ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CAPRICORNIA, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Musgrave, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,662 Votes cast: 7,285 68.3 Informal votes: 160 02.2 Formal votes: 7,125 97.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace Nelson Lab 3,493 49.0 Alexander PATERSON 3,632 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,125 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Paterson was an independent free trader. 2. Nelson was WA MLA for Hannans 1904-05. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Paterson (1844-1908): Elected 1901 Born: 24 January 1844, Greenock, Scotland. Career: Educated grammar school, Scotland. Shipping manager. Migrated 1875. Businessman, Melbourne and Queensland. Paterson retired in 1903. Died 20 March 1908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Musgrave, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Independent over Labour 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 21,624 +128.1 Votes cast: 12,583 58.2 -10.1 Informal votes: 358 02.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 12,225 97.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Curtis NLU 3,725 30.5 Thomas Ryan 2,435 19.9 David THOMSON Lab 6,065 49.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,225 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Curtis was Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1893-1902, Qld MLC 1914-22. 2. For Ryan, see West Sydney, NSW, 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Alexander Thomson (1856-1926): Elected 1903 Born: 26 February 1856, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Goldminer, Victoria. Shopkeeper, publican, NSW and Queensland. Rockhampton 1896, cordial manufacturer and farmer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over NLU 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,067 +29.8 Votes cast: 14,725 52.5 -05.7 Informal votes: 529 03.6 +00.8 Formal votes: 14,196 96.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward ARCHER AS 7,892 55.6 +25.1 David Thomson * Lab 6,304 44.4 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,196 05.6 15.2 to AS -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Thomson (1844-1908): Elected 1903. Defeated 1906 Died 28 October 1926 > Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940): Elected 1906 Born: 12 December 1871, Croydon, England. Career: Educated Kings College, London. Shipping mananger, pastoralist Canada. Migrated 1897. Pastoralist and businessman, Brisbane. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,065 +10.7 Votes cast: 21,122 68.0 +15.5 Informal votes: 413 02.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 20,709 98.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Archer * Lib 8,950 43.2 -12.4 Hon William HIGGS ALP 11,759 56.8 +12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,709 06.8 12.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edward Walker Archer (1871-1940): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Qld MLA for Normanby 1914-15. Died 1 July 1940 > William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910 Born: 18 January 1862, Wingham, NSW Career: Educated state schools, Sydney. Apprentice printer. Compositor, journalist, editor. Editor Australian Worker 1893. Fortitude Valley Council. Colonial politics: Qld MLA for Fortitude Valley 1899-1901 Senate: Senator for Queensland 1901-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.8 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,455 +07.7 Votes cast: 24,921 74.5 +06.5 Informal votes: 618 02.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 24,303 97.5 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Dyer Lib 8,720 35.9 -06.4 Hon William HIGGS * ALP 15,583 64.1 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,303 14.1 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,394 -00.2 Votes cast: 23,664 70.9 -03.6 Informal votes: 700 03.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 22,964 97.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William HIGGS * ALP 15,475 67.4 +03.3 Neal Macrossan Lib 7,489 32.6 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,964 17.4 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 Treasurer 27 October 1915 to 27 October 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgs resigned from the ministry in protest at Hughes's proposal to question voters at the conscription referendum about their eligibility for military service. In November 1916 he became deputy leader of the ALP in the House, though Senator Gardiner was the official Deputy Leader. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,928 -01.4 Votes cast: 30,335 92.1 +21.2 Informal votes: 638 02.1 -00.9 Formal votes: 29,697 97.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Duncan Nat 14,153 47.7 +15.1 Hon William HIGGS * ALP 15,544 52.3 -15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,697 02.3 15.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgs was unofficial deputy leader of the ALP in the House, although Senator Gardiner was the official Deputy Leader. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,417 +01.5 Votes cast: 29,232 87.5 -04.6 Informal votes: 577 02.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 28,655 98.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Cameron Nat 13,521 47.2 -00.5 Hon William HIGGS * ALP 15,134 52.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,655 02.8 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgs was expelled from the Queensland ALP in January 1920 for advocating an alliance with the Country Party, and as a result was excluded from the ALP Caucus. He subsequently joined the Nationalist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.8 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,120 +35.0 Votes cast: 39,748 88.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,403 03.5 +01.5 Formal votes: 38,345 96.5 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank FORDE ALP 19,904 51.9 +00.5 Albert Gorrie CP 2,362 06.2 Hon William Higgs * Nat 16,079 41.9 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,345 02.5 e 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgs stood as a Nationalist having been expelled from the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Guy Higgs (1862-1951): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Chairman, Royal Commission on Western Australian Finances, 1925. Died 11 June 1951 > Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922 Born: 18 July 1890, Mitchell, Queensland. Career: Educated Christian Brothers School, Toowoomba. Teacher and electrical engineer. State politics: Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1917-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,982 +08.6 Votes cast: 44,631 91.1 +03.0 Informal votes: 1,261 02.8 -00.7 Formal votes: 43,370 97.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Doherty CP 20,846 48.1 +41.9 Frank FORDE * ALP 22,524 51.9 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,370 01.9 00.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1982): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,285 +00.6 Votes cast: 46,218 93.8 +02.7 Informal votes: 1,728 03.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 44,490 96.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank FORDE * ALP 23,376 52.5 +00.6 Robert Staines CP 21,114 47.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,490 02.5 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1982): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,758 +03.0 Votes cast: 47,755 94.