ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF LILLEY, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North of Brisbane: Gympie, Nundah, Toombul, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1910 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,050 Votes cast: 29,377 79.3 Informal votes: 638 02.2 Formal votes: 28,739 97.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Lilley ALP 13,010 45.3 +00.1 Jacob STUMM + Lib 15,729 54.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,739 04.7 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lilley was the son of Hon Sir Charles Lilley, for whom this Division was named. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacob Stumm (1853-1921): Elected 1913 Born: 26 August 1853, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. Career: Migrated as child. Educated state schools Toowoomba. Hansard reporter, journalist and newspaper proprietor (Gympie Times). Invested in dairying and goldmining. Colonial politics: Qld MLA for Gympie 1896-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North of Brisbane: Gympie, Nundah, Toombul, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,002 +05.3 Votes cast: 30,282 77.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 705 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 29,577 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Lilley ALP 14,102 47.7 +02.4 Jacob STUMM * Lib 15,475 52.3 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,577 02.3 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lilley was the son of Hon Sir Charles Lilley, for whom this Division was named. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacob Stumm (1853-1921): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stumm, who was born in Germany, retired in 1917. Later career: Investor in mining, newspapers, racehorses. Died 23 January 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North of Brisbane: Gympie, Nundah, Toombul, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,630 +14.4 Votes cast: 40,341 90.4 +12.8 Informal votes: 746 01.8 -00.5 Formal votes: 39,595 98.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harald Jensen ALP 14,751 37.3 -10.4 George MACKAY + Nat 24,844 62.7 +10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,595 12.7 10.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917 Born: 20 March 1872, Caulfield, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools. Printer, editor, bookseller, Clermont, Queensland. To Gympie 1905. Auctioneer. Gympie Council. State politics: Qld MLA for Gympie 1912-15. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North of Brisbane: Gympie, Nundah, Toombul, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,772 +09.3 Votes cast: 41,147 84.3 -06.1 Informal votes: 912 02.2 +00.4 Formal votes: 40,235 97.8 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Johnston ALP 14,762 36.7 -00.6 George MACKAY * Nat 25,473 63.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,235 13.3 00.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 13.3 Effect of redistribution: 01.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,680 -16.6 Votes cast: 32,636 80.2 -04.1 Informal votes: 2,218 06.8 +04.6 Formal votes: 30,418 93.2 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Costello 10,576 34.8 George MACKAY * Nat 19,842 65.2 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,418 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costello was a "Labor-leaning" independent (Daily Standard, 27 November 1922) -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Nationalist over Independent 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,778 +17.4 Votes cast: 44,639 93.4 +13.2 Informal votes: 1,445 03.2 -03.6 Formal votes: 43,194 96.8 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George MACKAY * Nat 27,966 64.7 -00.5 John Mattingley ALP 15,228 35.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,194 14.7 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,482 +16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George MACKAY * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,800 +04.2 Votes cast: 55,512 96.0 Informal votes: 3,776 06.8 Formal votes: 51,736 93.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George MACKAY * Nat 34,726 67.1 Frederick O'Keefe 17,010 32.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,736 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,029 +05.6 Votes cast: 58,364 95.6 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,769 03.0 -03.8 Formal votes: 56,595 97.0 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Costello 18,988 33.6 George MACKAY * UAP 30,422 53.8 -13.3 Frank Mason 7,185 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,595 10.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Costello was an independent Labor candidate (Daily Standard, 22 December 1931). 2. Mason was a Douglas Social Credit candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hugh Mackay (1872-1961): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Speaker of the House of Representatives 17 February 1932 to 7 August 1934 Mackay retired at the 1934 election. Died 5 November 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 majority: UAP over Independent 10.2 e Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,785 Votes cast: 51,736 96.2 Informal votes: 976 01.9 Formal votes: 50,760 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Donald CAMERON + UAP 26,105 51.4 -03.4 Clayton Keir 4,423 08.7 John Turner ALP 20,232 39.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,760 05.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cameron was member for Brisbane 1919-31. 2. Keir was an independent Social Credit candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Charles Cameron (1879-1960): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934 Cameron retired at the 1937 election. Later career: Chairman, NSW Recruiting Committee 1940-45. Died: 19 November 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 05.