# Results of the 1960 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 28 May 1960 Legislative Assembly
<< 1957–1963 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 813,584 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 752,927 | | Turnout | 92.54 | –2.04 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 9,897 | | Informal | 1.31 | +0.17 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 296,430 | 39.89 | +11.00 | 25 | + 5 |
| | Liberal | 178,567 | 24.03 | +0.80 | 20 | + 2 |
| | Country | 139,720 | 19.50 | –0.49 | 26 | + 2 |
| | Queensland Labor | 91,212 | 12.28 | –11.12 | 4 | – 7 |
| | North Queensland Labor | 7,488 | 1.07 | –0.25 | 1 | ± 0 |
| | Ind. Labor | 2,257 | 0.32 | +0.26 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Ind. Conservative | 2,723 | 0.39 | +0.39 | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 30,897 | 4.16 | | 2 | + 1 |
| Total | Total | 743,030 | | | 78 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1960 Queensland state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albert

1960 Queensland state election: Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Cec Carey | 3,277 | 39.6 | |
| | Independent | Ernest Harley | 3,017 | 36.4 | |
| | Labor | Cecil Jesson | 1,853 | 22.4 | |
| | Independent Country | Grace Plunkett | 132 | 1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,279 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,367 | 92.9 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Ashgrove

1960 Queensland state election: Ashgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Douglas Tooth | 5,228 | 50.3 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Bert Turner | 3,662 | 35.3 | +6.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Thomas Heike | 1,492 | 14.4 | -7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,382 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,505 | 94.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Aspley

1960 Queensland state election: Aspley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fred Campbell | 4,967 | 47.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Nellie Carver | 4,239 | 40.2 | +4.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | George Kerr | 1,336 | 12.7 | -8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,542 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,675 | 94.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Aubigny

1960 Queensland state election: Aubigny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Queensland Labor | Les Diplock | 4,024 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
| | Country | Jim Sparkes | 3,763 | 42.9 | -57.1 |
| | Labor | Bruce Strachan | 981 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,768 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,820 | 93.6 | |
| | Queensland Labor gain from Country | Queensland Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
* Aubigny was uncontested at the previous election.

### Balonne

1960 Queensland state election: Balonne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Eddie Beardmore | 4,049 | 63.1 |
| | Labor | William Dendle | 2,371 | 36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,420 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,495 | 87.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Barambah

1960 Queensland state election: Barambah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | 5,957 | 64.5 |
| | Labor | Bill Weir | 1,968 | 21.3 |
| | Queensland Labor | Daniel Curtain | 1,310 | 14.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,235 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,323 | 95.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Barcoo

1960 Queensland state election: Barcoo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ned Davis | 3,676 | 46.8 |
| | Country | Fred Gowland | 2,835 | 36.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | Tom Foley | 1,337 | 17.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,848 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,900 | 91.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### By-election

* This by-election was caused by the death of Ned Davis. It was held on 1 July 1961.
1961 Barcoo state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eugene O'Donnell | 4,355 | 60.7 | +13.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Gordon Vandersee | 2,819 | 39.3 | +22.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,174 | 99.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,200 | 84.4 | −7.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Baroona

1960 Queensland state election: Baroona :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,094 | 58.8 | +21.0 |
| | Liberal | Roger Moore | 3,450 | 28.6 | -6.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Geoffrey Maule | 1,521 | 12.6 | -14.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,065 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,247 | 91.6 | |
| | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Belmont

1960 Queensland state election: Belmont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 6,120 | 54.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hewitt | 3,869 | 34.5 | -1.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Jean Reville | 1,209 | 10.8 | -5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,198 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,378 | 92.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Bowen

1960 Queensland state election: Bowen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Delamothe | 3,287 | 46.0 | |
| | Labor | William Klaka | 2,813 | 39.4 | |
| | Queensland Labor | James Berryman | 679 | 9.5 | |
| | Communist | James Nisbet | 358 | 5.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,137 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,252 | 94.1 | |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Brisbane

1960 Queensland state election: Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Johnno Mann | 5,511 | 51.6 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal | Jim Rowan | 3,180 | 29.8 | -1.4 |
| | Queensland Labor | Lionel Orreal | 1,979 | 18.5 | -12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,670 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 201 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,871 | 85.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.4 | |

