ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF HERBERT, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Herberton, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,073 Votes cast: 6,710 66.6 Informal votes: 217 03.2 Formal votes: 6,493 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick BAMFORD Lab 3,353 51.6 William Brown 3,140 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,493 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown was Qld MLA for Townsville 1885-88, 1891-93, Qld MLC 1901-15. He described himself as a protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901 Born: 11 February 1949, Dubbo, NSW. Career: Primary education, Toowoomba. Waterside worker, Bowen. Labor journalist, union official. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== North Queenaland: Cairns, Herberton, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Labour over Protectionist 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,865 +156.8 Votes cast: 16,241 63.2 -03.4 Informal votes: 727 04.5 +01.3 Formal votes: 15,514 95.5 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick BAMFORD * Lab 8,965 57.8 +06.2 William White NLU 6,549 42.2 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,514 07.8 06.2 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Labour majority over the NLU is compared with the Labour majority over the Protectionists in 1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Herberton, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over NLU 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,857 +23.2 Votes cast: 16,170 50.8 -12.4 Informal votes: 764 04.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 15,406 95.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * Lab 8,151 52.9 -04.9 Walter Tunbridge AS 7,255 47.1 +04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,406 02.9 04.9 to AS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Herberton, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,686 +18.3 Votes cast: 23,184 61.5 +10.7 Informal votes: 765 03.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 22,419 96.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * ALP 13,668 61.0 +08.1 Thomas Crawford Lib 8,751 39.0 -08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,419 11.0 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Crawford, see Senate Queensland 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 03.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,228 +04.1 Votes cast: 29,926 76.4 +14.9 Informal votes: 1,172 03.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 28,790 96.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * ALP 16,709 58.0 +00.4 John Mann Lib 12,081 42.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,790 08.0 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mann was Qld MLA for Cairns 1904-12. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,243 +02.6 Votes cast: 29,879 74.2 -02.2 Informal votes: 829 02.8 -01.1 Formal votes: 29,050 97.2 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * ALP 18,700 64.4 +06.4 Frank Fraser Lib 10,350 35.6 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,050 14.4 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Minister for Home Affairs and Territories 14 November 1916 to 17 February 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bamford left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,244 +02.5 Votes cast: 37,138 90.0 +15.8 Informal votes: 921 02.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 36,217 97.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * Nat 18,583 51.3 +15.7 Eugene McKenna + ALP 17,634 48.7 -15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,217 01.3 15.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,352 +05.1 Votes cast: 37,861 87.3 -02.7 Informal votes: 3,583 09.5 +07.0 Formal votes: 34,278 90.5 -07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * Nat 17,470 51.0 -00.3 Terence Haren 443 01.3 Eugene McKenna ALP 15,872 46.3 -02.4 Henry Madden 493 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,278 02.4 e 01.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 02.4 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,269 -00.2 Votes cast: 36,090 83.4 -03.9 Informal votes: 2,435 06.7 -02.8 Formal votes: 33,655 93.3 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick BAMFORD * Nat 17,396 51.7 +00.9 Maurice Hynes ALP 16,259 48.3 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,655 01.7 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hynes was Qld MLA for Townsville 1923-39. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Bamford (1849-1934): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 Bamford retired at the 1925 election. Died 10 September 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,739 +19.6 Votes cast: 46,690 90.2 +06.8 Informal votes: 2,188 04.7 -02.0 Formal votes: 44,502 95.3 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Lewis NOTT + Nat 22,385 50.3 -01.4 Hon Edward Theodore ALP 22,117 49.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,502 00.3 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Theodore, see Dalley by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Windemere Nott (1888-1951): Elected 1925 Born: 12 February 1888, Bundaberg, Queensland. Career: Educated Maryborough Grammar School, University of Sydney, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Doctor, Scotland. Military Service 1914-18. Medical superintendent, Mackay, Queensland. Mayor of Mackay 1923. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,864 +11.8 Votes cast: 54,082 93.5 +03.3 Informal votes: 3,312 06.1 +01.4 Formal votes: 50,770 93.9 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George MARTENS ALP 25,462 50.2 +00.5 Dr Lewis Nott * Nat 25,308 49.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,770 00.2 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lewis Windermere Nott (1888-1951): Elected 1925. Defeated 1928 Later career: See Australian Capital Territory 1949. > George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928 Born: 1874, Mt Perry, Queensland. Career: Primary education. Bushworker, active Sugar Workers Union. Organiser, State Secretary, Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,335 +06.0 Votes cast: 57,178 93.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,593 04.5 -01.6 Formal votes: 54,585 95.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Amiet Nat 25,772 47.2 -02.6 George MARTENS * ALP 28,813 52.8 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,585 02.8 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,564 +03.6 Votes cast: 59,072 92.9 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,473 04.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 56,599 95.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosvenor Francis UAP 24,733 43.7 -03.5 George MARTENS * ALP 31,866 56.3 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,599 06.3 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis was member for Kennedy 1925-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 06.3 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 00.3 shift to UAP New notional majority: ALP over UAP 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,947 -07.3 Votes cast: 55,424 94.0 +01.1 Informal votes: 2,429 04.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 52,995 95.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry CPA 4,404 08.3 George MARTENS * ALP 27,721 52.3 -03.7 Ronald Muir UAP 20,005 37.7 -06.3 Claude Vesperman 865 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,995 11.0 e 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vesperman was a Lang Labor candidate. The Lang supporters in Queensland were a splinter group from the ALP and are not classed with the ALP (NSW). -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 11.