ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF MARANOA, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Cunnamulla, Longreach, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 8,728 Votes cast: 5,689 65.2 Informal votes: 62 01.1 Formal votes: 5,627 98.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- G E Bunning 2,629 46.7 James PAGE Lab 2,998 53.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,627 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bunning described himself as a free trader (there was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland). -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901 Born: April 1861, London, England. Career: Educated Dr Barnado's Home, London. Military Service 1877- 83. Migrated 1883. Railway worker, unionist, labor organiser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Cunnamulla, Longreach, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Labour over Free Trade 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 16,865 +93.2 Votes cast: 9,843 58.4 -06.8 Informal votes: 280 02.8 +01.7 Formal votes: 9,563 97.2 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Leahy NLU 2,390 25.0 -21.7 James PAGE * Lab 7,173 75.0 +21.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,563 25.0 21.7 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Longreach, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over NLU 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,698 +46.4 Votes cast: 10,181 41.2 -17.2 Informal votes: 593 05.8 +03.0 Formal votes: 9,588 94.2 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Little AS 2,989 31.2 +06.2 Hon James PAGE * Lab 6,599 68.8 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,588 18.8 06.2 to AS -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Longreach, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,516 +19.5 Votes cast: 15,808 53.6 +12.4 Informal votes: 510 03.2 -02.6 Formal votes: 15,298 96.8 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jasper Harvey Lib 4,436 29.0 -02.2 Hon James PAGE * ALP 10,862 71.0 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,298 21.0 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 21.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,417 +09.8 Votes cast: 22,237 68.6 +15.0 Informal votes: 752 03.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 21,485 96.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James PAGE * ALP 13,969 65.0 -04.8 Herbert Yeates Lib 7,516 35.0 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,485 15.0 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeates was Qld MLA for East Toowoomba 1938-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,500 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James PAGE * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,802 -05.2 Votes cast: 26,012 84.4 Informal votes: 753 02.9 Formal votes: 25,259 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James PAGE * ALP 13,850 54.8 Herbert Yeates Nat 11,409 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,259 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeates was Qld MLA for East Toowoomba 1938-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,574 -00.7 Votes cast: 23,575 77.1 -07.3 Informal votes: 563 02.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 23,012 97.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Hunter PPU 10,885 47.3 Hon James PAGE * ALP 12,127 52.7 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,012 02.7 02.1 to PPU -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP's majority over the PPU is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1917. 2. For Hunter, see Maranoa by-election 1921. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Page (1861-1921): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Died 3 June 1921 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 30 JULY 1921 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon James Page -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: ALP over Country Party 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,047 -01.7 Votes cast: 22,169 73.8 -03.3 Informal votes: 89 00.4 -02.0 Formal votes: 22,080 99.6 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Dunstan + ALP 10,329 46.8 -05.9 James HUNTER CP 11,751 53.2 +05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,080 03.2 05.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunstan was a Qld MLC 1920-21, 1921-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By Born: 1882, Glasgow, Scotland. Career: Migrated as child. Educated Brisbane. Accountant and company director. Founding member Country Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.7 1921 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.2 Effect of redistribution: 01.0 shift to Country Party New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,919 +07.7 Votes cast: 25,244 76.7 -00.4 Informal votes: 951 03.8 +01.4 Formal votes: 24,293 96.2 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Durkin ALP 11,086 45.6 -05.5 James HUNTER * CP 13,207 54.4 +11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,293 04.4 06.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,795 +02.7 Votes cast: 28,311 83.8 +07.1 Informal votes: 824 02.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 27,487 97.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Brassington ALP 13,024 47.4 +01.8 James HUNTER * CP 14,463 52.6 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,487 02.6 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brassington was Qld MLA for Balonne 1927-32, Fortitude Valley 1932-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,273 -01.5 Votes cast: 30,150 90.6 +06.8 Informal votes: 1,289 04.3 +01.4 Formal votes: 28,861 95.7 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James HUNTER * CP 16,837 58.3 +05.7 John Reid ALP 12,024 41.7 -05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,861 08.3 05.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,866 +04.8 Votes cast: 32,229 92.4 +01.8 Informal votes: 891 02.8 -01.5 Formal votes: 31,338 97.2 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James HUNTER * CP 17,215 54.9 -03.4 Robert Munro ALP 14,123 45.1 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,338 04.9 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,654 -00.6 Votes cast: 31,961 92.