ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF DAWSON, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Mackay, Mirani, Proserpine, Rockhampton North -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,070 Votes cast: 33,729 93.5 Informal votes: 659 02.0 Formal votes: 33,070 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Andrew CPA 1,379 04.2 -03.5 George Burns + ALP 12,389 37.5 -05.3 Charles DAVIDSON * CP 19,302 58.4 +12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,070 08.6 e 09.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davidson was member for Capricornia 1946-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davidson had been elected as a joint Liberal-Country Party candidate in 1946, but had sat as a Liberal 1946-49. He was endorsed for Dawson as a Country Party candidate only and sat as a Country Party member from 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Mackay, Mirani, Proserpine, Rockhampton North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,082 00.0 Votes cast: 34,385 95.3 +01.8 Informal votes: 554 01.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 33,831 98.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles DAVIDSON * CP 19,058 56.3 -02.1 George Hyde ALP 14,773 43.7 +06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,831 06.3 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Mackay, Mirani, Proserpine, Rockhampton North -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,319 +03.4 Votes cast: 35,984 96.4 +01.1 Informal votes: 354 01.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 35,630 99.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles DAVIDSON * CP 19,828 55.6 -00.7 George Hyde ALP 15,802 44.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,630 05.6 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Eidsvold, Mackay, Mirani, Pioneer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 05.6 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.8 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,409 +00.2 Votes cast: 35,483 94.9 -01.5 Informal votes: 618 01.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 34,865 98.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Dalton ALP 13,541 38.8 -03.5 Charles DAVIDSON * CP 21,324 61.2 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,865 11.2 03.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Postmaster-General from 11 January 1956 Minister for the Navy from 24 October 1956 Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 26 May 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Eidsvold, Mackay, Mirani, Pioneer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,184 +02.1 Votes cast: 36,235 94.9 00.0 Informal votes: 999 02.8 +01.1 Formal votes: 35,236 97.2 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles DAVIDSON * CP 21,424 60.8 -00.4 Selwyn Ferguson ALP 10,243 29.1 -09.7 Waller O'Grady QLP 3,569 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,236 18.9 e 07.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Postmaster-General Minister for the Navy to 10 December 1958 Deputy Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Eidsvold, Mackay, Mirani, Pioneer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 18.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,932 +02.0 Votes cast: 37,133 95.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 957 02.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 36,176 97.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles DAVIDSON * CP 19,068 52.7 -08.1 Cyril Mitchell ALP 14,764 40.8 +11.7 Waller O'Grady QLP 2,344 06.5 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,176 07.9 e 11.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Davidson (1897-1985): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Postmaster-General Deputy Leader of the Country Party Davidson retired at the 1963 election. His ministerial term ended on 18 December 1963. Later career: Company director. Knighted 1964. Died 29 November 1985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Eidsvold, Mackay, Mirani, Pioneer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,811 +02.3 Votes cast: 38,312 96.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 841 02.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 37,471 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Eshmann DLP 2,543 06.8 +00.3 Dr Douglas Everingham ALP 15,508 41.4 +00.6 George SHAW + CP 19,420 51.8 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,471 06.4 e 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Everingham, see Capricornia by-election 1967. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Shaw (1913-66): Elected 1963 Born: 28 July 1913, Rockhampton, Queensland Career: Educated state schools. Manager of sugar mills, Mackay, Queensland. Died 9 January 1966 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 26 FEBRUARY 1966 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Eidsvold, Mackay, Mirani, Pioneer -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of George Shaw -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,055 +03.1 Votes cast: 37,377 91.0 -05.2 Informal votes: 433 01.