ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF LEICHHARDT, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North Queenaland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Mareeba -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,467 Votes cast: 34,283 91.5 Informal votes: 1,427 04.2 Formal votes: 32,856 95.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Gilmore CP 16,291 49.6 +08.0 Cecil Holdcroft + ALP 13,894 42.3 -11.2 Leslie Keough 424 01.3 Ralph Leinster CPA 1,141 03.5 -00.7 Thomas Mackey 1,106 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Keough's 424 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilmore 105 24.8 16,396 49.9 Holdcroft 189 44.6 14,083 42.9 Leinster 72 17.0 1,213 03.7 Mackey 58 13.7 1,164 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 424 32,856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mackey's 1,164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GILMORE 472 40.5 16,868 51.3 Holdcroft 388 33.3 14,471 44.0 Leinster 304 26.1 1,517 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,164 32,856 01.7 e 09.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Vernon Gilmore (1908-94): Elected 1949 Born: 7 May 1908, Wolfram, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools. Sugar cane farmer and tobacco grower, Babinda, Queensland. Military Service 1942-47. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North Queenaland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Mareeba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,936 +01.3 Votes cast: 35,186 92.8 +01.3 Informal votes: 867 02.5 -01.7 Formal votes: 34,319 97.5 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Anear CPA 1,329 03.9 +00.4 Hon Henry Bruce ALP 16,827 49.0 +06.7 Thomas Gilmore * CP 16,163 47.1 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anear's 1,329 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUCE 1,256 94.5 18,083 52.7 Gilmore * 73 05.5 16,236 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,329 34,319 02.7 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Vernon Gilmore (1908-94): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951 Later career: Grazier and cattle-breeder. Died 15 November 1994 > Henry Adam Bruce (1884-1958): Elected 1951 Born: 16 May 1884, Wandiligong, Victoria. Career: Educated Haylebury College, Melbourne. Bushworker, Queensland, 1902. Sugar grower. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. State politics: Qld MLA for The Tablelands 1932-50. Secretary for Public Works 1932-47, Secretary for Public Instruction 1938-41, 1947-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North Queenaland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Mareeba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,746 +04.8 Votes cast: 37,623 94.7 +01.9 Informal votes: 576 01.5 -01.0 Formal votes: 37,047 98.5 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry BRUCE * ALP 19,044 51.4 +02.4 Thomas Gilmore CP 17,276 46.6 -00.5 Joseph Howe CPA 727 02.0 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,047 03.2 e 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilmore was member for Leichhardt 1949-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Adam Bruce (1884-1958): Elected 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 03.2 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Labor over Country Party 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,220 +03.7 Votes cast: 37,975 92.1 -02.6 Informal votes: 860 02.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 37,115 97.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry Bruce * ALP 18,512 49.9 -01.5 William Falls CPA 759 02.0 +00.0 Thomas Gilmore CP 17,844 48.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilmore was member for Leichhardt 1949-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Falls's 759 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUCE * 676 89.1 19,188 51.7 Gilmore 83 10.9 17,927 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 759 37,115 01.7 00.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Adam Bruce (1884-1958): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955 Died 11 October 1958 (no by-election held) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,474 +05.5 Votes cast: 39,761 91.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,099 02.8 +00.5 Formal votes: 38,662 97.2 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bidner QLP 6,407 16.6 William Fulton + ALP 18,234 47.2 -02.7 George Turner CP 14,021 36.3 -11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,662 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bidner's 6,407 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FULTON + 3,485 54.4 21,719 56.2 Turner 2,922 45.6 16,943 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,407 38,662 06.2 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958 Born: 18 June 1909, Cairns, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools. Business manager. Military Service 1939-45. Cairns City Council, Mayor 1952-59. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,607 +02.6 Votes cast: 40,725 91.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,158 02.8 00.0 Formal votes: 39,567 97.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FULTON * ALP 26,243 66.3 +19.1 Arthur Trembath QLP 2,485 06.3 -10.3 Reginald Wiles CP 10,839 27.4 -08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,567 17.6 e 11.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,486 +06.5 Votes cast: 44,130 92.9 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,196 02.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 42,934 97.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FULTON * ALP 24,881 58.0 -08.3 Robert Norman CP 16,895 39.4 +12.0 Arthur Trembath DLP 1,158 02.7 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,934 08.5 e 09.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 08.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,732 +02.6 Votes cast: 45,267 92.9 00.0 Informal votes: 1,245 02.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 44,022 97.