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,116 04.4 +00.7 Formal votes: 45,639 95.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank FORDE * ALP 24,362 53.4 +00.9 Robert Staines Nat 21,277 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,639 03.4 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Nationalists is compared with the ALP majority over the Country Party in 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1982): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Minister Assisting the Minister for Customs 22 October 1929 to 4 February 1931 Minister for Trade and Customs from 4 February 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,143 +02.7 Votes cast: 49,848 95.6 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,455 02.9 -01.5 Formal votes: 48,393 97.1 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 28,449 58.8 +05.4 Robert Staines CP 19,944 41.2 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,393 08.8 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1982): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Minister for Trade and Customs to 6 January 1932 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 16 February 1932 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 16 February 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 08.8 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over UAP 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,399 +00.5 Votes cast: 50,573 96.5 +00.9 Informal votes: 965 01.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 49,608 98.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 29,902 60.3 +01.0 John O'Shanesy UAP 19,706 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,608 10.3 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP majority over the Country Party in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,037 +08.9 Votes cast: 54,848 96.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 849 01.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 53,999 98.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 27,221 50.4 -09.9 John Harding DSC 6,235 11.5 Edwin Hiskens CP 20,543 38.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,999 06.2 e 04.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 06.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,508 +06.1 Votes cast: 57,274 94.7 -01.5 Informal votes: 733 01.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 56,541 98.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 33,211 58.7 +08.3 Edwin Hiskens CP 23,330 41.3 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,541 08.7 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for the Army from 7 October 1941 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 7 October 1941 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,274 +01.3 Votes cast: 58,620 95.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 627 01.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 57,993 98.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Frank FORDE * ALP 32,396 55.9 -02.8 Charles Ward UAP 25,597 44.1 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,993 05.9 02.8 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP majority over the Country Party in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for the Army Prime Minister 6 July 1945 to 13 July 1945 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forde, as Deputy Leader of the ALP, became Prime Minister when Curtin died. He resigned after losing a ballot for the ALP leadership to Chifley. He was Australia's shortest-serving Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Bundaberg, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,838 +02.5 Votes cast: 59,158 94.1 -01.6 Informal votes: 1,094 01.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 58,064 98.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Davidson Lib/CP 28,999 49.9 +05.8 Rt Hon Frank Forde * ALP 26,611 45.8 -10.1 Andrew Taylor 2,454 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,064 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Taylor was a Services Party candidate. 2. Davidson was endorsed by both the Liberal and Country parties. His vote is compared with the UAP vote in 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Taylor's 2,454 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVIDSON 1,732 70.6 30,731 52.9 Forde * 722 29.4 27,333 47.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,454 58,064 02.9 08.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis Michael Forde (1890-1983): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943. Defeated 1946 Minister for Defence to 1 November 1946 Minister for the Army to 1 November 1946 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 30 October 1946 Later career: High Commissioner to Canada 1946-53. Organiser, Queensland ALP 1953-55. Qld MLA for Flinders 1955-57. Defeated by one vote in 1957 elections. Charity worker, Brisbane. Died 28 January 1983 > Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946 Born: 14 September 1897, Brisbane. Career: Educated Townsville Grammar School. Dairy farmer, sugar farmer. Official, Queensland Canegrowers Association. Military Service 1916-19, 1938-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davidson sat as a Liberal until 1949. He contested Dawson in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal/Country Party over ALP 02.9 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,137 -45.7 Votes cast: 32,991 96.6 +02.5 Informal votes: 508 01.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 32,483 98.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Gardner ALP 15,121 46.6 +02.1 George PEARCE + Lib 16,949 52.2 -00.1 Edward Robertson CPA 413 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,483 02.3 e 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner was Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1956-60. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry George Pearce (born 1917): Elected 1949 Born: 17 September 1917, Rockhapmton, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools. Retail manager. Fulltime Secretary, Central Queensland Red Cross. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,407 +00.8 Votes cast: 33,267 96.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 346 01.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 32,921 99.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Gardner ALP 15,848 48.1 +01.5 Henry PEARCE * Lib 17,073 51.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,921 01.9 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner was Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1956-60. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry George Pearce (born 1917): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,580 +00.5 Votes cast: 33,660 97.3 +00.6 Informal votes: 444 01.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 33,216 98.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Browne CPA 664 02.0 Harold Gardner ALP 14,318 43.1 -05.0 Henry PEARCE * Lib 18,234 54.9 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,216 05.1 e 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner was Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1956-60. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry George Pearce (born 1917): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.1 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,451 +11.2 Votes cast: 37,270 96.9 -00.4 Informal votes: 823 02.2 +00.9 Formal votes: 36,447 97.8 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Browne CPA 1,026 02.8 +01.7 Colin Maxwell ALP 15,804 43.4 -02.2 Henry PEARCE * Lib 19,617 53.