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 36,944 98.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Fordyce + CP 16,572 44.9 -06.9 Dr Rex PATTERSON ALP 20,372 55.1 +13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,944 05.1 11.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex Alan Patterson (1927-2016): Elected 1966 by Born: 8 January 1927, Bundaberg, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools, University of Queensland. Agricultural scientist and economist. Military Service 1945. Public servant 1949-66. Fullbright Scholar 1958. Director of Northern Development, Department of National Development. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Eidsvold, Mackay, Mirani, Pioneer -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 06.4 e 1966 by-election two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,326 +06.3 Votes cast: 40,857 96.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 584 01.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 40,273 98.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Fordyce CP 16,510 41.0 -10.8 Bernard Lewis DLP 1,335 03.3 -03.5 Dr Rex PATTERSON * ALP 22,428 55.7 +14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,273 06.4 e 12.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex Alan Patterson (1927-2016): Elected 1966 By, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 06.4 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Labor over Country Party 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,412 +14.4 Votes cast: 46,365 95.8 -00.7 Informal votes: 473 01.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 45,892 99.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hinz CP 14,646 31.9 -10.0 Bernard Lewis DLP 2,280 05.0 +01.7 Dr Rex PATTERSON * ALP 28,966 63.1 +08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,892 14.1 e 08.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex Alan Patterson (1927-2016): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 14.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,780 +07.0 Votes cast: 49,541 95.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 821 01.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 48,720 98.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel Bevis CP 17,998 36.9 +05.0 John Judge DLP 2,618 05.4 +00.4 Dr Rex PATTERSON * ALP 28,104 57.7 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,720 08.8 e 05.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex Alan Patterson (born 1927): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Northern Development from 19 December 1972 Minister for the Northern Territory from 19 October 1973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over CP 08.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,633 +13.2 Votes cast: 55,973 95.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 581 01.0 -00.7 Formal votes: 55,392 99.0 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Braithwaite CP 27,363 49.4 +12.5 Hon Dr Rex PATTERSON * ALP 28,029 50.6 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,392 00.6 08.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Braithwaite, see Dawson 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex Alan Paterson (1927-2016: Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Northern Development to 6 June 1975 Minister for the Northern Territory to 6 June 1975 Minister for Northern Australia 6 June 1975 to 21 October 1975 Minister for Agriculture 21 October 1975 to 11 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over NCP 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,167 +06.0 Votes cast: 59,307 95.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 718 01.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 58,589 98.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Bailey 821 01.4 Raymond Braithwaite NCP 24,022 41.0 Noel McFarlane NCP 6,936 11.8 Hon Dr Rex Patterson * ALP 26,810 45.8 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined NCP vote was 52.8%, an increase of 3.4% from the 49.4% polled by one NCP candidate in 1974. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bailey's 821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braithwaite 561 68.3 24,583 42.0 McFarlane 114 13.9 7,050 12.0 Patterson * 146 17.8 26,956 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 821 58,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McFarlane's 7,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAITHWAITE 6,818 96.7 31,401 53.6 Patterson * 232 03.3 27,188 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,050 58,589 03.6 04.2 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Rex Alan Patterson (1927-2016): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Died 6 April 2016 > Raymond Allen Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975 Born: 6 December 1933, Finch Hatton, Queensland Career: Chartered accountant. Mackay City Council 1964-69. Military Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 03.6 Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,989 +06.1 Votes cast: 62,611 94.9 -00.5 Informal votes: 687 01.