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,562 +10.7 Votes cast: 57,960 97.3 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,720 03.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 56,240 97.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Cash DSC 3,040 05.4 William JOLLY + UAP 31,814 56.6 +05.2 Edmund Taylor ALP 21,386 38.0 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,240 10.3 e 04.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Alfred Jolly (1882-1955): Elected 1937 Born: 11 September 1882, Brisbane. Career: Educated state schools. Public accountant. Bank director. Windsor Town Council, Brisbane City Council. Lord Mayor 1925-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 10.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,386 +08.1 Votes cast: 61,731 95.9 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,399 02.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 60,332 97.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JOLLY * UAP 35,047 58.1 +01.5 Gordon Lovell ALP 23,485 38.9 +00.9 Charles Mitchell 1,800 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,332 09.6 e 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Alfred Jolly (1882-1955): Elected 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 09.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,807 -00.3 Votes cast: 69,273 97.8 -01.9 Informal votes: 1,653 02.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 67,620 97.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Beiers OPA 4,555 06.7 James Hadley ALP 30,882 45.7 +06.8 William Jolly * UAP 30,992 45.8 -12.3 James Julin 1,191 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Julin's 1,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beiers 243 20.4 4,798 07.1 Hadley 282 23.7 31,164 46.1 Jolly * 666 55.9 31,658 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,191 67,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beiers's 4,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HADLEY 2,887 60.2 34,051 50.4 Jolly * 1,911 39.8 33,569 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,798 67,620 00.3 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Alfred Jolly (1882-1955): Elected 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Died 30 May 1955 > James William Hadley (1893-1971): Elected 1943 Born: 1893, Brisbane. Career: Primary education. Timber worker, railways worker. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Enoggera, Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,002 +08.7 Votes cast: 73,844 95.9 -01.9 Informal votes: 2,216 03.0 +00.6 Formal votes: 71,628 97.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Hadley * ALP 32,780 45.8 +00.1 George Mocatta 7,776 10.9 Charles Wilson Lib 31,072 43.4 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mocatta was a Services Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mocatta's 7,776 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HADLEY * 3,570 45.9 36,350 50.7 Wilson 4,206 54.1 35,278 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,776 71,628 00.7 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James William Hadley (1893-1971): Elected 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.7 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,012 -46.7 Votes cast: 38,583 94.1 -01.8 Informal votes: 727 01.9 -01.1 Formal votes: 37,856 98.1 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Hadley * ALP 15,368 40.6 -04.2 Bruce WIGHT + Lib 22,488 59.4 +15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,856 09.4 09.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, the Liberals are shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Hadley (1893-1971): Elected 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949 Later career: Qld MLA for Nundah 1956-57. Died 16 July 1971 > Bruce McDonald Wight (1914-69): Elected 1949 Born: 16 June 1914, Mudgee, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney High School. Business manager, Brisbane. Military Service 1939-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,594 +03.9 Votes cast: 40,546 95.2 +01.1 Informal votes: 865 02.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 39,681 97.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Collings 1,681 04.2 James Hadley ALP 15,055 37.9 -02.7 Bruce WIGHT * Lib 22,945 57.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,681 08.9 e 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hadley was member for Lilley 1943-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce McDonald Wight (1914-69): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Nundah, Sandgate, Toombul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,520 +06.9 Votes cast: 43,158 94.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 557 01.3 -00.8 Formal votes: 42,601 98.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce WIGHT * Lib 24,777 58.2 +00.4 Bernard Williams ALP 17,824 41.8 +03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,601 08.2 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce McDonald Wight (1914-69): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.2 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,453 -00.5 Votes cast: 40,793 93.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 865 02.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 39,928 97.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Melloy ALP 16,742 41.9 +00.1 Bruce WIGHT * Lib 23,186 58.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,928 08.1 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melloy was Qld MLA for Nudgee 1960-77. He was the father of Elaine Darling MP and the grandfather of Vicky Darling MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce McDonald Wight (1914-69): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,390 +04.5 Votes cast: 42,832 94.