ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF McPHERSON, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Beaudesert, Southport, Stanthorpe, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,359 Votes cast: 33,220 94.0 Informal votes: 521 01.6 Formal votes: 32,699 98.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Arthur FADDEN * CP 24,263 74.2 +46.6 John Hilton ALP 8,436 25.8 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,699 24.2 05.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fadden was member for Darling Downs 1936-49. 2. Although this was a Liberal seat on the 1946 figures, the Liberals agreed not to oppose Fadden in exchange for an unopposed run for the Liberal candidate in Darling Downs (Courier-Mail, 29 November 1949). 3. The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the notional Liberal majority over the ALP in 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Treasurer from 19 December 1949 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Beaudesert, Southport, Stanthorpe, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 24.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,244 -00.3 Votes cast: 33,984 96.4 +02.4 Informal votes: 747 02.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 33,237 97.8 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Arthur FADDEN * CP 24,899 74.9 +00.7 John Rosser ALP 8,338 25.1 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,237 24.9 00.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Treasurer Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Beaudesert, Southport, Stanthorpe, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,046 +02.3 Votes cast: 34,652 96.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 350 01.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 34,302 99.0 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Raphael Cilento 11,905 34.7 Rt Hon Sir Arthur FADDEN * CP 22,397 65.3 -09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,302 15.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cilento was Qld Director-General of Health and Medical Services 1934-45 and a well-known authority on tropical medicine. He was associated with the Australian League of Rights, a right-wing extremist group. He was an Independent Democrat candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Treasurer Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Beaudesert, Coolangatta, Southport, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 majority: Country Party over Independent 15.3 Effect of 1955 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,249 +22.8 Votes cast: 41,712 94.3 -01.8 Informal votes: 946 02.3 +01.3 Formal votes: 40,766 97.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Clarke ALP 11,942 29.3 Rt Hon Sir Arthur FADDEN * CP 24,269 59.5 -04.9 Thomas Green 4,555 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,766 15.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Fadden (1895-1973): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Treasurer Leader of the Country Party to 26 March 1958 Fadden retired at the 1958 election. His ministerial term ended on 10 December 1958. Died 21 April 1973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Beaudesert, Coolangatta, Southport, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 15.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,682 +14.5 Votes cast: 47,691 94.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,202 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 46,489 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles BARNES + CP 29,346 63.1 +03.6 Harold Evans ALP 12,730 27.4 -01.9 John Hilton QLP 4,413 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,489 20.7 e 05.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Barnes (1901-98): Elected 1958 Born: 13 November 1901, Einasleigh, Queensland. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School. Grazier, stud farmer and horse breeder, Warwick, Queensland. Military Service 1942-44. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Beaudesert, Coolangatta, Southport, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 20.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,275 +13.0 Votes cast: 53,887 94.1 00.0 Informal votes: 1,691 03.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 52,196 96.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles BARNES * CP 28,076 53.8 -09.3 Jens Kirkegaard 797 01.5 Thomas Masterton 624 01.2 John O'Connell QLP 3,406 06.5 -03.0 William Ware ALP 19,293 37.0 +09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,196 10.4 e 10.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Barnes (1901-98): Elected 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Beaudesert, Coolangatta, Southport, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 10.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,134 +08.5 Votes cast: 58,907 94.8 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,347 02.3 -00.8 Formal votes: 57,560 97.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles BARNES * CP 33,422 58.1 +04.3 Gerry Jones ALP 21,657 37.6 +00.6 Michael O'Connor DLP 2,481 04.3 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,560 11.5 e 01.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Jones, see Senate Queensland 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Barnes (1901-98): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Territories from 18 December 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Beaudesert, Coolangatta, Southport, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 11.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,150 +14.5 Votes cast: 67,452 94.8 00.0 Informal votes: 1,465 02.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 65,987 97.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles BARNES * CP 39,271 59.5 +01.4 Harold Brennan 2,578 03.9 Frederick Burges DLP 3,137 04.8 +00.5 Allan Swinton ALP 21,001 31.8 -05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,987 15.3 e 03.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan was NT MLC for Batchelor 1955, Elsey 1956-58, Victoria River 1958-61, 1962-69, 1969-71. His candidacy was a protest against Barnes's administration of the Northern Territory. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Barnes (1901-98): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for Territories to 28 February 1968 Minister for External Territories from 28 February 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Beenleigh, Coolangatta, Labrador, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 15.3 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 03.7 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,570 -24.7 Votes cast: 49,982 93.3 -01.5 Informal votes: 694 01.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 49,288 98.