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,924 98.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond BRAITHWAITE * NCP 34,624 55.9 Michael Goldsborough ALP 25,923 41.9 -03.9 Frank Paull 1,377 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,924 07.9 e 04.3 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The NCP vote of 55.9% was an increase of 3.1% from the 52.8% polled by two NCP candidates in 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allen Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,845 +08.9 Votes cast: 67,413 93.8 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,080 01.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 66,333 98.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond BRAITHWAITE * NCP 33,205 50.1 -05.8 Brian Caldwell AD 2,299 03.5 Kelly Crombie 330 00.5 -01.7 Barbara Hill ALP 29,960 45.2 +03.3 Robert Oakes 539 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,333 02.2 e 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allen Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Mirani -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 02.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,771 +08.2 Votes cast: 71,999 92.6 -02.2 Informal votes: 815 01.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 71,184 98.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray BRAITHWAITE * NPA 35,686 50.1 +00.0 Kelly Crombie 420 00.6 +00.1 Eric Geissmann 423 00.6 Barbara Hill ALP 34,229 48.1 +02.9 Raymond Jensen 426 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,184 01.2 e 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allen Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 01.2 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.8 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,231 -13.6 Votes cast: 62,709 93.3 +00.7 Informal votes: 2,674 04.3 +03.2 Formal votes: 60,035 95.7 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond BRAITHWAITE * NPA 31,299 52.1 +01.2 Antony Lucas AD 1,913 03.2 John Bird ALP 26,823 44.7 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lucas's 1,913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAITHWAITE * 1,007 52.6 32,306 53.8 Bird 906 47.4 27,729 46.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,913 60,035 03.8 02.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allan Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,172 +07.3 Votes cast: 66,993 92.8 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,510 03.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 64,483 96.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Braithwaite * NPA 29,698 46.1 -06.0 Paul Pottinger Lib 4,553 07.1 Bill Welch ALP 30,232 46.9 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pottinger's 4,553 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAITHWAITE * 3,738 82.1 33,436 51.9 Welch 815 17.9 31,047 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,553 64,483 01.9 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allan Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,861 +03.7 Votes cast: 71,199 95.1 +02.3 Informal votes: 1,525 02.1 -01.6 Formal votes: 69,674 97.9 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Irelandes AD 5,566 08.0 Jim Seymour Lib 7,459 10.7 +03.6 Greg McGarvie ALP 29,869 42.9 -04.0 Raymond Braithwaite * NPA 26,780 38.4 -07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Irlandes's 5,566 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seymour 1,411 25.7 8,870 12.7 McGarvie 3,030 55.2 32,899 47.3 Braithwaite * 1,048 19.1 27,828 40.0 (exhausted 77 77 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,566 69,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Seymour's 8,870 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGarvie 1,793 20.3 34,692 49.9 BRAITHWAITE * 7,045 79.7 34,873 50.1 (exhausted 32 109 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,870 69,674 00.1 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allan Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 00.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,072 +08.3 Votes cast: 77,588 95.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,141 02.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 75,447 97.