1980 Queensland state election


Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 November 1980 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election resulted in a fifth consecutive victory for the National-Liberal Coalition under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was the ninth victory of the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957.

Result

The election saw little change from the 1977 election. The Coalition Government was returned to office, although Labor gained two seats and the Liberals lost two. The Liberal decline continued, and tensions between the Coalition parties increased.

Key dates

Results

Seats changing hands

NATIONAL / LIBERAL SEATS ---
Marginal---
AshgroveJohn GreenwoodLIB0.4%
StaffordTerry GygarLIB0.7%
Barron RiverMartin TenniNAT0.8%
Mount IsaAngelo BertoniNAT0.9%
WindsorBob MooreLIB1.3%
SouthportDoug JenningsNAT2.1% v LIB
SalisburyRosemary KyburzLIB2.3%
WarregoNeil TurnerNAT2.6%
KurilpaSam DoumanyLIB2.7%
MiraniJim RandellNAT3.0%
WhitsundayGeoff MuntzNAT3.5%
RedlandsJohn GolebyNAT4.2%
MerthyrDon LaneLIB4.5%
BurdekinVal BirdNAT4.5%
IpswichLlewellyn EdwardsLIB5.1%
RedcliffeTerry WhiteLIB5.3%
CabooltureDes FrawleyNAT5.3%
Toowoomba NorthJohn LockwoodLIB5.5%
Fairly safe---
TownsvilleNorman Scott-YoungLIB6.0%
FlindersBob KatterNAT6.0%
LockyerTony FitzgeraldNAT6.3% v LIB
MulgraveMax MenzelNAT6.5%
WavellBrian AustinLIB6.9%
YerongaNorm LeeLIB7.0%
Pine RiversRob AkersLIB7.5%
Surfers ParadiseRob BorbidgeNAT7.9%
MansfieldBill KausLIB8.3%
IsisLin PowellNAT8.7%
GregoryBill GlassonNAT9.2%
HinchinbrookTed RowNAT9.2%
FassifernSelwyn MullerNAT9.3%
NundahWilliam KnoxLIB9.6%
IthacaCol MillerLIB9.9%
Safe---
Toowoomba SouthJohn WarnerNAT10.1%
AlbertIvan GibbsNAT10.9%
CarnarvonPeter McKechnieNAT11.8%
Peak DownsVince LesterNAT12.1%
GreenslopesBill HewittLIB12.3%
ToowongIan PrenticeLIB13.1%
AspleyBeryce NelsonLIB13.9% v NAT
South CoastRuss HinzeNAT14.6%
SomersetBill GunnNAT15.0%
RomaKen TomkinsNAT15.4%
Mount GravattGuelfi ScassolaLIB15.7%
CallideLindsay HartwigNAT15.8%
CoorooraGordon SimpsonNAT16.4%
WarwickDes BoothNAT17.7%
GympieLen StephanNAT18.3%
BalonneDon NealNAT18.7%
AuburnNeville HarperNAT19.1%
LandsboroughMike AhernNAT19.5%
BurnettClaude WhartonNAT19.8%
SherwoodAngus InnesLIB20.9%
CondamineVic SullivanNAT22.8%
Mount Coot-thaBill LickissLIB22.9%
CunninghamTony ElliottNAT30.3%
BarambahJoh Bjelke-PetersenNAT31.8%