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,447 04.0 e 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry George Pearce (born 1917): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,974 +01.4 Votes cast: 37,902 97.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,020 02.7 +00.5 Formal votes: 36,882 97.3 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Maxwell ALP 14,978 40.6 -02.8 Henry Pearce * Lib 18,074 49.0 -04.8 James Verney QLP 3,830 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Verney's 3,830 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxwell 620 16.2 15,598 42.3 PEARCE * 3,210 83.8 21,284 57.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,830 36,882 05.7 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry George Pearce (born 1917): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,777 +02.1 Votes cast: 38,371 96.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 891 02.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 37,480 97.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Gardner QLP 4,606 12.3 +01.9 George Gray ALP 18,517 49.4 +08.8 Henry Pearce * Lib 14,357 38.3 -10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner was Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1956-60. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gardner's 4,606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAY 2,089 45.4 20,606 55.0 Pearce * 2,517 54.6 16,874 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,606 37,480 05.0 10.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry George Pearce (1917-92): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958. Defeated 1961 Died 23 May 1992 > George Henry Gray (1908-67): Elected 1961 Born: 2 October 1908, Hay, NSW. Career: Educated state schools, University of Sydney. Accountant, customs officer. Cane grower, Queensland, from 1930. Military Service 1939-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,887 +00.3 Votes cast: 38,576 96.7 +00.2 Informal votes: 569 01.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 38,007 98.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George GRAY * ALP 21,335 56.1 +06.7 Alphonsus Schleger DLP 2,967 07.8 -04.5 Maurice South Lib 13,705 36.1 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,007 07.7 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Henry Gray (1908-67): Elected 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,872 +02.5 Votes cast: 39,409 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 482 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 38,927 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Boyle DLP 3,635 09.3 +01.5 George GRAY * ALP 20,315 52.2 -03.9 Neil McKendry Lib 14,977 38.5 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,927 04.9 e 02.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Henry Gray (1908-67): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966 Died 2 August 1967 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 30 SEPTEMBER 1967 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of George Gray -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Boyle DLP 2,628 06.9 (-02.4) Dr Douglas EVERINGHAM ALP 20,215 53.0 (+00.8) Frank Rudd Lib 12,048 31.6 (-06.9) Glen Sheil CP 3,279 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 316 (00.8%) informal 38,170 06.0 e 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sheil, see Queensland Senate 1974. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Nixon Everingham (born 1923): Elected 1967 By Born: 25 June 1923, Wauchope, NSW Career: Educated Fort St High School, Sydney, University of Sydney. Doctor. General practitioner, Rockhampton, Queensland. Active in peace and family planning organizations. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.9 e 1967 by-election two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.0 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 03.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,334 +15.8 Votes cast: 45,600 96.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 413 00.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 45,187 99.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Douglas EVERINGHAM * ALP 28,188 62.4 +13.4 Brian Palmer Lib 14,049 31.1 -10.6 Alfred Rose DLP 2,950 06.5 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,187 13.7 e 12.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Nixon Everingham (1923-2017): Elected 1967 By, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,435 +06.6 Votes cast: 48,399 96.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 685 01.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 47,714 98.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Besley DLP 2,743 05.7 -00.8 Kevin Connor CP 11,176 23.4 Dr Douglas EVERINGHAM * ALP 26,632 55.8 -06.6 Brian Palmer Lib 7,163 15.0 -16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,714 08.2 e 05.5 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the CP is compared with the ALP majority over the Liberals in 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Nixon Everingham (born 1923): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972 Minister for Health from 19 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over CP 08.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,758 +12.5 Votes cast: 54,064 95.3 -00.7 Informal votes: 590 01.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 53,474 98.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Connor CP 13,713 25.6 +02.2 Hon Dr Douglas EVERINGHAM * ALP 27,951 52.3 -03.5 Noel Kenny Lib 11,254 21.0 +06.0 Therese Warner 556 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,474 04.9 e 03.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Nixon Everingham (1923-2017): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Health to 11 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over NCP 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,428 +02.9 Votes cast: 56,157 96.1 +00.8 Informal votes: 513 00.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 55,644 99.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Carige NCP 15,035 27.0 +01.4 Hon Dr Douglas Everingham * ALP 26,874 48.3 -04.0 Alfred Millroy Lib 13,735 24.7 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,644 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Millroy's 13,735 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CARIGE 12,855 93.6 27,890 50.1 Everingham * 880 06.4 27,754 49.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,735 55,644 00.1 05.0 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Douglas Nixon Everingham (1923-2017): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Later career: See Capricornia 1977 > Colin Lawrence Carige (1938-2002): Elected 1975 Born: 19 July 1938, Mount Morgan, Queensland Career: Grazier and clearing contractor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 00.1 Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.4 shift to NCP New notional majority: NCP over ALP 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,696 +10.7 Votes cast: 62,124 96.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 784 01.