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FULTON * ALP 24,639 56.0 -02.0 Geoffrey Higham DLP 2,395 05.4 +02.7 Michael Turner CP 16,988 38.6 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,022 07.1 e 01.4 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 07.9 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Labor over Country Party 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,544 -02.4 Votes cast: 44,202 93.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 795 01.8 -01.0 Formal votes: 43,407 98.2 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FULTON * ALP 27,037 62.3 +05.2 Thomas White DLP 2,526 05.8 +00.4 David Young CP 13,844 31.9 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,407 13.5 e 06.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 13.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,029 +07.3 Votes cast: 47,346 92.8 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,208 02.6 +00.8 Formal votes: 46,138 97.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FULTON * ALP 26,697 57.9 -04.4 Patrick Kelly AP 1,902 04.1 Bernard Marsh DLP 2,404 05.2 -00.6 Walter Schulz CP 15,135 32.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,138 11.4 e 02.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over CP 11.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,312 +10.4 Votes cast: 53,007 94.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,184 02.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 51,823 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ellwood AP 3,049 05.9 +01.8 William Fulton * ALP 25,702 49.6 -08.3 Herbert Marsh CP 23,072 44.5 +11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ellwood's 3,049 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FULTON * 1,907 62.5 27,609 53.3 Marsh 1,142 37.5 24,214 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,049 51,823 03.3 08.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Fulton (1909-88): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Fulton retired at the 1975 election. Died 15 November 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Gordonvale, Innisfail, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over NCP 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,622 +09.4 Votes cast: 56,917 92.4 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,134 02.0 -00.2 Formal votes: 55,783 98.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarence Grogan 982 01.8 Laurence Hoins Lib 6,918 12.4 Bernard Marsh DLP 645 01.2 David Thomson NCP 21,318 38.2 -06.3 Bill Wood + ALP 25,920 46.5 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,783 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood was Qld MLA for Cook 1969-72, Barron River 1972-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marsh's 645 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grogan 44 06.8 1,026 01.8 Hoins 139 21.6 7,057 12.7 Thomson 378 58.6 21,696 38.9 Wood + 84 13.0 26,004 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 645 55,783 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Grogan's 1,026 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoins 646 63.0 7,703 13.8 Thomson 109 10.6 21,805 39.1 Wood + 271 26.4 26,275 47.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,026 55,783 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hoins's 7,703 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON 7,399 96.1 29,204 52.4 Wood + 304 03.9 26,579 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,703 55,783 02.4 05.7 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Scott Thomson (1924-2013): Elected 1975 Born: 21 November 1924, Sale, Victoria Career: Educated Royal Military College, Duntroon. Military Service 1942-72. Retired as Brigadier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Mareeba, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 02.4 Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,822 +03.6 Votes cast: 59,393 93.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 846 01.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 58,547 98.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Foster AD 3,785 06.5 David Thomson * NCP 27,684 47.3 +09.1 Bill Wood ALP 27,078 46.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood was Qld MLA for Cook 1969-72, Barron River 1972-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Foster's 3,785 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON * 2,119 56.0 29,803 50.9 Wood 1,666 44.0 28,744 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,785 58,547 00.9 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Scott Thomson (1924-2013): Elected 1975, 1977 Minister for Science and the Environment from 8 December 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Mareeba, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,127 +06.7 Votes cast: 62,898 92.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,308 02.1 +00.7 Formal votes: 61,590 97.9 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Mijo ALP 28,500 46.3 +00.0 Ian Paul AD 2,985 04.8 -01.7 Hon David Thomson * NCP 30,105 48.9 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,590 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Paul's 2,985 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mijo 1,631 54.6 30,131 48.9 THOMSON * 1,354 45.4 31,459 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,985 61,590 01.1 00.2 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Scott Thomson (1924-2013): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Science and the Environment to 3 November 1980 Minister for Science and Technology from 3 November 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Mareeba, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,972 +10.0 Votes cast: 68,607 91.5 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,251 01.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 67,356 98.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John GAYLER ALP 35,071 52.1 +05.8 Hon David Thompson * NPA 32,285 47.