COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Ten senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,206,231 +04.5 Votes cast: 1,148,198 95.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 94,989 08.3 +02.3 Formal votes: 1,053,209 91.7 -02.3 Quota for election: 95,747 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Russell 19,278 01.8 Group A Roger Wickham 779 00.1 Q:0.218 Susan Benfer 800 00.1 Neville BONNER * Lib 590,836 56.1 ELECTED 1 Ronald Maunsell * NCP 3,334 00.3 Group B Dr Glenister Sheil * NCP 1,276 00.1 Q:6.300 Kathryn Martin * Lib 3,608 00.3 Ian Wood * Lib 2,333 00.2 Stanley Collard NCP 603 00.1 Richard Austin Lib 1,238 00.1 Desmond Breen LM 4,173 00.4 Group C Michael Hartwig LM 341 00.0 Q:0.049 Alan Williams LM 195 00.0 Condon Byrne DLP 26,133 02.5 Group D John Williams DLP 199 00.0 Q:0.280 John Fox DLP 139 00.0 Therese Sheil DLP 133 00.0 Edgar Lanigan DLP 82 00.0 Andrew Jackson DLP 147 00.0 John Lamb AP 2,368 00.2 Group E Arthur Smith AP 148 00.0 Q:0.026 James KEEFFE * ALP 380,730 36.1 ELECTED 2 Ronald McAuliffe * ALP 1,121 00.1 Group F George Georges * ALP 660 00.1 Q:4.050 Dr Malcolm Colston ALP 3,550 00.3 Colleen Freeman ALP 917 00.1 Kenneth Vaughan ALP 762 00.1 James Drabsch 400 00.0 Group G Philip di Felice 88 00.0 Q:0.005 Leonard Gravishchuk 968 00.1 Q:0.010 Grace Plunkett 85 00.0 Q:0.001 Renfrey Clarke 128 00.0 Q:0.001 Albert Field * 2,909 00.3 Q:0.030 John McRae 98 00.0 Q:0.001 Douglas Gillespie 78 00.0 Q:0.001 Anthony Catip 48 00.0 Q:0.001 Malcolm Just 904 00.1 Q:0.009 Anne Glew 928 00.1 Q:0.010 George Allard 58 00.0 Q:0.001 Hubert Giesberts 634 00.1 Q:0.007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Byrne was a Senator for Queensland 1951-59 and 1968-74. 2. Vaughan was Qld MLA for Nudgee 1977-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bonner's 495,089 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 1,006 00.2 20,284 01.9 Wickham 159 00.0 938 00.1 Benfer 131 00.0 931 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * 488,122 98.6 491,456 46.7 ELECTED 3 G Sheil * 696 00.1 1,972 00.2 Martin * 1,920 00.4 5,528 00.5 Wood * 541 00.1 2,874 00.3 Collard 99 00.0 702 00.1 Austin 162 00.0 1,400 00.1 Breen 216 00.0 4,389 00.4 Hartwig 155 00.0 496 00.0 Williams 62 00.0 257 00.0 Byrne 681 00.1 26,814 02.5 Williams 41 00.0 240 00.0 Fox 31 00.0 170 00.0 T Sheil 24 00.0 157 00.0 Lanigan 8 00.0 90 00.0 Jackson 18 00.0 165 00.0 Lamb 37 00.0 2,405 00.2 Smith 19 00.0 167 00.0 KEEFFE * E 380,730 36.1 ELECTED 2 McAuliffe * 365 00.1 1,486 00.1 Georges * 46 00.0 706 00.1 Colston 106 00.0 3,656 00.3 Freeman 41 00.0 958 00.1 Vaughan 15 00.0 777 00.1 Drabsch 18 00.0 418 00.0 Di Felice 3 00.0 91 00.0 Gravishchuk 19 00.0 987 00.1 Plunkett 13 00.0 98 00.0 Clarke 4 00.0 132 00.0 Field * 225 00.0 3,134 00.3 McRae 8 00.0 106 00.0 Gillespie 10 00.0 88 00.0 Catip 3 00.0 51 00.0 Just 28 00.0 932 00.1 Glew 36 00.0 964 00.1 Allard 3 00.0 61 00.0 Giesberts 18 00.0 652 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 495,089 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Keeffe's 284,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 53 00.0 20,337 01.9 Wickham 2 00.0 940 00.1 Benfer 2 00.0 933 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * 52 00.0 491,508 46.7 ELECTED 3 G Sheil * 6 00.0 1,978 00.2 Martin * 11 00.0 5,539 00.5 Wood * 19 00.0 2,893 00.3 Collard 2 00.0 704 00.1 Austin 2 00.0 1,402 00.1 Breen 11 00.0 4,400 00.4 Hartwig 5 00.0 501 00.0 Williams 2 00.0 259 00.0 Byrne 