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,472 03.4 +01.3 Formal votes: 41,360 96.6 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Barnes QLP 5,606 13.6 Mervyn Goldstiver 312 00.8 John Melloy ALP 14,170 34.3 -07.6 Bruce WIGHT * Lib 21,272 51.4 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,360 11.9 e 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melloy was Qld MLA for Nudgee 1960-77. He was the father of Elaine Darling MP and the grandfather of Vicky Darling MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce McDonald Wight (1914-69): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,310 +04.2 Votes cast: 44,631 94.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,329 03.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 43,302 97.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Andrews QLP 4,361 10.1 -03.5 Donald Cameron ALP 20,186 46.6 +12.3 Bruce Wight * Lib 18,755 43.3 -08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,302 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Andrews's 4,361 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON 2,022 46.4 22,208 51.3 Wight * 2,339 53.6 21,094 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,361 43,302 01.3 13.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bruce McDonald Wight (1914-69): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958. Defeated 1961 Later career: Company executive. Died 2 February 1969 > Donald James Cameron (1917-64): Elected 1961 Born: 15 October 1917, Cloncurry, Queensland. Career: Educated Catholic schools. Chef. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,211 +01.9 Votes cast: 46,017 95.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,032 02.2 -00.8 Formal votes: 44,985 97.8 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Andrews DLP 3,934 08.7 -01.4 Kevin Cairns Lib 20,503 45.6 +02.3 Donald Cameron * ALP 20,548 45.7 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Andrews's 3,934 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAIRNS 3,580 91.0 24,083 53.5 Cameron * 354 09.0 20,902 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,934 44,985 03.5 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Donald James Cameron (1917-64): Elected 1961. Defeated 1963 Died 22 June 1964 > Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963 Born: 15 May 1929, Sydney. Career: Educated St Joseph's Hunters Hill, Sydney, University of Queensland. Dentist and economist. Lecturer in economics, dental surgeon, Brisbane. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,799 +03.3 Votes cast: 47,293 95.0 -00.4 Informal votes: 861 01.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 46,432 98.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin CAIRNS * Lib 24,001 51.7 +06.1 Reginald Lincoln DLP 3,402 07.3 -01.4 Frank Melit ALP 18,695 40.3 -05.4 Sarah Ross 334 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,432 07.9 e 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.9 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,872 +14.2 Votes cast: 53,525 94.1 -00.9 Informal votes: 606 01.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 52,919 98.9 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Aitken DLP 4,619 08.7 +01.4 Kevin Cairns * Lib 23,360 44.1 -08.4 Frank Doyle ALP 24,940 47.1 +07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Doyle, see Lilley 1972. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Aitken's 4,619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAIRNS * 3,988 86.3 27,348 51.7 Doyle 631 13.7 25,571 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,619 52,919 01.7 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for Housing from 22 March 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,543 +01.2 Votes cast: 54,799 95.2 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,284 02.3 +01.2 Formal votes: 53,515 97.7 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kevin Cairns * Lib 23,555 44.0 -00.1 Francis Doyle ALP 25,236 47.2 +00.1 James Morrissey DLP 2,970 05.5 -03.2 David Proud AP 1,520 02.8 Ralph Williams 234 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Williams's 234 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns * 37 15.8 23,592 44.1 Doyle 33 14.1 25,269 47.2 Morrissey 35 15.0 3,005 05.6 Proud 129 55.1 1,649 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 234 53,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Proud's 1,649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns * 383 23.2 23,975 44.8 Doyle 1,011 61.3 26,280 49.1 Morrissey 255 15.5 3,260 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,649 53,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Morrissey's 3,260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns * 2,765 84.8 26,740 50.0 DOYLE 495 15.2 26,775 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,260 53,515 00.0 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972 Minister for Housing to 5 December 1972 Later career: See Lilley 1974 > Francis Edward Doyle (1922-84): Elected 1972 Born: 17 June 1922, Oakey, Queensland Career: Engine driver. Secretary, Queensland Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,919 +11.1 Votes cast: 59,854 93.6 -01.6 Informal votes: 939 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 58,915 98.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kevin Cairns Lib 26,442 44.9 +00.9 Francis Doyle * ALP 27,974 47.5 +00.3 Albert Postle CP 3,786 06.4 James Webb AP 713 01.2 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,915 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns was member for Lilley 1963-72. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Webb's 713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns 143 20.1 26,585 45.1 Doyle * 446 62.6 28,422 48.2 Postle 122 17.1 3,908 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 713 58,915 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Postle's 3,908 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAIRNS 3,489 89.2 30,074 51.0 Doyle * 419 10.7 28,841 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,908 58,915 01.0 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis Edward Doyle (1922-84): Elected 1972. Defeated 1974 Died 13 March 1984 > Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Banyo, Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,306 +00.6 Votes cast: 61,105 95.0 +01.4 Informal votes: 751 01.