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,356 02.1 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Scott Thomson (1924-2013): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 Died 13 October 2013 Minister for Science and the Environment to 11 March 1983 > John Gayler (1943-2022): Elected 1983 Born: 14 April 1943, Toowoomba, Queensland Career: Solicitor -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Innisfail, Mossman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 02.1 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over NPA 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,890 -14.8 Votes cast: 58,722 91.9 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,334 05.7 +03.9 Formal votes: 55,388 94.3 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eda Celledoni NPA 20,115 36.3 -11.1 Daas Saba 463 00.8 John GAYLER * ALP 28,256 51.0 -01.6 Hugh Anthony Lib 3,879 07.0 Cliff Truelove AD 2,675 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Saba's 463 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Celledoni 153 33.0 20,268 36.6 GAYLER * 160 34.6 28,416 51.3 Anthony 66 14.3 3,945 07.1 Truelove 84 18.1 2,759 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 463 55,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Truelove's 2,759 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Celledoni 430 15.6 20,698 37.4 GAYLER * 1,245 45.1 29,661 53.6 Anthony 1,084 39.3 5,029 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,759 55,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Anthony's 5,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Celledoni 3,964 78.8 24,662 44.5 GAYLER * 1,065 21.2 30,726 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,029 55,388 05.5 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gayler (1943-2022): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Innisfail, Mossman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,066 +12.8 Votes cast: 65,025 90.2 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,846 04.4 -01.3 Formal votes: 62,179 95.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John GAYLER * ALP 31,601 50.8 -00.2 Ronald Barry Lib 5,942 09.6 +02.6 Kevin Byrne NPA 22,551 36.3 +00.0 Wilfred Tapau AD 2,085 03.4 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,179 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tapau's 2,085 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GAYLER * 1,104 53.0 32,705 52.6 Barry 510 24.5 6,452 10.4 Byrne 470 22.6 23,021 37.0 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,085 62,179 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barry's 6,452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GAYLER * 1,042 16.2 33,747 54.3 Byrne 5,409 83.8 28,430 45.7 (exhausted 1 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,452 62,179 04.3 01.2 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gayler (1943-2022): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Innisfail, Mossman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,908 +08.1 Votes cast: 72,202 92.7 +02.5 Informal votes: 1,816 02.5 -01.9 Formal votes: 70,386 97.5 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Cummings Lib 15,985 22.7 +13.1 Jim Waldock 1,148 01.6 Jim Downey AD 7,382 10.5 +07.1 John Gayler * ALP 31,318 44.5 -06.3 Kevin Byrne NPA 14,553 20.7 -15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Waldock's 1,148 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 308 27.1 16,293 23.2 Downey 460 40.5 7,842 11.1 Gayler * 206 18.1 31,524 44.8 Byrne 163 14.3 14,716 20.9 (exhausted 11 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,148 70,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Downey's 7,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 2,090 26.8 18,383 26.1 GAYLER * 4,680 60.0 36,204 51.5 Byrne 1,030 13.2 15,746 22.4 (exhausted 42 53 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,842 70,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Byrne's 15,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 14,344 91.1 32,727 46.5 GAYLER * 1,402 08.9 37,606 53.5 (exhausted 0 53 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,842 70,386 03.5 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberal Party is compared with the ALP majority over the NPA in 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gayler (1943-2022): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Gayler retired at the 1993 election. Died 27 July 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Port Douglas -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,867 -01.3 Votes cast: 71,784 93.4 +00.7 Informal votes: 2,363 03.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 69,421 96.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dorothy McKenzie 817 01.2 Stephen Piper 380 00.6 Henrietta Fourmile Grn 2,446 03.5 Giselle Thomas AD 3,613 05.2 -06.1 Peter Dodd + ALP 29,129 42.0 -02.4 Gavin Roberts 998 01.4 Ben Wilson NPA 9,722 14.0 -06.0 Bill Cummings Lib 21,930 31.6 +08.8 Jim Cavill 386 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Piper's 380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie 100 26.8 917 01.3 Fourmile 58 15.6 2,504 03.6 Thomas 41 11.0 3,654 05.3 Dodd + 31 08.3 29,160 42.0 Roberts 7 01.9 1,005 01.5 Wilson 14 03.8 9,736 14.0 Cummings 17 04.6 21,947 31.6 Cavill 105 28.2 491 00.7 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 380 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cavill's 491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie 76 15.5 993 01.4 Fourmile 85 17.3 2,589 03.7 Thomas 79 16.1 3,733 05.4 Dodd + 65 13.2 29,225 42.1 Roberts 31 06.3 1,036 01.5 Wilson 57 11.6 9,793 14.1 Cummings 98 20.0 22,045 31.8 (exhausted 0 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 491 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McKenzie's 993 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourmile 673 69.5 3,262 04.7 Thomas 105 10.8 3,838 05.5 Dodd + 67 06.9 29,292 42.2 Roberts 43 04.4 1,079 01.6 Wilson 38 03.9 9,831 14.2 Cummings 43 04.4 22,088 31.8 (exhausted 24 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 993 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Roberts's 1,079 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourmile 117 10.9 3,379 04.9 Thomas 175 16.3 4,013 05.8 Dodd + 160 14.9 29,452 42.5 Wilson 252 23.4 10,083 14.5 Cummings 372 34.6 22,460 32.4 (exhausted 3 34 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,079 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Fourmile's 