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 564 01.8 -01.0 Formal votes: 31,397 98.2 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Myles Ferricks ALP 15,119 48.2 +03.1 James HUNTER * CP 16,278 51.8 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,397 01.8 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferricks was a Senator for Queensland 1913-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 01.8 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 03.0 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,832 Votes cast: 49,030 92.8 Informal votes: 935 01.9 Formal votes: 48,095 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Argaet DSC 3,493 07.3 James HUNTER * CP 24,928 51.8 +02.1 Duncan Watson ALP 19,674 40.9 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,095 06.5 e 01.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Minister without portfolio from 11 November 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,094 +06.2 Votes cast: 52,338 93.3 +00.5 Informal votes: 963 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 51,375 98.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randolph Bedford ALP 21,272 41.4 +00.5 Hon James Hunter * CP 24,846 48.4 -03.4 Henry Madden DSC 5,257 10.2 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,375 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bedford was a Qld MLC 1917-18, 1918-22, Qld MLA for Warrego 1923-37, 1937-41. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Madden's 5,257 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bedford 2,189 41.6 23,461 45.7 HUNTER * 3,068 58.4 27,914 54.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,257 51,375 04.3 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aitchison Johnston Hunter (1882-1968): Elected 1921 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio to 29 November 1937 Hunter retired at the 1940 election. Died 26 October 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,788 +01.2 Votes cast: 51,304 90.3 -03.0 Informal votes: 939 01.8 00.0 Formal votes: 50,365 98.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Baker ALP 24,105 47.9 +06.5 Henry Madden 3,808 07.6 Robert McGeoch + CP 22,452 44.6 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Madden's 3,808 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BAKER 1,882 49.4 25,987 51.6 McGeoch + 1,926 50.6 24,378 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,808 50,365 01.6 05.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Patrick Baker (1873-1959): Elected 1940 Born: 30 May 1873, Leyburn, Queensland. Career: Educated private schools. Teacher in Queensland state schools for 30 years. Inspector of schools. Father of Francis Matthew John Baker MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- F M J Baker was member for Oxley 1931-34 and for Griffith 1934-39. Of the many pairs of fathers and sons elected the House, this is the only case in which the father was elected after the son. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,223 +02.5 Votes cast: 53,563 92.0 +01.7 Informal votes: 686 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 52,877 98.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles ADERMANN CP 26,963 51.0 +06.4 Francis Baker * ALP 25,914 49.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,877 01.0 02.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis Patrick Baker (1873-1959): Elected 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Grazier, Beaudesert, Queensland. Died 2 June 1959 > Charles Frederick Adermann (1896-1979): Elected 1943 Born: 3 August 1896, Vernor Siding, Queensland. Career: Educated by correspondence. Dairy farmer and peanut grower, Burnett District, Queensland. Kingaroy Shire Council. Chairman, Queensland Peanut Board, 1924-52. Father of Hon Evan Adermann MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Gayndah, Nanango, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,866 -00.6 Votes cast: 51,831 89.6 -02.4 Informal votes: 909 01.8 -00.5 Formal votes: 50,922 98.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles ADERMANN * CP 29,547 58.0 +07.0 John Dufficy ALP 18,934 37.2 -11.8 John Walker 2,441 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,922 11.6 e 10.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dufficy was Qld MLA for Warrego 1951-69. 2. Walker was a Services Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Frederick Adermann (1896-1979): Elected 1943, 1946 Adermann contested Fisher in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== South-western Queensland: Dalby, Goondiwindi, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.6 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 05.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,744 -41.7 Votes cast: 31,644 93.8 +04.2 Informal votes: 335 01.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 31,309 98.9 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Laracy ALP 12,657 40.4 -01.6 Charles RUSSELL + CP 18,652 59.6 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,309 09.6 03.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Wilfred Russell (1907-77): Elected 1949 Born: 24 April 1907, Tamworth, NSW. Career: Educated Cranbrook School, Sydney. Grazier. Military Service 1941-44. State politics: Qld MLA for Dalby 1947-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell resigned from the parliamentary Country Party in October 1950 after advocating the appreciation of the pound, contrary to party policy (Queensland Country Life, 19 October 1950). He was expelled from the party in August 1951 when he nominated as an independent for the 1951 election (Charleville Times, 23 August 1951). -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South-western Queensland: Dalby, Goondiwindi, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,561 +02.4 Votes cast: 32,282 93.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 475 01.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 31,807 98.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfred Brimblecombe + CP 10,316 32.4 -27.2 Alfred Dohring ALP 11,989 37.7 -02.7 Charles Russell * 9,502 29.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,807 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dohring was Qld MLA for Roma 1952-57. 