46 00.0 26,860 02.6 Williams 3 00.0 243 00.0 Fox 5 00.0 175 00.0 T Sheil 4 00.0 161 00.0 Lanigan 2 00.0 92 00.0 Jackson 3 00.0 168 00.0 Lamb 28 00.0 2,433 00.2 Smith 18 00.0 185 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * 284,061 99.7 284,061 27.0 ELECTED 4 Georges * 237 00.1 943 00.1 Colston 197 00.1 3,853 00.4 Freeman 90 00.0 1,048 00.1 Vaughan 69 00.0 846 00.1 Drabsch 17 00.0 435 00.0 Di Felice 5 00.0 96 00.0 Gravishchuk 8 00.0 995 00.1 Plunkett 2 00.0 100 00.0 Clarke 1 00.0 133 00.0 Field * 8 00.0 3,142 00.3 McRae 2 00.0 108 00.0 Gillespie 1 00.0 89 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 3 00.0 935 00.1 Glew 2 00.0 966 00.1 Allard 1 00.0 62 00.0 Giesberts 3 00.0 655 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 284,983 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Maunsell's 395,761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 70 00.0 20,407 01.9 Wickham 5 00.0 945 00.1 Benfer 7 00.0 940 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * 395,323 99.9 397,301 37.7 ELECTED 5 Martin * 166 00.0 5,705 00.5 Wood * 40 00.0 2,933 00.3 Collard 9 00.0 713 00.1 Austin 19 00.0 1,421 00.1 Breen 17 00.0 4,417 00.4 Hartwig 8 00.0 509 00.0 Williams 2 00.0 261 00.0 Byrne 36 00.0 26,896 02.6 Williams 3 00.0 246 00.0 Fox 4 00.0 179 00.0 T Sheil 1 00.0 162 00.0 Lanigan 2 00.0 94 00.0 Jackson 0 168 00.0 Lamb 2 00.0 2,435 00.2 Smith 1 00.0 186 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 284,061 27.0 ELECTED 4 Georges * 18 00.1 961 00.1 Colston 2 00.1 3,855 00.4 Freeman 1 00.0 1,049 00.1 Vaughan 1 00.0 847 00.1 Drabsch 2 00.0 437 00.0 Di Felice 1 00.0 97 00.0 Gravishchuk 1 00.0 996 00.1 Plunkett 0 100 00.0 Clarke 1 00.0 134 00.0 Field * 17 00.0 3,159 00.3 McRae 1 00.0 109 00.0 Gillespie 0 89 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 1 00.0 936 00.1 Glew 0 966 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 0 655 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 395,761 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McAuliffe's 189,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 13 00.0 20,420 01.9 Wickham 1 00.0 946 00.1 Benfer 1 00.0 941 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * 35 00.0 397,336 37.7 ELECTED 5 Martin * 7 00.0 5,712 00.5 Wood * 7 00.0 2,940 00.3 Collard 0 713 00.1 Austin 1 00.0 1,422 00.1 Breen 5 00.0 4,422 00.4 Hartwig 1 00.0 510 00.0 Williams 1 00.0 262 00.0 Byrne 17 00.0 26,913 02.6 Williams 1 00.0 247 00.0 Fox 1 00.0 180 00.0 T Sheil 1 00.0 163 00.0 Lanigan 2 00.0 96 00.0 Jackson 1 00.0 169 00.0 Lamb 7 00.0 2,442 00.2 Smith 5 00.0 191 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 4 GEORGES * 189,463 99.8 190,424 18.1 ELECTED 6 Colston 159 00.1 4,014 00.4 Freeman 34 00.0 1,083 00.1 Vaughan 17 00.0 864 00.1 Drabsch 6 00.0 443 00.0 Di Felice 1 00.0 98 00.0 Gravishchuk 3 00.0 999 00.1 Plunkett 1 00.0 101 00.0 Clarke 1 00.0 135 00.0 Field * 3 00.0 3,162 00.3 McRae 2 00.0 111 00.0 Gillespie 1 00.0 90 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 1 00.0 937 00.1 Glew 0 966 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 1 00.0 656 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 189,800 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sheil's 301,589 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 30 00.0 20,450 01.9 Wickham 1 00.0 947 00.1 Benfer 1 00.0 942 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 5 MARTIN * 301,424 99.9 307,136 29.2 ELECTED 7 Wood * 43 00.0 2,983 00.3 Collard 