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Braithwaite * NPA 29,209 38.7 +00.2 Ian Fox Grn 1,795 02.4 Bob McCulloch 6,838 09.1 Michelle MacNevin 597 00.8 Frank Gilbert ALP 28,954 38.4 -04.5 John Mansell Lib 5,545 07.4 -03.4 Steve Quadrio AD 1,884 02.5 -05.4 Neil Heiniger 625 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: MacNevin's 597 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braithwaite * 96 16.2 29,305 38.8 Fox 65 10.9 1,860 02.5 McCulloch 63 10.6 6,901 09.2 Gilbert 84 14.1 29,038 38.5 Mansell 31 05.2 5,576 07.4 Quadrio 47 07.9 1,931 02.6 Heiniger 208 35.0 833 01.1 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 597 75,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Heininger's 833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braithwaite * 162 19.5 29,467 39.1 Fox 167 20.1 2,027 02.7 McCulloch 91 10.9 6,992 09.3 Gilbert 126 15.1 29,164 38.7 Mansell 68 08.2 5,644 07.5 Quadrio 218 26.2 2,149 02.9 (exhausted 1 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 833 75,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fox's 2,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braithwaite * 343 17.0 29,810 39.5 McCulloch 344 17.0 7,336 09.7 Gilbert 454 22.5 29,618 39.3 Mansell 101 05.0 5,745 07.6 Quadrio 780 38.6 2,929 03.1 (exhausted 5 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,027 75,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Quadrio's 2,929 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braithwaite * 587 20.1 30,397 40.3 McCulloch 656 22.4 7,992 10.6 Gilbert 1,071 36.6 30,689 40.7 Mansell 612 20.9 6,357 08.4 (exhausted 3 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,929 75,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mansell's 6,357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Braithwaite * 4,986 78.6 35,383 46.9 McCulloch 490 07.7 8,482 11.3 Gilbert 871 13.7 31,560 41.8 (exhausted 10 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,357 75,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McCulloch's 8,482 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAITHWAITE * 5,222 61.6 40,605 53.8 Gilbert 3,251 38.4 34,811 46.2 (exhausted 9 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,482 75,447 03.8 03.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Allan Braithwaite (born 1933): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Braithwaite retired at the 1996 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 03.8 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,486 +05.4 Votes cast: 81,126 94.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,816 02.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 79,346 97.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Williamson Lib 18,937 23.9 +16.5 Kevin Paine AD 3,095 03.9 +01.4 Tony Duckett 542 00.7 Len Watson 245 00.3 De-Anne Kelly + NPA 28,359 35.7 -03.0 Frank Gilbert ALP 28,168 35.5 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williamson 25 10.2 18,962 23.9 Paine 46 18.8 3,141 04.0 Duckett 73 29.8 615 00.8 Kelly + 37 15.1 28,396 35.8 Gilbert 64 26.1 28,232 35.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 245 79,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Duckett's 615 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williamson 74 12.2 19,036 24.0 Paine 300 49.3 3,441 04.3 Kelly + 118 19.4 28,514 35.9 Gilbert 116 19.1 28,345 35.7 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 615 79,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Paine's 3,441 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williamson 915 27.1 19,951 25.2 Kelly + 956 28.3 29,470 37.2 Gilbert 1,505 44.6 29,853 37.7 (exhausted 65 72 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,441 79,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Williamson's 19,951 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY + 17,991 90.5 47,461 59.9 Gilbert 1,891 09.5 31,744 40.1 (exhausted 69 141 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,951 79,346 09.9 06.1 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- De-Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1954): Elected 1996 Born 21 March 1954, Rockhampton Qld Career: Educated University of Queensland. Engineer, canegrower, farmer and businesswoman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives for the NPA or its predecessor, the Country Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 09.9 Effect of redistribution: 01.0 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,390 -02.5 Votes cast: 79,822 95.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,219 02.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 77,603 97.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbara Eggers ON 12,350 15.9 Mark Stroppiana ALP 29,507 38.0 +03.3 Darin Preston AD 1,567 02.0 -01.9 De-Anne Kelly * NPA 32,312 41.6 +05.5 Helen King Grn 1,027 01.3 Kevin McLean 840 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McLean's 840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggers 128 15.2 12,478 16.1 Stroppiana 171 20.4 29,678 38.2 Preston 121 14.4 1,688 02.2 Kelly * 198 23.6 32,510 41.9 King 222 26.4 1,249 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 840 77,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: King's 1,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggers 172 13.8 12,650 16.3 Stroppiana 338 27.1 30,016 38.7 Preston 404 32.3 2,092 02.7 Kelly * 335 26.8 32,845 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,249 77,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Preston's 2,092 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggers 225 10.8 12,875 16.6 Stroppiana 1,016 48.6 31,032 40.0 Kelly * 851 40.7 33,696 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,092 77,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Eggers's 12,875 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stroppiana 4,343 33.7 35,375 45.6 KELLY * 8,532 66.3 42,228 54.