ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF GROOM, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Gatton, Laidley, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: NPA over ALP 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,930 -10.0 Votes cast: 63,155 94.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,389 03.8 +02.8 Formal votes: 60,766 96.2 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Munro Lib 5,417 08.9 Hon Tom McVEIGH * NPA 34,047 56.0 -04.9 Ronald Cullin ALP 19,142 31.5 -01.9 Raymond Dow AD 2,160 03.6 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Enrolment and formality are compared with Darling Downs in 1983. 2. McVeigh was member for Darling Downs 1972-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dow's 2,160 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Munro 461 21.3 5,878 09.7 McVEIGH * 750 34.7 34,797 57.3 Cullin 949 44.0 20,091 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,160 60,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Munro's 5,878 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McVEIGH * 5,255 89.4 40,052 65.9 Cullin 623 10.6 20,714 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,878 60,766 15.9 02.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Thomas McVeigh (born 1930): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Gatton, Laidley, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,279 +08.0 Votes cast: 67,519 93.4 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,938 02.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 65,581 97.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Carew AD 3,556 05.4 +01.8 Hon Tom McVeigh * NPA 32,054 48.9 -07.1 Linda Dwyer ALP 21,217 32.4 +00.9 Alexander Munro Lib 8,754 13.3 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Carew's 3,556 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McVEIGH * 1,074 30.2 33,128 50.5 Dwyer 1,624 45.7 22,841 34.8 Munro 858 24.1 9,612 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,556 65,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Munro's 9,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McVEIGH * 8,046 83.7 41,174 62.8 Dwyer 1,566 16.3 24,407 37.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,612 65,581 12.8 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Thomas McVeigh (born 1930): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Later career: Queensland Agent-General, London, 1988-91. Resigned seat 29 February 1988 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 9 APRIL 1988 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Gatton, Laidley, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Tom McVeigh -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,402 -01.2 Votes cast: 62,831 88.0 -05.4 Informal votes: 889 01.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 61,942 98.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Carew AD 3,474 05.6 +00.2 Linda Dwyer ALP 14,973 24.2 -08.2 Bill Taylor Lib 20,651 33.3 +19.9 David Russell + NPA 17,814 28.8 -20.1 Peter Consandine 369 00.6 Vincent Burke 4,661 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Consandine's 369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carew 77 20.9 3,551 05.7 Dwyer 46 12.5 15,019 24.2 Taylor 42 11.4 20,693 33.4 Russell + 38 10.3 17,852 28.8 Burke 165 44.8 4,826 07.8 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 369 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carew's 3,551 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwyer 1,565 44.2 16,584 26.8 Taylor 574 16.2 21,267 34.3 Russell + 448 12.6 18,300 29.5 Burke 957 27.0 5,783 09.3 (exhausted 7 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,551 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Burke's 5,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwyer 1,975 34.2 18,559 30.0 Taylor 1,966 34.0 23,233 37.5 Russell + 1,836 31.8 20,136 32.5 (exhausted 6 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,873 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dwyer's 18,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR 15,418 83.1 38,651 62.4 Russell + 3,135 16.9 23,271 37.6 (exhausted 6 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,559 61,942 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Taylor (born 1938): Elected 1988 by Born: 14 September 1938, Toowoomba, Queensland Career: Educated Canberra College of Advanced Education, University of New England. Military Service 1957-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 =================================================================== South-East Queensland: Gatton, Laidley, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 10.3 1988 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over NPA 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,629 +04.6 Votes cast: 72,523 95.9 +02.5 Informal votes: 1,396 01.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 71,127 98.