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,852 +11.7 Votes cast: 62,182 94.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,019 04.9 +00.5 Formal votes: 59,163 95.1 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Beck DSC 3,622 06.1 George Martens * ALP 25,766 43.6 -08.7 Frederick Paterson CPA 12,523 21.2 +12.9 James Wilkie CP 17,252 29.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paterson was Qld MLA for Bowen 1944-50. He was the only Communist ever elected to an Australian parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beck's 3,622 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martens * 2,375 65.6 28,141 47.6 Paterson 421 11.6 12,944 21.9 Wilkie 826 22.8 18,078 30.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,622 59,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paterson's 12,944 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTENS * 11,122 85.9 39,263 66.4 Wilkie 1,822 14.1 19,900 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 12,944 59,163 16.4 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,348 +03.8 Votes cast: 63,072 92.3 -02.1 Informal votes: 2,365 03.7 -01.2 Formal votes: 60,707 96.3 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Haydon 3,346 05.5 Thomas Mann CP 21,545 35.5 +06.3 George Martens * ALP 24,712 40.7 -02.9 Frederick Paterson 11,104 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Haydon was an independent Returned Services candidate. 2. Paterson was Qld MLA for Bowen 1944-50. He was a member of the Communist Party, which was illegal 1939-42. He was the only Communist ever elected to an Australian parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Haydon's 3,346 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mann 2,673 79.9 24,218 39.9 Martens * 389 11.6 25,101 41.3 Paterson 284 08.5 11,388 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,346 60,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paterson's 11,388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mann 2,228 19.6 26,446 43.6 MARTENS * 9,160 80.4 34,261 56.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,388 60,707 06.4 10.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,655 -01.0 Votes cast: 61,992 91.6 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,673 02.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 60,319 97.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Cook 3,300 05.5 Archibald Graham CP 13,693 22.7 -12.8 George Martens * ALP 22,697 37.6 -03.1 Frederick Paterson CPA 20,629 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paterson was Qld MLA for Bowen 1944-50. His 34.2% was the highest vote ever polled by a Communist candidate in any federal election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cook's 3,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham 2,630 79.7 16,323 27.1 Martens * 400 12.1 23,097 38.3 Paterson 270 08.2 20,899 34.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,300 60,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Graham's 16,323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTENS * 14,122 86.5 37,219 61.7 Paterson 2,201 13.5 23,100 38.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,323 60,319 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George William Martens (1874-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Martens retired at the 1946 election. Later career: Director, Commonwealth Oil Refineries 1946-49. Died 23 August 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Mackay, Mirani, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 majority: ALP over CPA 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,136 +05.1 Votes cast: 64,408 90.5 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,050 04.7 +02.0 Formal votes: 61,358 95.3 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Edmonds + ALP 28,246 46.0 +08.4 John Henry CPA 9,404 15.3 -18.9 Alexander McNamee 1,236 02.0 Joseph Pollard 1,668 02.7 Lloyd Roberts CP 20,804 33.9 +11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. McNamee was a Services Party candidate. 2. Roberts was Qld MLA for Whitsunday 1950-61. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McNamee's 1,236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmonds + 274 22.2 28,520 46.5 Henry 212 17.2 9,616 15.7 Pollard 290 23.5 1,958 03.2 Roberts 460 37.2 21,264 34.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,236 61,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pollard's 1,958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmonds + 523 26.7 29,043 47.3 Henry 377 (19.3 9,993 16.3 Roberts 1,058 54.0 22,322 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,958 61,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Henry's 9,993 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDMONDS + 7,983 79.9 37,026 60.3 Roberts 2,010 20.1 24,332 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,993 61,358 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Frederick Edmonds (1903-68): Elected 1946 Born: 23 October 1903, Charters Towers, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools. Miner, railway worker, sugar worker. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. Queensland President, Australian Workers Union 1945-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Townsville, Tully -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 10.3 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 03.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Country Party 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,051 -45.1 Votes cast: 36,375 93.1 +02.6 Informal votes: 1,160 03.2 -01.5 Formal votes: 35,215 96.8 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Edmonds * ALP 17,395 49.4 +01.0 James Henderson CPA 1,847 05.2 -10.6 Douglas Jeffrey CP 15,973 45.4 +13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Henderson's 1,847 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDMONDS * 1,503 81.4 18,898 53.7 Jeffrey 344 18.6 16,317 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,847 35,215 03.7 10.4 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Frederick Edmonds (1903-68): Elected 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Townsville, Tully -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,401 +00.9 Votes cast: 36,928 93.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 991 02.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 35,937 97.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Jeffrey CP 15,332 42.7 -02.7 William EDMONDS * ALP 19,445 54.1 +04.7 Gwendoline Phelan CPA 1,160 03.2 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,937 07.0 e 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Frederick Edmonds (1903-68): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Townsville, Tully -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 07.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,014 +01.6 Votes cast: 38,140 95.3 +01.6 Informal votes: 684 01.8 -00.9 Formal votes: 37,456 98.2 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William EDMONDS * ALP 20,894 55.8 +01.7 Claude Jones CPA 1,323 03.5 +00.3 Frederick Purdie CP 15,239 40.7 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,456 09.0 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Frederick Edmonds (1903-68): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 09.0 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.1 to Country Party New notional majority: Labor over Country Party 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,076 +02.7 Votes cast: 38,138 92.8 -02.5 Informal votes: 1,012 02.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 37,126 97.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Bishop CPA 2,416 06.5 +03.0 William EDMONDS * ALP 18,825 50.7 -05.1 Arnold White CP 15,885 42.8 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,126 06.6 e 02.