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 60,354 98.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Addison NCP 4,194 06.9 +00.5 Hon Kevin CAIRNS * Lib 31,018 51.4 +06.5 Francis Doyle ALP 25,142 41.7 -05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,354 07.7 e 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doyle was member for Lilley 1972-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate, Wooloowin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.7 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,108 +04.4 Votes cast: 63,917 95.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,056 01.7 +00.5 Formal votes: 62,861 98.3 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Andrews 1,970 03.1 Hon Kevin Cairns * Lib 30,542 48.6 -03.3 Elaine Darling ALP 24,661 39.2 -02.0 Albert Mayne AD 5,302 08.4 Gary Sturgess 386 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,861 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Darling, see Lilley 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sturgess's 386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews 92 23.8 2,062 03.3 Cairns * 113 29.3 30,655 48.8 Darling 41 10.6 24,702 39.3 Mayne 140 36.3 5,442 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 386 62,861 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Andrews's 2,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAIRNS * 1,712 83.0 32,367 51.5 Darling 216 10.5 24,918 39.6 Mayne 134 06.5 5,576 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,062 62,861 06.0 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate, Wooloowin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,278 -01.2 Votes cast: 62,295 94.0 -01.2 Informal votes: 977 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,318 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kevin Cairns * Lib 28,964 47.2 -01.4 Elaine Darling ALP 29,434 48.0 +08.8 Joan Hadley AD 2,920 04.8 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hadley's 2,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cairns * 1,228 42.1 30,192 49.2 DARLING 1,692 57.9 31,126 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,920 61,318 00.8 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns (1929-84): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1974, 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 Died 6 July 1984 > Elaine Elizabeth Darling (1936-2019): Elected 1980 Born: 6 June 1936, Brisbane Career: Educated University of Queensland. Teacher. Assistant to Director, Brisbane Kindergarten Training College. Daughter of Jack Melloy, Qld MLA for Nudgee 1960-77, mother of Vicky Darling, Qld MLA for Sandgate 2006-12. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Nundah, Sandgate, Wooloowin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,496 +00.2 Votes cast: 62,440 93.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 687 01.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 61,753 98.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Anderson Lib 24,249 39.3 -07.9 Anthony Catip 375 00.6 Elaine DARLING * ALP 35,350 57.2 +09.2 Gael Paul AD 1,779 02.9 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,753 09.2 e 08.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaine Elizabeth Darling (1936-2019): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.2 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,631 +04.7 Votes cast: 64,412 92.5 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,183 04.9 +03.8 Formal votes: 61,229 95.1 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Frew NPA 11,958 19.5 Ian Parminter Lib 15,102 24.7 -15.0 Anthony Catip 821 01.3 Elaine DARLING * ALP 33,348 54.5 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,229 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Catip's 821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frew 158 19.3 12,116 19.8 Parminter 291 35.6 15,393 25.1 DARLING * 368 45.0 33,716 55.1 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 821 61,229 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Frew's 12,116 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parminter 11,734 97.8 27,127 44.3 DARLING * 369 03.1 34,085 55.7 (exhausted 13 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,116 61,229 05.7 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaine Elizabeth Darling (born 1936): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,322 +02.4 Votes cast: 65,497 91.8 -00.7 Informal votes: 2,226 03.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 63,271 96.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaine DARLING * ALP 36,248 57.3 +02.8 John Gates Lib 17,181 27.2 +02.5 Andrew Brown NPA 9,842 15.6 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brown's 9,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING * 600 06.1 36,848 58.2 Gates 9,241 93.9 26,422 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,842 63,271 08.2 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaine Elizabeth Darling (1936-2019): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,263 -01.5 Votes cast: 66,312 94.4 +02.6 Informal votes: 1,418 02.1 -01.3 Formal votes: 64,894 97.9 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Nankervis Lib 22,644 34.9 +07.7 Elizabeth Rowland AD 7,023 10.8 Steve Purtill NPA 2,217 03.4 -12.2 Elaine DARLING * ALP 32,453 50.0 -07.3 Dave Riley 557 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Riley's 557 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nankervis 45 08.2 22,689 35.0 Rowland 266 48.2 7,289 11.2 Purtill 35 06.3 2,252 03.5 DARLING * 206 37.3 32,659 50.3 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 557 64,894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Purtill's 2,252 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nankervis 1,868 83.1 24,557 37.8 Rowland 238 10.6 7,527 11.6 DARLING * 143 06.4 32,802 50.6 (exhausted 3 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,252 64,894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rowland's 7,527 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nankervis 2,865 38.5 27,422 42.3 DARLING * 4,571 61.5 37,373 57.7 (exhausted 91 99 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,527 64,894 07.7 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaine Elizabeth Darling (1936-2019): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Darling retired at the 1993 election. Died 30 August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.7 Effect of redistribution: 01.