COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Five senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,259,724 +04.4 Votes cast: 1,193,875 94.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 95,003 08.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 1,098,872 92.0 +00.3 Quota for election: 183,146 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Murphy 26,771 02.4 Group A David Ryan 3,460 00.3 Q:0.174 Ivan Ivanoff 1,595 00.1 Kathryn MARTIN * Lib 557,107 50.7 ELECTED 1 Stanley Collard * NCP 4,261 00.4 Group B David MacGibbon Lib 2,822 00.3 Q:3.081 Anne Glew 5,619 00.5 Group C Geoffrey Crouch 1,055 00.1 Q:0.036 James Drabsch 3,417 00.3 Group D Lloyd Drabsch 431 00.0 Q:0.024 Ace Drabsch 485 00.0 George GEORGES * ALP 371,192 33.8 ELECTED 2 Dr Malcolm Colston * ALP 6,653 00.6 Group E Verona Wake ALP 2,573 00.2 Q:2.077 Vivian Forbes 7,003 00.6 Group F Owen Pershouse 601 00.1 Q:0.046 Suzanne Ham 418 00.0 Barrie Fulcher 354 00.0 Paul Griffin AD 96,377 08.8 Group G Dr Michael Macklin AD 641 00.1 Q:0.536 Maureen Burton AD 1,147 00.1 John Jones 3,730 00.3 Q:0.020 Bruce Chambers 1,160 00.1 Q:0.006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,098,872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Macklin, see Senate Queensland 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Martin's 373,961 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 875 00.2 27,646 02.5 Ryan 432 00.1 3,892 00.4 Ivanoff 109 00.0 1,704 00.2 MARTIN * E 183,146 16.7 ELECTED 1 COLLARD * 369,112 98.7 373,373 34.0 ELECTED 3 MacGibbon 934 00.2 3,756 00.3 Glew 573 00.2 6,192 00.6 Crouch 209 00.1 1,264 00.1 J Drabsch 79 00.0 3,496 00.3 L Drabsch 48 00.0 479 00.0 A Drabsch 18 00.0 503 00.0 GEORGES * E 371,192 33.8 ELECTED 2 Colston * 422 00.1 7,075 00.6 Wake 111 00.0 2,684 00.2 Forbes 125 00.0 7,128 00.6 Pershouse 24 00.0 625 00.1 Ham 43 00.0 461 00.0 Fulcher 10 00.0 364 00.0 Griffin 650 00.2 97,027 08.8 Macklin 46 00.0 687 00.1 Burton 63 00.0 1,210 00.1 Jones 57 00.0 3,787 00.3 Chambers 21 00.0 1,181 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 373,961 1,098,872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Georges's 188,046 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 118 00.1 27,764 02.5 Ryan 29 00.0 3,921 00.4 Ivanoff 14 00.0 1,718 00.2 MARTIN * E 183,146 16.7 ELECTED 1 COLLARD * 56 00.0 373,429 34.0 ELECTED 3 MacGibbon 13 00.0 3,769 00.3 Glew 28 00.0 6,220 00.6 Crouch 20 00.0 1,284 00.1 J Drabsch 66 00.0 3,562 00.3 L Drabsch 65 00.0 544 00.0 A Drabsch 19 00.0 522 00.0 GEORGES * E 183,146 16.7 ELECTED 2 COLSTON * 186,840 99.4 193,915 17.6 ELECTED 4 Wake 331 00.2 3,015 00.3 Forbes 91 00.0 7,219 00.7 Pershouse 37 00.0 662 00.1 Ham 14 00.0 475 00.0 Fulcher 9 00.0 373 00.0 Griffin 203 00.1 97,230 08.8 Macklin 20 00.0 707 00.1 Burton 14 00.0 1,224 00.1 Jones 44 00.0 3,831 00.3 Chambers 15 00.0 1,196 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 188,046 1,098,872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Collard's 190,283 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 78 00.0 27,842 02.5 Ryan 24 00.0 3,945 00.4 Ivanoff 17 00.0 1,735 00.2 MARTIN * E 183,146 16.7 ELECTED 1 COLLARD * E 183,146 16.7 ELECTED 3 MacGIBBON 189,971 99.8 193,740 17.6 ELECTED 5 Glew 43 00.0 6,263 00.6 Crouch 19 00.0 1,303 00.1 J Drabsch 10 00.0 3,572 00.3 L Drabsch 3 00.0 547 00.0 A Drabsch 0 522 00.0 GEORGES * E 183,146 16.7 ELECTED 2 COLSTON * E 193,915 17.6 ELECTED 4 Wake 31 00.0 3,046 00.3 Forbes 17 00.0 7,236 00.7 Pershouse 2 00.0 664 00.1 Ham 2 00.0 477 00.0 Fulcher 0 373 00.0 Griffin 57 00.0 97,287 08.9 Macklin 2 00.0 709 00.1 Burton 2 00.0 1,226 00.1 Jones 3 00.0 3,834 00.3 Chambers 2 00.0 1,198 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 190,283 1,098,872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1978. Collard, Colston, Georges, MacGibbon and Martin elected for a term ending 30 June 1984. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1981): Neville BONNER (Lib), James KEEFFE (ALP), James McAULIFFE (ALP), Ronald MAUNSELL (NCP), Dr Glenister SHEIL (NCP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neville Thomas Bonner (1918-99): Appointed 1971. Elected 1972, 1974, 1975 > Stanley James Collard (born 1936): Elected 1975, 1977 > Malcolm Arthur Colston (1938-2003): Elected 1975, 1977 > George Georges (1920-2002): Elected 1967, 1974, 1975, 1977 > James Bernard Keeffe (1919-88): Elected 1964, 1970, 1974, 1975 > Ronald Edward McAuliffe (1918-88): Elected 1970, 1974, 1975 McAliffe retired at the 1980 election. > David John McGibbon (born 1934): Elected 1977 Born: 13 May 1934, Brisbane Career: Educated University of Queensland. Dental practitioner and lecturer in dentistry. > Kathryn Jean Martin (born 1942): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 > Charles Ronald Maunsell (1922-2010): Elected 1967, 1974, 1975 > Glenister Sheil (1929-2008): Elected 1974, 1975 --------------------------------------------------------------------