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terry Day NPA 11,664 16.4 -32.5 Trevor Ives AD 8,319 11.7 +06.3 Bill Taylor * Lib 29,041 40.8 +27.5 Stewart Scott-Irving ALP 22,103 31.1 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ives's 8,319 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 1,434 17.4 13,098 18.4 Taylor * 2,876 34.9 31,917 44.9 Scott-Irving 3,940 47.8 26,043 36.7 (exhausted 69 69 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,319 71,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Day's 13,098 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR * 12,221 93.6 44,138 62.2 Scott-Irving 837 06.4 26,880 37.8 (exhausted 40 109 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,098 71,127 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal majority over the ALP is compared with the NPA majority over the ALP in 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Taylor (born 1938): Elected 1988 By, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Crows Nest, Gatton, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,276 +06.1 Votes cast: 77,247 96.2 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,875 02.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 75,372 97.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wally McCarthy 905 01.2 Garry Berghofer 7,672 10.2 Bill Taylor * Lib 25,915 34.4 -06.4 Ray Webber ALP 20,198 26.8 -04.3 Joe Hanna NPA 16,131 21.4 +05.0 Carey Harrison Grn 1,712 02.3 Alan May AD 2,839 03.8 -07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCarthy's 905 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berghofer 367 41.1 8,039 10.7 Taylor * 116 13.0 26,031 34.5 Webber 177 19.8 20,375 27.0 Hanna 62 06.9 16,193 21.5 Harrison 88 09.9 1,800 02.4 May 83 09.3 2,922 03.9 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 905 75,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harrison's 1,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berghofer 172 09.6 8,211 10.9 Taylor * 138 07.7 26,169 34.7 Webber 367 20.4 20,742 27.5 Hanna 146 08.1 16,339 21.7 May 972 54.2 3,894 05.2 (exhausted 5 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,800 75,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: May's 3,894 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Berghofer 932 24.0 9,143 12.1 Taylor * 603 15.5 26,772 35.5 Webber 1,490 38.3 22,232 29.5 Hanna 864 22.2 17,203 22.8 (exhausted 5 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,894 75,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Berghofer's 9,143 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor * 3,276 35.9 30,048 39.9 Webber 2,335 25.6 24,567 32.6 Hanna 3,524 38.6 20,727 27.5 (exhausted 8 30 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,143 75,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hanna's 20,727 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR * 18,256 88.1 48,304 64.1 Webber 2,464 11.9 27,031 35.9 (exhausted 7 37 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,727 75,372 14.1 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Taylor (born 1938): Elected 1988 By, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Aubigny, Crows Nest, Gatton, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,724 +03.0 Votes cast: 79,022 95.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,813 02.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 77,209 97.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Buckley 1,578 02.0 Mark Carew AD 4,459 05.8 +02.0 Sarah Moles Grn 1,789 02.3 +00.0 Peter Ousby 1,657 02.2 W J McCarthy 595 00.8 Neville Green ALP 17,085 22.1 -04.7 Bill TAYLOR * Lib 50,046 64.8 +30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCarthy's 595 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckley 68 11.5 1,646 02.1 Carew 66 11.1 4,525 05.9 Moles 65 11.0 1,854 02.4 Ousby 85 14.3 1,742 02.3 Green 201 33.9 17,286 22.4 TAYLOR * 108 18.2 50,154 65.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 595 77,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 1,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carew 546 33.7 5,071 06.6 Moles 179 11.0 2,033 02.6 Ousby 203 12.5 1,945 02.5 Green 116 07.2 17,402 22.5 TAYLOR * 577 35.6 50,731 65.7 (exhausted 25 27 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,646 77,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ousby's 1,945 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carew 541 28.2 5,612 07.3 Moles 558 29.0 2,591 03.4 Green 209 10.9 17,611 22.8 TAYLOR * 613 31.9 51,344 66.5 (exhausted 24 51 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,945 77,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Moles's 2,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carew 1,658 64.5 7,270 09.4 Green 492 19.1 18,103 23.5 TAYLOR * 422 16.4 51,766 67.1 (exhausted 19 70 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,591 77,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Carew's 7,270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Green 4,014 56.2 22,117 28.7 TAYLOR * 3,128 43.8 54,894 71.3 (exhausted 128 198 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,270 77,209 21.3 07.