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,875 77,603 04.4 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- De-Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,647 +03.9 Votes cast: 83,230 96.1 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,929 04.7 +01.9 Formal votes: 79,301 95.3 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Pukallas 693 00.9 Barry Jones Grn 1,940 02.4 +01.1 De-Anne KELLY * NPA 39,827 50.2 +08.6 Cherry Feeney ALP 26,782 33.8 -04.2 Andrew Ellul 1,050 01.3 Karen Offield AD 2,195 02.8 +00.7 Rob Robinson ON 6,814 08.6 -07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pukallas's 692 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 370 53.5 2,310 02.9 KELLY * 124 17.9 39,951 50.4 Feeney 63 09.1 26,845 33.8 Ellul 43 06.2 1,093 01.4 Offield 29 04.2 2,224 02.8 Robinson 63 09.1 6,877 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 692 79,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ellul's 1,093 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 186 17.0 2,496 03.1 KELLY * 250 22.9 40,201 50.7 Feeney 201 18.4 27,046 34.1 Offield 239 21.9 2,463 03.1 Robinson 217 19.8 7,094 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,093 79,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Offield's 2,463 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 931 37.8 3,427 04.3 KELLY * 519 21.1 40,720 51.3 Feeney 667 27.1 27,713 34.9 Robinson 346 14.0 7,440 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,463 79,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jones's 3,427 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY * 1,386 40.4 42,106 53.1 Feeney 1,509 44.0 29,222 36.8 Robinson 532 15.5 7,972 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,427 79,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Robinson's 7,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY * 3,881 48.7 45,987 58.0 Feeney 4,091 51.3 33,313 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,972 79,301 08.0 03.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- De-Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Queensland Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 08.0 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,615 +05.7 Votes cast: 86,502 94.4 -01.7 Informal votes: 4,683 05.4 +00.7 Formal votes: 81,819 94.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Menzel 5,647 06.9 Bev Smith FF 2,435 03.0 Hon De-Anne Kelly * NPA 39,406 48.2 -02.1 Debbie Lowis 645 00.8 Lewis Arroita ON 2,572 03.1 -05.4 Cherry Feeney ALP 25,626 31.3 -02.4 Archie Julien 690 00.8 Tony Fontes Grn 2,606 03.2 +00.7 Jan Pukallus 2,192 02.7 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lowis's 645 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzel 114 17.7 5,761 07.0 Smith 60 09.3 2,495 03.1 Kelly * 168 26.1 39,574 48.4 Arroita 183 28.4 2,755 03.4 Feeney 62 09.6 25,688 31.4 Julien 18 02.8 708 00.9 Fontes 16 02.5 2,622 03.2 Pukallus 24 03.7 2,216 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 645 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Julien's 708 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzel 110 15.5 5,871 07.2 Smith 27 03.8 2,522 03.1 Kelly * 122 17.2 39,696 48.5 Arroita 46 06.5 2,801 03.4 Feeney 166 23.5 25,854 31.6 Fontes 200 28.3 2,822 03.5 Pukallus 37 05.2 2,253 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 708 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pukallus's 2,253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzel 340 15.1 6,211 07.6 Smith 166 07.4 2,688 03.3 Kelly * 469 20.8 40,165 49.1 Arroita 308 13.7 3,109 03.8 Feeney 395 17.5 26,249 32.1 Fontes 575 25.5 3,397 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,253 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 2,688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzel 629 23.4 6,840 08.4 KELLY * 1,229 45.7 41,394 50.6 Arroita 284 10.6 3,393 04.2 Feeney 352 13.1 26,601 32.5 Fontes 194 07.2 3,591 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,688 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Arroita's 3,393 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzel 1,433 42.2 8,273 10.1 KELLY * 904 26.6 42,298 51.7 Feeney 639 18.8 27,240 33.3 Fontes 417 12.3 4,008 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,393 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Fontes's 4,008 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzel 1,166 29.1 9,439 11.5 KELLY * 649 16.2 42,947 52.5 Feeney 2,193 54.7 29,433 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,008 81,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Menzel's 9,439 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY * 6,452 68.4 49,399 60.4 Feeney 2,987 31.6 32,420 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,439 81,819 10.4 02.