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Queensland state election, 1980

Queensland state election, 1980
Queensland
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All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
  First party Second party
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Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Ed Casey
Party National/Liberal coalition Labor
Leader since 8 August 1968 28 November 1978 (1978-11-28)
Leader's seat Barambah Mackay
Last election 59 seats 27 seats
Seats won 57 seats 25 seats
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Percentage 54.86% 41.49%
Swing Increase2.49 Decrease1.34

Premier before election

Joh Bjelke-Petersen
National/Liberal coalition

Elected Premier

Joh Bjelke-Petersen
National/Liberal coalition


Joh Bjelke-Petersen
National/Liberal coalition

Joh Bjelke-Petersen
National/Liberal coalition

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.

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.

Queensland state election, 29 November 1980
Legislative Assembly
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