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Taylor (born 1938): Elected 1988 By, 1990, 1993, 1996 Taylor retired at the 1998 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Jondaryan, Oakey, Toowoomba, Toowoomba West -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 21.3 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,852 -03.5 Votes cast: 76,573 95.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,100 02.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 74,473 97.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff Brown ALP 18,787 25.2 +03.1 Cynthia Mayne 1,629 02.2 Avril Baynes ON 13,382 18.0 Paul Harry CDP 1,409 01.9 Glenn Polson AD 1,993 02.7 -03.0 Bruce Green NPA 11,335 15.2 +08.0 Sarah Moles Grn 1,307 01.7 -00.4 Ian MacFarlane + Lib 24,631 33.1 -24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moles's 1,307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 277 21.2 19,064 25.6 Mayne 214 16.4 1,843 02.5 Baynes 90 06.9 13,472 18.1 Harry 41 03.1 1,450 01.9 Polson 426 32.6 2,419 03.2 Green 85 06.5 11,420 15.3 MacFarlane + 174 13.3 24,805 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,307 74,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harry's 1,450 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 151 10.4 19,215 25.8 Mayne 185 12.8 2,028 02.7 Baynes 204 14.1 13,676 18.4 Polson 158 10.9 2,577 03.5 Green 268 18.5 11,688 15.7 MacFarlane + 484 33.4 25,289 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,450 74,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mayne's 2,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 366 18.0 19,581 26.3 Baynes 507 25.0 14,183 19.0 Polson 480 23.7 3,057 04.1 Green 367 18.1 12,055 16.2 MacFarlane + 308 15.2 25,597 34.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,028 74,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Polson's 3,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 1,310 42.9 20,891 28.1 Baynes 388 12.7 14,571 19.6 Green 645 21.1 12,700 17.1 MacFarlane + 714 23.4 26,311 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,057 74,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Green's 12,700 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 902 07.1 21,793 29.3 Baynes 1,420 11.2 15,991 21.5 MacFarlane + 10,378 81.7 36,689 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,700 74,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Baynes's 15,991 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 5,729 35.8 27,522 37.0 MacFARLANE + 10,262 64.2 46,951 63.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,991 74,473 13.0 08.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Elgin MacFarlane (born 1955): Elected 1998 Born: 5 April 1955, Kingaroy Qld Career: Farmer. President, Queensland Graingrowers' Association. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Small Business from 30 January 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Jondaryan, Oakey, Toowoomba, Toowoomba West -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,138 +05.4 Votes cast: 80,824 96.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,776 03.4 +00.7 Formal votes: 78,048 96.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Kane Grn 2,774 03.5 +01.8 Barbara Wuersching NPA 8,563 11.0 -04.2 David Hoy ON 6,958 08.9 -09.0 Hon Ian MacFarlane * Lib 36,573 46.9 +13.8 Leeann King ALP 18,467 23.7 -01.6 Rob Berry 2,192 02.8 Steven Eyres AD 2,521 03.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Berry's 2,192 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kane 272 12.4 3,046 03.9 Wuersching 310 14.1 8,873 11.4 Hoy 519 23.7 7,477 09.6 MacFarlane * 298 13.6 36,871 47.2 King 381 17.4 18,848 24.1 Eyres 412 18.8 2,933 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,192 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Eyres's 2,933 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kane 1,216 41.5 4,262 05.5 Wuersching 251 08.6 9,124 11.7 Hoy 228 07.8 7,705 09.9 MacFarlane * 433 14.8 37,304 47.8 King 805 27.4 19,653 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,933 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kane's 4,262 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wuersching 1,002 23.5 10,126 13.0 Hoy 588 13.8 8,293 10.6 MacFarlane * 707 16.6 38,011 48.7 King 1,965 46.1 21,618 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,262 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hoy's 8,293 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wuersching 3,232 39.0 13,358 17.1 MacFARLANE * 2,122 25.6 40,133 51.4 King 2,939 35.4 24,557 31.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,293 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wuersching's 13,358 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacFARLANE * 10,669 79.9 50,802 65.1 King 2,689 20.1 27,246 34.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,358 78,048 15.1 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Elgin MacFarlane (born 1955): Elected 1998, 2001 Minister for Small Business to 26 November 2001 Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources from 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Jondaryan, Oakey, Pittsworth, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,546 +06.4 Votes cast: 84,788 94.7 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,392 04.0 +00.6 Formal votes: 81,396 96.