# 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

* 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.
| 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) |