3,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas 2,078 61.9 6,091 08.8 Dodd + 719 21.4 30,171 43.5 Wilson 296 08.8 10,379 15.0 Cummings 267 08.0 22,727 32.8 (exhausted 19 53 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,379 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Thomas's 6,091 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd + 4,171 69.0 34,342 49.5 Wilson 1,068 17.7 11,447 16.5 Cummings 810 13.4 23,537 34.0 (exhausted 42 95 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,091 69,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wilson's 11,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DODD + 1,233 10.8 35,575 51.3 Cummings 10,205 89.2 33,742 48.7 (exhausted 9 104 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,447 69,421 01.3 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter George Dodd (born 1953): Elected 1993 Born: 3 October 1953, Sydney Career: Solicitor, trade union official. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Port Douglas -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.5 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,222 +08.3 Votes cast: 76,831 92.3 -01.1 Informal votes: 2,213 02.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 74,618 97.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Dodd * ALP 28,392 38.1 -04.8 Margaret Leviston 352 00.5 Steve Dimitriou 871 01.2 Pat Daly Grn 2,081 02.8 -00.8 Jeanette Singleton 387 00.5 Bob Burgess NPA 15,236 20.8 +06.8 Leonie Watson AD 3,578 04.8 -00.4 Warren Entsch Lib 23,721 31.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leviston's 352 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd * 88 25.1 28,480 38.2 Dimitriou 76 21.7 947 01.3 Daly 75 21.4 2,156 02.9 Singleton 25 07.1 412 00.6 Burgess 34 09.7 15,270 20.5 Watson 27 07.7 3,605 04.8 Entsch 26 07.4 23,747 31.8 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 352 74,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Singleton's 412 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd * 162 39.3 28,642 38.4 Dimitriou 41 10.0 988 01.3 Daly 64 15.5 2,220 03.0 Burgess 58 14.1 15,328 20.5 Watson 58 14.1 3,663 04.9 Entsch 29 07.0 23,776 31.9 (exhausted 0 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 412 74,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dimitriou's 988 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd * 242 24.9 28,884 38.7 Daly 340 34.9 2,560 03.4 Burgess 132 13.6 15,460 20.7 Watson 148 15.2 3,811 05.1 Entsch 112 11.5 23,888 32.0 (exhausted 14 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 988 74,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Daly's 2,560 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd * 708 27.9 29,592 39.7 Burgess 399 15.7 15,859 21.3 Watson 1,175 46.3 4,986 06.7 Entsch 254 10.0 24,142 32.4 (exhausted 24 39 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,560 74,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Watson's 4,986 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd * 2,493 50.9 32,085 43.1 Burgess 978 20.0 16,837 22.6 Entsch 1,428 29.1 25,570 34.3 (exhausted 87 126 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,986 74,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Burgess's 16,837 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodd * 2,017 12.0 34,102 45.8 ENTSCH 14,762 88.0 40,332 54.2 (exhausted 58 184 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,837 74,618 04.2 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Dodd (born 1953): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 > Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996 Born 31 May 1950, Babinda Qld Career: Military service (RAAF) 1969-78. Real estate agent, company director, grazier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 Effect of redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,568 -04.4 Votes cast: 74,232 93.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,938 04.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 71,294 96.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Salier AD 2,243 03.1 -01.6 Warren Entsch * Lib 29,550 41.4 +09.4 Rob Kenyon 267 00.4 Trudy Alberts 218 00.3 Steve Dimitriou 522 00.7 Chris Lewis ALP 26,361 37.0 -01.5 Elizabeth Hudson ON 9,904 13.9 Steven Nowakowski Grn 2,056 02.9 00.0 Rata Pugh 173 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pugh]s 173 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salter 24 13.9 2,267 03.2 Entsch * 14 08.1 29,564 41.5 Kenyon 14 08.1 281 00.4 Alberts 7 04.0 225 00.3 Dimitriou 29 16.8 551 00.8 Lewis 17 09.8 26,378 37.0 Hudson 24 13.9 9,928 13.9 Nowakowski 44 25.4 2,100 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 173 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Alberts]s 225 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salter 35 15.6 2,302 03.2 Entsch * 31 13.8 29,595 41.5 Kenyon 70 31.1 351 00.5 Dimitriou 42 18.7 593 00.8 Lewis 18 08.0 26,396 37.0 Hudson 17 07.6 9,945 13.9 Nowakowski 12 05.3 2,112 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 225 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kenyon]s 351 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salter 42 12.0 2,344 03.3 Entsch * 82 23.4 29,677 41.6 Dimitriou 135 38.5 728 01.0 Lewis 27 07.7 26,423 37.1 Hudson 35 10.0 9,980 14.0 Nowakowski 30 08.5 2,142 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 351 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dimitriou]s 728 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salter 105 14.4 2,449 03.4 Entsch * 123 16.9 29,800 41.8 Lewis 173 23.8 26,596 37.3 Hudson 110 15.1 10,090 14.2 Nowakowski 217 29.8 2,359 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 728 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Nowakowski]s 2,359 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salter 945 40.1 3,394 04.8 Entsch * 309 13.1 30,109 42.2 Lewis 865 36.7 27,461 38.5 Hudson 240 10.2 10,330 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,359 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Salter]s 3,394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch * 1,445 42.6 31,554 44.3 Lewis 1,643 48.4 29,104 40.8 Hudson 306 09.0 10,636 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,394 71,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hudson]s 10,636 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch * 6,981 65.6 38,535 54.1 Lewis 3,655 34.4 32,759 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,636 71,294 04.1 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources from 21 October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,470 +06.2 Votes cast: 78,941 93.