2. Russell had lost his Country Party endorsement. He was an independent Country candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 9,502 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIMBLECOMBE + 7,755 81.6 18,071 56.8 Dohring 1,747 18.4 13,736 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,502 31,807 06.8 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles Wilfred Russell (1907-77): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951 Later career: Grazier. Died 21 October 1977 > Wilfred John Brimblecombe (1898-1973): Elected 1951 Born: 6 February 1898, Laidley, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools, Queensland Agricultural College. Farmer. Military Service 1915-19. Wambo Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South-western Queensland: Dalby, Goondiwindi, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,159 +04.6 Votes cast: 34,108 94.3 +00.9 Informal votes: 230 00.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 33,878 99.3 +008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfred Brimblecombe * CP 14,323 42.3 +09.9 Charles Russell 5,906 17.4 -12.5 Eric Taylor ALP 13,649 40.3 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,878 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell was member for Maranoa 1949-51. He was an independent Country candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 04.2 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Labor New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,095 +05.4 Votes cast: 35,174 92.3 -02.0 Informal votes: 710 02.0 +01.3 Formal votes: 34,464 98.0 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Bauers 4,035 11.7 Wilfred Brimblecombe * CP 15,363 44.6 +02.3 Charles Russell 15,066 43.7 +26.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,464 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell was member for Maranoa 1949-51. He was an independent Country candidate. The rise in his vote is mainly explained by the absence of an ALP candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bauers's 4,035 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIMBLECOMBE * 2,233 55.3 17,596 51.1 Russell 1,802 44.7 16,868 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,035 34,464 01.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfred John Brimblecombe (1898-1973): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: Country Party over Independent 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,979 +04.9 Votes cast: 36,770 92.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 660 01.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 36,110 98.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Beaumont ALP 12,384 34.3 Wildred BRIMBLECOMBE * CP 18,699 51.8 +07.2 Alfred Dohring QLP 5,027 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,110 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dohring was Qld MLA for Roma 1952-57. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfred John Brimblecombe (1898-1973): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,549 +01.4 Votes cast: 37,520 92.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 563 01.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 36,957 98.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trevor Alexander ALP 16,390 44.3 +10.0 Wilfred Brimblecombe * CP 17,554 47.5 -04.3 Bryan Hurley QLP 3,013 08.2 -05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,957 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hurley's 3,103 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander 744 24.7 17,134 46.4 BRIMBLECOMBE * 2,269 75.3 19,823 53.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,013 36,957 03.6 09.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfred John Brimblecombe (1898-1973): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,932 +00.9 Votes cast: 38,295 93.6 +01.1 Informal votes: 627 01.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 37,668 98.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trevor Alexander ALP 15,965 42.4 -01.9 Wilfred BRIMBLECOMBE * CP 20,649 54.8 +07.3 Mervyn Eunson DLP 1,054 02.8 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,668 07.0 e 03.4 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfred John Brimblecombe (1898-1973): Elected 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Brimblecombe retired at the 1966 election. Died 14 September 1973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South-West Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 07.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,078 +00.4 Votes cast: 38,631 94.0 +00.4 Informal votes: 582 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,049 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James CORBETT + CP 22,656 59.5 +04.7 Bryan Hurley DLP 3,419 09.0 +06.2 Jack Tonkin ALP 11,974 31.5 -10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,049 16.7 e 09.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Corbett (1906-2005): Elected 1966 Born: 17 July 1906, Temora, NSW Career: Educated state and Catholic schools. Farmer and grazier. Murella Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Miles, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 16.7 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,473 +10.7 Votes cast: 42,692 93.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 420 01.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 42,272 99.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Bertolotti ALP 16,283 38.5 +08.3 James CORBETT * CP 23,413 55.4 -05.4 John Davis DLP 2,576 06.1 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,272 10.3 e 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Corbett (1906-2005): Elected 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Miles, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 10.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,458 -04.4 Votes cast: 41,122 94.6 +00.7 Informal votes: 722 01.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 40,400 98.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James CORBETT * CP 22,863 56.6 +01.2 James Dwyer 595 01.5 Harry Green DLP 2,327 05.8 -00.3 Timothy Walker ALP 14,615 36.2 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,400 12.0 e 01.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Corbett (1906-2005): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Miles, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 12.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,656 +07.4 Votes cast: 44,360 95.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 535 01.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 43,825 98.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James CORBETT * CP 30,104 68.7 +12.1 Janice Saltau ALP 13,721 31.3 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,825 18.7 06.