Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 December 1974 to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The National-Liberal Coalition won a third consecutive victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland, which had renamed itself from the Country Party since the previous election. The Labor Party lost two-thirds of its seats, including that of leader Perc Tucker—its worst showing in an election until 2012. Labor was reduced to only 11 seats, leading observers to call Labor's caucus a "cricket team." William Bowe of Crikey wrote that for years, the election stood as "the gold standard for Australian election massacres". Key dates Results |} Seats changing hands Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. Post-election pendulum See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974 Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977 Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1974 Bjelke-Petersen Ministry References Elections in Queensland 1974 elections in Australia 1970s in Queensland December 1974 events in Australia