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,672 05.9 +01.9 Formal votes: 74,269 94.1 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas East ON 6,324 08.5 -05.4 Hon Warren Entsch * Lib 36,215 48.8 +07.3 Mark Trezise ALP 24,636 33.2 -03.8 Jonathan Metcalfe Grn 3,890 05.2 +02.3 Rata Pugh 561 00.8 Hal Salier AD 2,643 03.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pugh's 561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 101 18.0 6,425 08.6 Entsch * 106 18.9 36,231 48.9 Trezise 80 14.3 24,716 33.3 Metcalfe 156 27.8 4,046 05.4 Salier 118 21.0 2,761 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 561 74,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Salier's 2,761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 197 07.1 6,622 08.9 Entsch * 444 16.1 36,765 49.5 Trezise 706 25.6 25,422 34.2 Metcalfe 1,414 51.2 5,460 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,761 74,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Metcalfe's 5,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 620 11.4 7,242 09.7 ENTSCH * 1,147 21.0 37,912 51.0 Trezise 3,693 67.4 29,115 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,460 74,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count:East's 7,242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH * 3,972 54.8 41,884 56.4 Trezise 3,270 45.1 32,385 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,242 74,269 06.4 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources to 26 November 2001 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources from 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,542 +07.2 Votes cast: 82,539 92.0 -01.4 Informal votes: 4,976 06.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 77,563 94.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jen Sackley 3,789 04.9 Hon Warren ENTSCH * Lib 41,377 53.3 +04.6 Ric Lippmann FF 2,100 02.7 Allen Reid AD 972 01.2 -02.3 Jim Turnour ALP 24,305 31.3 -01.8 Neville St John-Wood Grn 5,020 06.5 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Turnour, see Leichhardt 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reid's 972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sackley 158 16.3 3,947 05.1 ENTSCH * 215 22.1 41,592 53.6 Lippmann 91 09.4 2,191 02.8 Turnour 263 27.1 24,568 31.7 St John-Wood 245 25.2 5,265 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 972 77,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lippmann's 2,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sackley 757 34.6 4,704 06.1 ENTSCH * 860 39.3 42,452 54.7 Turnour 358 16.3 24,926 32.1 St John-Wood 216 09.9 5,481 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,191 77,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sackley's 4,704 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH * 2,473 52.6 44,925 57.9 Turnour 1,176 25.0 26,102 33.7 St John-Wood 1,055 22.4 6,536 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,704 77,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: St John-Wood's 6,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH * 1,616 24.7 46,541 60.0 Turnour 4,920 75.3 31,022 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,536 77,563 10.0 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources to 27 January 2006 Entsch retired at the 2007 election. Later career: See Leichhardt 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Qld: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.0 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,312 +04.2 Votes cast: 87,360 92.6 +00.6 Informal votes: 4,417 05.1 -00.9 Formal votes: 82,943 94.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selwyn Johnston 1,448 01.8 Bridgette Lennox AD 472 00.6 -00.7 Tony Hudson 320 00.4 Norman Miller 1,090 01.3 Ian Crossland Nat 3,302 04.0 Jim Turnour ALP 35,762 43.1 +12.1 Dr Sue Cory Grn 6,219 07.5 +01.0 Ben Jacobsen FF 1,087 01.3 -01.4 Charlie McKillop + Lib 32,187 38.8 -14.8 Rata Hami Pugh 139 00.2 Damian Byrnes 917 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pugh's 139 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 13 09.4 1,461 01.8 Lennox 5 03.6 477 00.6 Hudson 2 01.4 322 00.4 Miller 7 05.0 1,097 01.3 Crossland 4 02.9 3,306 04.0 Turnour 7 05.0 35,769 43.1 Cory 11 07.9 6,230 07.5 Jacobsen 9 06.5 1,096 01.3 McKillop + 16 11.5 32,203 38.8 Byrnes 65 46.8 982 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 139 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hudson's 322 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 72 22.4 1,533 01.9 Lennox 59 18.3 536 00.7 Miller 71 22.1 1,168 01.4 Crossland 37 11.5 3,343 04.0 Turnour 23 07.1 35,792 43.2 Cory 23 07.1 6,253 07.5 Jacobsen 13 04.0 1,109 01.3 McKillop + 10 03.1 32,213 38.8 Byrnes 14 04.4 996 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 322 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lennox's 536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 166 31.0 1,699 02.1 Miller 55 10.3 1,223 01.5 Crossland 35 06.5 3,378 04.1 Turnour 90 16.8 35,882 43.3 Cory 108 20.2 6,361 07.7 Jacobsen 23 04.3 1,132 01.4 McKillop + 40 07.5 32,253 38.9 Byrnes 19 03.5 1,015 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 536 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Byrnes's 1,015 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 209 20.6 1,908 02.3 Miller 109 10.7 1,332 01.6 Crossland 50 04.9 3,428 04.1 Turnour 150 14.8 36,082 43.4 Cory 160 15.8 6,521 07.9 Jacobsen 90 08.9 1,222 01.5 McKillop + 247 24.3 32,500 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,015 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jacobsen's 1,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 178 14.6 2,086 02.5 Miller 121 09.9 1,453 01.8 Crossland 158 12.9 3,586 04.3 Turnour 213 17.4 36,245 43.7 Cory 207 16.9 6,728 08.1 