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,277 +12.8 Votes cast: 75,895 95.7 +01.3 Informal votes: 1,881 02.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 74,014 97.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Swan + ALP 36,960 49.9 +01.1 Bill Leveritt Lib 26,715 36.1 +00.3 Doug Foggo NPA 2,738 03.7 +00.3 Graham McDonald 844 01.1 Andrew Coates 492 00.7 Caroline Smith AD 3,044 04.1 -06.9 Michelle Rielly Grn 2,333 03.2 Frank Andrews 339 00.5 Cyril Dennison 549 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Andrews's 339 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swan + 38 11.2 36,998 50.0 Leveritt 21 06.2 26,736 36.1 Foggo 63 18.6 2,801 03.8 McDonald 12 03.5 856 01.2 Coates 22 06.5 514 00.7 Smith 16 04.7 3,060 04.1 Rielly 24 07.1 2,357 03.2 Dennison 143 42.2 692 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 339 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coates's 514 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN + 48 09.3 37,209 50.1 Leveritt 33 06.4 26,769 36.2 Foggo 14 02.7 2,815 03.8 McDonald 25 04.9 881 01.2 Smith 112 21.8 3,172 04.3 Rielly 93 18.1 2,450 03.3 Dennison 189 36.8 881 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 514 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dennison's 881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN + 163 18.6 37,209 50.3 Leveritt 65 07.4 26,834 36.3 Foggo 49 05.6 2,864 03.9 McDonald 36 04.1 917 01.2 Smith 184 21.0 3,356 04.5 Rielly 380 43.3 2,830 04.0 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 881 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McDonald's 917 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN 163 17.8 37,372 50.5 Leveritt 180 19.7 27,014 36.5 Foggo 168 18.3 3,032 04.1 Smith 247 27.0 3,603 04.9 Rielly 158 17.2 2,988 04.0 (exhausted 1 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 917 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rielly's 2,988 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN 1,198 40.2 38,570 52.1 Leveritt 263 08.8 27,277 36.9 Foggo 117 03.9 3,149 04.3 Smith 1,402 47.1 5,005 06.8 (exhausted 8 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,988 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Foggo's 3,149 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN 160 05.1 38,730 52.3 Leveritt 2,682 85.3 29,959 40.5 Smith 303 09.6 5,308 07.2 (exhausted 4 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,149 74,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Smith's 5,308 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN 2,871 54.1 41,601 56.2 Leveritt 2,432 45.9 32,391 43.8 (exhausted 5 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,308 74,014 06.2 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993 Born: 30 June 1954, Nambour, Queensland Career: Educated University of Queensland. Lecturer, Queenland Institute of Technology. Policy analyst, Office of Youth Affairs. Advisor to Hon Bill Hayden MP 1978-80, 1984, Hon Mick Young MP 1983. Secretary, Queensland ALP 1991-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,410 +06.5 Votes cast: 79,817 94.6 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,627 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 78,190 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Clothier Grn 2,221 02.8 -00.4 Elizabeth Grace Lib 36,053 46.1 +10.0 Michael Hipwood AD 5,145 06.6 +02.5 Gloria Beckett 210 00.3 Daryl Bertwistle 796 01.0 Wayne Swan * ALP 33,765 43.2 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beckett's 210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothier 44 21.3 2,265 02.9 Grace 28 13.5 36,081 46.2 Hipwood 34 16.4 5,179 06.6 Bertwistle 44 21.3 840 01.1 Swan * 57 27.5 33,822 43.3 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 210 78,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bertwistle's 840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothier 243 29.3 2,508 03.2 Grace 147 17.7 36,228 46.3 Hipwood 228 27.5 5,407 06.9 Swan * 212 25.5 34,034 43.5 (exhausted 10 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 840 78,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Clothier's 2,508 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace 687 27.8 36,915 47.2 Hipwood 1,035 41.8 6,442 08.2 Swan * 754 30.5 34,788 44.5 (exhausted 32 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,508 78,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hipwood's 6,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRACE 2,649 42.1 39,564 50.7 Swan * 3,641 57.9 38,429 49.3 (exhausted 152 197 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,442 78,190 00.7 06.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 Later career: See Lilley 1998 > Elizabeth Jane Grace (born 1940): Elected 1996 Born 27 May 1940 Career: Educated North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Trinity College, London. Primary Teacher, market research officer, information officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.7 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,790 +01.6 Votes cast: 81,102 94.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,239 02.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 78,863 97.