### Bulimba

1960 Queensland state election: Bulimba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Houston | 6,184 | 56.7 | +18.4 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Kelk | 2,985 | 27.4 | -5.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Bob Gardner | 1,734 | 15.9 | -12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,903 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,066 | 94.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.9 | |

### Bundaberg

1960 Queensland state election: Bundaberg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Queensland Labor | Ted Walsh | 5,138 | 40.5 |
| | Labor | John Salter | 5,122 | 40.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Howard | 2,415 | 19.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,675 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,920 | 94.9 |
| | Queensland Labor hold | Queensland Labor hold | Swing | |

### Burdekin

1960 Queensland state election: Burdekin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Arthur Coburn | 3,529 | 50.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Colin McCathie | 2,063 | 29.6 |
| | Labor | Fred Page | 1,367 | 19.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,959 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,012 | 93.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Burke

1960 Queensland state election: Burke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alec Inch | 2,908 | 42.3 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Norm Smith | 2,294 | 33.3 | |
| | Country | Alexander Hindson | 1,681 | 24.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,883 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,971 | 81.4 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Burnett

1960 Queensland state election: Burnett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Claude Wharton | 4,969 | 54.9 |
| | Labor | Denis Grace | 2,459 | 27.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Edward McDonnell | 1,616 | 17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,044 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 0.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Cairns

1960 Queensland state election: Cairns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Watty Wallace | 7,057 | 56.5 |
| | Country | Albert Baggott | 3,736 | 29.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | William Allendorf | 1,704 | 13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,497 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 131 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,628 | 90.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Callide

1960 Queensland state election: Callide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Vince Jones | 4,998 | 62.3 |
| | Labor | Oliver Edwards | 3,022 | 37.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,020 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 114 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,134 | 92.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Carnarvon

1960 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Hilton | 3,611 | 41.3 |
| | Country | Fred Rogers | 3,155 | 36.1 |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 1,983 | 22.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,749 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,851 | 91.7 |
| | Queensland Labor hold | Queensland Labor hold | Swing | |

### Chatsworth

1960 Queensland state election: Chatsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hiley | 5,511 | 53.1 | |
| | Labor | Joseph Ferguson | 3,490 | 33.7 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Terry Burns | 1,366 | 13.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,367 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,499 | 94.5 | |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Clayfield

1960 Queensland state election: Clayfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Harold Taylor | 5,905 | 54.3 |
| | Labor | Edgar Abel | 3,015 | 27.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Harry Wright | 1,953 | 18.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,873 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,045 | 91.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Condamine

1960 Queensland state election: Condamine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Vic Sullivan | 4,723 | 68.8 |
| | Labor | Leslie Beaumont | 1,868 | 27.2 |
| | Independent | James Drabsch | 272 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,863 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,922 | 92.7 |
| | Country gain from Queensland Labor | Country gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | |

### Cook

1960 Queensland state election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Queensland Labor | Bunny Adair | 3,063 | 39.2 |
| | Labor | John Bethel | 2,753 | 35.2 |
| | Country | William Simms | 2,003 | 25.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,819 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,907 | 89.9 |
| | Queensland Labor hold | Queensland Labor hold | Swing | |

### Cooroora

1960 Queensland state election: Cooroora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | David Low | 6,281 | 71.0 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Sanderson | 2,560 | 29.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,841 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,965 | 94.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Cunningham

1960 Queensland state election: Cunningham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alan Fletcher | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fassifern

1960 Queensland state election: Fassifern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Alf Muller | 6,507 | 71.8 |
| | Labor | Denis O'Brien | 2,551 | 28.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,058 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,162 | 94.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Flinders

1960 Queensland state election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Bill Longeran | 3,831 | 47.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Forde | 3,721 | 46.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Patrick McLaughlin | 437 | 5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,989 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,064 | 90.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Greenslopes

1960 Queensland state election: Greenslopes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Keith Hooper | 6,230 | 55.4 | |
| | Labor | John Hughes | 3,225 | 28.7 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Michael Lyons | 1,665 | 14.8 | |
| | Social Credit | Eric Allen | 119 | 1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,239 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,386 | 93.3 | |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Gregory