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul King ALP 19,516 24.0 +00.3 Rod Jeanneret 1,929 02.4 Peter Findlay FF 5,168 06.3 Chris Donges AD 860 01.1 -02.2 Oliver Carter 310 00.4 Hon Ian MacFARLANE * Lib 49,131 60.4 +13.5 Karey Harrison Grn 3,252 04.0 +00.4 Noel Wieck 1,230 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Carter's 310 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 29 09.4 19,545 24.0 Jeanneret 65 21.0 1,994 02.5 Findlay 70 22.6 5,238 06.4 Donges 25 08.1 885 01.1 MacFARLANE * 54 17.4 49,185 60.4 Harrison 28 09.0 3,280 04.0 Wieck 39 12.6 1,269 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 310 81,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Donges's 885 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 187 21.1 19,732 24.2 Jeanneret 128 14.5 2,122 02.6 Findlay 134 15.1 5,372 06.6 MacFARLANE * 172 19.4 49,357 60.6 Harrison 233 26.3 3,513 04.3 Wieck 31 03.5 1,300 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 885 81,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wieck's 1,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 154 11.9 19,886 24.4 Jeanneret 311 23.9 2,433 03.0 Findlay 347 26.7 5,719 07.0 MacFARLANE * 300 23.1 49,657 61.0 Harrison 188 14.5 3,701 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,300 81,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jeanneret's 2,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 593 24.4 20,479 25.2 Findlay 869 35.7 6,588 08.1 MacFARLANE * 583 24.0 50,240 61.7 Harrison 388 16.0 4,089 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,433 81,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harrison's 4,089 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 2,353 57.5 22,832 28.1 Findlay 809 19.8 7,397 09.1 MacFARLANE * 927 22.7 51,167 62.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,089 81,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Findlay's 7,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 2,443 33.0 25,275 31.1 MacFARLANE * 4,954 67.0 56,121 69.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,397 81,396 19.0 03.9 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Elgin MacFarlane (born 1955): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Darling Heights, Middle Ridge, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.0 Effect of 2006 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,963 +00.5 Votes cast: 85,877 95.5 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,627 03.1 -00.9 Formal votes: 83,250 96.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pauline Collins Grn 4,028 04.8 +00.8 Grahame Volker 616 00.7 Irene Jones 263 00.3 Peter Findlay FF 3,649 04.4 -02.0 Rob Berry 715 00.9 Shalina Najeeb AD 608 00.7 -00.3 Chris Meibusch ALP 28,994 34.8 +10.7 Rod Jeanneret 497 00.6 Hon Ian MACFARLANE * Lib 43,880 52.7 -07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jones's 263 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 42 16.0 4,070 04.9 Volker 79 30.0 695 00.8 Findlay 29 11.0 3,678 04.4 Berry 34 12.9 749 00.9 Najeeb 14 05.3 622 00.8 Meibusch 23 08.8 29,017 34.9 Jeanneret 17 06.5 514 00.6 MACFARLANE * 25 09.5 43,905 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 263 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jeanneret's 514 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 40 07.9 4,110 04.9 Volker 107 20.8 802 01.0 Findlay 48 09.3 3,726 04.5 Berry 137 26.7 886 01.1 Najeeb 32 06.2 654 00.8 Meibusch 65 12.7 29,082 34.9 MACFARLANE * 85 16.5 43,990 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 514 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Najeeb's 654 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 228 34.9 4,338 05.2 Volker 51 07.8 853 01.0 Findlay 46 07.0 3,772 04.5 Berry 77 11.8 963 01.2 Meibusch 156 23.9 29,238 35.1 MACFARLANE * 96 14.7 44,086 53.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 654 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Volker's 853 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 194 22.7 4,532 05.4 Findlay 133 15.6 3,905 04.7 Berry 376 44.1 1,339 01.6 Meibusch 67 07.9 29,305 35.2 MACFARLANE * 83 09.7 44,169 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 853 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Berry's 1,339 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 339 25.3 4,871 05.9 Findlay 433 32.3 4,338 05.2 Meibusch 256 19.1 29,561 35.5 MACFARLANE * 311 23.2 44,480 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,339 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Findlay's 4,338 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 1,114 25.7 5,985 07.2 Meibusch 893 20.6 30,454 36.6 MACFARLANE * 2,331 53.7 46,811 56.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,338 83,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Collins's 5,985 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meibusch 4,328 72.3 34,782 41.8 MACFARLANE * 1,657 27.7 48,468 58.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,985 83,250 08.2 10.