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- De-Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services to 25 October 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade to 25 October 2004 Minister for Veterans' Affairs 25 October 2004 to 27 January 2006 Parliamentary Secretary (Trade) from 27 January 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 10.4 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,453 -04.5 Votes cast: 83,062 95.0 +00.6 Informal votes: 3,156 03.8 -01.6 Formal votes: 79,906 96.2 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Bell Grn 3,489 04.4 +00.9 Hon De-Anne Kelly * Nat 33,948 42.5 -03.0 Andrew Harris 432 00.5 Rena Lee FF 2,398 03.0 -00.1 James Bidgood ALP 38,423 48.1 +16.4 Chris Doyle AD 1,216 01.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 71 16.4 3,560 04.5 Kelly * 97 22.5 34,045 42.6 Lee 136 31.5 2,534 03.2 Bidgood 65 15.1 38,488 48.2 Doyle 63 14.6 1,279 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 432 79,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Doyle's 1,279 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 353 27.6 3,913 04.9 Kelly * 284 22.2 34,329 43.0 Lee 246 19.2 2,780 03.5 Bidgood 396 31.0 38,884 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,279 79,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lee's 2,780 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 773 27.8 4,686 05.9 Kelly * 1,238 44.5 35,567 44.5 Bidgood 769 27.7 39,653 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,780 79,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 4,686 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 1,819 38.8 37,386 46.8 BIDGOOD 2,867 61.2 42,520 53.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,686 79,906 03.2 13.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > De-Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007 Parliamentary Secretary (Trade) to 3 December 2007 > James Mark Bidgood (born 1959): Elected 2007 Born: 28 May 1959, London, United Kingdom Career: Educated Open University London. Health Centre finance manager. Mackay City Council. Bidgood retired at the 2010 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Annandale, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 03.2 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.6 shift to LNP 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over LNP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,553 +08.1 Votes cast: 88,019 93.1 -01.8 Informal votes: 5,070 05.8 +02.0 Formal votes: 82,949 94.2 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Ingrey 1,287 01.6 George Christensen LNP 37,940 45.7 +02.6 Damian Herrington FF 4,100 04.9 +02.1 Jonathan Dykyj Grn 6,406 07.7 +03.3 Mike Brunker + ALP 33,216 40.0 -07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ingrey's 1,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen 542 42.1 38,482 46.4 Herrington 460 35.7 4,560 05.5 Dykyj 128 10.0 6,534 07.9 Brunker + 157 12.2 33,373 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,287 82,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Herrington's 4,560 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen 2,103 46.1 40,585 48.9 Dykyj 1,423 31.2 7,957 09.6 Brunker + 1,034 22.7 34,407 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,560 82,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dykyj's 7,957 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTENSEN 2,909 36.6 43,494 52.4 Brunker + 5,048 63.4 39,455 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,957 82,949 02.4 05.0 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Robert Christensen (born 1978): Elected 2010 Born: 20 June 1978, Mackay, Queensland Career: Educated Central Queensland University. Journalist, press secretary. Councillor, City of Mackay, Mackay Regional Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Annandale, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,171 +03.8 Votes cast: 92,086 93.8 +00.7 Informal votes: 4,463 04.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 87,623 95.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Dykyj Grn 4,396 05.0 -02.7 George Christensen * LNP 40,507 46.2 +00.5 Lindsay Temple FF 1,663 01.9 -03.0 Ian Ferguson PUP 8,777 10.0 Andrew Harris 345 00.4 Bronwyn Taha ALP 26,030 29.7 -10.3 Justin Englert KAP 5,905 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 345 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dykyj 46 13.3 4,442 05.1 Christensen * 47 13.6 40,554 46.3 Temple 62 18.0 1,725 02.0 Ferguson 75 21.7 8,852 10.1 Taha 61 17.7 26,091 29.8 Englert 54 15.7 5,959 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 345 87,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Temple's 1,725 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dykyj 331 19.2 4,773 05.5 Christensen * 533 30.9 41,087 46.9 Ferguson 339 19.7 9,191 10.5 Taha 279 16.2 26,370 30.1 Englert 243 14.1 6,202 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,725 87,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dykyj's 4,773 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen * 1,197 25.1 42,284 48.3 Ferguson 644 13.5 9,835 11.2 Taha 2,236 46.9 28,606 32.7 Englert 696 14.6 6,898 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,773 87,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Englert's 6,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTENSEN * 1,549 22.5 43,833 50.0 Ferguson 2,845 41.2 12,680 14.5 Taha 2,504 36.3 31,110 35.