McKillop + 345 28.2 32,845 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,222 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Miller's 1,453 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 456 31.9 2,542 03.1 Crossland 197 13.6 3,783 04.6 Turnour 424 29.2 36,669 44.2 Cory 207 14.3 6,935 08.4 McKillop + 169 11.6 33,014 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,453 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Johnston's 2,542 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crossland 1,128 44.4 4,911 05.9 Turnour 479 18.8 37,148 44.8 Cory 553 21.8 7,488 09.0 McKillop + 382 15.0 33,396 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,542 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Crossland's 4,911 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnour 1,612 32.8 38,760 46.7 Cory 701 14.3 8,189 14.3 McKillop + 2,598 52.9 35,994 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,911 82,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Cory's 8,189 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNOUR 6,056 74.0 44,816 54.0 McKillop + 2,133 26.1 38,127 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,189 82,943 04.0 14.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Pearce Turnour (born 1966): Elected 2007 Born: 7 April 1966, Darwin. Career: Educated: University of Qld. Agronomist. Property planning extension officer. Policy and media adviser, consultant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Qld: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 04.0 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over LNP 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,140 -01.2 Votes cast: 84,829 91.1 -01.5 Informal votes: 5,017 05.9 +00.8 Formal votes: 79,812 94.1 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jen Sackley 2,556 03.2 Yodie Batzke 1,700 02.1 Hon Warren Entsch LNP 37,828 47.4 +04.7 Shannon McSweeney FF 1,461 01.8 +00.5 Neville St John-Wood Grn 7,232 09.1 +01.4 Jim Turnour * ALP 27,662 34.7 -08.4 Steve Lane 1,373 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch was Member for Leichhardt 1996-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lane's 1,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sackley 466 33.9 3,022 03.8 Batzke 214 15.6 1,914 02.4 Entsch 202 14.7 38,030 47.7 McSweeney 93 06.8 1,554 02.0 St John-Wood 136 09.9 7,368 09.2 Turnour * 262 19.1 27,924 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,373 79,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McSweeney's 1,554 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sackley 306 19.7 3,328 04.2 Batzke 253 16.3 2,167 02.7 Entsch 485 31.2 38,515 48.3 St John-Wood 251 16.2 7,619 09.6 Turnour * 259 16.7 28,183 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,554 79,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Batzke's 2,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sackley 1,264 58.3 4,592 05.8 Entsch 367 16.9 38,882 48.7 St John-Wood 208 09.6 7,827 09.8 Turnour * 328 15.1 28,511 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,167 79,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sackley's 4,592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH 2,176 47.4 41,058 51.4 St John-Wood 1,490 32.5 9,317 11.7 Turnour * 926 20.2 29,437 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,592 79,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: St John-Wood's 9,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH 2,481 26.6 43,539 54.6 Turnour * 6,836 73.4 36,273 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,317 79,812 04.6 08.7 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Pearce Turnour (born 1966): Elected 2007. Defeated 2010 > Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Retired 2007. Elected 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Qld: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,402 +06.7 Votes cast: 90,655 91.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,939 05.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 85,716 94.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Miles FF 1,876 02.2 +00.4 Dale Edwards 476 00.6 George Ryan KAP 3,677 04.3 Bruce Gibson PUP 7,326 08.6 Johanna Kloot Grn 5,646 06.6 -02.5 Hon Warren Entsch * LNP 38,795 45.3 -02.1 Billy Gordon ALP 27,920 32.6 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon was Qld MLA for Cook 2015-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Edwards's 476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles 199 41.8 2,075 02.4 Ryan 82 17.2 3,759 04.4 Gibson 82 17.2 7,408 08.6 Kloot 39 08.2 5,685 06.6 Entsch * 42 08.8 38,837 45.3 Gordon 32 06.7 27,952 32.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 476 85,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Miles's 2,075 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 780 37.6 4,539 05.3 Gibson 305 14.7 7,713 09.0 Kloot 235 11.3 5,920 06.9 Entsch * 477 23.0 39,314 45.9 Gordon 278 13.4 28,230 32.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,075 85,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 4,539 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 2,316 51.0 10,029 11.7 Kloot 490 10.8 6,410 07.5 Entsch * 814 17.9 40,128 46.8 Gordon 919 20.3 29,149 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,539 85,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kloot's 6,410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 1,645 25.7 11,674 13.6 Entsch * 906 14.1 41,034 47.9 Gordon 3,859 60.2 33,008 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,410 85,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gibson's 11,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH * 6,691 57.3 47,725 55.7 Gordon 4,983 42.7 37,991 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,674 85,716 05.7 01.2 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Retired 2007. Elected 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Qld: Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,077 +09.7 Votes cast: 95,820 87.9 -03.3 Informal votes: 7,012 07.3 -01.8 Formal votes: 88,808 92.7 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Kelly RUA 1,439 01.6 +01.1 Kurt Pudniks Grn 7,702 08.7 -02.1 Peter Rogers ON 6,775 07.6 Hon Warren Entsch * LNP 35,066 39.4 -05.8 Sharryn Howes ALP 24,939 28.2 -04.4 Ned Gebadi FF 2,257 02.6 Daniel McCarthy 6,096 06.9 Michael Newie 694 00.8 Brad Tassell KAP 3,840 04.