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 61,340 98.7 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Batey AD 2,217 03.6 Col Carige * NCP 25,314 41.3 +13.6 Douglas Cuddy Lib 3,606 05.9 -19.5 Hon Dr Douglas Everingham ALP 29,996 48.9 +02.0 Ronald Kitching 207 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Everingham was member for Capricornia 1967-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kitching's 207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batey 53 25.6 2,270 03.7 Carige * 62 30.0 25,376 41.4 Cuddy 59 28.5 3,665 06.0 Everingham 33 15.9 30,029 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 207 61,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Batey's 2,270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carige * 1,056 46.5 26,432 43.1 Cuddy 216 09.5 3,881 06.3 EVERINGHAM 998 44.0 31,027 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,270 61,340 01.2 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Colin Lawrence Carige (1938-2002): Elected 1975. Defeated 1977 Died 14 May 2002 > Douglas Nixon Everingham (1923-2017): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over NCP 01.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,811 +04.8 Votes cast: 65,017 95.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 855 01.3 00.0 Formal votes: 64,162 98.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Col Carige NCP 21,292 33.2 -08.1 Hon Dr Douglas EVERINGHAM * ALP 32,688 50.9 +02.0 William Park Lib 7,780 12.1 +06.2 Paul Rackemann 225 00.4 +00.1 Lloyd Webber AD 2,177 03.4 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,162 04.3 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carige was member for Capricornia 1975-77. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Nixon Everingham (1923-2017): Elected 1967by, 1969, 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Fitzroy, Gladstone, Mt Archer, Rockhampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,470 +06.9 Votes cast: 68,088 94.0 -01.9 Informal votes: 754 01.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 67,334 98.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Agnew Lib 11,465 17.0 +04.9 Hon Dr Douglas EVERINGHAM * ALP 36,662 54.4 +03.5 Gregory Read AD 1,881 02.8 -00.6 Helen Reeves NPA 5,620 08.3 David Ryan 226 00.3 Robert Simpson NPA 11,480 17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,334 09.9 e 05.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined NPA vote of 25.4% was a decrease of 7.8% from the 33.2% polled by one NPA candidate in 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Nixon Everingham (1923-2017): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975. Elected 1977, 1980, 1983 Everingham retired at the 1984 election. Died 24 August 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Biloela, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 09.9 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 03.6 shift to NPA New notional majority: ALP over NPA 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,755 -10.6 Votes cast: 60,883 94.0 00.0 Informal votes: 2,019 03.3 +02.2 Formal votes: 58,864 96.7 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Knack AD 1,588 02.7 -00.1 Alan Agnew Lib 5,385 09.1 -07.9 Keith WRIGHT + ALP 29,936 50.9 +00.1 Eric Geissmann 416 00.7 Colin Webber NPA 21,539 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The NPA vote of 36.6% was an increase of 7.6% from the 29.0% polled by two NPA candidates in 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Geissman's 416 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knack 132 31.8 1,720 02.9 Agnew 63 15.2 5,448 09.3 WRIGHT + 141 34.0 30,077 51.1 Webber 79 19.0 21,618 36.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 416 58,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Knack's 1,720 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agnew 652 37.9 6,100 10.4 WRIGHT + 686 39.9 30,763 52.3 Webber 381 22.2 21,999 37.4 (exhausted 1 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,720 58,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Agnew's 6,100 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WRIGHT + 1,162 19.1 31,925 54.2 Webber 4,935 80.9 26,934 45.8 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,100 58,864 04.2 02.1 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Webb Wright (1942-2015): Elected 1984 Born: 9 January 1942, Toowoomba, Queensland Career: Educated University of Queensland, Kelvin Grove Teachers College, Brisbane. Teacher, author. State politics: Qld MLA for Rockhampton 1969-84. Leader of the Opposition 1982-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Biloela, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,386 +07.2 Votes cast: 64,973 93.6 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,752 02.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 63,221 97.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young Lib 6,084 09.6 +00.5 J S Page 1,718 02.7 Ted Price NPA 21,272 33.6 -03.0 Keith WRIGHT * ALP 34,147 54.0 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Page's 1,718 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young 507 29.5 6,591 10.4 Price 354 20.6 21,626 34.2 WRIGHT * 857 49.9 35,004 55.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,718 63,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Young's 6,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Price 5,529 83.9 27,155 43.0 WRIGHT * 1,061 16.1 36,065 57.0 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,591 63,221 07.1 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Webb Wright (1942-2015): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Biloela, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,145 +01.1 Votes cast: 67,125 95.7 +02.1 Informal votes: 1,413 02.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 65,712 97.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Hardy Grn 7,885 12.0 Stanley Collard NPA 24,627 37.5 +03.9 Keith WRIGHT * ALP 33,200 50.5 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collard was a Senator for Queensland 1975-87. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hardy's 7,885 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collard 3,299 43.1 27,926 42.7 WRIGHT * 4,351 56.9 37,551 57.3 (exhausted 235 235 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,885 65,712 07.4 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Webb Wright (1942-2015): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 07.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,450 +14.7 Votes cast: 77,286 96.1 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,998 02.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 75,288 97.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Goody NPA 16,243 21.6 -15.9 Cameron Smyth 322 00.4 Keith Wright * 4,472 05.9 Chris Alroe Lib 12,807 17.0 Jim Rundle 5,308 07.1 Bob Muir Grn 1,259 01.7 -09.6 Marjorie Henzell + ALP 30,766 40.9 -09.7 Bevan Tull 240 00.3 Fay Lawrence AD 1,673 02.2 David Bridgeman 363 00.5 Mavis Hinton 1,835 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright had lost his ALP endorsement as a result of being committed for trial on rape charges. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tull's 240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 19 07.9 16,262 21.6 Smyth 4 01.7 326 00.4 Wright * 22 09.2 4,494 06.0 Alroe 10 04.2 12,817 17.0 Rundle 24 10.0 5,332 07.1 Muir 38 15.8 1,297 01.7 Henzell 72 30.0 30,838 41.0 Lawrence 34 14.2 1,707 02.3 Bridgeman 8 03.3 371 00.5 Hinton 9 03.8 1,844 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 240 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smyth's 326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 69 21.3 16,331 21.7 Wright * 37 11.4 4,531 06.0 Alroe 23 07.1 12,840 17.1 Rundle 36 11.1 5,368 07.1 Muir 20 06.2 1,317 01.7 Henzell 27 08.3 30,865 41.0 Lawrence 13 04.0 1,720 02.3 Bridgeman 16 04.9 387 00.5 Hinton 83 25.6 1,927 02.6 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 326 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bridgeman's 387 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 90 23.3 16,421 21.8 Wright * 23 06.0 4,554 06.0 Alroe 22 05.7 12,862 17.1 Rundle 92 23.8 5,460 07.3 Muir 16 04.1 1,333 01.8 Henzell 41 10.6 30,906 41.1 Lawrence 33 08.5 1,753 02.3 Hinton 69 17.9 1,996 02.7 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 387 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Muir's 1,333 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 116 08.7 16,537 22.0 Wright * 71 05.3 4,625 06.1 Alroe 68 05.1 12,930 17.2 Rundle 239 18.0 5,699 07.6 Henzell 381 28.7 31,287 41.6 Lawrence 368 27.7 2,121 02.8 Hinton 86 06.5 2,082 02.8 (exhausted 4 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,333 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hinton's 2,082 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 445 21.4 16,982 22.6 Wright * 79 03.8 4,704 06.2 Alroe 163 07.8 13,093 17.4 Rundle 772 37.2 6,471 08.6 Henzell 246 11.8 31,533 41.9 Lawrence 372 17.9 2,493 03.3 (exhausted 5 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,082 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lawrence's 2,493 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 340 13.7 17,322 23.0 Wright * 198 08.0 4,902 06.5 Alroe 158 06.4 13,251 17.6 Rundle 730 29.4 7,201 09.6 Henzell 1,056 42.5 32,589 43.3 (exhausted 11 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,493 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wright's 4,902 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 648 13.3 17,970 23.9 Alroe 276 05.6 13,527 18.0 Rundle 1,040 21.3 8,241 11.0 Henzell 2,925 59.8 35,514 47.2 (exhausted 13 36 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,902 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Rundle's 8,241 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 3,292 40.0 21,262 28.3 Alroe 2,002 24.3 15,529 20.6 HENZELL 2,928 35.6 38,442 51.1 (exhausted 19 55 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,241 75,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Alroe's 15,529 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goody 14,292 92.1 35,554 47.3 HENZELL 1,221 07.9 39,663 52.7 (exhausted 16 71 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,529 75,288 02.7 04.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Keith Webb Wright (1942-2015): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993 Later career: Convicted of sexual offences 1993. Died 13 January 2015 > Marjorie Henzell (born 1948): Elected 1993 Born: 21 September 1948 Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Social worker. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Clermont, Mt Morgan, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 02.7 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,664 +04.0 Votes cast: 79,830 95.4 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,733 02.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 78,097 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Muir Grn 1,980 02.5 +00.8 Paul Marek NPA 21,823 27.9 +06.3 Fay Lawrence AD 4,071 05.2 +03.0 Bevan Tull 371 00.5 Marjorie Henzell * ALP 31,531 40.4 -00.5 Mike Wilkinson Lib 18,321 23.5 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tull's 371 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muir 89 24.3 2,069 02.7 Marek 38 10.4 21,861 28.0 Lawrence 89 24.3 4,160 05.3 Henzell * 116 31.7 31,647 40.5 Wilkinson 34 09.3 18,355 23.5 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 371 78,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Muir's 2,069 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marek 555 27.1 22,416 28.7 Lawrence 767 37.5 4,927 06.3 Henzell * 520 25.4 32,167 41.2 Wilkinson 204 10.0 18,559 23.8 (exhausted 23 28 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,069 78,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lawrence's 4,927 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marek 1,676 34.5 24,092 30.9 Henzell * 2,202 45.4 34,369 44.1 Wilkinson 975 20.1 19,534 25.1 (exhausted 74 102 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,927 78,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wilkinson's 19,534 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MAREK 17,709 90.9 41,801 53.6 Henzell * 1,784 09.1 36,153 46.4 (exhausted 41 143 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,534 78,097 03.6 06.3 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marjorie Henzell (born 1948): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 > Paul Marek (born 1964): Elected 1996 Born 25 July 1964, Mount Isa Qld Career: Fitter and turner. Trade union official (AMWU). Belyando Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Central Queensland: Clermont, Longreach, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 03.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,142 -04.2 Votes cast: 76,776 95.8 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,990 02.6 +00.4 Formal votes: 74,786 97.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joan Furness Grn 1,334 01.8 -00.7 Kirsten Livermore ALP 35,229 47.1 +06.8 Fay Lawrence AD 2,255 03.0 -02.3 Paul Marek * NPA 24,197 32.3 +03.7 Len Timms ON 10,393 13.9 Peter Schuback 1,107 01.5 Andrew Purvis 271 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Purvis]s 271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Furness 23 08.5 1,357 01.8 Livermore 19 07.0 35,248 47.1 Lawrence 10 03.7 2,265 03.0 Marek * 36 13.3 24,233 32.4 Timms 62 22.9 10,455 14.0 Schuback 121 44.6 1,228 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 271 74,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Schuback]s 1,228 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Furness 182 14.8 1,539 02.1 Livermore 164 13.4 35,412 47.1 Lawrence 199 16.2 2,464 03.3 Marek * 355 28.9 24,588 32.9 Timms 328 26.7 10,783 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,228 74,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Furness]s 1,539 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Livermore 665 43.2 36,077 48.2 Lawrence 541 35.2 3,005 04.0 Marek * 184 12.0 24,772 33.1 Timms 149 09.7 10,932 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,539 74,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawrence]s 3,005 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVERMORE 1,583 52.7 37,660 50.4 Marek * 1,088 36.2 25,860 34.6 Timms 334 11.1 11,266 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,005 74,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Timms]s 11,266 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVERMORE 3,692 32.8 41,352 55.3 Marek * 7,574 67.2 33,434 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,266 74,786 05.3 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Paul Marek (born 1964): Elected 1996. Defeated 1998 > Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 1969): Elected 1998 Born: 10 November 1969, Mackay Qld Career: Educated University of Queensland. Solicitor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Central Queensland: Clermont, Longreach, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,917 +01.0 Votes cast: 77,795 96.