensland state election Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1960–1963 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966 List of political parties in Australia
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