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Elgin MacFarlane (born 1955): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources to 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Blue Mountain Heights, Middle Ridge, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 08.2 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,374 +03.8 Votes cast: 88,156 94.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,655 04.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 84,501 95.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rose Kirkwood FF 4,696 05.6 +01.2 Frida Forsberg Grn 6,165 07.3 +02.5 Chris Meibusch ALP 19,153 22.7 -12.2 Rod Jeanneret 2,730 03.2 Hon Ian MACFARLANE * LNP 51,757 61.3 +08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jeanneret's 2,730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirkwood 961 35.2 5,657 06.7 Forsberg 554 20.3 6,719 08.0 Meibusch 439 16.1 19,592 23.2 MACFARLANE * 776 28.4 53,533 62.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,730 84,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kirkwood's 5,657 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forsberg 1,838 32.5 8,557 10.1 Meibusch 944 16.7 20,536 24.3 MACFARLANE * 2,875 50.8 55,408 65.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,657 84,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Forsberg's 8,557 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meibusch 6,053 70.7 26,589 31.5 MACFARLANE * 2,504 29.3 57,912 68.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,557 84,501 18.5 10.3 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Elgin Macfarlane (born 1955): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macfarlane sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Blue Mountain Heights, Middle Ridge, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,916 +03.8 Votes cast: 91,659 94.6 +00.2 Informal votes: 3,656 04.0 -00.2 Formal votes: 88,003 96.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Thies 743 00.8 Troy Murray ALP 19,451 22.1 -00.6 Chris Whitty KAP 3,243 03.7 Hon Ian MACFARLANE * LNP 48,966 55.6 -05.6 Trevor Smith Grn 3,823 04.3 -03.0 Rick Armitage 1,210 01.4 Ewen Mathieson PUP 8,225 09.4 Alex Todd FF 2,342 02.7 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thies's 743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 324 43.6 19,775 22.5 Whitty 126 17.0 3,369 03.8 MACFARLANE * 76 10.2 49,042 55.7 Smith 41 05.5 3,864 04.4 Armitage 54 07.3 1,264 01.4 Mathieson 58 07.8 8,283 09.4 Todd 64 08.6 2,406 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 743 88,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Armitage's 1,264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 75 05.9 19,850 22.6 Whitty 100 07.9 3,469 03.9 MACFARLANE * 282 22.3 49,324 56.1 Smith 67 05.3 3,931 04.5 Mathieson 176 13.9 8,459 09.6 Todd 564 44.6 2,970 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,264 88,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Todd's 2,970 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 313 10.5 20,163 22.9 Whitty 429 14.4 3,898 04.4 MACFARLANE * 1,139 38.4 50,463 57.3 Smith 329 11.1 4,260 04.8 Mathieson 760 25.6 9,219 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,970 88,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Whitty's 3,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 828 21.2 20,991 23.9 MACFARLANE * 938 24.1 51,401 58.4 Smith 390 10.0 4,650 05.3 Mathieson 1,742 44.7 10,961 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,898 88,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Smith's 4,650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 2,570 55.3 23,561 26.8 MACFARLANE * 802 17.3 52,203 59.3 Mathieson 1,278 27.5 12,239 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,650 88,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Mathieson's 12,239 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 5,949 48.6 29,510 33.5 MACFARLANE * 6,290 51.4 58,493 66.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,239 88,003 16.5 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Elgin Macfarlane (born 1955): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Industry 18 September 2013 to 23 December 2014 Minister for Industry and Science 23 December 2014 to 21 September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macfarlane sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. He retired at the 2016 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Blue Mountain Heights, Middle Ridge, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,512 +04.7 Votes cast: 94,627 93.2 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,380 03.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 91,247 96.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Sands FF 9,140 10.0 +07.3 Bronwyn Herbertson ALP 20,259 22.2 +00.1 Josie Townsend NXT 6,960 07.7 Dr John McVEIGH + LNP 49,270 54.1 -01.5 Antonia van Geuns Grn 5,618 06.0 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Van Geuns's 5,618 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sands 1,035 18.4 10,175 11.2 Herbertson 2,481 44.2 22,740 24.9 Townsend 1,266 22.5 8,226 09.0 McVEIGH + 836 14.9 50,106 54.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,618 91,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Townsend's 8,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sands 2,750 33.4 12,925 14.2 Herbertson 3,148 38.3 25,888 28.4 McVEIGH + 2,328 28.3 52,434 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,226 91,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sands's 12,925 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sands 5,770 44.6 31,658 34.7 McVEIGH + 7,155 55.4 59,589 65.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,925 91,983 15.5 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph McVeigh (born 1971): Elected 2016 Born: 1971 Career: Educated University of Southern Queensland, Bond University, University of Queensland (PhD). Management consultant, company director. Toowoomba Regional Council 2008-12. Qld MLA for Toowoomba South 2012-16. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestries 2012-15. Son of Hon Tom McVeigh MHR. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 20 December 2017 to 28 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Centenary Heights, Newtown, Oakey, Rangeville, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 15.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,978 +04.4 Votes cast: 98,608 93.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 3,160 03.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 95,448 96.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allyce Nelligan Grn 7,598 08.0 +01.8 David King PHON 12,493 13.1 Perry Adreleus FACNP 2,854 03.0 Hon Dr John McVEIGH * LNP 50,908 53.3 -00.7 Kenneth Law UAP 3,784 04.0 Troy Kay ALP 17,811 18.7 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 95,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Adreleus's 2,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelligan 137 04.8 7,735 08.1 King 1,479 51.8 13,972 14.6 McVEIGH * 667 23.4 51,575 54.0 Law 446 15.6 4,230 04.4 Kay 125 04.4 17,936 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,854 95,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Law's 4,230 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nelligan 349 08.3 8,084 08.5 King 2,117 50.1 16,089 16.9 McVEIGH * 1,220 28.8 52,795 55.3 Kay 544 12.9 18,480 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,230 95,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nelligan's 8,084 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 1,479 18.3 17,568 18.4 McVEIGH * 1,558 19.3 54,353 57.0 Kay 5,047 62.4 23,527 24.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,084 95,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: King's 17,568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McVEIGH * 12,991 73.6 67,274 70.5 Kay 4,647 26.4 28,174 29.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,568 95,448 20.5 05.2 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph McVeigh (born 1971): Elected 2016, 2019 Resigned seat 18 September 2020 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- McVeigh resigned due to the serious illness of his wife. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 NOVEMBER 2020 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Dr John McVeigh -------------------------------------------------------------------- South-east Qld: Centenary Heights, Newtown, Oakey, Rangeville, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,550 +02.4 Votes cast: 88,645 81.7 -11.4 Informal votes: 2,504 02.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 86,141 97.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandra Jephcott 6,716 07.8 Craig Farquharson LDP 4,391 05.1 Garth HAMILTON + LNP 51,534 59.8 +06.5 Chris Meibusch ALP 23,500 27.3 +08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Farquharson's 4,391 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jephcott 1,451 33.0 8,167 09.5 HAMILTON + 2,116 48.2 53,650 62.3 Meibusch 824 18.8 24,324 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,391 86,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jephcott's 8,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMILTON + 4,225 51.7 57,875 67.2 Meibusch 3,942 48.3 28,266 32.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,167 86,141 17.2 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garth Russell Hamilton (born 1979): Elected 2020 By Born: 5 March 1979, Southport Qld Career: Educated University of Queensland. Mining engineer, project manager, journalist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton sat with the Liberals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Centenary Heights, Newtown, Oakey, Rangeville, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 20.5 2020 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 17.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,878 +04.7 Votes cast: 100,762 90.9 -02.2 Informal votes: 4,758 04.7 +01.5 Formal votes: 96,004 95.3 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan Otto AFP 1,539 01.6 Grant Abraham PHON 9,181 09.6 -03.5 Mickey Berry Grn 5,616 05.9 +01.2 Melissa Bannister UAP 4,922 05.1 +01.2 Kirstie Smolenski 6,858 07.1 Suzie Holt 7,932 08.3 Garth Hamilton * Lib 41,971 43.7 -09.6 Gen Allpass ALP 17,985 18.