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,070 03.9 +01.3 Formal votes: 74,725 96.1 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Gillham 476 00.6 Herb Clarke ON 5,364 07.2 -06.7 John Lever NPA 15,889 21.3 -11.1 Peter Schuback 512 00.7 John Murphy 343 00.5 Naomi Johns AD 1,334 01.8 -01.2 Lea Taylor Lib 13,159 17.6 Bob Muir Grn 1,068 01.4 -00.3 Kirsten Livermore * ALP 36,580 48.9 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murphy's 343 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillham 18 05.2 494 00.7 Clarke 27 07.9 5,391 07.2 Lever 52 15.2 15,941 21.3 Schuback 118 34.4 630 00.8 Johns 34 09.9 1,368 01.8 Taylor 30 08.7 13,189 17.6 Muir 21 06.1 1,089 01.5 Livermore * 43 12.5 36,623 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 343 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gillham's 494 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 311 63.0 5,702 07.6 Lever 72 14.6 16,013 21.4 Schuback 33 06.7 663 00.9 Johns 8 01.6 1,376 01.8 Taylor 13 02.6 13,202 17.7 Muir 12 02.4 1,101 01.5 Livermore * 45 09.1 36,668 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 494 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Schuback's 663 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 183 27.6 5,885 07.9 Lever 145 21.9 16,158 21.6 Johns 113 17.0 1,489 02.0 Taylor 53 08.0 13,255 17.7 Muir 67 10.1 1,168 01.6 Livermore * 102 15.4 36,770 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 663 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Muir's 1,168 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 106 09.1 5,991 08.0 Lever 113 09.7 16,271 21.8 Johns 380 32.5 1,869 02.5 Taylor 117 10.0 13,372 17.9 Livermore * 452 38.7 37,222 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,168 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Johns's 1,869 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 211 11.3 6,202 08.3 Lever 339 18.1 16,610 22.2 Taylor 268 14.3 13,640 18.2 LIVERMORE * 1,051 56.2 38,273 51.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,869 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Clarke's 6,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 2,571 41.5 19,181 25.7 Taylor 1,863 30.0 15,003 20.7 LIVERMORE * 1,768 28.5 40,041 53.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,202 74,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Taylor's 15,003 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 13,052 84.2 32,233 43.1 LIVERMORE * 2,451 15.8 42,492 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,003 74,725 06.9 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 1969): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Central Queensland: Clermont, Rockhampton, Theodore, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 06.9 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to NPA New notional majority: ALP over NPA 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,027 +12.5 Votes cast: 86,239 94.7 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,664 04.2 +00.3 Formal votes: 82,575 95.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Naomi Johns AD 1,185 01.4 -00.5 John Lever NPA 22,719 27.5 +03.1 Larry Coleman ON 2,575 03.1 -04.8 Judy Canales 787 00.9 Di Kuntschik Lib 10,938 13.2 -01.3 Kirsten Livermore * ALP 38,984 47.2 +00.1 Bill Ingrey 273 00.3 Michael Kane Grn 1,690 02.0 +00.5 Alan Spackman FF 3,424 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ingrey's 273 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johns 14 05.1 1,199 01.5 Lever 19 07.0 22,738 27.5 Coleman 80 29.3 2,655 03.2 Canales 9 03.3 796 01.0 Kuntschik 11 04.0 10,949 13.3 Livermore * 56 20.5 39,040 47.3 Kane 32 11.7 1,722 02.1 Spackman 52 19.1 3,476 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 273 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Canales's 796 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johns 53 06.7 1,252 01.5 Lever 68 08.5 22,806 27.6 Coleman 115 14.5 2,770 03.4 Kuntschik 81 10.2 11,030 13.4 Livermore * 204 25.6 39,244 47.5 Kane 200 25.1 1,922 02.3 Spackman 75 09.4 3,551 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 796 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Johns's 1,252 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 504 40.3 23,310 28.2 Coleman 144 11.5 2,914 03.5 Kuntschik 97 07.8 11,127 13.5 Livermore * 239 19.1 39,483 47.8 Kane 197 15.7 2,119 02.6 Spackman 71 05.7 3,622 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,252 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kane's 2,119 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 230 10.9 23,540 28.5 Coleman 190 09.0 3,104 03.8 Kuntschik 140 06.6 11,267 13.6 Livermore * 1,129 53.3 40,612 49.2 Spackman 430 20.3 4,052 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,119 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Coleman's 3,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 953 30.7 24,493 29.7 Kuntschik 417 13.4 11,684 14.2 Livermore * 665 21.4 41,277 50.0 Spackman 1,069 34.4 5,121 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,104 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Spackman's 5,121 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 2,590 50.6 27,083 32.8 Kuntschik 991 19.4 12,675 15.4 LIVERMORE * 1,540 30.1 42,817 51.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,121 82,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Kuntschik's 12,675 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lever 9,961 78.6 37,044 44.9 LIVERMORE * 2,714 21.4 45,531 55.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,675 82,575 05.1 00.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 1969): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Clermont, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 05.1 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Nationals 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,750 +01.9 Votes cast: 88,040 94.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,960 03.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 85,080 96.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Kilpatrick Lib 15,416 18.1 +07.0 Bob Oakes 1,859 02.2 Bill Ingrey 222 00.3 Kirsten LIVERMORE * ALP 45,508 55.8 +09.9 Paul Bambrick Grn 2,481 02.9 +00.7 Anton Prange AD 422 00.5 -00.9 Jon Eaton FF 1,508 01.8 -02.1 Robert Mills Nat 15,664 18.4 -11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ingrey's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kilpatrick 20 09.0 15,436 18.1 Oakes 82 36.9 1,941 02.3 LIVERMORE * 37 16.7 47,545 55.9 Bambrick 20 09.0 2,501 02.9 Prange 14 06.3 436 00.5 Eaton 23 10.4 1,531 01.8 Mills 26 11.7 15,690 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 85,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Prange's 436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kilpatrick 30 06.9 15,466 18.2 Oakes 88 20.2 2,029 02.4 LIVERMORE * 74 17.0 47,619 56.0 Bambrick 143 32.8 2,644 03.1 Eaton 56 12.8 1,587 01.9 Mills 45 10.3 15,735 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 436 85,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Eaton's 1,587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kilpatrick 424 26.7 15,890 18.7 Oakes 273 17.2 2,302 02.7 LIVERMORE * 298 18.8 47,917 56.3 Bambrick 213 13.4 2,857 03.4 Mills 379 23.9 16,114 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,587 85,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Oakes's 2,302 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kilpatrick 461 20.0 16,351 19.2 LIVERMORE * 638 27.7 48,555 57.1 Bambrick 480 20.9 3,337 03.9 Mills 723 31.4 16,837 19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,302 85,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bambrick's 3,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kilpatrick 452 13.6 16,803 19.8 LIVERMORE * 2,036 61.0 50,591 59.5 Mills 849 25.4 17,686 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,337 85,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kilpatrick's 16,803 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVERMORE * 2,764 16.5 53,355 62.7 Mills 14,039 83.5 31,725 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,803 85,080 12.7 08.