12 00.0 725 00.1 Austin 4 00.0 1,426 00.1 Breen 7 00.0 4,429 00.4 Hartwig 2 00.0 512 00.0 Williams 2 00.0 264 00.0 Byrne 27 00.0 26,940 02.6 Williams 0 247 00.0 Fox 0 180 00.0 T Sheil 1 00.0 164 00.0 Lanigan 1 00.0 97 00.0 Jackson 0 169 00.0 Lamb 2 00.0 2,444 00.2 Smith 1 00.0 192 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 4 GEORGES * E 190,424 18.1 ELECTED 6 Colston 18 00.0 4,032 00.4 Freeman 0 1,083 00.1 Vaughan 0 864 00.1 Drabsch 1 00.0 444 00.0 Di Felice 0 98 00.0 Gravishchuk 1 00.0 1,000 00.1 Plunkett 0 101 00.0 Clarke 0 135 00.0 Field * 9 00.0 3,171 00.3 McRae 0 111 00.0 Gillespie 0 90 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 2 00.0 939 00.1 Glew 0 966 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 0 656 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 301,589 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Georges's 94,677 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 2 00.0 20,452 01.9 Wickham 0 947 00.1 Benfer 1 00.0 943 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 5 MARTIN * 8 00.0 307,144 29.2 ELECTED 7 Wood * 3 00.0 2,986 00.3 Collard 0 725 00.1 Austin 0 1,426 00.1 Breen 0 4,429 00.4 Hartwig 0 512 00.0 Williams 0 264 00.0 Byrne 5 00.0 26,945 02.6 Williams 1 00.0 248 00.0 Fox 1 00.0 181 00.0 T Sheil 0 164 00.0 Lanigan 0 97 00.0 Jackson 0 169 00.0 Lamb 3 00.0 2,447 00.2 Smith 0 192 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 4 GEORGES * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 6 COLSTON 94,618 99.9 98,650 09.4 ELECTED 8 Freeman 27 00.0 1,110 00.1 Vaughan 7 00.0 871 00.1 Drabsch 1 00.0 445 00.0 Di Felice 0 98 00.0 Gravishchuk 0 1,000 00.1 Plunkett 0 101 00.0 Clarke 0 135 00.0 Field * 0 3,171 00.3 McRae 0 111 00.0 Gillespie 0 90 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 0 939 00.1 Glew 0 966 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 0 656 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,677 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Martin's 211,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 19 00.0 20,471 01.9 Wickham 3 00.0 950 00.1 Benfer 3 00.0 946 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 5 MARTIN * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 7 WOOD * 211,237 99.9 214,223 20.3 ELECTED 9 Collard 37 00.0 762 00.1 Austin 22 00.0 1,448 00.1 Breen 6 00.0 4,435 00.4 Hartwig 0 512 00.0 Williams 1 00.0 265 00.0 Byrne 39 00.0 26,984 02.6 Williams 1 00.0 249 00.0 Fox 0 181 00.0 T Sheil 2 00.0 166 00.0 Lanigan 0 97 00.0 Jackson 0 169 00.0 Lamb 2 00.0 2,449 00.2 Smith 0 192 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 4 GEORGES * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 6 COLSTON E 98,650 09.4 ELECTED 8 Freeman 8 00.0 1,118 00.1 Vaughan 0 871 00.1 Drabsch 1 00.0 446 00.0 Di Felice 0 98 00.0 Gravishchuk 0 1,000 00.1 Plunkett 0 101 00.0 Clarke 1 00.0 136 00.0 Field * 13 00.0 3,184 00.3 McRae 0 111 00.0 Gillespie 0 90 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 1 00.0 940 00.1 Glew 1 00.0 967 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 0 656 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 211,397 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Colston's 2,903 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 0 20,471 01.9 Wickham 0 950 00.1 Benfer 0 946 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 5 MARTIN * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 7 WOOD * 0 214,223 20.3 ELECTED 9 Collard 0 762 00.1 Austin 0 1,448 