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1977

This is a list of members of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1977, as elected at the 1974 state election held on 7 December 1974.

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Mike Ahern National Landsborough 1968–1990
Rob Akers Liberal Pine Rivers 1974–1983
Tom Aikens North Queensland Party Townsville South 1944–1977
Gilbert Alison Liberal Maryborough 1971–1977, 1983–1989
Roy Armstrong National Mulgrave 1960–1980
Angelo Bertoni National Mount Isa 1974–1983
Hon Val Bird National Burdekin 1969–1983
Hon Joh Bjelke-Petersen National Barambah 1947–1987
Tony Bourke [3] Liberal Lockyer 1976–1980
Ivan Brown [1][5] Liberal Clayfield 1976–1977
Tom Burns Labor Lytton 1972–1996
David Byrne Liberal Belmont 1974–1977
Hon Ron Camm National Whitsunday 1961–1980
Hon Fred Campbell Liberal Aspley 1960–1980
Ed Casey Independent/Labor [4] Mackay 1969–1995
Hon Sir Gordon Chalk [3] Liberal Lockyer 1947–1976
Geoff Chinchen Liberal Mount Gravatt 1963–1977
David Cory National Warwick 1963–1977
Dr Arthur Crawford Liberal Wavell 1969–1977
Harold Dean Labor Sandgate 1960–1977
Eric Deeral National Cook 1974–1977
Sam Doumany Liberal Kurilpa 1974–1983
Hon Dr Llewellyn Edwards Liberal Ipswich 1972–1983
Tony Elliott National Cunningham 1974–2001
Des Frawley National Murrumba 1972–1983
Ivan Gibbs National Albert 1974–1989
Bill Glasson National Gregory 1974–1989
John Goleby National Redlands 1974–1985
Hon John Greenwood Liberal Ashgrove 1974–1983
Bill Gunn National Somerset 1972–1992
Terry Gygar Liberal Stafford 1974–1983, 1984–1989
Albert Hales National Ipswich West 1974–1977
Martin Hanson [2] Labor Port Curtis 1963–1976
Lindsay Hartwig National Callide 1972–1986
Hon John Herbert Liberal Sherwood 1956–1978
Hon Neville Hewitt National Auburn 1956–1980
Bill Hewitt Liberal Chatsworth 1966–1983
Hon Russ Hinze National South Coast 1966–1988
Hon Max Hodges National Gympie 1957–1979
Hon Keith Hooper Liberal Greenslopes 1957–1977
Kevin Hooper Labor Archerfield 1972–1984
Max Hooper National Townsville West 1974–1980
Hon Jim Houghton National Redcliffe 1960–1979
Jack Houston Labor Bulimba 1957–1980
Lou Jensen Labor/Independent Bundaberg 1969–1977
Ray Jones Labor Cairns 1965–1983
Bob Katter National Flinders 1974–1992
Bill Kaus Liberal Mansfield 1966–1986
Vicky Kippin National Mourilyan 1974–1980
Hon William Knox Liberal Nundah 1957–1989
Rosemary Kyburz Liberal Salisbury 1974–1983
Bill Lamond National Wynnum 1974–1977
Colin Lamont Liberal South Brisbane 1974–1977
Don Lane Liberal Merthyr 1971–1989
Hon Norm Lee Liberal Yeronga 1964–1989
Vince Lester National Belyando 1974–2004
Hon Bill Lickiss Liberal Mount Coot-tha 1963–1989
Brian Lindsay Liberal Everton 1974–1977
Dr John Lockwood Liberal Toowoomba North 1974–1983
Harold Lowes Liberal Brisbane 1974–1977
Hon Peter McKechnie National Carnarvon 1974–1989
Evan Marginson Labor Wolston 1969–1977
Jack Melloy Labor Nudgee 1960–1977
Col Miller Liberal Ithaca 1966–1986
Bob Moore Liberal Windsor 1969–1983
Selwyn Muller National Fassifern 1969–1983
John Murray [1] Liberal Clayfield 1963–1976
Don Neal National Balonne 1972–1992
Hon Tom Newbery National Mirani 1965–1980
Charles Porter Liberal Toowong 1966–1980
Lin Powell National Isis 1974–1989
Bill Prest [2] Labor Port Curtis 1976–1992
Ted Row National Hinchinbrook 1972–1989
Dr Norman Scott-Young Liberal Townsville 1972–1983
Gordon Simpson National Cooroora 1974–1989
Sir Bruce Small National Surfers Paradise 1972–1977
Hon Vic Sullivan National Condamine 1960–1983
Martin Tenni National Barron River 1974–1989
Hon Ken Tomkins National Roma 1967–1983
Neil Turner National Warrego 1974–1986, 1991–1998
John Warner National Toowoomba South 1974–1986
Hon Claude Wharton National Burnett 1960–1986
Keith Wright Labor Rockhampton 1969–1984
Les Yewdale Labor Rockhampton North 1972–1989
Dennis Young Liberal Baroona 1974–1977
1 On 11 February 1976, the Liberal member for Clayfield, John Murray, resigned. Liberal candidate Ivan Brown won the resulting by-election on 11 May 1976.
2 On 19 February 1976, the Labor member for Port Curtis, Martin Hanson, resigned due to ill-health, and died the following day. Labor candidate Bill Prest won the resulting by-election on 29 May 1976.
3 On 12 August 1976, the Liberal member for Lockyer and Deputy Premier, Sir Gordon Chalk, resigned. Liberal candidate Tony Bourke won the resulting by-election on 16 October 1976.
4 On 7 March 1977, the Independent member for Mackay, Ed Casey, who had won twice as an independent after losing Labor preselection ahead of the 1972 election, was readmitted to the Labor Party.
5 On 12 May 1977, the Liberal member for Clayfield, Ivan Brown, died. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1977 state election. The Clayfield electorate was abolished at the election as a result of an electoral redistribution.