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Frederick Edmonds (1903-68): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 06.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,200 +05.2 Votes cast: 40,843 94.5 +01.7 Informal votes: 1,727 04.2 +01.5 Formal votes: 39,116 95.8 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Bodero QLP 5,496 14.1 William Edmonds * ALP 16,249 41.5 -09.2 Hugh Fay CPA 702 01.8 -04.7 John Murray Lib/CP 16,669 42.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray was endorsed both by the Liberals and the Country Party. His vote is compared with the Country Party vote in 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fay's 702 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bodero 65 09.3 5,561 14.2 Edmonds * 566 80.6 16,815 43.0 Murray 71 10.1 16,740 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 702 39,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bodero's 5,561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmonds * 2,165 38.9 18,980 48.5 MURRAY 3,396 61.1 20,136 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,561 39,116 01.5 08.1 to LCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Frederick Edmonds (1903-68): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955. Defeated 1958 Died 25 November 1968 > John Murray (1915-2009): Elected 1958 Born: 31 December 1915 Career: Educated state schools. Military Service 1939-45. Farmer and grazier, Ingham, Queensland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray sat as a Liberal member. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,769 +08.3 Votes cast: 44,121 94.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,634 03.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 42,487 96.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Bishop CPA 1,171 02.8 +01.0 Victor Bodero QLP 2,181 05.1 -09.0 Ted Harding ALP 20,839 49.0 +07.5 John Murray * Lib 18,296 43.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,487 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bishop's 1,171 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bodero 628 53.6 2,809 06.6 HARDING 489 41.8 21,328 50.2 Murray * 54 04.6 18,350 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,171 42,487 02.3 e 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Murray (1915-2009): Elected 1958. Defeated 1961 Later career: Qld MLA for Clayfield 1963-74 Died 25 January 2009 > Ernest William Harding (1921-2004): Elected 1961 Born: 12 June 1921, Bowen, Queensland. Career: Educated Townsville Grammar School. Military Service 1942- 44. Furniture retailer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,618 +04.0 Votes cast: 46,569 95.8 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,229 02.6 -01.1 Formal votes: 45,340 97.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Bishop CPA 1,063 02.3 -00.5 Kiernan Dorney DLP 8,410 18.5 +13.4 Ted Harding * ALP 21,062 46.5 -02.5 Roy Pope Lib 14,805 32.7 -10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bishop's 1,063 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dorney 562 52.9 8,972 19.8 Harding * 458 43.1 21,520 47.5 Pope 43 04.0 14,848 32.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,063 45,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dorney's 8,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARDING * 2,612 29.1 24,132 53.2 Pope 6,360 70.9 21,208 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,972 45,340 03.2 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest William Harding (1921-2004): Elected 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ayr, Ingham, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,166 +07.3 Votes cast: 49,941 95.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 955 01.9 -00.7 Formal votes: 48,986 98.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bonnett Lib 18,721 38.2 +05.5 Kiernan Dorney DLP 8,053 16.4 -02.1 Ted Harding * ALP 22,212 45.3 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dorney's 8,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BONNETT 6,320 78.5 25,041 51.1 Harding * 1,733 21.5 23,945 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,053 48,986 01.1 04.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ernest William Harding (1921-2004): Elected 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966 Later career: Company director Died 3 February 2004 > Robert Noel Bonnett (1916-92): Elected 1966 Born: 1 September 1916, Brisbane Career: Educated state schools. Sales manager, Townsville, Queensland. Military Service 1941-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Kurrajong, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.1 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,674 -04.8 Votes cast: 46,834 94.3 -01.4 Informal votes: 597 01.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 46,237 98.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bonnett * Lib 19,738 42.7 +06.9 Kiernan Dorney DLP 5,181 11.2 -05.2 Ted Harding ALP 21,318 46.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,237 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harding was member for Herbert 1961-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dorney's 5,181 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BONNETT * 4,159 80.3 23,897 51.7 Harding 1,022 (19.7 22,340 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,181 46,237 01.7 03.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Noel Bonnett (1916-92): Elected 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Kurrajong, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,542 +09.8 Votes cast: 51,401 94.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 897 01.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 50,504 98.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bonnett * Lib 22,601 44.8 +02.1 Kiernan Dorney DLP 4,719 09.3 -01.9 Fabian Sweeney ALP 21,873 43.3 -02.8 Leonard Weber AP 1,311 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Weber's 1,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonnett * 253 (19.3 22,854 45.3 Dorney 143 10.9 4,862 09.6 Sweeney 915 69.8 22,788 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,311 50,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dorney's 4,862 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BONNETT * 4,317 88.8 27,171 53.8 Sweeney 545 11.2 23,333 46.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,862 50,504 03.8 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Noel Bonnett (1916-1992): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Kurrajong, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,943 +15.4 Votes cast: 59,004 93.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 783 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 58,221 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BONNETT * Lib 30,908 53.1 +08.3 John Rockett ALP 25,712 44.2 +00.9 Leonard Weber AP 1,601 02.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,221 04.2 e 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Noel Bonnett (1916-1992): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Kurrajong, Ross, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,013 +01.7 Votes cast: 60,661 94.8 +01.1 Informal votes: 945 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 59,716 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BONNETT * Lib 34,620 58.0 +04.9 John Rockett ALP 25,096 42.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,716 08.0 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Noel Bonnett (1916-92): Elected 1966, 1972, 1974, 1975 Bonnett retired at the 1977 election. Died 21 April 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Aitkenvale, Currajong, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 Effect of 1977 redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,929 +03.0 Votes cast: 62,301 94.