00.1 Breen 0 4,435 00.4 Hartwig 0 512 00.0 Williams 0 265 00.0 Byrne 0 26,984 02.6 Williams 0 249 00.0 Fox 0 181 00.0 T Sheil 0 166 00.0 Lanigan 0 97 00.0 Jackson 0 169 00.0 Lamb 0 2,449 00.2 Smith 0 192 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 4 GEORGES * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 6 COLSTON E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 8 Freeman 2,902 100 4,020 00.4 Vaughan 1 00.0 872 00.1 Drabsch 0 446 00.0 Di Felice 0 98 00.0 Gravishchuk 0 1,000 00.1 Plunkett 0 101 00.0 Clarke 0 136 00.0 Field * 0 3,184 00.3 McRae 0 111 00.0 Gillespie 0 90 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 0 940 00.1 Glew 0 967 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 0 656 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,903 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Wood's 118,476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 3 00.0 20,474 01.9 Wickham 0 950 00.1 Benfer 0 946 00.1 BONNER * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 1 MAUNSELL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 3 G SHEIL * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 5 MARTIN * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 7 WOOD * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 9 COLLARD 118,449 100 119,211 11.3 ELECTED 10 Austin 4 00.0 1,452 00.1 Breen 2 00.0 4,437 00.4 Hartwig 0 512 00.0 Williams 0 265 00.0 Byrne 12 00.0 26,996 02.6 Williams 0 249 00.0 Fox 0 181 00.0 T Sheil 0 166 00.0 Lanigan 0 97 00.0 Jackson 0 169 00.0 Lamb 0 2,449 00.2 Smith 0 192 00.0 KEEFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 2 McAULIFFE * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 4 GEORGES * E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 6 COLSTON E 95,747 09.1 ELECTED 8 Freeman 0 4,020 00.4 Vaughan 0 872 00.1 Drabsch 0 446 00.0 Di Felice 0 98 00.0 Gravishchuk 0 1,000 00.1 Plunkett 0 101 00.0 Clarke 0 136 00.0 Field * 5 00.0 3,189 00.3 McRae 0 111 00.0 Gillespie 0 90 00.0 Catip 0 51 00.0 Just 0 940 00.1 Glew 1 00.0 968 00.1 Allard 0 62 00.0 Giesberts 0 656 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 118,476 1,053,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 13 December 1975, backdated to 1 July 1975. Bonner, Keeffe, McAuliffe, Maunsell and Sheil elected for a term ending 30 June 1981. Collard, Colston, Georges, Martin and Wood elected for a term ending 30 June 1978. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neville Thomas Bonner (1918-99): Appointed 1971. Elected 1972, 1974, 1975 > Stanley James Collard (born 1936): Elected 1975 Born: 25 March 1936, Maleny, Queensland Career: Locomotive engine driver. > Malcolm Arthur Colston (1938-2003): Elected 1975 Born: 5 April 1938, Brisbane Career: Educated University of Queensland. Psychologist. Teacher and researcher. > Albert Patrick Field (1910-90): Appointed 1975. Defeated 1975 Died 1 July 1990 > George Georges (1920-2002): Elected 1967, 1974, 1975 > James Bernard Keeffe (1919-88): Elected 1964, 1970, 1974, 1975 > Ronald Edward McAuliffe (1918-88): Elected 1970, 1974, 1975 > Kathryn Jean Martin (born 1942): Elected 1974, 1975 > Charles Ronald Maunsell (1922-2010): Elected 1967, 1974, 1975 > Glenister Sheil (1929-2008): Elected 1974, 1975 > Ian Alexander Christie Wood (1901-92): Elected 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1975 Wood retired at the 1977 election. Died 7 July 1992 --------------------------------------------------------------------