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Corbett (1906-2005): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Dalby, Miles, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 18.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,433 -00.5 Votes cast: 44,323 95.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 515 01.2 00.0 Formal votes: 43,808 98.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James CORBETT * NCP 30,158 68.8 +00.1 Reuben Coupe ALP 11,962 27.3 -04.0 Lindsay Sturgess 1,688 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,808 21.9 e 03.2 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Corbett (1906-2005): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Miles, Nanango, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 21.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.8 shift to NCP New notional majority: NCP over ALP 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,283 +38.4 Votes cast: 61,265 95.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 925 01.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 60,340 98.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Caldwell 1,663 02.8 James CORBETT * NCP 41,466 68.7 -01.9 Maurice Fountain 879 01.5 John Kidman ALP 14,320 23.7 -01.8 Betty Whitworth AD 2,012 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,340 23.6 e 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Corbett (1906-2005): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Corbett retired at the 1980 election. Died 3 March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Miles, Nanango, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 23.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,655 +02.1 Votes cast: 62,051 94.5 -00.8 Informal votes: 902 01.5 00.0 Formal votes: 61,149 98.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Abbey ALP 18,047 29.5 +05.8 Austin Brannigan AD 2,412 03.9 +00.6 Ian CAMERON NCP 35,035 57.3 -11.4 Reginald Kerslake Lib 5,655 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,149 17.1 e 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Milne Dixon Cameron (born 1938): Elected 1980 Born: 8 March 1938, Melbourne Career: Farmer and grazier. Tara Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South-west Queensland: Miles, Nanango, Roma, Stanthorpe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 17.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,985 +03.5 Votes cast: 63,671 93.7 -00.8 Informal votes: 723 01.1 -00.4 Formal votes: 62,948 98.9 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Brannigan AD 4,300 06.8 +02.9 Ian CAMERON * NPA 39,591 62.9 +05.6 Warren Keats ALP 19,057 30.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,948 16.2 e 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Milne Dixon Cameron (born 1938): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 16.2 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,101 +01.7 Votes cast: 63,721 93.6 -00.1 Informal votes: 3,121 04.9 +03.8 Formal votes: 60,600 95.1 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mick Brannigan AD 3,384 05.6 -01.2 Dave Summers ALP 19,084 31.5 -01.4 Ian CAMERON * NPA 38,132 62.9 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brannigan's 3,384 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Summers 1,826 54.0 20,910 34.5 CAMERON * 1,558 46.0 39,690 65.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,384 60,600 15.5 01.9 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Milne Dixon Cameron (born 1938): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,814 +05.5 Votes cast: 66,887 93.1 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,728 04.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 64,159 95.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard McCarthy AD 2,605 04.1 -01.5 Bruce Christie Lib 5,364 08.4 Ian CAMERON * NPA 35,594 55.5 -07.4 Raymond Paroz ALP 20,596 32.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCarthy's 2,605 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christie 958 36.8 6,322 09.9 CAMERON * 618 23.8 36,212 56.4 Paroz 1,026 39.4 21,622 33.7 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,605 64,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Christie's 6,322 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON * 5,392 85.3 41,604 64.9 Paroz 928 14.7 22,550 35.1 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,322 64,159 14.9 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Milne Dixon Cameron (born 1938): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Cameron lost his NPA endorsement because he opposed the push for Joh Bjelke-Petersen to enter federal politics. He retired at the 1990 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,506 -00.4 Votes cast: 67,719 94.7 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,469 02.2 -01.9 Formal votes: 66,250 97.8 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Scott + NPA 31,594 47.7 -07.8 John Stone Lib 8,373 12.6 +04.2 Mary Hopkins AD 5,567 08.4 +04.3 John Adams ALP 20,716 31.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hopkins's 5,567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT + 1,564 28.3 33,158 50.1 Stone 1,460 26.4 9,833 14.9 Adams 2,508 45.3 23,224 35.1 (exhausted 35 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,567 66,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stone's 9,833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT + 8,680 88.5 41,838 63.2 Adams 1,127 11.5 24,351 36.8 (exhausted 26 61 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,833 66,250 13.2 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990 Born: 20 October 1943, Roma, Queensland Career: Wool and grain grower. President, Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Miles, Roma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 13.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,523 +16.8 Votes cast: 79,957 95.