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,014 01.6 00.0 Formal votes: 61,287 98.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Arnold NCP 12,357 20.2 Gordon Dean + Lib 20,559 33.5 -24.0 Peter Dunn 236 00.4 Coral Finlay 250 00.4 Kenneth Kipping AD 4,799 07.8 Ted Lindsay ALP 22,668 37.0 -05.5 Grahame Wells 418 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Lindsay, see Herbert 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dunn's 236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold 55 23.3 12,412 20.3 Dean + 60 25.4 20,619 33.6 Finlay 38 16.1 288 00.5 Kipping 42 17.8 4,841 07.9 Lindsay 24 10.2 22,692 37.0 Wells 17 07.2 435 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 236 61,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Finlay's 288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold 53 18.4 12,465 20.3 Dean + 106 36.8 20,725 33.8 Kipping 78 27.1 4,919 08.0 Lindsay 34 11.8 22,726 37.1 Wells 17 05.9 452 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 288 61,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wells's 452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold 43 09.5 12,508 20.4 Dean + 43 09.5 20,768 33.9 Kipping 107 23.7 5,026 08.2 Lindsay 259 57.3 22,985 37.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 452 61,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kipping's 5,026 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold 986 (19.6 13,494 22.0 Dean + 1,691 33.6 22,459 36.6 Lindsay 2,349 46.7 25,334 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,026 61,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Arnold's 13,494 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN + 12,894 95.6 35,353 57.7 Lindsay 600 04.4 25,934 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,494 61,287 07.7 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Gordon Dean (1942-2023): Elected 1977 Born: 13 June 1942, Mackay, Queensland Career: Solicitor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Aitkenvale, Currajong, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,614 +08.6 Votes cast: 66,781 93.3 -01.2 Informal votes: 978 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 65,803 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Dean * Lib 31,538 47.9 +14.4 John Lamb AD 3,690 05.6 -02.2 Ted Lindsay ALP 30,575 46.5 +09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,803 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Lindsay, see Herbert 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lamb's 3,690 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN * 1,924 52.1 33,462 50.9 Lindsay 1,766 47.9 32,341 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,690 65,803 00.9 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Gordon Dean (1942-2023): Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Aitkenvale, Currajong, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,386 +09.5 Votes cast: 71,061 90.7 -02.6 Informal votes: 659 00.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 70,402 99.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Aubrey NPA 9,562 13.6 Gordon Dean * Lib 23,875 33.9 -13.9 John Lamb AD 1,597 02.3 -03.3 Ted LINDSAY ALP 35,368 50.2 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,402 02.8 e 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Gordon Dean (1942-2023): Elected 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 Later career: Broadcaster, magistrate. Died 27 July 2023 > Eamon John Lindsay (born 1942): Elected 1983 Born: 19 December 1942, Tully, Queensland Career: Solicitor. Townsville City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Stuart, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.8 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,385 -13.7 Votes cast: 61,076 90.6 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,286 03.7 +02.8 Formal votes: 58,790 96.3 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria Kippin NPA 18,602 31.6 +18.0 Theo Theofanes Lib 8,326 14.2 -19.4 Ana Bristowe-Lamb AD 2,273 03.9 +01.6 Ted LINDSAY * ALP 29,589 50.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kippin was Qld MLA for Mourilyan 1974-80. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bristowe-Lamb's 2,273 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kippin 532 23.4 19,134 32.5 Theofanes 657 28.9 8,983 15.3 LINDSAY * 1,083 47.7 30,672 52.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,273 58,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Theofanes's 8,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kippin 8,136 90.6 27,270 46.4 LINDSAY * 845 09.4 31,517 53.6 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,983 58,790 03.6 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the NPA is compared with the ALP majority over the Liberal Party in 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eamon John Lindsay (born 1942): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Stuart, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,268 +11.7 Votes cast: 67,966 90.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,338 03.4 -03.3 Formal votes: 65,628 96.6 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Swanton AD 3,344 05.1 +01.2 Ted LINDSAY * ALP 33,507 51.1 +00.8 Rosemary Pavey Lib 10,571 16.1 +01.9 Jose Goicoechea NPA 18,206 27.7 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Swanton's 3,344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 2,109 63.1 35,616 54.3 Pavey 770 23.0 11,341 17.3 Goicoechea 463 13.9 18,669 28.4 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,344 65,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pavey's 11,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 1,643 14.5 37,259 56.8 Goicoechea 9,691 85.5 28,360 43.2 (exhausted 7 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,341 65,628 06.8 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eamon John Lindsay (born 1942): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Ingham, Stuart, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,763 +02.0 Votes cast: 71,603 93.3 +03.0 Informal votes: 1,419 02.0 -01.4 Formal votes: 70,184 98.0 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Parker AD 7,885 11.2 +06.1 Ted Lindsay * ALP 32,166 45.8 -05.3 Rick Anderton NPA 12,749 18.2 -09.5 Peter Hazard Lib 17,384 24.8 +08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Parker's 7,885 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 4,635 60.2 36,801 52.6 Anderton 1,257 16.3 14,006 20.0 Hazard 1,811 23.5 19,195 27.4 (exhausted 182 182 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,885 70,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anderton's 14,006 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 1,637 11.7 38,438 54.9 Hazard 12,334 88.3 31,529 45.1 (exhausted 35 217 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,006 70,184 04.9 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberals is compared with the ALP majority over the NPA in 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eamon John Lindsay (born 1942): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Stuart, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.9 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,958 +08.1 Votes cast: 79,278 95.6 +02.3 Informal votes: 1,984 02.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 77,294 97.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Col Parker AD 2,848 03.7 -07.5 Dave Kimble Grn 1,771 02.3 Ted Lindsay * ALP 31,349 40.6 -05.2 Robyn Quick NPA 5,374 07.0 -11.2 Warren Harvey 640 00.8 Bill Setter 515 00.7 John Robinson 10,002 12.9 Cilla Pryor 495 00.6 Peter Hazard Lib 24,300 31.4 +06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pryor's 495 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 35 07.1 2,883 03.7 Kimble 125 25.3 1,896 02.5 Lindsay * 192 38.9 31,541 40.8 Quick 28 05.7 5,402 07.0 Harvey 7 01.4 647 00.8 Setter 19 03.8 534 00.7 Robinson 43 08.7 10,045 13.0 Hazard 45 09.1 24,345 31.