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles BARNES * CP 26,691 54.2 -09.0 Thomas McKenzie DLP 4,287 08.7 +03.9 Wayne Randall ALP 18,310 37.1 +09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,288 11.2 e 07.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Barnes (1901-98): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for Territories to 28 February 1968 Minister for External Territories 28 February 1968 to 25 January 1972 Barnes retired at the 1972 election. Later career: Knighted 1972 Died 24 October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Beenleigh, Coolangatta, Labrador, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,091 +34.6 Votes cast: 68,463 95.0 +01.7 Informal votes: 1,903 02.8 +01.4 Formal votes: 66,560 97.2 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Black 753 01.1 James Drabsch 120 00.2 Victor Kearney DLP 1,978 03.0 -05.7 Robert Richardson AP 2,009 03.0 Howard Richter + CP 16,949 25.5 -28.7 Eric Robinson Lib 17,571 26.4 Thomas Veivers ALP 27,180 40.8 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kearney was ALP member for Cunningham, NSW, 1956-63. 2. Veivers was Qld MLA for Ashgrove 1983-86. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Drabsch's 120 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Black 62 51.7 815 01.2 Kearney 26 21.7 2,004 03.0 Richardson 8 06.7 2,017 03.0 Richter + 16 13.3 16,965 25.5 Robinson 5 04.2 17,576 26.4 Veivers 3 02.5 27,183 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 120 66,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Black's 815 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearney 547 67.1 2,551 03.8 Richardson 96 11.8 2,113 03.2 Richter + 72 08.8 17,037 25.6 Robinson 46 05.6 17,622 26.5 Veivers 54 06.6 27,237 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 815 66,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Richardson's 2,113 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearney 249 11.8 2,800 04.2 Richter + 434 20.5 17,471 26.2 Robinson 255 12.1 17,877 26.9 Veivers 1,175 55.6 28,412 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,113 66,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kearney's 2,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richter + 1,285 45.9 18,756 28.2 Robinson 1,331 47.5 19,208 28.9 Veivers 184 06.6 28,596 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,800 66,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Richter's 18,756 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBINSON 17,207 91.7 36,415 54.7 Veivers 1,549 08.3 30,145 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,756 66,560 04.7 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal majority over the ALP is compared with the CP majority over the ALP in 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Laidlaw Robinson (1929-81): Elected 1972 Born: 18 January 1929, Brisbane Career: Manager, company director. President Queensland Liberal Party 1968-73. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Beenleigh, Coolangatta, Labrador, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,177 +23.7 Votes cast: 84,970 95.3 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,046 01.2 -01.6 Formal votes: 83,924 98.8 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Richardson AP 3,427 04.1 +01.1 Eric ROBINSON * Lib 47,496 56.6 +30.2 Thomas Veivers ALP 33,001 39.3 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,924 08.8 e 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Veivers was Qld MLA for Ashgrove 1983-86. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Laidlaw Robinson (1929-81): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Beenleigh, Coolangatta, Labrador, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,175 +14.6 Votes cast: 96,629 94.6 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,152 01.2 00.0 Formal votes: 95,477 98.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coral Finlay 3,378 03.5 Brian Paterson ALP 30,644 32.1 -07.2 Eric ROBINSON * Lib 61,455 64.4 +07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 95,477 16.4 e 07.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Laidlaw Robinson (1929-81): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975 Minister for the Capital Territory 22 December 1975 to 16 February 1976 Minister for Post and Telecommunications from 16 February 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Labrador, Nerang, Southport, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.4 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,987 -33.5 Votes cast: 64,253 94.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,138 01.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 63,115 98.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Aabraham-Steer 964 01.5 Leonard Fairman AD 5,819 09.2 Jon Guerson ALP 17,419 27.6 -04.5 Neva Maxim 951 01.5 Hon Eric ROBINSON * Lib 37,962 60.1 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,115 16.3 e 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Laidlaw Robinson (1929-81): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Post and Telecommunications to 20 December 1977 Minister for Finance 20 December 1977 to 23 February 1979 Minister for Finance from 27 February 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson resigned as Minister for Finance after a disagreement with the Prime Minister but was persuaded to return the following week. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Labrador, Nerang, Southport, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,810 +21.8 Votes cast: 76,748 92.7 -01.8 Informal votes: 1,778 02.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 74,970 97.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Aabraham-Steer 1,339 01.8 Ian Crick AD 3,761 05.0 -04.2 Walter Ehrich ALP 23,061 30.8 +03.2 Hon Eric Robinson * Lib 32,459 43.3 -16.8 Louis Rowan 14,350 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowan was an unofficial NCP candidate. He directed his preferences to the ALP. His candidacy resulted from the hostility between the Queensland Liberal Party, of which Robinson had been state President, and the NCP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Aabraham-Steer's 1,339 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crick 1,018 76.0 4,779 06.4 Ehrich 145 10.8 23,206 31.0 Robinson * 87 06.5 32,546 43.4 Rowan 89 06.6 14,439 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,339 74,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Crick's 4,779 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ehrich 2,602 54.4 25,808 34.4 Robinson * 949 19.9 33,495 44.7 Rowan 1,228 25.7 15,667 20.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,779 74,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rowan's 15,667 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ehrich 8,992 57.4 34,800 46.4 ROBINSON * 6,675 42.6 40,170 53.