Section 5: Political timeline

Key

 

 = Liberal  

 

 = Labor (ALP)

 

 = Country-Liberal Coalition

 

 = National Party

 

 = Liberal-National Coalition

N.B. Underlined dates represent election dates under that jurisdiction

Sir Walter A. Bethune
26-May-69 to 3-May-72

1970

 

 

1971

 

Eric E. Reece
3-May-72 to 31-Mar-75

1972

(22-Apr)

 

1973

 

 

1974

 

William A. Neilson
31-Mar-75 to 1-Dec-77

1975

 

 

1976

(11-Dec)

Douglas A. Lowe
1-Dec-77 to 11-Nov-81

1977

 

 

1978

 

 

1979

(28-Jul)

 

1980

 

Harold N. Holgate
11-Nov-81 to 26-May-82

1981

 

Robin T. Gray
27-May-82 to 29-Jun-89

1982

(15-May)

 

1983

 

 

1984

 

 

1985

 

 

1986

(8-Feb)

 

1987

 

 

1988

 

Michael W. Field
29-Jun-89 to 17-Feb-92

1989

(13-May)

 

1990

 

 

1991

 

Raymond J. Groom
17-Feb-92 to 18-Mar-96

1992

(1-Feb)

 

1993

 

 

1994

 

 

1995

 

Anthony M. Rundle
18-Mar-96 to 14-Sep-98

1996

(24-Feb)

 

1997

 

James A. Bacon
14-Sep-98 to 21-Mar-04

1998

(29-Aug)

 

1999

 

 

2000

 

 

2001

 

 

2002

(20-Jul)

 

2003

 

Paul A. Lennon
21-Mar-04 to 26-Mar-08

2004

 

 

2005

 

 

2006

(8-Mar)

 

2007

 

David J. Bartlett
26-May-08 to Present

2008