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 495 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Setter's 534 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 45 08.4 2,928 03.8 Kimble 33 06.2 1,929 02.5 Lindsay * 58 10.9 31,599 40.9 Quick 46 08.6 5,448 07.0 Harvey 33 06.2 680 00.9 Robinson 268 50.2 10,313 13.3 Hazard 51 09.6 24,396 31.6 (exhausted 0 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 534 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harvey's 680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 70 10.3 2,998 03.9 Kimble 56 08.2 1,985 02.6 Lindsay * 74 10.9 31,673 41.0 Quick 116 17.1 5,564 07.2 Robinson 250 36.8 10,563 13.7 Hazard 113 16.6 24,509 31.7 (exhausted 1 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 680 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kimble's 1,985 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 957 48.3 3,955 05.1 Lindsay * 498 25.1 32,171 41.6 Quick 109 05.5 5,673 07.3 Robinson 281 14.2 10,844 14.0 Hazard 137 06.9 24,646 31.9 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,985 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Parker's 3,955 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lindsay * 2,270 57.7 34,441 44.6 Quick 479 12.2 6,152 08.0 Robinson 810 20.6 11,654 15.1 Hazard 377 09.6 25,023 32.4 (exhausted 19 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,955 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Quick's 6,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lindsay * 745 12.1 35,186 45.5 Robinson 989 16.1 12,643 16.4 Hazard 4,407 71.8 29,430 38.1 (exhausted 11 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,152 77,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Robinson's 12,643 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 5,266 41.7 40,452 52.4 Hazard 7,356 58.3 36,786 47.6 (exhausted 21 56 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,643 77,294 02.4 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eamon John Lindsay (born 1942): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development 24 March 1993 to 25 March 1994 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology from 25 March 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cranbrook, Kirwan, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,765 -00.2 Votes cast: 77,896 94.1 -01.5 Informal votes: 2,010 02.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 75,886 97.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Lindsay Lib 29,405 38.8 +07.4 Josephine Sailor 1,338 01.8 Colin Edwards AD 4,473 05.9 +02.2 Hon Ted Lindsay * ALP 27,812 36.7 -03.9 Ken Kipping NPA 11,468 15.1 +08.1 David Smallwood 730 01.0 Alex Caldwell 660 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Caldwell's 660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Lindsay 69 10.6 29,474 38.8 Sailor 26 04.0 1,364 01.8 Edwards 55 08.4 4,528 06.0 T Lindsay * 95 14.6 27,907 36.8 Kipping 83 12.7 11,551 15.2 Smallwood 325 49.8 1,055 01.4 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 660 75,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smallwood's 1,055 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Lindsay 114 10.9 29,588 39.0 Sailor 299 28.6 1,663 02.2 Edwards 201 19.3 4,729 06.2 T Lindsay * 167 16.0 28,074 37.0 Kipping 263 25.2 11,814 15.6 (exhausted 11 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,055 75,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sailor's 1,663 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Lindsay 322 19.5 29,910 39.4 Edwards 645 39.1 5,374 07.1 T Lindsay * 461 28.0 28,535 37.6 Kipping 220 13.4 12,034 15.9 (exhausted 15 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,663 75,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Edwards's 5,374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Lindsay 1,574 29.9 31,484 41.6 T Lindsay * 2,518 47.9 31,053 41.0 Kipping 1,166 22.2 13,200 17.4 (exhausted 116 149 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,374 75,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kipping's 13,200 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P LINDSAY 11,342 86.3 42,826 56.6 T Lindsay * 1,799 13.7 32,852 43.4 (exhausted 59 208 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,200 75,886 06.6 09.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eamon John Lindsay (born 1942): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993. Defeated 1996 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology to 11 March 1996 > Peter John Lindsay (born 1944): Elected 1996 Born 4 May 1944 Career: Television station proprietor and manager. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cranbrook, Kirwan, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,783 +01.2 Votes cast: 79,965 95.4 +01.3 Informal votes: 3,091 03.9 +01.3 Formal votes: 76,874 96.1 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rebecca Smith Grn 1,747 02.3 Hon Ted Lindsay ALP 28,588 37.2 +00.6 Mark Swain ON 10,991 14.3 Pauline Woodbridge 619 00.8 Althea Smith AD 1,979 02.6 -03.4 John Edmiston CDP 948 01.2 Bob Bradley 503 00.6 Peter Lindsay * Lib 30,683 39.9 +01.3 Elaine Steley 816 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted Lindsay was MP for Herbert 1983-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bradley]s 503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- R Smith 31 06.2 1,778 02.3 T Lindsay 47 09.3 28,635 37.2 Swain 46 09.1 11,037 14.4 Woodbridge 11 02.2 630 00.8 A Smith 45 08.9 2,024 02.6 Edmiston 19 03.8 967 01.3 P Lindsay 111 22.1 30,794 40.1 Steley 193 38.4 1,009 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 503 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Woodbridge]s 630 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- R Smith 153 24.3 1,931 02.5 T Lindsay 148 23.5 28,783 37.4 Swain 79 12.5 11,116 14.5 A Smith 92 14.6 2,116 02.8 Edmiston 26 04.1 993 01.3 P Lindsay 64 10.2 30,858 40.1 Steley 68 10.8 1,077 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 630 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Edmiston]s 993 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- R Smith 52 05.2 1,983 02.6 T Lindsay 182 18.3 28,965 37.7 Swain 95 09.6 11,211 14.6 A Smith 94 09.5 2,210 02.9 P Lindsay 466 46.9 31,324 40.7 Steley 104 10.5 1,181 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 993 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Steley]s 1,181 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- R Smith 239 20.2 2,222 02.9 T Lindsay 119 10.1 29,084 37.8 Swain 351 29.7 11,562 15.0 A Smith 219 18.5 2,429 03.2 P Lindsay 253 21.4 31,577 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,181 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: R Smith]s 2,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T Lindsay 917 41.3 30,001 39.0 Swain 253 11.4 11,815 15.4 A Smith 787 35.4 3,216 04.2 P Lindsay 265 11.9 31,842 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,222 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: A Smith]s 3,216 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T Lindsay 1,621 50.4 31,622 41.1 Swain 468 14.6 12,283 16.0 P Lindsay 1,127 35.0 32,969 42.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,216 76,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Swain]s 12,183 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- T Lindsay 6,740 54.9 38,362 49.9 P LINDSAY 5,543 45.1 38,512 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,283 76,874 00.1 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John Lindsay (born 1944): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cranbrook, Kirwan, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,827 +07.2 Votes cast: 86,511 96.3 +00.9 Informal votes: 4,266 04.9 +01.0 Formal votes: 82,245 95.