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 1969): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Clermont, Rockhampton, Sarina, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 12.7 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.6 shift to LNP 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over LNP 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,962 -00.8 Votes cast: 85,643 93.1 -01.8 Informal votes: 5,263 06.2 +02.8 Formal votes: 80,380 93.8 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Bambrick Grn 4,435 05.5 +02.5 Steve Jeffery 414 00.5 Bevan Mowen 1,402 01.7 Sandra Corneloup FF 2,802 03.5 +01.7 Kirsten Livermore * ALP 36,793 45.8 -09.6 Michelle Landry LNP 32,489 40.4 +03.4 Shane Guley 2,045 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,380 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Landry, see Capricornia 2013. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jeffery's 414 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 135 32.6 4,570 05.7 Mowen 89 21.5 1,491 01.9 Corneloup 58 14.0 2,860 03.6 Livermore * 64 15.5 36,857 45.9 Landry 28 06.8 32,517 40.5 Guley 40 09.7 2,085 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 414 80,380 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mowen's 1,491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 198 13.3 4,768 05.9 Corneloup 225 15.1 3,085 03.8 Livermore * 150 10.1 37,007 46.0 Landry 134 09.0 32,651 40.6 Guley 784 52.6 2,869 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,491 80,380 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Guley's 2,869 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 610 21.3 5,378 06.7 Corneloup 943 32.9 4,028 05.0 Livermore * 576 20.1 37,583 46.8 Landry 740 25.8 33,391 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,869 80,380 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Corneloup's 4,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 1,208 30.0 6,586 08.2 Livermore * 1,071 26.6 38,654 48.1 Landry 1,749 43.4 35,140 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,028 80,380 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bambrick's 6,586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVERMORE * 4,496 68.3 43,150 53.7 Landry 2,090 31.7 37,230 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,586 80,380 03.7 08.4 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 1969): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Livermore retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Clermont, Rockhampton, Sarina, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,409 +02.7 Votes cast: 89,527 94.8 +01.7 Informal votes: 4,614 05.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 84,913 94.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Freeleagus + ALP 31,450 37.0 -08.7 Paul Lewis 439 00.5 Derek Ison PUP 6,747 08.0 Paul Bambrick Grn 2,910 03.4 -02.1 Bruce Diamond 1,777 02.1 Hazel Alley FF 3,274 03.9 +00.4 Michelle Landry LNP 33,608 39.6 -00.9 Robbie Williams KAP 4,708 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lewis's 439 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeleagus + 115 26.2 31,565 37.2 Ison 83 18.9 6,830 08.0 Bambrick 50 11.4 2,960 03.5 Diamond 39 08.9 1,816 02.1 Alley 63 14.4 3,337 03.9 Landry 44 10.0 33,652 39.6 Williams 45 10.3 4,753 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 439 84,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Diamond's 1,816 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeleagus + 400 22.0 31,965 37.6 Ison 241 13.3 7,071 08.3 Bambrick 258 14.2 3,218 03.8 Alley 323 17.8 3,660 04.3 Landry 322 17.7 33,974 40.0 Williams 272 15.0 5,025 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,816 84,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bambrick's 3,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeleagus + 1,625 50.5 33,590 39.6 Ison 527 16.4 7,598 09.0 Alley 474 14.7 4,134 04.9 Landry 316 09.8 34,290 40.4 Williams 276 08.6 5,301 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,218 84,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Alley's 4,134 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeleagus + 777 18.8 34,367 40.5 Ison 646 15.6 8,244 09.7 Landry 2,038 49.3 36,328 42.8 Williams 673 16.3 5,974 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,134 84,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 5,974 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeleagus + 1,777 29.8 36,144 42.6 Ison 2,545 42.6 10,789 12.7 Landry 1,652 27.7 37,980 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,974 84,913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ison's 10,789 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeleagus + 5,660 52.5 41,804 49.2 LANDRY 5,129 47.5 43,109 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,789 84,913 00.8 04.5 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Leanne Landry (born 1962): Elected 2013 Born 15 October 1962, Rockhampton, Qld Career: Manager and small business owner. Electorate officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Landry sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Clermont, Rockhampton, Sarina, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,190 +04.0 Votes cast: 91,397 93.1 -01.7 Informal votes: 3,242 03.5 -01.7 Formal votes: 88,155 96.5 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Giamarelos Grn 4,166 04.7 +01.3 Laurel Carter KAP 6,241 07.1 +01.5 Lindsay Temple FF 4,547 05.2 +01.3 Michelle Landry * LNP 35,310 40.1 +00.5 Ken Murray 4,322 05.0 Leisa Neaton ALP 33,579 38.1 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Giamarelos's 4,166 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 706 17.0 6,947 07.8 Temple 587 14.1 5,134 05.8 Landry * 385 09.2 35,695 40.5 Murray 640 15.4 4,952 05.6 Neaton 1,848 44.4 35,427 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,166 88,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Murray's 4,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 1,530 30.9 8,477 09.6 Temple 1,420 28.7 6,554 07.4 Landry * 723 14.6 36,418 41.3 Neaton 1,279 25.8 36,706 41.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,952 88,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Temple's 6,554 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 3,411 52.0 11,888 13.5 Landry * 1,840 28.1 38,258 43.4 Neaton 1,303 19.9 38,009 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,554 88,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carter's 11,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANDRY * 6,365 53.6 44,633 50.6 Neaton 5,513 46.4 43,522 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,888 88,155 00.6 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Leanne Landry (born 1962): Elected 2013, 2016 Assistant Minister for Children and Families from 28 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Landry sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Kawana, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Sarina, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 00.6 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,585 +04.5 Votes cast: 94,975 92.