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren Bray ON 6,702 08.5 Sue Meehan Grn 1,785 02.3 -00.6 Kirsty Fraser AD 3,863 04.9 -01.7 Elizabeth Grace * Lib 30,185 38.3 -07.8 Wayne Swan ALP 35,617 45.2 +02.0 Gerard O]Keeffe CDP 711 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swan was member for Lilley 1993-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O]Keeffe's 711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bray 104 14.6 6,806 08.6 Meehan 60 08.4 1,845 02.3 Fraser 110 15.5 3,973 05.0 Grace * 276 38.8 30,461 38.6 Swan 161 22.6 35,778 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 711 78,863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Meehan's 1,845 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bray 174 09.4 6,980 08.9 Fraser 902 48.9 4,875 06.2 Grace * 208 11.3 30,669 38.9 Swan 561 30.4 36,339 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,845 78,863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fraser's 4,875 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bray 467 09.6 7,447 09.4 Grace * 1,786 36.6 32,455 41.2 Swan 2,622 53.8 38,961 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,875 78,863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bray's 7,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace * 4,506 60.5 36,961 46.9 SWAN 2,941 53.1 41,902 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,447 78,863 03.1 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Elizabeth Jane Grace (born 1940): Elected 1996. Defeated 1998 > Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Hamilton, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,181 +01.6 Votes cast: 83,141 95.4 +00.9 Informal votes: 3,083 03.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 80,058 96.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod McDonough AD 4,565 05.7 +00.8 David Ross Lib 31,855 39.8 +01.5 Pierre Bocquee ON 2,914 03.6 -04.9 Sue Meehan Grn 3,011 03.8 +01.5 Wayne Swan * ALP 37,713 47.1 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bocquee's 2,914 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonough 365 12.5 4,930 06.2 Ross 1,298 44.5 33,153 41.4 Meehan 565 19.4 3,576 04.5 Swan * 686 23.5 38,399 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,914 80,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Meehan's 3,576 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonough 1,782 49.8 6,712 08.4 Ross 516 14.4 33,669 42.1 Swan * 1,278 35.7 39,677 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,576 80,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McDonough's 6,712 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross 2,490 37.1 36,159 45.2 SWAN * 4,222 62.9 43,899 54.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,712 80,058 04.8 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Clayfield, Kedron, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.8 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,235 +05.8 Votes cast: 86,324 93.8 -01.6 Informal votes: 4,014 04.7 +01.0 Formal votes: 82,310 95.3 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Boulton Lib 33,902 41.2 +01.1 Brad Hill FF 2,314 02.8 +02.8 Wayne Swan * ALP 40,234 48.9 +02.1 Dawn Forsyth AD 1,230 01.5 -04.2 Sue Meehan Grn 4,630 05.6 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Forsyth's 1,230 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boulton 214 17.4 34,116 41.5 Hill 119 09.7 2,433 03.0 Swan * 343 27.9 40,577 49.3 Meehan 554 45.0 5,184 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,230 82,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hill's 2,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boulton 1,416 58.2 35,532 43.2 SWAN * 605 24.9 41,182 50.0 Meehan 412 16.9 5,596 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,433 82,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Meehan's 5,596 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boulton 1,285 23.0 36,817 44.7 SWAN * 4,311 77.0 45,493 55.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,596 82,310 05.3 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Clayfield, Kedron, Nudgee, Sandgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.3 Effect of 2006 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,749 -01.6 Votes cast: 86,050 94.8 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,548 03.0 -01.7 Formal votes: 83,502 97.0 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aubrey Clark 455 00.5 Wayne SWAN * ALP 43,058 51.6 +02.6 Scott McConnel Lib 31,944 38.3 -02.6 Simon Kean-Hammerson Grn 5,654 06.8 +01.1 Jennifer Cluse AD 1,015 01.2 -00.3 Karen Gray FF 1,376 01.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clark's 455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN * 242 53.2 43,300 53.2 McConnel 114 25.1 32,058 38.4 Kean-Hammerson 50 11.0 5,704 06.8 Cluse 24 05.3 1,039 01.2 Gray 25 05.5 1,401 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 455 83,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cluse's 1,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN * 246 23.7 43,546 52.2 McConnel 161 15.5 32,219 38.6 Kean-Hammerson 520 50.1 6,224 07.5 Gray 112 10.8 1,513 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,039 83,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gray's 1,513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN * 345 22.8 43,891 52.6 McConnel 703 46.5 32,922 39.4 Kean-Hammerson 465 30.7 6,689 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,513 83,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kean-Hammerson's 6,689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN * 5,030 75.2 48,921 58.6 McConnel 1,659 24.8 34,581 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,689 83,502 08.6 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Treasurer from 3 December 2007 Deputy Prime Minister from 24 June 1910 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 24 June 