1960 Queensland state election: Gregory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Wally Rae | 3,695 | 54.4 |
| | Labor | Martin Laracy | 3,098 | 45.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,793 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,897 | 84.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Gympie

1960 Queensland state election: Gympie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Max Hodges | 5,616 | 58.1 | |
| | Labor | Blair Jamieson | 2,920 | 30.2 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Denis Tanner | 1,129 | 11.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,665 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,740 | 95.6 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Hawthorne

1960 Queensland state election: Hawthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Baxter | 5,428 | 51.4 | |
| | Liberal | Clive Harburg | 3,882 | 36.8 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Greg Kehoe | 1,245 | 11.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,555 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,678 | 93.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Hinchinbrook

1960 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | John Row | 3,082 | 44.1 |
| | Labor | Kevin Cavanagh | 2,776 | 39.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Victor Bodero | 697 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | William Wilson | 438 | 6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,993 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,105 | 93.8 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Ipswich East

1960 Queensland state election: Ipswich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | 8,596 | 69.2 | |
| | Liberal | Hedley Scriven | 3,068 | 24.7 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Charles Archer | 761 | 6.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,425 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,526 | 95.8 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Ipswich West

1960 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ivor Marsden | 7,674 | 61.8 | |
| | Liberal | Harry Groth | 3,635 | 29.3 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Selby Guymer | 970 | 7.8 | |
| | Communist | Thomas Millar | 132 | 1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,411 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,498 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Isis

1960 Queensland state election: Isis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jack Pizzey | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Ithaca

1960 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bob Windsor | 5,178 | 46.8 |
| | Labor | Manfred Cross | 4,705 | 42.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | John O'Connell | 1,180 | 10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,063 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,167 | 92.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Kedron

1960 Queensland state election: Kedron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Eric Lloyd | 7,059 | 60.8 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Burrows | 3,412 | 29.4 |
| | Independent | Harold Whitlock | 1,133 | 9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,604 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 191 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,795 | 95.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Kurilpa

1960 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,068 | 49.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Larkin | 4,087 | 39.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Tucker | 1,115 | 10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,270 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,463 | 90.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Landsborough

1960 Queensland state election: Landsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Frank Nicklin | 7,051 | 79.8 |
| | Labor | Frank McLoughlin | 1,768 | 20.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,837 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,974 | 91.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Lockyer

1960 Queensland state election: Lockyer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gordon Chalk | 5,077 | 63.4 |
| | Independent Country | John Martin | 2,319 | 28.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Edwin Olm | 447 | 5.6 |
| | Independent | James Dwyer | 169 | 2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,012 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,094 | 95.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Logan

1960 Queensland state election: Logan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Leslie Harrison | 5,404 | 61.3 | |
| | Labor | Vincent Sheppard | 3,413 | 38.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,817 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,000 | 92.1 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Mackay

1960 Queensland state election: Mackay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Fred Graham | 4,561 | 50.2 |
| | Country | John Matson | 3,526 | 38.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Terence Hayes | 1,004 | 11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,091 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,186 | 93.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Mackenzie

1960 Queensland state election: Mackenzie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Nev Hewitt | 4,329 | 64.8 |
| | Labor | Charles White | 2,348 | 35.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,677 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,760 | 92.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Maryborough

1960 Queensland state election: Maryborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Horace Davies | 7,197 | 66.3 |
| | Country | Ronald Christensen | 3,665 | 33.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,862 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,942 | 96.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Merthyr

1960 Queensland state election: Merthyr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sam Ramsden | 5,376 | 50.1 |
| | Labor | Tom Campbell | 3,562 | 33.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Mick O'Connor | 1,794 | 16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,732 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,937 | 88.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Mirani

1960 Queensland state election: Mirani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Ernie Evans | 4,670 | 62.9 |
| | Labor | George Moody | 2,053 | 27.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Waller O'Grady | 697 | 9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,420 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,506 | 92.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,506 | 92.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Mount Coot-tha