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Newie's 694 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 35 05.0 1,474 01.7 Pudniks 35 05.0 7,737 08.7 Rogers 14 02.0 6,789 07.6 Entsch * 52 07.5 35,118 39.5 Howes 60 08.7 24,999 28.2 Gebadi 141 20.3 2,398 02.7 McCarthy 270 38.9 6,366 07.2 Tassell 87 12.5 3,927 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 694 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kelly's 1,474 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pudniks 571 38.7 8,308 09.4 Rogers 312 21.2 7,101 08.0 Entsch * 152 10.3 35,270 39.7 Howes 100 07.7 25,099 28.3 Gebadi 111 07.5 2,509 02.8 McCarthy 108 07.3 6,474 07.3 Tassell 120 08.1 4,047 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,474 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gebadi's 2,509 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pudniks 341 13.6 8,649 09.7 Rogers 267 10.6 7,368 08.3 Entsch * 494 19.7 35,764 40.3 Howes 487 19.4 25,586 28.8 McCarthy 616 24.6 7,090 08.0 Tassell 304 12.1 4,351 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,509 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tassell's 4,351 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pudniks 349 08.0 8,998 10.1 Rogers 1,145 26.3 8,513 09.6 Entsch * 840 19.3 36,604 41.2 Howes 592 13.6 26,178 29.5 McCarthy 1,425 32.8 8,515 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,351 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rogers's 8,513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pudniks 1,101 12.9 10,099 11.4 Entsch * 2,240 26.3 38,844 43.7 Howes 1,456 17.1 27,634 31.1 McCarthy 3,716 43.7 12,231 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,513 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Pudniks's 10,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch * 2,165 21.4 41,009 46.2 Howes 5,533 54.8 33,167 37.4 McCarthy 2,401 23.8 14,632 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,099 88,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McCarthy's 14,632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH * 6,906 47.2 47,915 54.0 Howes 7,726 52.8 40,893 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,632 88,808 04.0 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Retired 2007. Elected 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Qld: Bayview Heights, Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 04.0 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,458 +00.3 Votes cast: 95,945 87.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 6,160 06.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 89,785 93.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jo Ashby FACNP 1,976 02.2 Chad Anderson 2,562 02.9 Elida Faith ALP 25,846 28.8 +00.7 Ross Macdonald PHON 5,428 06.1 -01.5 Daniel McCarthy KAP 7,318 08.2 +03.9 Jen Sackley UAP 3,562 04.0 Hon Warren Entsch * LNP 33,753 37.6 -01.9 Gary Oliver Grn 9,340 10.4 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ashby's 1,976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson 641 32.4 3,203 03.6 Faith 147 07.4 25,993 29.0 Macdonald 518 26.2 5,946 06.6 McCarthy 343 17.4 7,661 08.5 Sackley 136 06.9 3,698 04.1 Entsch * 133 06.7 33,886 37.7 Oliver 58 02.9 9,398 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,976 89,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Anderson's 3,203 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faith 1,054 32.9 27,047 30.6 Macdonald 427 13.3 6,373 07.1 McCarthy 430 13.4 8,091 09.0 Sackley 222 06.9 3,920 04.4 Entsch * 450 14.1 34,336 38.2 Oliver 620 19.4 10,018 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,203 89,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sackley's 3,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faith 401 10.2 27,448 30.6 Macdonald 984 25.1 7,357 08.2 McCarthy 851 21.7 8,942 10.0 Entsch * 1,347 34.4 35,683 39.7 Oliver 337 08.6 10,355 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,920 89,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Macdonald's 7,357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faith 1,091 14.8 28,539 31.8 McCarthy 3,781 51.4 12,723 14.2 Entsch * 1,725 23.5 37,408 41.7 Oliver 760 10.3 11,115 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,357 89,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Oliver's 11,115 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faith 7,511 67.6 36,050 40.2 McCarthy 1,466 13.2 14,189 15.8 Entsch * 2,138 19.2 39,546 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,115 89,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McCarthy's 14,189 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faith 5,097 35.9 41,147 45.8 ENTSCH * 9,092 64.1 48,638 54.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,189 89,785 04.2 00.2 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Retired 2007. Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Qld: Bayview Heights, Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 117,214 +07.1 Votes cast: 98,422 83.9 -03.8 Informal votes: 6,715 06.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 91,707 93.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat O'Shane SAll 3,729 04.1 Silvia Mogorovich IMOP 1,641 01.8 Hon Warren Entsch * Lib 33,652 36.7 -00.9 Rod Jensen KAP 5,166 05.6 -02.5 Adam Cropp Fus 930 01.0 Susanne Bayly AJP 1,253 01.4 Phillip Musumeci Grn 9,143 10.0 -00.4 Daniel Hannagan UAP 3,593 03.9 -00.0 Geena Court PHON 6,822 07.4 +01.4 Paul Roe AFP 466 00.5 Elida Faith ALP 25,312 27.6 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Roe's 466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Shane 23 04.9 3,752 04.1 Mogorovich 67 14.4 1,708 01.9 Entsch * 48 10.3 33,700 36.8 Jensen 42 09.0 5,208 05.7 Cropp 18 03.9 948 01.0 Bayly 20 04.3 1,273 01.4 Musumeci 24 05.2 9,167 10.0 Hannagan 57 12.2 3,650 04.0 Court 103 22.1 6,925 07.6 Faith 64 13.7 25,376 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 466 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cropp's 948 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Shane 117 12.3 3,869 04.2 Mogorovich 120 12.7 1,828 02.0 Entsch * 53 05.6 33,753 36.8 Jensen 76 08.0 5,284 05.8 Bayly 212 22.4 1,485 01.6 Musumeci 211 22.3 9,378 10.2 Hannagan 29 03.1 3,679 04.0 Court 34 03.6 6,959 07.6 Faith 96 10.1 25,472 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 948 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bayly's 1,485 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Shane 122 08.2 3,991 04.4 Mogorovich 283 19.1 2,111 02.3 Entsch * 112 07.5 33,865 36.9 Jensen 137 09.2 5,421 05.9 Musumeci 493 33.2 9,871 10.8 Hannagan 72 04.9 3,751 04.1 Court 126 08.5 7,085 07.7 Faith 140 09.4 25,612 27.