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,288 02.9 +00.7 Formal votes: 77,669 97.1 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Hooper 2,248 02.9 Rose Turnbull 626 00.8 Danny Dutton AD 2,039 02.6 -05.5 Anne Jones ALP 19,475 25.1 -05.5 Bruce SCOTT * NPA 41,502 53.4 +06.4 Sarah Moles Grn 1,217 01.6 Andrew Chambers 3,703 04.8 Gerard Clarke Lib 6,859 08.8 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Turnbull's 626 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hooper 235 37.7 2,483 03.2 Dutton 98 15.7 2,137 02.8 Jones 187 30.0 19,662 25.3 SCOTT * 34 05.1 41,536 53.7 Moles 32 05.1 1,249 01.6 Chambers 20 03.2 3,723 04.8 Clarke 18 02.9 6,877 08.9 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 626 77,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moles's 1,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hooper 363 29.2 2,846 03.7 Dutton 236 19.0 2,373 03.1 Jones 229 18.4 19,891 25.6 SCOTT * 153 12.3 41,689 53.7 Chambers 158 12.7 3,881 05.0 Clarke 106 08.5 6,983 09.0 (exhausted 4 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,249 77,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dutton's 2,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hooper 899 38.0 3,745 04.8 Jones 715 30.2 20,606 26.5 SCOTT * 378 16.0 42,067 54.2 Chambers 207 08.7 4,088 05.3 Clarke 168 07.1 7,151 09.2 (exhausted 6 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,373 77,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hooper's 3,745 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 1,840 49.5 22,446 28.9 SCOTT * 828 22.3 42,895 55.3 Chambers 729 19.6 4,817 06.2 Clarke 317 08.5 7,468 09.6 (exhausted 31 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,745 77,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Chambers's 4,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 1,249 26.0 23,695 30.5 SCOTT * 2,409 50.2 45,304 58.4 Clarke 1,144 23.8 8,612 11.1 (exhausted 15 58 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,817 77,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Clarke's 8,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 1,036 12.0 24,731 31.9 SCOTT * 7,570 88.0 52,874 68.1 (exhausted 6 64 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,612 77,669 18.1 04.9 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 18.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,569 -01.1 Votes cast: 78,766 95.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,348 03.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 76,418 97.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin Beatty 1,855 02.4 Alan May AD 4,630 06.1 +03.5 Bruce SCOTT * NPA 53,867 70.5 +17.1 Bob Murray ALP 16,066 21.0 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,418 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beatty's 1,855 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- May 910 49.5 5,540 07.3 SCOTT * 527 28.6 54,394 71.2 Murray 403 21.9 16,469 21.6 (exhausted 15 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,855 76,418 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: May's 5,540 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * 3,398 62.3 57,792 75.7 Murray 2,057 37.7 18,526 24.3 (exhausted 85 100 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,540 76,418 25.7 07.5 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 11 March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 25.7 Effect of redistribution: 04.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,555 00.0 Votes cast: 78,346 94.9 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,944 03.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 75,402 96.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robyn Cadzow ON 16,892 22.4 Elizabeth Pommer ALP 18,936 25.1 +01.1 Kim Olsen Grn 1.066 01.4 Regina Gleeson AD 2,114 02.8 -03.2 Hon Bruce Scott * NPA 34,075 45.2 -21.5 Peter Miller 243 00.3 Lorraine Wheeldon 2,076 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miller]s 243 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cadzow 77 31.7 16,969 22.5 Pommer 13 05.3 18,949 25.1 Olsen 12 04.9 1,078 01.4 Gleeson 11 04.5 2,125 02.8 Scott * 56 23.0 34,131 45.3 Wheeldon 74 30.5 2,150 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 243 75,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Olsen]s 1,078 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cadzow 134 12.4 17,103 22.7 Pommer 265 24.6 19,214 25.5 Gleeson 319 29.6 2,444 03.2 Scott * 189 17.5 34,320 45.5 Wheeldon 171 15.9 2,321 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,078 75,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wheeldon]s 2,321 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cadzow 529 22.8 17,632 23.4 Pommer 331 14.3 19,545 25.9 Gleeson 533 23.0 2,977 03.9 Scott * 928 40.0 35,248 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,321 75,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gleeson]s 2,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cadzow 449 15.1 18,081 24.0 Pommer 1,144 38.4 20,689 27.4 Scott * 1,384 46.5 36,632 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,977 75,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cadzow]s 18,081 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pommer 6,137 33.9 26,826 35.6 SCOTT * 11,944 66.1 48,576 64.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,081 75,402 14.4 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Minister for Veterans] Affairs Minister assisting the Minister for Defence from 21 October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Dalby, Roma, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,356 +01.0 Votes cast: 79,631 95.5 +00.6 Informal votes: 3,732 04.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 75,899 95.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhonda Wilson AD 2,977 03.9 +01.1 David Bowden ALP 17,696 23.3 -01.8 Cindy Rolls 600 00.8 Mark McNichol ON 11,429 15.1 -07.3 Hon Bruce SCOTT * NPA 41,685 54.9 +09.7 Noel Nemeth Grn 1,512 02.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rolls's 600 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 147 24.5 3,124 04.1 Bowden 114 19.0 17,810 23.5 McNichol 155 25.8 11,584 15.3 SCOTT * 131 21.8 41,816 55.1 Nemeth 53 08.8 1,565 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 600 75,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nemeth's 1,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 607 38.8 3,731 04.9 Bowden 327 20.9 18,137 23.9 McNichol 225 14.4 11,809 15.6 SCOTT * 406 25.9 42,222 55.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,565 75,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wilson's 3,731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowden 2,038 54.6 20,175 26.6 McNichol 533 14.3 12,342 16.3 SCOTT * 1,160 31.1 43,382 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,731 75,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McNichol's 12,342 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowden 5,621 45.5 25,796 34.0 SCOTT * 6,721 54.5 50,103 66.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,342 75,899 16.0 01.