1960 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Morris | 5,803 | 56.8 |
| | Labor | James Davis | 3,057 | 29.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Bryan Hurley | 1,362 | 13.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,222 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,403 | 93.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Mount Gravatt

1960 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Graham Hart | 6,278 | 53.9 |
| | Labor | Fred Pearson | 3,433 | 29.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | Rupert Kneen | 1,117 | 9.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Eric King | 807 | 6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,635 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 125 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,760 | 93.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Mourilyan

1960 Queensland state election: Mourilyan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Peter Byrne | 4,417 | 54.6 |
| | Country | Edmund Webb | 2,905 | 35.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Geoff Higham | 770 | 9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,092 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,207 | 91.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Mulgrave

1960 Queensland state election: Mulgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Roy Armstrong | 3,113 | 49.1 |
| | Labor | Stanley Scoines | 1,723 | 27.2 |
| | Independent | James Hesp | 787 | 12.4 |
| | Queensland Labor | Charles English | 714 | 11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,337 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,405 | 88.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Murrumba

1960 Queensland state election: Murrumba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | David Nicholson | 5,334 | 60.5 |
| | Labor | Norm Kruger | 3,481 | 39.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,815 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,966 | 93.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Norman

1960 Queensland state election: Norman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Fred Bromley | 4,896 | 48.1 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Ryan | 3,679 | 36.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | George Hartnett | 1,489 | 14.6 |
| | Communist | Edmund Crisp | 115 | 1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,179 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,300 | 92.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Nudgee

1960 Queensland state election: Nudgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Melloy | 6,325 | 53.7 | |
| | Liberal | William Banks | 3,926 | 33.3 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Walter Barnes | 1,423 | 12.1 | |
| | Communist | William Hill | 105 | 0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,779 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,930 | 93.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Nundah

1960 Queensland state election: Nundah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Knox | 6,148 | 52.0 |
| | Labor | Michael Sweeney | 3,808 | 32.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Jim Hadley | 1,873 | 15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,829 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,007 | 93.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Port Curtis

1960 Queensland state election: Port Curtis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Burrows | 6,033 | 68.6 |
| | Independent | Desmond Neill-Ballantine | 2,773 | 31.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,806 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,914 | 95.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Redcliffe

1960 Queensland state election: Redcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jim Houghton | 4,047 | 42.0 | |
| | Country | Seymour Gomersall | 2,394 | 24.8 | |
| | Labor | Kenneth Griffith | 2,178 | 22.6 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Edward Dignan | 556 | 5.8 | |
| | Independent | Alexander Black | 470 | 4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,645 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,754 | 92.3 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Rockhampton North

1960 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Merv Thackeray | 7,312 | 60.0 | |
| | Liberal | Hector MacDonald | 3,205 | 26.3 | |
| | Queensland Labor | James Verney | 1,667 | 13.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,184 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,293 | 95.4 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Rockhampton South

1960 Queensland state election: Rockhampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 5,047 | 41.1 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Mick Gardner | 3,801 | 31.0 | |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 3,427 | 27.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,275 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,381 | 93.7 | |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Roma

1960 Queensland state election: Roma :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | William Ewan | 3,629 | 44.5 |
| | Labor | John Taylor | 2,558 | 31.3 |
| | Independent | Richard Condon | 1,976 | 24.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,163 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,224 | 92.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Salisbury

1960 Queensland state election: Salisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Doug Sherrington | 6,243 | 55.7 | |
| | Liberal | Norman Edwards | 3,530 | 31.5 | |
| | Queensland Labor | William Tresillian | 1,299 | 11.6 | |
| | Communist | Walter Stubbins | 141 | 1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,213 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,382 | 92.0 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Sandgate

1960 Queensland state election: Sandgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Harry Dean | 4,990 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Ahearn | 4,112 | 41.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Hindrick Lokhorst | 727 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,829 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,955 | 92.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Sherwood

1960 Queensland state election: Sherwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Herbert | 7,107 | 62.9 |
| | Labor | Gordon Thomson | 4,190 | 37.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,297 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 173 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,470 | 93.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Somerset