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chermside, Nudgee, Sandgate, Stafford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 08.6 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.6 shift to LNP 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over LNP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,415 +07.3 Votes cast: 91,098 93.5 -01.3 Informal votes: 4,153 04.6 +01.6 Formal votes: 86,945 95.4 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Herschell FF 2,696 03.1 +01.3 Douglas Crowhurst 2,111 02.4 Hon Wayne Swan * ALP 35,724 41.1 -10.2 Andrew Jeremijenko Grn 10,579 12.2 +05.8 Rod McGarvie LNP 35,835 41.2 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Crowhurst's 2,111 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herschell 676 32.0 3,372 03.9 Swan * 399 18.9 36,123 41.6 Jeremijenko 597 28.3 11,176 12.9 McGarvie 439 20.8 36,274 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,111 86,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Herschell's 3,372 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swan * 947 28.1 37,070 42.6 Jeremijenko 888 26.3 12,064 13.9 McGarvie 1,537 45.6 37,811 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,372 86,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jeremijenko's 12,064 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAN * 9,164 76.0 46,234 53.2 McGarvie 2,900 24.0 40,711 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,064 86,945 03.2 04.8 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Deputy Prime Minister to 27 June 2013 Treasurer to 27 June 2013 Minister for Finance and Deregulation 3 September 2010 to 14 September 2010 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 26 June 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swan resigned from the ministry and as Deputy Labor Leader rather than serve under Kevin Rudd in his second term as Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chermside, Nudgee, Sandgate, Stafford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,164 +02.8 Votes cast: 94,415 94.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 4,314 04.6 00.0 Formal votes: 90,101 95.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ryan KAP 1,899 02.1 Nic Forster Grn 6,908 07.7 -04.5 Benedict Figueroa PUP 6,193 06.9 Rod McGarvie LNP 37,232 41.3 +00.1 Hon Wayne Swan * ALP 36,228 40.2 -00.9 Allan Vincent FF 1,297 01.4 -01.7 Nick Contarino 344 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Contarino's 344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 62 18.0 1,961 02.2 Forster 58 16.9 6,966 07.7 Figueroa 40 11.6 6,233 06.9 McGarvie 39 11.3 37,271 41.4 Swan * 38 11.1 36,266 40.3 Vincent 107 31.1 1,404 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 344 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vincent's 1,404 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 214 15.2 2,175 02.4 Forster 225 16.0 7,191 08.0 Figueroa 239 17.0 6,472 07.2 McGarvie 460 32.8 37,731 41.9 Swan * 266 19.0 36,532 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,404 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 2,175 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forster 513 23.6 7,704 08.6 Figueroa 961 44.2 7,433 08.3 McGarvie 386 17.8 38,117 42.3 Swan * 315 14.5 36,847 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,175 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Figueroa's 7,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forster 2,332 31.4 10,036 11.1 McGarvie 2,823 38.0 40,940 45.4 Swan * 2,287 30.7 39,125 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,433 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Forster's 10,036 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGarvie 2,924 29.1 43,864 48.7 SWAN * 7,112 70.9 46,237 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,036 90,101 01.3 01.9 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Chermside, Nudgee, Sandgate, Stafford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 106,969 +06.8 Votes cast: 99,050 92.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,896 02.9 -01.7 Formal votes: 96,154 97.1 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Kingston LNP 37,545 39.1 -02.2 Sharan Hall FF 3,451 03.6 +02.2 Simon Holmick LDP 2,202 02.3 Hon Wayne Swan * ALP 41,819 43.5 +03.3 Claire Ogden Grn 11,137 11.6 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holmick's 2,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingston 880 40.0 38,425 40.0 Hall 576 26.2 4,027 04.2 Swan * 460 20.9 42,279 44.0 Ogden 286 13.0 11,423 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,202 96,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hall's 4,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingston 2,094 52.0 40,519 42.1 Swan * 934 23.2 43,213 44.9 Ogden 999 24.8 12,422 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,027 96,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ogden's 12,422 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingston 2,445 19.7 42,964 44.7 SWAN * 9,977 80.3 53,190 55.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,422 96,154 05.3 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996. Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Swan retired at the 2019 election. Later career: National President of the Labor Party from 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Aspley, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Nundah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 05.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.4 to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over LNP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,608 +01.5 Votes cast: 100,085 92.2 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,480 03.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 96,605 96.