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 6,008 06.3 +02.8 Formal votes: 88,967 93.7 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Bambrick Grn 4,307 04.8 +00.1 George Birkbeck KAP 3,269 03.7 -03.4 Richard Temple DLP 1,637 01.8 Ken Murray 2,211 02.5 Hon Michelle LANDRY * LNP 36,163 40.7 +00.6 Russell Robertson ALP 21,120 23.7 -14.3 Wade Rothery PHON 15,105 17.0 Lindsay Sturgeon UAP 3,250 03.7 Grant Pratt FACNP 1,905 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Temple's 1,637 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 264 16.1 4,571 05.1 Birkbeck 174 10.6 3,443 03.9 Murray 188 11.5 2,399 02.7 LANDRY * 287 17.5 36,450 41.0 Robertson 494 30.2 21,614 24.3 Rothery 137 08.4 15,242 17.1 Sturgeon 49 03.0 3,299 04.4 Pratt 44 02.7 1,949 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,637 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pratt's 1,949 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 50 02.6 4,621 05.2 Birkbeck 253 13.0 3,696 04.2 Murray 317 16.3 2,716 03.1 LANDRY * 146 07.5 36,596 41.1 Robertson 63 03.2 21,677 24.3 Rothery 793 40.7 16,035 18.0 Sturgeon 327 16.8 3,626 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,949 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Murray's 2,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 346 12.7 4,967 05.6 Birkbeck 680 25.0 4,376 04.9 LANDRY * 525 19.3 37,121 41.7 Robertson 417 15.4 22,094 24.8 Rothery 469 17.3 16,504 18.6 Sturgeon 279 10.3 3,905 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,716 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Murray's 2,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 346 12.7 4,967 05.6 Birkbeck 680 25.0 4,376 04.9 LANDRY * 525 19.3 37,121 41.7 Robertson 417 15.4 22,094 24.8 Rothery 469 17.3 16,504 18.6 Sturgeon 279 10.3 3,905 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,716 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sturgeon's 3,905 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 212 05.4 5,179 05.8 Birkbeck 641 16.4 5,017 05.6 LANDRY * 779 20.0 37,900 42.6 Robertson 317 08.1 22,411 25.2 Rothery 1,956 50.1 18,460 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,905 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Birkbeck's 5,017 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bambrick 498 09.9 5,677 06.4 LANDRY * 1,185 23.6 39,085 43.9 Robertson 768 15.3 23,179 26.1 Rothery 2,566 51.2 21,026 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,017 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bambrick's 5,677 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANDRY * 1,572 27.7 40,657 45.7 Robertson 3,241 57.1 26,420 29.7 Rothery 864 15.2 21,890 24.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,677 88,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Rothery's 21,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANDRY * 14,818 67.7 55,475 62.4 Robertson 7,072 32.3 33,492 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,890 88,967 12.4 11.8 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Leanne Landry (born 1962): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 Assistant Minister for Children and Families Assistant Minister for Northern Australia 6 February 2020 to 2 July 2021 Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism from 2 July 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Landry sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Kawana, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Sarina, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,569 +06.0 Votes cast: 96,196 88.6 -04.0 Informal votes: 5,904 06.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 90,292 93.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kylee Stanton PHON 13,179 14.6 -02.4 Paula Ganfield IMOP 1,126 01.3 Mick Jones Grn 5,302 05.9 +01.0 Russell Robertson ALP 25,330 28.1 +04.3 Steve Murphy LDP 1,392 01.5 Ken Murray 3,048 03.9 Nathan Harding UAP 3,555 03.9 +00.3 Hon Michelle Landry * Nat 35,613 39.4 -01.2 Zteven Whitty GAP 1,747 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ganfield's 1,126 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton 272 24.2 13,451 14.9 Jones 141 12.5 5,443 06.0 Robertson 78 06.9 24,408 28.1 Murphy 55 04.9 1,447 01.6 Murray 195 17.3 3,243 03.6 Harding 57 05.1 3,612 04.0 Landry * 52 04.6 35,665 39.5 Whitty 276 24.5 2,023 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,126 104,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Murphy's 1,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton 302 20.9 13,753 15.2 Jones 85 05.9 5,528 06.1 Robertson 158 10.9 25,566 28.3 Murray 200 13.8 3,443 03.8 Harding 197 13.6 3,809 04.2 Landry * 424 29.3 36,089 40.0 Whitty 81 05.6 2,104 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,447 104,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Whitty's 2,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton 635 30.2 14,388 15.9 Jones 83 03.9 5,611 06.2 Robertson 73 03.5 25,639 28.4 Murray 425 20.2 3,868 04.3 Harding 691 32.8 4,500 05.0 Landry * 197 09.4 36,286 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,104 104,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Murray's 3,868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton 1,156 29.9 15,544 17.2 Jones 575 14.9 6,186 06.9 Robertson 704 18.2 26,343 29.2 Harding 844 21.8 5,344 05.9 Landry * 589 15.2 36,875 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,868 104,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harding's 5,344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton 3,445 64.5 18,989 21.0 Jones 408 07.6 6,594 07.3 Robertson 531 09.9 28,864 29.8 Landry * 960 18.0 37,835 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,344 104,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Jones's 6,594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanton 1,408 21.4 20,397 22.6 Robertson 4,204 63.8 31,078 34.4 Landry * 982 14.9 38,817 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,594 104,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Stanton's 20,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 8,118 39.8 39,196 43.4 LANDRY * 12,279 60.2 51,096 56.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,397 104,247 06.6 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Leanne Landry (born 1962): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Children and Families to 23 May 2022 Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism to 23 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Central Qld: Kawana, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Sarina, Yeppoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,141 +06.1 Votes cast: 102,205 88.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 3,547 03.5 -02.7 Formal votes: 98,658 96.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emily Mawson Labor 31,483 31.9 +03.9 Stephen Andrew ToP 5,999 06.1 +02.2 Cheryl Kempton PHON 15,355 15.6 +01.0 Kerri Hislop FFA 3,646 03.7 Hon Michelle Landry * LNP 36,074 36.6 -02.9 Mick Jones Grn 6,101 06.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hislop's 3,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mawson 387 10.6 31,870 32.3 Andrew 705 19.3 6,704 06.8 Kempton 1,520 41.7 16,875 17.1 Landry * 622 17.1 36,696 37.2 Jones 412 11.3 6,513 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,646 98,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jones's 6,513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mawson 4,453 68.4 36,323 36.8 Andrew 441 06.8 7,145 07.2 Kempton 756 11.6 17,631 17.9 Landry * 863 13.3 37,559 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,513 98,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Andrew's 7,145 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mawson 1,218 17.1 37,541 38.1 Kempton 4,671 65.4 22,302 22.6 Landry * 1,256 17.6 38,815 39.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,145 98,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kempton's 22,302 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mawson 6,032 27.0 43,573 44.2 LANDRY * 16,270 73.0 55,085 55.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,302 98,658 05.8 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Leanne Landry (born 1962): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------