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 Minister for Veterans' Affairs to 26 November 2001 Minister assisting the Minister for Defence to 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Western Queensland: Charleville, Longreach, Roma, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 16.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,874 +05.4 Votes cast: 83,026 95.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,955 04.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 79,071 95.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shane Guley ALP 17,636 22.3 -01.8 Greg Ridge AD 903 01.1 -02.5 Santo Ferraro ON 3,535 04.5 -10.1 Stephen Moloney FF 3,067 03.9 Hon Bruce SCOTT * NPA 47,846 60.5 +07.4 Philip Black 2,570 03.2 Jonathon Rihan Grn 1,580 02.0 +00.1 David Klingsporn 280 00.3 Rick Benham 1,654 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Klingsporn's 280 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 19 06.8 17,655 22.3 Ridge 15 05.4 918 01.2 Ferraro 47 16.8 3,582 04.5 Moloney 19 06.8 3,086 03.9 SCOTT * 42 15.0 47,888 60.6 Black 52 18.6 2,622 03.3 Rihan 26 09.3 1,606 02.0 Benham 60 21.4 1,714 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 280 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ridge's 918 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 315 34.3 17,970 22.7 Ferraro 118 12.9 3,700 04.7 Moloney 113 12.3 3,199 04.1 SCOTT * 173 18.9 48,061 60.8 Black 71 07.7 2,693 03.4 Rihan 107 11.7 1,713 02.2 Benham 21 02.3 1,735 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 918 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rihan's 1,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 793 46.3 18,763 23.7 Ferraro 139 08.1 3,839 04.9 Moloney 137 08.0 3,336 04.2 SCOTT * 207 12.1 48,268 61.0 Black 301 17.6 2,994 03.8 Benham 136 07.9 1,871 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,713 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Benham's 1,871 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 214 11.4 18,977 24.0 Ferraro 410 21.9 4,249 05.4 Moloney 200 10.7 3,536 04.5 SCOTT * 558 29.8 48,826 61.8 Black 489 26.1 3,483 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,871 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Black's 3,483 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 651 18.7 19,628 24.8 Ferraro 708 20.3 4,957 06.3 Moloney 608 17.5 4,144 05.2 SCOTT * 1,516 43.5 50,342 63.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,483 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Moloney's 4,144 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 943 22.8 20,571 26.0 Ferraro 1,194 28.8 6,151 07.8 SCOTT * 2,007 48.4 52,349 66.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,144 79,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Ferraro's 6,151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guley 2,415 39.3 22,986 29.1 SCOTT * 3,736 60.7 56,085 70.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,151 79,071 20.9 05.5 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Charleville, Dalby, Kingaroy, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 20.9 Effect of 2006 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,727 -01.3 Votes cast: 81,959 94.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,920 03.6 -01.2 Formal votes: 79,039 96.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Watson ON 2,774 03.5 -01.6 David Totenhofer FF 3,034 03.8 -00.3 Alan Dickson AD 1,004 01.3 +00.2 Mike Bathersby ALP 23,288 29.5 +06.9 Hon Bruce SCOTT * Nat 46,293 58.6 +11.6 Bob East Grn 2,646 03.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dickson's 1,004 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watson 131 13.1 2,905 03.7 Totenhofer 187 18.6 3,221 04.1 Bathersby 245 24.4 23,533 29.8 SCOTT * 213 21.2 46,506 58.8 East 228 22.7 2,874 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,004 79,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: East's 2,874 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watson 367 12.8 3,272 04.1 Totenhofer 433 15.1 3,654 04.6 Bathersby 1,395 48.5 24,928 31.5 SCOTT * 679 23.6 47,185 59.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,874 79,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watson's 3,272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Totenhofer 1,750 53.5 5,404 06.8 Bathersby 642 19.6 25,570 42.4 SCOTT * 880 26.9 48,065 60.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,272 79,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Totenhofer's 5,404 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bathersby 2,533 46.9 28,103 35.6 SCOTT * 2,871 53.1 50,936 64.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,404 79,039 14.4 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Charleville, Dalby, Kingaroy, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 14.4 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: LNP over Labor 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,957 +12.9 Votes cast: 91,675 93.6 -00.9 Informal votes: 4,530 04.9 +01.3 Formal votes: 87,145 95.1 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bruce SCOTT * LNP 57,100 65.5 +07.0 Grant Newson Grn 4,490 05.2 +01.9 Greg Mckay FF 3,560 04.1 +00.4 Geoff Keating ALP 17,398 20.0 -09.9 Charles Nason 4,597 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mckay's 3,560 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * 1,353 38.0 58,453 67.1 Newson 597 16.8 5,087 05.8 Keating 537 15.1 17,935 20.6 Nason 1,073 30.1 5,670 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,560 87,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Newson's 5,087 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * 1,154 22.7 59,607 68.4 Keating 2,256 44.4 20,191 23.2 Nason 1,677 33.0 7,347 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,087 87,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nason's 7,347 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT * 3,913 53.3 63,520 72.9 Keating 3,434 46.7 23,625 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,347 87,145 22.9 08.8 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Charleville, Dalby, Kingaroy, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,614 +01.7 Votes cast: 94,032 94.4 +00.8 Informal votes: 4,124 04.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 89,908 95.