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracey Bell-Henselin PHON 5,165 05.4 Don Coles FACNP 1,155 01.2 Mike Crook 743 00.8 Brad Carswell LNP 39,392 40.8 +02.1 Anika Wells + ALP 34,434 35.6 -08.1 John Meyer Grn 13,539 14.0 +02.3 David McClaer UAP 2,177 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Crook's 743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell-Henselin 58 07.8 5,223 05.4 Coles 85 11.4 1,240 01.3 Carswell 64 08.6 39,456 40.8 Wells + 122 16.4 34,556 35.8 Meyer 376 50.6 13,915 14.4 McClaer 38 05.1 2,215 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 743 96,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coles's 1,240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell-Henselin 688 55.5 5,911 06.1 Carswell 217 17.5 39,673 41.1 Wells + 89 07.2 34,645 35.9 Meyer 94 07.6 14,009 14.5 McClaer 152 12.3 2,367 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,240 96,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McClaer's 2,367 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell-Henselin 940 39.7 6,851 07.1 Carswell 762 32.2 40,435 41.9 Wells + 309 13.1 34,954 36.2 Meyer 356 15.0 14,365 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,367 96,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell-Henselin's 6,851 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carswell 4,111 60.0 44,546 46.1 Wells + 1,364 19.9 36,318 37.6 Meyer 1,376 20.1 15,741 16.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,851 96,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Meyer's 15,741 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carswell 3,142 20.0 47,688 49.4 WELLS + 12,599 80.0 48,917 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,741 96,605 00.6 5.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anika Shay Wells (born 1985): Elected 2019 Born: 11 August 1985, Brisbane Career: Educated Griffith University, Australian National University. Lawyer. Ministerial adviser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Aspley, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Nundah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,302 +03.5 Votes cast: 101,757 90.6 -01.6 Informal votes: 2,750 02.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 99,007 97.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerardine Hoogland UAP 3,320 03.4 +01.1 Melissa Stevens Grn 16,916 17.1 +03.1 Vivian Lobo Lib 29,530 29.8 -11.0 Stephen McGrath IMOP 1,378 01.4 Daniel Freshwater LDP 2,412 02.4 Anika Wells * ALP 41,424 41.8 +06.2 Michelle Wilde PHON 4,027 04.1 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McGrath's 1,378 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoogland 370 26.9 3,690 03.7 Stevens 271 19.7 17,187 17.4 Lobo 132 09.6 29,662 30.0 Freshwater 168 12.2 2,580 02.6 Wells * 132 09.6 41,556 42.0 Wilde 305 22.1 4,332 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,378 99,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Freshwater's 2,580 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoogland 412 16.0 4,102 04.1 Stevens 283 11.0 17,470 17.7 Lobo 922 35.7 30,584 30.9 Wells * 463 18.0 42,019 42.4 Wilde 500 19.4 4,832 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,580 99,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hoogland's 4,102 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stevens 819 20.0 18,289 18.5 Lobo 600 14.6 31,184 31.5 Wells * 332 08.1 42,351 42.8 Wilde 2,351 57.3 7,183 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,102 99,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wilde's 7,183 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stevens 1,712 23.8 20,001 20.2 Lobo 4,004 55.7 35,188 35.5 Wells * 1,467 20.4 43,818 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,183 99,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stevens's 20,001 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lobo 3,878 19.4 39,066 39.5 WELLS * 16,123 80.6 59,941 60.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,001 99,007 10.5 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anika Shay Wells (born 1985): Elected 2019, 2022 Minister for Aged Care from 1 June 2022 Minister for Sport from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Aspley, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Nundah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,593 +05.6 Votes cast: 107,995 91.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,555 02.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 105,440 97.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Morrison ToP 3,128 03.0 -00.4 Hon Anika Wells * Labor 48,582 46.1 +04.2 Melissa Stevens Grn 17,294 16.4 -00.7 Alan Denaro FFA 2,746 02.6 Michelle McKay PHON 4,485 04.3 +00.2 Kimberley Washington LNP 29,205 27.7 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 105,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Denaro's 2,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison 485 17.7 3,613 03.4 Wells * 319 11.6 48,901 46.4 Stevens 381 13.9 17,675 16.8 McKay 1,141 41.6 5,626 05.4 Washington 420 15.3 29,625 28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,746 102,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morrison's 3,613 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wells * 771 21.3 49,672 47.1 Stevens 382 10.6 18,057 17.1 McKay 1,852 51.3 7,478 07.1 Washington 608 16.8 30,233 28.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,613 102,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McKay's 7,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wells * 1,195 16.0 50,867 48.2 Stevens 1,354 18.1 19,411 18.4 Washington 4,929 65.9 35,162 33.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,478 102,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stevens's 19,411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS * 17,163 88.4 68,030 64.5 Washington 2,248 11.6 37,410 35.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,411 102,520 14.5 04.O to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anika Shay Wells (born 1985): Elected 2019, 2022 Minister for Aged Care to 13 May 2025 Minister for Sport Minister for Comunications from 13 May 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------