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Otto's 1,539 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham 680 44.2 9,861 10.3 Berry 159 10.3 5,775 06.0 Bannister 262 17.0 5,184 05.4 Smolenski 133 08.6 6,991 07.3 Holt 120 07.8 8,052 08.4 Hamilton * 100 06.5 42,071 43.8 Allpass 85 05.5 18,070 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,539 96,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bannister's 5,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham 3,116 60.1 12,977 13.5 Berry 275 05.3 6,050 06.3 Smolenski 577 11.1 7,568 07.9 Holt 370 07.1 8,422 08.8 Hamilton * 574 11.1 42,645 44.4 Allpass 272 05.3 18,342 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,184 96,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Berry's 6,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham 682 11.3 13,659 14.2 Smolenski 1,218 20.1 8,786 09.2 Holt 1,364 22.6 9,786 10.2 Hamilton * 408 06.7 43,053 44.9 Allpass 2,378 39.3 20,720 21.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,050 96,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Smolenski's 8,786 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham 706 08.0 14,365 15.0 Holt 5,660 64.4 15,446 16.1 Hamilton * 1,174 13.4 44,227 46.1 Allpass 1,246 14.2 21,966 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,786 96,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Abraham's 14,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 8,178 56.9 23,624 24.6 HAMILTON * 4,844 33.7 49,071 51.1 Allpass 1,343 09.4 23,309 24.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,365 96,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Allpass's 23,309 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 17,768 76.2 41,392 43.1 HAMILTON * 5,541 23.8 54,612 56.9 -13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,309 96,004 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garth Russell Hamilton (born 1979): Elected 2020 By, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== South-east Qld: Centenary Heights, Newtown, Oakey, Rangeville, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over independent 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 119,008 +07.3 Votes cast: 108,495 91.2 +00.3 Informal votes: 5,276 04.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 103,219 95.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzie Holt 17,694 17.1 +08.9 Rebecca Konz PHON 9,860 09.6 00.0 Alexandra Todd FFA 3,894 03.8 Alyce Nelligan Grn 5,757 05.6 -00.3 Garth Hamilton * LNP 42,302 41.0 -02.7 Kirstie Smolenski 3,701 03.6 Jamie Marr ToP 2,839 02.8 -02.3 Richard Edwards Labor 17,172 16.6 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marr's 2,839 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 403 14.2 18,097 17.5 Konz 1,041 36.7 10,901 10.6 Todd 402 14.2 4,296 04.2 Nelligan 99 03.5 5,856 05.7 Hamilton * 395 13.9 42,697 41.4 Smolenski 285 10.0 3,986 03.9 Edwards 214 07.5 17,386 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,839 103,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smolenski's 3,986 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 1,999 50.2 20,096 19.5 Konz 323 08.1 11,224 10.9 Todd 261 06.6 4,557 04.4 Nelligan 332 08.3 6,188 06.0 Hamilton * 577 14.5 43,274 41.9 Edwards 494 12.4 17,880 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,986 103,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Todd's 4,557 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 715 15.7 20,811 20.2 Konz 2,543 55.8 13,767 13.3 Nelligan 325 07.1 6,513 06.3 Hamilton * 755 16.6 44,029 42.7 Edwards 219 04.8 18,099 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,557 103,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Nelligan's 6,513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 2,661 40.9 23,472 22.7 Konz 614 09.4 14,381 13.9 Hamilton * 497 07.6 44,526 43.1 Edwards 2,741 42.1 20,840 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,513 103,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Konz's 14,381 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 5,908 41.1 29,380 28.5 HAMILTON * 7,472 52.0 51,998 50.4 Edwards 1,001 07.0 21,841 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,381 103,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Edwards's 21,841 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt 16,372 75.0 45,752 44.3 HAMILTON * 5,469 25.0 57,467 55.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,841 103,219 05.7 01.2 to Ind -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garth Russell Hamilton (born 1979): Elected 2020 By, 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 7th count: Holt's 29,380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMILTON * 13,392 45.6 65,390 63.3 Edwards 15,988 54.4 37,829 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,380 103,219 13.3 00.8 to ALP 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