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,485 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mogorovich's 2,111 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Shane 398 18.9 4,389 04.8 Entsch * 140 06.6 34,005 37.1 Jensen 355 16.8 5,776 06.3 Musumeci 277 06.9 10,370 11.3 Hannagan 238 11.3 3,989 04.4 Court 689 32.6 7,774 08.5 Faith 69 03.3 25,681 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,111 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hannagan's 3,989 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Shane 213 05.3 4,602 05.0 Entsch * 622 15.6 34,627 37.8 Jensen 695 17.4 6,471 07.1 Musumeci 277 06.9 10,370 11.3 Court 1,908 47.8 9,682 10.6 Faith 274 06.9 25,955 28.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,989 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: O'Shane's 4,602 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch * 1,257 27.3 35,884 39.1 Jensen 761 16.5 7,232 07.9 Musumeci 1,456 31.6 11,826 12.9 Court 312 06.8 9,994 10.9 Faith 816 17.7 26,771 29.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,602 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Jensen's 7,232 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch * 2,094 29.0 37,978 41.1 Musumeci 1,011 14.0 12,837 14.0 Court 2,996 41.4 12,990 14.2 Faith 1,131 15.6 27,902 30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,232 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Musumeci's 12,837 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch * 1,891 14.7 39,869 43.4 Court 1,877 14.6 14,867 16.2 Faith 9,069 70.7 36,971 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,837 91,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Court's 14,867 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTSCH * 9,141 61.5 49,010 53.4 Faith 5,726 38.5 42,697 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,867 91,707 03.4 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren George Entsch (born 1950): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Retired 2007. Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Entsch retired (again) at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Qld: Bayview Heights, Cairns, Cooktown, Mossman, Trinity Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,757 +04.7 Votes cast: 101,852 83.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 7,372 07.2 +00.4 Formal votes: 94,480 92.8 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nic Daniels L Cann 5,359 05.7 Robert Hicks PHON 7,568 08.0 +00.6 Lloyd Russell Libtn 942 01.0 Daniel Collins KAP 5,997 06.4 +00.7 Matt Smith Labor 34,488 36.5 +08.9 Les Searle FFA 1,796 01.9 Jeremy Neal + LNP 25,746 27.3 -09.5 Norman Miller 1,659 01.8 Phillip Musumeci Grn 8,776 09.3 -00.7 Greg Dowling ToP 2,149 02.3 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniels 113 12.0 5,472 05.8 Hicks 188 20.0 7,756 08.2 Collins 141 15.0 6,138 06.5 Smith 98 10.4 34,586 36.6 Searle 236 25.1 2,032 02.2 Neal + 61 06.5 25,807 27.3 Miller 40 04.3 1,699 01.8 Musumeci 28 03.0 8,804 09.3 Dowling 37 03.9 2,186 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 942 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Miller's 1,699 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniels 229 13.5 5,701 06.0 Hicks 106 06.2 7,862 08.3 Collins 186 11.0 6,324 06.7 Smith 251 14.8 34,837 36.9 Searle 228 13.4 2,260 02.4 Neal + 244 14.4 26,051 27.6 Musumeci 336 19.8 9,140 09.7 Dowling 119 07.0 2,305 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,699 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Searle's 2,260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniels 262 11.6 5,963 06.3 Hicks 523 23.1 8,385 08.9 Collins 494 21.9 6,818 07.2 Smith 283 12.5 35,120 37.2 Neal + 300 13.3 26,351 27.9 Musumeci 204 09.0 9,344 09.9 Dowling 194 08.6 2,499 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,260 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dowling's 2,499 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniels 314 12.6 6,277 06.6 Hicks 865 34.6 9,250 09.8 Collins 535 21.4 7,353 07.8 Smith 196 07.8 35,316 37.4 Neal + 283 11.3 26,634 28.2 Musumeci 306 12.2 9,650 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,499 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Daniels's 6,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hicks 2,110 33.6 11,360 12.0 Collins 910 14.5 8,263 08.8 Smith 1,290 20.6 36,606 38.7 Neal + 514 08.2 27,148 28.7 Musumeci 1,453 23.2 11,103 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,277 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Collins's 8,263 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hicks 5,108 61.8 16,468 17.4 Smith 1,187 14.4 37,793 40.0 Neal + 1,244 15.1 28,392 30.1 Musumeci 724 08.8 11,827 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,263 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Musumeci's 11,827 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hicks 1,787 15.1 18,255 19.3 Smith 8,621 72.9 46,414 49.1 Neal + 1,419 12.0 29,811 31.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,827 94,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Hicks's 18,255 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH 6,553 35.9 52,967 56.1 Neal + 11,702 64.1 41,513 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,255 94,480 06.1 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Smith (born 1979): Elected 2025 Born: 30 November 1979, Sale Vic. Has Indigenous heritage. Career: Professional basketball player. --------------------------------------------------------------------