1960 Queensland state election: Somerset :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Harold Richter | 4,860 | 55.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | Alexander Skinner | 2,291 | 26.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Warren | 1,672 | 19.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,823 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,949 | 94.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### South Brisbane

1960 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 5,011 | 43.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Vince Gair | 3,294 | 28.9 |
| | Liberal | Charles O'Brien | 3,106 | 27.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,411 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,620 | 88.0 |
| | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | |

### South Coast

1960 Queensland state election: South Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Eric Gaven | 6,611 | 75.9 | |
| | Labor | William Darveniza | 1,872 | 21.5 | |
| | Independent | John Fitzgerald | 223 | 2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,706 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,869 | 87.4 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Tablelands

1960 Queensland state election: Tablelands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Tom Gilmore | 3,438 | 52.8 |
| | Labor | Edwin Wallis-Smith | 2,633 | 40.4 |
| | Queensland Labor | Arthur Mottarelly | 442 | 6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,513 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,636 | 87.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Toowong

1960 Queensland state election: Toowong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alan Munro | 8,200 | 78.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Roger Judge | 2,222 | 21.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,422 | 95.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 553 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,975 | 91.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Toowoomba East

1960 Queensland state election: Toowoomba East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mervyn Anderson | 6,019 | 47.2 | |
| | Labor | Peter Wood | 5,922 | 46.4 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Leonard Green | 818 | 6.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,759 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,856 | 93.3 | |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Toowoomba West

1960 Queensland state election: Toowoomba West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Duggan | 7,414 | 55.3 | |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Storey | 4,768 | 35.5 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Kenneth Rawle | 1,229 | 9.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,411 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,503 | 93.4 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Townsville North

1960 Queensland state election: Townsville North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,262 | 43.4 | |
| | Liberal | Roy Annable | 4,140 | 34.1 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Ronald Comerford | 1,655 | 13.6 | |
| | Independent | Archibald Hooper | 871 | 7.2 | |
| | Communist | P.F. Bishop | 208 | 1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,136 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,302 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Townsville South

1960 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NQ Labor | Tom Aikens | 8,501 | 66.8 | |
| | Labor | Bill Edmonds | 4,216 | 33.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,717 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,940 | 93.3 | |
| | NQ Labor win | NQ Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Warrego

1960 Queensland state election: Warrego :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Dufficy | 4,630 | 66.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Glynn | 2,307 | 33.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,937 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,150 | 87.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Warwick

1960 Queensland state election: Warwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Otto Madsen | 5,437 | 63.9 |
| | Labor | Reggie Wenham | 1,818 | 21.4 |
| | Queensland Labor | George Campbell | 1,254 | 14.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,509 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,617 | 94.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Wavell

1960 Queensland state election: Wavell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 7,134 | 53.7 | |
| | Labor | Benjamin Harriss | 4,696 | 35.3 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Kevin O'Dea | 1,459 | 11.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,289 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,433 | 94.9 | |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Whitsunday

1960 Queensland state election: Whitsunday :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Lloyd Roberts | 4,341 | 56.8 |
| | Labor | Stanley Dalton | 2,669 | 34.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Bernard Lewis | 631 | 8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,641 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,724 | 92.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

#### By-election

* This by-election was caused by the death of Lloyd Roberts. It was held on 1 July 1961.
1961 Whitsunday state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ron Camm | 3,531 | 48.9 | -7.9 |
| | Labor | William Graves | 3,002 | 41.5 | +6.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Peter Dempsey | 694 | 9.6 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,227 | 99.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,264 | 88.5 | −3.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Windsor

1960 Queensland state election: Windsor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ray Smith | 5,364 | 49.9 |
| | Labor | George Georgouras | 3,834 | 35.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Percy Hotham | 1,541 | 14.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,739 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,829 | 93.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Wynnum

1960 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Gunn | 7,789 | 63.4 |
| | Liberal | George Dodd | 3,684 | 30.0 |
| | Queensland Labor | George Campbell | 819 | 6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,292 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,422 | 92.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Yeronga

1960 Queensland state election: Yeronga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Winston Noble | 5,594 | 51.4 |
| | Labor | John O'Donnell | 4,085 | 37.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Francis Wickings | 1,196 | 11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,875 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,999 | 93.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |