1974 Queensland state election
Joh Bjelke-Petersen National/Liberal coalition Joh Bjelke-Petersen National/Liberal coalition Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 December 1974[1] to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1] The National-Liberal Coalition won a third consecutive victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland, which had renamed itself from the Country Party since the previous election.The Labor Party lost two-thirds of its seats, including that of leader Perc Tucker, its worst showing in an election until 2012 and thus a landslide victory for the Coalition.William Bowe of Crikey wrote that for years, the election stood as "the gold standard for Australian election massacres".[2] Queensland state election, 7 December 1974Legislative Assembly << 1972–1977 >>