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Weil ON 5,827 07.1 -07.2 Richard Hoolihan AD 2,494 03.0 +00.5 Conway Brown 6,473 07.9 Jennifer Hill ALP 29,897 36.3 -00.8 Peter Lindsay * Lib 35,349 43.0 +03.1 Anne Goddard Grn 2,205 02.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Goddard's 2,205 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weil 160 07.3 5,987 07.3 Hoolihan 775 35.1 3,269 04.0 Brown 396 18.0 6,869 08.3 Hill 604 27.4 30,501 37.1 Lindsay * 270 12.2 35,619 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,205 82,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hoolihan's 3,269 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weil 258 07.9 6,245 07.6 Brown 944 28.9 7,813 09.5 Hill 1,620 49.6 32,121 39.1 Lindsay * 447 13.7 36,066 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,269 82,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Weil's 6,245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 3,678 58.9 11,491 14.0 Hill 1,168 18.7 33,289 40.5 Lindsay * 1,399 22.4 37,465 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,245 82,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Brown's 11,491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hill 6,501 56.6 39,790 48.4 LINDSAY * 4,990 43.4 42,455 51.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,491 82,245 01.6 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John Lindsay (born 1944): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cranbrook, Kirwan, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.5 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,987 -02.0 Votes cast: 82,546 93.8 -02.5 Informal votes: 4,563 05.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 77,983 94.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cathy Eaton FF 2,993 03.8 Peter Lindsay * Lib 38,792 49.7 +06.8 Jenny Stirling Grn 3,915 05.0 +02.3 Anita Phillips ALP 28,260 36.2 -00.3 Richard Hoolihan AD 1,025 01.3 -01.8 Les Marsden 323 00.4 William Brennan ON 2,675 03.4 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marsden's 323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eaton 45 13.9 3,038 03.9 Lindsay * 39 12.1 38,831 49.8 Stirling 34 10.5 3,949 05.1 Phillips 51 15.8 28,311 36.3 Hoolihan 54 16.7 1,079 01.4 Brennan 100 31.0 2,775 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 323 77,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hoolihan's 1,079 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eaton 104 09.6 3,142 04.0 LINDSAY * 194 18.0 39,025 50.0 Stirling 311 28.8 4,260 05.5 Phillips 318 29.5 28,629 36.7 Brennan 152 14.1 2,927 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,079 77,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brennan's 2,927 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eaton 1,091 37.3 4,233 05.4 LINDSAY * 684 23.4 39,709 50.9 Stirling 478 16.3 4,738 06.1 Phillips 674 23.0 29,303 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,927 77,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Eaton's 4,233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 2,391 56.5 42,100 54.0 Stirling 1,045 24.7 5,783 07.4 Phillips 797 18.8 30,100 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,233 77,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stirling's 5,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 1,728 29.9 43,828 56.2 Phillips 4,055 70.1 34,155 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,783 77,983 06.2 04.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John Lindsay (born 1944): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence from 30 January 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Qld: Garbutt, Mundingburra, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.2 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,776 +03.2 Votes cast: 85,410 94.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,575 04.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 81,835 95.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Thompson 505 00.6 Jenny Stirling Grn 4,201 05.1 +00.1 Sharon Sheridan AD 476 00.6 -00.7 Garrie J Lynch 487 00.6 Francis H Pauler ON 748 00.9 -02.3 Hon Peter Lindsay * Lib 37,397 45.7 -02.6 Michael Punshon FF 1,283 01.6 -02.4 Billy Brennan 900 01.1 George Colbran ALP 35,838 43.9 +07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sheridan's 476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson 29 06.1 534 00.7 Stirling 209 43.9 4,410 05.4 Lynch 47 09.9 534 00.7 Pauler 27 05.7 775 01.0 Lindsay * 47 09.9 37,444 45.8 Punshon 11 02.3 1,294 01.6 Brennan 27 05.7 927 01.1 Colbran 79 16.6 35,917 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 476 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lynch's 534 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson 32 06.0 566 00.7 Stirling 89 16.7 4,499 05.5 Pauler 79 14.8 854 01.0 Lindsay * 70 13.1 37,514 45.8 Punshon 22 04.1 1,316 01.6 Brennan 181 33.9 1,108 01.4 Colbran 61 11.4 35,978 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 534 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thompson's 566 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stirling 355 62.7 4,854 05.9 Pauler 55 09.7 909 01.1 Lindsay * 67 11.8 37,581 45.9 Punshon 25 04.4 1,341 01.6 Brennan 16 02.8 1,124 01.4 Colbran 48 08.5 36,026 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 566 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Pauler's 909 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stirling 190 20.9 5,044 06.2 Lindsay * 239 26.3 37,820 46.2 Punshon 191 21.0 1,532 01.9 Brennan 166 18.3 1,290 01.6 Colbran 123 13.5 36,149 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 909 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Brennan's 1,290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stirling 373 28.9 5,417 06.6 Lindsay * 260 20.2 38,080 46.5 Punshon 347 26.9 1,879 02.3 Colbran 310 24.0 36,459 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,290 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Punshon's 1,879 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stirling 660 35.1 6,077 07.4 Lindsay * 782 41.6 38,862 47.5 Colbran 437 23.3 36,896 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,879 81,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Stirling's 6,077 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDSAY * 2,227 36.7 41,089 50.2 Colbran 3,850 63.4 40,746 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,077 81,835 00.2 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John Lindsay (born 1944): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence to 3 December 2007 Lindsay retired at the 2010 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Qld: Garbutt, Mundingburra, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 00.2 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over LNP 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,044 +00.3 Votes cast: 84,299 92.6 -01.5 Informal votes: 5,281 06.3 +02.1 Formal votes: 79,018 93.7 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Mooney + ALP 31,729 40.2 -03.1 Ewen Jones LNP 36,086 45.7 +02.1 Michael Punshon FF 4,208 05.3 +03.7 Mike Rubenach Grn 6,995 08.9 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Punshon's 4,208 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mooney + 864 20.5 32,593 41.3 Jones 1,915 45.5 38,001 48.1 Rubenach 1,429 34.0 8,424 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,208 79,018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rubenach's 8,424 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mooney + 5,204 61.8 37,797 47.8 JONES 3,220 38.2 41,221 52.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,424 79,018 02.2 02.2 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Thomas Jones (1960-2023): Elected 2010 Born: 7 March 1960, Quilpie Qld Career: Auctioneer and real estate agent, Townsville. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Qld: Garbutt, Mundingburra, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,236 +06.8 Votes cast: 90,632 93.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 5,379 05.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 85,253 94.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gail Hamilton Grn 4,463 05.2 -03.6 Steve Moir ON 710 00.8 Nino Marolla 549 00.6 Bronwyn Walker KAP 6,890 08.1 Ewen Jones * LNP 36,952 43.3 -02.3 Cathy O'Toole ALP 25,051 29.4 -10.8 Michael Punshon FF 1,106 01.3 -04.0 Costa George ASP 1,576 01.9 Margaret Bell 383 00.5 Martin Brewster PUP 7,573 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Toole, see Herbert 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bell's 383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton 32 08.4 4,495 05.3 Moir 55 14.4 765 00.9 Marolla 18 04.7 567 00.7 Walker 29 07.6 6,919 08.1 Jones * 42 11.0 36,994 43.4 O'Toole 44 11.5 25,095 29.4 Punshon 45 11.8 1,151 01.4 George 48 12.5 1,624 01.9 Brewster 70 18.3 7,643 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 383 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marolla's 567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton 42 07.4 4,537 05.3 Moir 84 14.8 849 01.0 Walker 85 15.0 7,004 08.2 Jones * 88 15.5 37,082 43.5 O'Toole 34 06.0 25,129 29.5 Punshon 188 33.2 1,339 01.6 George 20 03.5 1,644 01.9 Brewster 26 04.6 7,669 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 567 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Moir's 849 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton 160 18.9 4,697 05.5 Walker 193 22.7 7,197 08.4 Jones * 143 16.8 37,225 43.7 O'Toole 66 07.8 25,195 29.6 Punshon 106 12.5 1,445 01.7 George 71 08.4 1,715 02.0 Brewster 110 13.0 7,779 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 849 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Punshon's 1,445 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton 184 12.7 4,881 05.7 Walker 234 16.2 7,431 08.7 Jones * 488 33.8 37,713 44.2 O'Toole 173 12.0 25,368 29.8 George 195 13.5 1,910 02.2 Brewster 171 11.8 7,950 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,445 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: George's 1,910 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton 474 24.8 5,355 06.3 Walker 281 14.7 7,712 09.1 Jones * 277 14.5 37,990 44.6 O'Toole 357 18.7 27,725 30.2 Brewster 521 27.3 8,471 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,910 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hamilton's 5,355 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 1,298 24.2 9,010 10.6 Jones * 633 11.8 38,623 45.3 O'Toole 2,769 51.7 28,494 33.4 Brewster 655 12.2 9,126 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,355 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Walker's 9,010 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones * 2,514 27.9 41,137 48.3 O'Toole 2,390 26.5 30,884 36.2 Brewster 4,106 45.6 13,232 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,010 85,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Walker's 13,232 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES * 6,752 51.0 47,889 56.2 O'Toole 6,480 49.0 37,364 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,232 85,253 06.2 04.0 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Thomas Jones (1960-2023): Elected 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Qld: Garbutt, Mundingburra, Thuringowa, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,815 +07.8 Votes cast: 94,862 90.5 -02.7 Informal votes: 6,525 06.8 +00.9 Formal votes: 88,337 93.2 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Punshon FF 3,175 03.6 +02.3 Colin Dwyer KAP 6,070 06.9 -01.2 Martin Brewster PUP 315 00.4 -08.5 Geoff Virgo ON 11,950 13.5 +12.7 Cathy O'Toole ALP 26,900 30.5 +01.1 Wendy Tubman Grn 5,533 06.3 +01.0 Ewen Jones * LNP 31,361 35.5 -07.9 Aaron Raffin 1,937 02.2 David Harris LDP 1,096 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brewster's 315 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punshon 37 11.8 3,212 03.6 Dwyer 91 28.9 6,161 07.0 Virgo 64 20.3 12,014 13.6 O'Toole 45 14.3 26,945 30.5 Tubman 24 07.6 5,557 06.3 Jones * 28 08.9 31,389 35.5 Raffin 19 06.0 1,956 02.2 Harris 7 02.2 1,103 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 315 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harris's 1,103 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punshon 120 10.9 3,332 03.4 Dwyer 115 10.4 6,276 07.1 Virgo 144 13.1 12,158 13.8 O'Toole 122 11.1 27,067 30.6 Tubman 85 07.7 5,642 06.4 Jones * 383 34.7 31,772 36.0 Raffin 134 12.2 2,090 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,103 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Raffin's 2,090 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punshon 147 07.0 3,479 03.9 Dwyer 581 27.8 6,857 07.8 Virgo 398 19.0 12,556 14.2 O'Toole 384 18.4 27,451 31.1 Tubman 207 09.9 5,849 06.6 Jones * 373 17.9 32,145 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,090 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Punshon's 3,479 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwyer 1,243 35.7 8,100 09.2 Virgo 814 23.4 13,370 15.1 O'Toole 454 13.1 27,905 31.6 Tubman 351 10.1 6,200 07.0 Jones * 617 17.7 32,762 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,479 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Tubman's 6,200 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwyer 790 12.7 8,890 10.1 Virgo 603 09.7 13,973 15.8 O'Toole 4,030 65.0 31,935 36.2 Jones * 777 12.5 33,539 38.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,200 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Dwyer's 8,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Virgo 5,002 56.3 18,975 21.5 O'Toole 2,114 23.8 34,049 38.5 Jones * 1,774 20.0 35,313 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,890 88,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Virgo's 18,975 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'TOOLE 10,138 53.4 44,187 50.0 Jones * 8,837 46.6 44,150 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,975 88,337 00.0 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ewen Thomas Jones (1960-2023): Elected 2010, 2013. Defeated 2016 Died 13 July 2023 > Catherine Elizabeth O'Toole (born 1956): Elected 2016 Born: 30 August 1956, Townsville Career: Educated Central Queensland University. Business owner, TAFE teacher, company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Qld: Condon, Kirwan, Mount Louisa, Mundingburra, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 00.0 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,453 +03.5 Votes cast: 97,676 90.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 5,759 05.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 91,917 94.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amy Lohse PHON 10,189 11.1 -02.4 Greg Dowling UAP 5,239 05.7 Nanette Radeck KAP 9,007 09.8 +02.9 Sam Blackadder Grn 6,721 07.3 +01.1 Phillip Thompson LNP 34,112 37.1 +01.6 Tamara Durant FACNP 1,671 01.8 Mackenzie Severns AJP 1,585 01.7 Cathy O'Toole * ALP 23,393 25.5 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Severns's 1,585 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lohse 164 10.4 10,353 11.3 Dowling 76 04.8 5,315 05.8 Radeck 141 08.9 9,148 10.0 Blackadder 602 38.0 7,323 08.0 Thompson 169 10.7 34,281 37.3 Durant 167 10.5 1,838 02.0 O'Toole * 266 16.8 23,659 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,585 91,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Durant's 1,838 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lohse 617 33.6 10,970 11.9 Dowling 202 11.0 5,517 06.0 Radeck 414 22.5 9,562 10.4 Blackadder 104 05.7 7,427 08.1 Thompson 400 21.8 34,681 37.7 O'Toole * 101 05.5 23,760 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,838 91,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dowling's 5,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lohse 2,000 36.3 12,970 14.1 Radeck 1,258 22.8 10,820 11.8 Blackadder 258 04.7 7,685 08.4 Thompson 1,579 28.6 36,260 39.5 O'Toole * 422 07.7 24,182 26.