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Spellman FF 2,481 02.8 -01.3 Nick Cedric-Thompson ALP 14,649 16.3 -03.7 Grant Newson Grn 2,762 03.1 -02.1 Hon Bruce SCOTT * LNP 51,622 57.4 -08.1 George Clouston 861 01.0 John Bjelke-Petersen PUP 12,506 13.9 Rowell Walton KAP 5,027 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clouston's 861 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spellman 351 40.8 2,832 03.2 Cedric-Thompson 47 05.5 14,696 16.4 Newson 46 05.3 2,808 03.1 SCOTT * 170 19.7 51,792 57.6 Bjelke-Petersen 155 18.0 12,661 14.1 Walton 92 10.7 5,119 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 861 89,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Newson's 2,808 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spellman 401 14.3 3,233 03.6 Cedric-Thompson 1,338 47.7 16,034 17.8 SCOTT * 382 13.6 52,174 58.0 Bjelke-Petersen 403 14.4 13,064 14.5 Walton 284 10.1 5,403 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,808 89,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Spellman's 3,233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cedric-Thompson 1,020 31.6 17,054 19.0 SCOTT * 949 29.4 53,123 59.1 Bjelke-Petersen 676 20.9 13,740 15.3 Walton 588 18.2 5,991 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,233 89,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Walton's 5,991 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cedric-Thompson 1,134 18.9 18,188 20.2 SCOTT * 1,254 20.9 54,377 60.5 Bjelke-Petersen 3,603 60.1 17,343 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,991 89,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bjelke-Petersen's 17,343 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cedric-Thompson 6,733 38.8 24,921 27.7 SCOTT * 10,610 72.3 64,987 72.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,343 89,908 22.3 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Craig Scott (born 1943): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott sat with the Nationals in the House of Representatives. He retired at the 2016 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Charleville, Dalby, Kingaroy, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 22.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,780 +03.2 Votes cast: 95,318 92.7 -01.7 Informal votes: 5,269 05.6 +01.2 Formal votes: 90,049 94.4 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Kerrigan ALP 16,456 18.3 +02.0 Myfanwy Schenk FF 2,905 03.2 +00.5 Katherine Hompes Grn 3,056 03.4 +00.3 Sherrilyn Church RUA 841 00.9 00.0 Luke Arbuckle 2,141 02.4 Rick Gurnett KAP 4,306 04.8 -00.8 David Littleproud + LNP 44,297 49.2 -08.2 Lynette Keehn ON 16,047 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Church's 841 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerrigan 75 08.9 16,531 18.4 Schenk 203 24.1 3,108 03.5 Hompes 96 11.4 3,152 03.5 Arbuckle 147 17.5 2,288 02.5 Gurnett 88 10.5 4,394 04.9 Littleproud + 71 08.4 44,368 49.3 Keehn 161 19.1 16,208 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 841 90,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Arbuckle's 2,288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerrigan 216 09.4 16,747 18.6 Schenk 330 14.4 3,438 03.8 Hompes 217 09.5 3,369 03.7 Gurnett 511 22.3 4,905 05.5 Littleproud + 573 25.0 44,941 49.9 Keehn 441 19.3 16,649 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,288 90,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hompes's 3,369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerrigan 1,691 50.2 18,438 20.5 Schenk 647 19.2 4,085 04.5 Gurnett 368 10.9 5,273 05.9 LITTLEPROUD + 344 10.2 45,285 50.3 Keehn 319 09.5 16,968 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,369 90,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Schenk's 4,085 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerrigan 1,066 26.1 19,504 21.7 Gurnett 924 22.6 6,197 06.9 LITTLEPROUD + 951 23.3 46,236 51.4 Keehn 1,144 28.0 18,112 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,085 90,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gurnett's 6,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerrigan 1,083 17.5 20,587 22.9 LITTLEPROUD + 1,979 31.9 48,215 53.5 Keehn 3,135 50.6 21,247 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,197 90,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kerrigan's 20,587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD + 11,093 53.9 59,308 65.9 Keehn 9,494 46.1 30,741 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,587 90,049 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Kelly Littleproud (born 1976): Elected 2016 Born: 4 September 1976, Chinchilla Qld Career: Banker. Agribusiness manager, National Australia Bank. Regional Manager, Suncorp Group. Son of Hon Brian Littleproud, Qld MLA 1983-2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources from 20 December 2017 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response 26 November 2018 to 25 January 2019 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response from 2 March 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 7th count: Keehn's 21,247 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerrigan 8,641 40.7 29,228 32.5 LITTLEPROUD + 12,606 59.3 60,821 67.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,247 90,049 17.5 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Goondiwindi, Kingaroy, Longreach, St George, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 majority: LNP over One Nation 15.9 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,051 +02.2 Votes cast: 96,573 91.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 3,813 04.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 92,760 96.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Little ALP 14,427 15.6 -02.7 Hon David LITTLEPROUD * LNP 51,950 56.0 +06.8 Anthony Wallis KAP 4,245 04.6 -00.2 Julie Saunders UAP 3,367 03.6 Darren Christiansen FACNP 2,030 02.2 Rosemary Moulden PHON 13,564 14.6 -03.2 Emmeline Chidley Grn 3,177 03.4 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Christiansen's 2,030 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Little 51 02.5 14,478 15.6 LITTLEPROUD * 289 14.2 52,239 56.3 Wallis 513 25.3 4,758 05.1 Saunders 212 10.4 3,579 03.9 Moulden 889 43.8 14,453 15.6 Chidley 76 03.7 3,253 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,030 92,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chidley's 3,253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Little 1,908 58.7 16,386 17.7 LITTLEPROUD * 420 12.9 52,659 56.8 Wallis 232 07.1 4,990 05.4 Saunders 239 07.4 3,818 04.1 Moulden 454 14.0 14,907 16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,253 92,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Saunders's 3,818 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Little 448 11.7 16,834 18.2 LITTLEPROUD * 866 22.7 53,525 57.7 Wallis 874 22.9 5,864 06.3 Moulden 