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,898 87,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ferguson's 12,680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTENSEN * 6,618 52.2 50,451 57.6 Taha 6,062 47.8 37,172 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,680 87,623 07.6 05.2 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Robert Christensen (born 1978): Elected 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Annandale, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,665 +05.6 Votes cast: 94,609 91.3 -02.5 Informal votes: 4,309 04.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 90,300 95.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hall 4,075 04.5 George Christensen * LNP 38,474 42.6 -03.6 Steven Large 4,184 04.6 Ash Dodd KAP 5,904 06.5 -00.2 Amanda Nickson FF 3,403 03.8 +01.9 Frank Gilbert ALP 29,608 32.8 +03.1 Jonathan Dykyj Grn 4,652 05.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nickson's 3,403 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 337 09.9 4,412 04.5 Christensen * 691 20.3 39,165 43.4 Large 627 18.4 4,811 05.3 Dodd 731 21.5 6,635 07.4 Gilbert 582 17.1 30,190 33.4 Dykyj 435 12.8 5,087 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,403 90,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hall's 4,412 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen * 1,055 23.9 40,220 44.5 Large 1,214 27.5 6,025 06.7 Dodd 1,248 28.3 7,883 08.7 Gilbert 648 14.7 30,838 34.2 Dykyj 247 05.6 5,334 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,412 90,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dykyj's 5,334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen * 601 11.3 40,821 45.2 Large 1,173 22.0 7,198 08.0 Dodd 577 10.8 8,460 09.4 Gilbert 2,983 55.9 33,821 37.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,334 90,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Large's 7,198 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen * 1,784 24.8 42,605 47.2 Dodd 3,498 48.6 11,958 13.2 Gilbert 1,916 26.6 35,737 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,198 90,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Dodd's 11,958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTENSEN * 5,562 46.5 48,167 53.3 Gilbert 6,396 53.5 42,133 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,958 90,300 03.4 04.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Robert Christensen (born 1978): Elected 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Coast: Annandale, Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 03.4 Effect of 2018 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,248 +01.5 Votes cast: 95,550 90.8 -00.5 Informal votes: 6,699 07.0 +02.5 Formal votes: 88,851 93.0 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne-Marie Ware DLP 2,835 03.2 Michael Turner FACNP 1,741 02.0 Debra Lawson PHON 11,628 13.1 George Christensen * LNP 38,164 43.0 +00.3 Belinda Hassan ALP 18,022 20.3 -12.5 Brendan Bunyan KAP 5,619 06.3 -00.2 Imogen Lindenberg Grn 4,009 04.5 -00.7 Lachlan Queenan 2,478 02.8 Colin Thompson UAP 4,355 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Turner's 1,741 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ware 99 05.7 2,934 03.3 Lawson 760 43.7 12,388 13.9 Christensen * 337 19.4 38,501 43.3 Hassan 38 02.2 18,060 20.3 Bunyan 264 15.2 5,883 06.6 Lindenberg 25 01.4 4,034 04.5 Queenan 101 05.8 2,579 02.9 Thompson 117 06.7 4,472 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,741 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Queenan's 2,579 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ware 175 06.8 3,109 03.5 Lawson 309 12.0 12,697 14.3 Christensen * 373 14.5 38,874 43.8 Hassan 311 12.1 18,371 20.7 Bunyan 549 21.3 6,432 07.2 Lindenberg 400 15.5 4,434 05.0 Thompson 462 17.9 4,934 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,579 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ware's 3,109 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 989 31.8 13,686 15.4 Christensen * 438 14.1 39,312 44.2 Hassan 973 31.3 19,344 21.8 Bunyan 214 06.9 6,646 07.5 Lindenberg 310 10.0 4,744 05.3 Thompson 185 06.0 5,119 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,109 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lindenberg's 4,744 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 414 08.7 14,100 15.9 Christensen * 545 11.5 39,857 44.9 Hassan 2,814 59.3 22,158 24.9 Bunyan 444 09.4 7,090 08.0 Thompson 527 11.1 5,646 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,744 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Thompson's 5,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 1,824 32.3 15,924 17.9 Christensen * 1,470 26.0 41,327 46.5 Hassan 596 10.6 22,754 25.6 Bunyan 1,756 31.1 8,846 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,646 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bunyan's 8,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 4,720 53.4 20,644 23.2 Christensen * 2,277 25.7 43,604 49.1 Hassan 1,849 20.9 24,603 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,846 88,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Lawson's 20,644 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTENSEN * 13,801 66.9 57,405 64.6 Hassan 6,843 33.1 31,446 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,644 88,851 14.6 11.