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,517 91,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Blackadder's 7,685 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lohse 643 08.4 13,613 14.8 Radeck 828 10.8 11,648 12.7 Thompson 940 12.2 37,200 40.5 O'Toole * 5,274 68.6 29,456 32.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,685 91,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Radeck's 11,648 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lohse 6,446 55.3 20,059 21.8 Thompson 3,035 26.1 40,235 43.8 O'Toole * 2,167 18.6 31,623 34.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,648 91,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lohse's 20,059 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMPSON 13,406 66.8 53,641 58.4 O'Toole * 6,653 33.2 38,276 41.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,059 91,917 08.4 08.4 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Catherine Elizabeth O'Toole (born 1956): Elected 2016. Defeated 2019 > Phillip Bruce Thompson (born 1988): Elected 2019 Born: 7 May 1988, Armidale NSW Career: Educated University of Canberra. Military service 2006-11. Wounded in Afghanistan. Company secretary, manager, director. OAM 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Qld: Condon, Kirwan, Mount Louisa, Mundingburra, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,164 +05.4 Votes cast: 98,098 85.9 -04.2 Informal votes: 5,658 05.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 92,440 94.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Toni McMahon IMOP 1,658 01.8 John Ring ALP 19,971 21.6 -03.8 Scott Humphreys Grn 7,596 08.2 +00.9 Larna Ballard GAP 749 00.8 Phillip Thompson * Lib 43,453 47.0 +09.9 Angela Egan 2,983 03.2 Steven Clare 942 01.0 Greg Dowling UAP 2,383 02.6 -03.1 Clynton Hawks KAP 6,472 07.0 -02.8 Toni McCormack AJP 1,359 01.5 -00.3 Diane Pepe PHON 4,874 05.3 -05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ballard's 749 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMahon 157 21.0 1,815 02.0 Ring 51 06.8 20,022 21.7 Humphreys 70 09.4 7,666 08.3 Thompson * 79 10.6 43,532 47.1 Egan 85 11.4 3,068 03.3 Clare 49 06.5 991 01.1 Dowling 79 10.6 2,462 02.7 Hawks 65 08.7 6,537 07.1 McCormack 17 02.3 1,376 01.5 Pepe 97 13.0 4,971 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 749 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Clare's 991 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMahon 87 08.8 1,902 02.1 Ring 61 06.2 20,083 21.7 Humphreys 28 02.8 7,694 08.3 Thompson * 106 10.7 43,638 47.2 Egan 490 49.5 3,558 03.9 Dowling 44 04.4 2,506 02.7 Hawks 79 08.0 6,616 07.2 McCormack 33 03.3 1,409 01.5 Pepe 63 06.4 5,034 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 991 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCormack's 1,409 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMahon 193 13.7 2,095 02.3 Ring 197 14.0 20,280 21.9 Humphreys 333 23.6 8,027 08.7 Thompson * 121 08.6 43,759 47.3 Egan 214 15.2 3,772 04.1 Dowling 52 03.7 2,558 02.8 Hawks 116 08.2 6,732 07.3 Pepe 183 13.0 5,217 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,409 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McMahon's 2,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring 541 25.8 20,821 22.5 Humphreys 272 13.0 8,299 09.0 Thompson * 137 06.5 43,896 47.5 Egan 331 15.8 4,103 04.4 Dowling 166 07.9 2,724 03.0 Hawks 355 17.0 7,087 07.7 Pepe 293 14.0 5,510 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,095 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Dowling's 2,724 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring 193 07.1 21,014 22.7 Humphreys 112 04.1 8,411 09.1 Thompson * 504 18.5 44,400 48.0 Egan 218 08.0 4,321 04.7 Hawks 869 31.9 7,956 08.6 Pepe 828 30.4 6,338 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,724 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Egan's 4,321 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring 754 17.5 21,768 23.6 Humphreys 1,438 33.3 9,849 10.7 Thompson * 664 15.4 45,064 48.8 Hawks 886 20.5 8,842 09.6 Pepe 579 13.4 6,917 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,321 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Pepe's 6,917 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring 548 07.9 22,316 24.1 Humphreys 575 08.3 10,424 11.3 Thompson * 1,144 16.5 46,208 50.0 Hawks 4,650 67.2 13,492 14.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,917 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Humphreys's 10,424 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring 7,335 70.4 29,651 32.1 THOMPSON * 1,464 14.0 47,672 51.6 Hawks 1,625 15.6 15,117 16.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,424 92,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Hawks's 15,117 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring 5,686 37.6 35,337 38.2 THOMPSON * 9,431 62.4 57,103 61.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,117 92,440 11.8 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Bruce Thompson (born 1988): Elected 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Qld: Condon, Kirwan, Mount Louisa, Mundingburra, Townsville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 121,280 +06.2 Votes cast: 103,662 85.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 5,300 05.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 98,372 94.9 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Thompson * LNP 47,941 48.7 +01.7 Martin Brewster ToP 2,173 02.2 -00.4 Felicity Cole P First 3,255 03.3 Edwina Andrew Labor 22,646 23.0 +01.4 Chris Evans Grn 9,228 09.4 +01.2 Felicity Roser FFA 1,460 01.5 Ross MacDonald PHON 5,100 05.2 -00.1 Darryn Casson KAP 6,559 06.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Roser's 1,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson * 223 15.3 48,164 49.0 Brewster 65 04.5 2,238 02.3 Cole 288 19.7 3,543 03.6 Andrew 135 09.3 22,781 23.2 Evans 223 15.3 9,451 09.6 MacDonald 245 16.8 5,345 05.4 Casson 281 19.3 6,840 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,460 98,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brewster's 2,238 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson * 523 23.4 48,687 49.5 Cole 308 13.8 3,851 03.9 Andrew 167 07.5 22,948 23.3 Evans 143 06.4 9,594 09.8 MacDonald 606 27.1 5,951 06.1 Casson 491 21.9 7,331 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,238 98,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cole's 3,851 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMPSON * 519 13.5 49,206 50.0 Andrew 313 08.1 23,261 23.7 Evans 353 09.2 9,947 10.1 MacDonald 1,063 27.6 7,014 07.1 Casson 1,603 41.6 8,934 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,851 98,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: MacDonald's 7,014 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMPSON * 1,668 23.8 50,874 51.7 Andrew 336 04.8 23,597 24.0 Evans 451 06.4 10,398 10.6 Casson 4,559 65.0 13,493 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,014 98,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Evans's 10,398 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMPSON * 1,328 12.8 52,202 53.1 Andrew 7,304 70.2 30,901 31.4 Casson 1,766 17.0 15,259 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,398 98,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Casson's 15,259 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMPSON * 10,172 66.7 62,374 63.4 Andrew 5,087 33.3 35,988 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,259 98,372 13.4 01.6 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Bruce Thompson (born 1988): Elected 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------