1,630 42.7 16,537 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,818 92,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wallis's 5,864 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Little 759 12.9 17,593 19.0 LITTLEPROUD * 1,929 32.9 55,454 59.8 Moulden 3,176 54.2 19,713 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,864 92,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Little's 17,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 11,785 67.0 67,239 72.5 Moulden 5,808 33.0 25,521 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,593 92,760 22.5 06.6 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Kelly Littleproud (born 1976): Elected 2016, 2019 Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management 29 May 2019 to 6 February 2020 Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 6 February 2020 to 2 July 2021 Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia from 2 July 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 6th count: Moulden's 19,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 14,507 73.6 69,961 75.4 Moulden 5,206 26.4 22,799 24.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,713 92,760 25.4 07.9 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Goondiwindi, Kingaroy, Longreach, St George, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: Nationals over One Nation 22.5 2019 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 25.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,005 +03.9 Votes cast: 96,349 88.4 -03.5 Informal votes: 3,234 03.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 93,115 96.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David LITTLEPROUD * Nat 52,382 56.3 +00.3 Malcolm Richardson SF&F 3,695 04.0 Dave Kerrigan ALP 14,236 15.3 -00.3 Nathan McDonald UAP 6,202 06.7 +03.0 Ellisa Parker Grn 4,533 04.9 +01.4 Mike Kelly PHON 11,070 11.9 -02.7 Brett Tunbridge AFP 997 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tunbridge's 997 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 94 09.4 52,476 56.4 Richardson 223 22.4 3,918 04.2 Kerrigan 75 07.5 14,311 15.4 McDonald 136 13.6 6,338 06.8 Parker 105 10.5 4,638 05.0 Kelly 364 36.5 11,434 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 997 93,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Richardson's 3,918 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 990 25.3 53,466 57.4 Kerrigan 557 14.2 14,868 16.0 McDonald 679 17.3 7,017 07.5 Parker 328 08.4 4,966 05.3 Kelly 1,364 34.8 12,798 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,918 93,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parker's 4,966 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 747 15.0 54,213 58.2 Kerrigan 3,078 62.0 17,946 19.3 McDonald 448 09.0 7,465 08.0 Kelly 693 14.0 13,491 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,966 93,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McDonald's 7,465 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 1,568 21.0 55,781 59.9 Kerrigan 816 10.9 18,762 20.2 Kelly 5,081 68.1 18,572 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,465 93,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kelly's 18,572 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 11,372 61.2 67,153 72.1 Kerrigan 7,200 38.8 25,962 27.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,572 93,115 22.1 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Kelly Littleproud (born 1976): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia to 23 May 2022 Leader of the Nationals from 30 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Western Qld: Goondiwindi, Kingaroy, Longreach, St George, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,520 +06.0 Votes cast: 103.293 89.4 +01.1 Informal votes: 5,606 05.4 +02.1 Formal votes: 97,687 94.6 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Draper P First 5,552 05.7 Hon David LITTLEPROUD * LNP 51,947 53.2 -03.1 Elizabeth Johnston Grn 5,032 05.2 +00.3 Michael Offerdahl Libtn 1,897 01.9 John Whittle FFA 2,802 02.9 Alex Newman Labor 15,675 16.1 +00.8 Jonathan Cumes ToP 2,764 02.8 -03.9 Sharon Duncan PHON 12,018 12.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,687 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Offerdahl's 1,897 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Draper 308 16.2 5,860 06.0 LITTLEPROUD * 419 22.1 52,366 53.6 Johnston 126 06.6 5,158 05.3 Whittle 197 10.4 2,999 03.1 Newman 118 06.2 15,793 16.2 Cumes 122 06.4 2,886 03.0 Duncan 607 32.0 12,625 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,897 97,687 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cumes's 2,886 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Draper 328 11.4 6,188 06.3 LITTLEPROUD * 386 13.4 52,752 54.0 Johnston 95 03.3 5,253 05.4 Whittle 298 10.3 3,297 03.4 Newman 196 06.8 15,989 16.4 Duncan 1,583 54.9 14,208 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,886 97,687 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Whittle's 3,297 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Draper 1,194 36.2 7,382 07.6 LITTLEPROUD * 530 16.1 53,282 54.5 Johnston 348 10.6 5,601 05.7 Newman 339 10.3 16,328 16.7 Duncan 886 26.9 15,094 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,297 97,687 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Johnston's 5,601 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Draper 988 17.6 8,370 08.6 LITTLEPROUD * 831 14.8 54,113 55.4 Newman 3,275 58.5 19,603 20.1 Duncan 507 09.1 15,601 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,601 97,687 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Draper's 8,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 2,247 26.9 56,360 57.7 Newman 964 11.5 20,567 21.1 Duncan 5,159 61.6 20,760 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,370 97,687 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Newman's 20,567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 12,116 58.9 68,476 70.1 Duncan 8,451 41.1 29,211 29.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,567 97,687 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Kelly Littleproud (born 1976): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Leader of the Nationals to 11 March 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 7th count: Duncan's 20,760 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LITTLEPROUD * 15,893 76.6 72,253 74.0 Newman 4,867 23.4 25,434 26.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,760 97,687 24.0 01.8 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.