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Robert Christensen (born 1978): Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christensen sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. He retired at the 2022 election, at which he contested the Senate for Pauline Hanson's One Nation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Coast: Annandale, Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,384 +04.8 Votes cast: 96,574 87.5 -03.3 Informal votes: 4,001 04.1 -02.9 Formal votes: 92,573 95.9 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Willcox + Nat 40,109 43.3 +00.3 Julie Hall PHON 12,289 13.3 +00.2 Shane Hamilton ALP 22,650 24.5 +04.2 Jim Jackson GAP 1,948 02.1 Christian Young UAP 3,713 04.0 -00.9 Ciaron Paterson KAP 5,189 05.6 -00.7 Paula Creen Grn 6,675 07.2 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jackson's 1,948 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willcox + 161 08.3 40,270 43.5 Hall 473 24.3 12,762 13.8 Hamilton 216 11.1 22,866 24.7 Young 463 23.8 4,176 04.5 Paterson 505 25.9 5,694 06.2 Creen 130 06.7 6,805 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,948 92,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Young's 4,176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willcox + 512 12.3 40,782 44.1 Hall 1,799 43.1 14,561 15.7 Hamilton 363 08.7 23,229 25.1 Paterson 1,226 29.4 6,920 07.5 Creen 276 06.6 7,081 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,176 92,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Paterson's 6,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willcox + 1,274 18.4 42,056 45.4 Hall 3,953 57.1 18,514 20.0 Hamilton 942 13.6 24,171 26.1 Creen 751 10.9 7,832 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,920 92,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Creen's 7,832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willcox + 1,248 15.9 43,304 46.8 Hall 1,498 19.1 20,012 21.6 Hamilton 5,086 64.9 29,257 31.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,832 92,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hall's 20,012 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLCOX + 12,262 63.1 55,930 60.4 Hamilton 7,386 36.9 36,643 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,012 92,573 10.4 04.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Willcox (born 1969): Elected 2022 Born: 29 January 1969, Bowen, Qld Career: Tomato farmer. Whitsunday Regional Council 2012-22, Mayor 2016-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Qld Coast: Coast: Annandale, Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 117,202 +06.2 Votes cast: 103,317 88.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 4,849 04.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 98,468 95.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Lockyer ToP 5,673 05.8 +01.8 Alexander Beaumont P First 5,572 05.7 Amanda Nickson FFA 3,170 03.2 Andrew Willcox * LNP 41,043 41.7 -01.7 Darren Brown PHON 10,258 10.4 -02.9 Paula Creen Grn 6,944 07.1 -00.2 Neil Wallace Labor 25,808 26.2 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,468 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nickson's 3,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lockyer 329 10.4 6,002 06.1 Beaumont 1,119 35.3 6,691 06.8 Willcox * 569 18.0 41,612 42.3 Brown 581 18.3 10,839 11.0 Creen 315 09.9 7,259 07.4 Wallace 257 08.1 26,065 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,170 98,468 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lockyer's 6,002 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaumont 1,913 31.9 8,604 08.7 Willcox * 1,113 18.5 42,725 43.4 Brown 2,164 36.1 13,003 13.2 Creen 307 05.1 7,566 07.7 Wallace 505 08.4 26,570 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,002 98,468 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Creen's 7,566 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaumont 1,229 16.2 9,833 10.0 Willcox * 749 09.9 43,474 44.2 Brown 805 10.6 13,808 14.0 Wallace 4,783 63.2 31,353 31.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,566 98,468 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beaumont's 9,833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willcox * 2,666 27.1 46,140 46.9 Brown 5,964 60.7 19,772 20.1 Wallace 1,203 12.2 32,556 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,833 98,468 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Brown's 19,772 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLCOX * 14,741 74.6 60,881 61.8 Wallace 5,031 25.4 37,587 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,772 98,468 11.8 01.4 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Willcox (born 1969): Elected 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------