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,667 74,970 03.6 12.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Laidlaw Robinson (1929-81): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Finance to 3 November 1980 Died 7 January 1981 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 21 FEBRUARY 1981 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Labrador, Nerang, Southport, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Eric Robinson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,139 +04.0 Votes cast: 72,626 84.3 -08.4 Informal votes: 1,575 02.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 71,051 97.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Aabraham-Steer 512 00.7 Kevine Chaffey 537 00.8 Peter Courtney 290 00.4 Hubert Giesberts 469 00.7 Ronald McKenna ALP 18,278 25.7 -05.1 Dr Glenister Sheil NCP 21,189 29.8 Peter White + Lib 29,776 41.9 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheil was a Senator for Queensland 1974-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Courtney's 290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aabraham-Steer 31 10.7 543 00.8 Chaffey 75 25.9 612 00.9 Giesberts 88 30.3 557 00.8 McKenna 41 14.1 18,319 25.8 Sheil 26 09.0 21,215 29.9 White + 29 10.0 29,805 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 290 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Aabraham-Steer's 543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaffey 377 69.4 989 01.4 Giesberts 49 09.0 606 00.9 McKenna 48 08.8 18,367 25.9 Sheil 28 05.2 21,243 29.9 White + 41 07.6 29,846 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 543 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Giesberts's 606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaffey 199 32.8 1,188 01.7 McKenna 208 34.3 18,575 26.1 Sheil 97 16.0 21,340 30.0 White + 102 16.8 29,948 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 606 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chaffey's 1,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenna 701 59.0 19,276 27.1 Sheil 346 29.1 21,686 30.5 White + 141 11.9 30,089 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,188 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McKenna's 19,276 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheil 3,029 15.7 24,715 34.8 WHITE + 16,247 84.3 46,336 65.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,276 71,051 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nicholson Duckett White (1936-2005): Elected 1981 By Born: 19 January 1936, Brisbane Career: Educated Duntroon Military College, Australian National University. Military service 1954-75. State politics: Qld MLA for Southport 1977-80 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Labrador, Nerang, Southport, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.6 1981 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over NCP 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,610 +15.5 Votes cast: 87,929 92.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,277 01.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 86,652 98.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Courtney 1,687 01.9 Darryl McArthur ALP 29,265 33.8 +03.0 Kenneth Petersen AD 4,254 04.9 -00.1 Trevor Watt NPA 20,328 23.5 Peter White * Lib 31,118 35.9 -07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Courtney's 1,687 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McArthur 1,345 79.7 30,610 35.3 Petersen 174 10.3 4,428 05.1 Watt 78 04.6 20,406 23.5 White * 90 05.3 31,208 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,687 86,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Petersen's 4,428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McArthur 2,230 50.4 32,840 37.9 Watt 1,447 32.7 21,853 25.2 White * 751 17.0 31,959 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,428 86,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watt's 21,853 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McArthur 1,530 07.0 34,370 39.7 WHITE * 20,323 93.0 52,282 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,853 86,652 10.3 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nicholson Duckett White (1936-2005): Elected 1981 By, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The swing to the Liberal Party in this seat was a consequence of the decision of the independent NCP candidate in 1980 to direct his preferences to the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Collangatta, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.3 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.6 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 10.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,064 -31.9 Votes cast: 59,541 91.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,157 05.3 +03.8 Formal votes: 56,384 94.7 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren Tapp NPA 13,072 23.2 -00.3 Ken Petersen AD 2,398 04.3 -00.6 Rupe Granrott ALP 18,156 32.2 -01.0 Peter White * Lib 22,437 39.8 +03.3 Maria Parer 321 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,384 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Parer's 321 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tapp 58 18.1 13,130 23.3 Petersen 103 32.1 2,501 04.4 Granrott 62 19.3 18,218 32.3 White * 98 30.5 22,535 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 321 56,384 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Petersen's 2,501 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tapp 704 28.1 13,834 24.5 Granrott 1,068 42.7 19,286 34.2 White * 729 29.1 23,264 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,501 56,384 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tapp's 13,834 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granrott 1,278 09.2 20,564 36.5 WHITE * 12,556 90.8 35,820 63.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,834 56,384 13.5 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nicholson Duckett White (1936-2005): Elected 1981 By, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,774 +24.1 Votes cast: 73,084 90.5 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,367 03.2 -02.1 Formal votes: 70,717 96.8 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat Stern ALP 23,850 33.7 +01.5 Peter White * Lib 27,147 38.4 -01.4 Yvonne Stoelhorst AD 3,746 05.3 +01.0 Max McMahon NPA 15,974 22.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stoelhorst's 3,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stern 1,749 46.7 25,599 36.2 White * 1,362 36.4 28,509 40.3 McMahon 635 17.0 16,609 23.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,746 70,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McMahon's 16,609 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stern 855 05.1 26,454 37.4 WHITE * 15,754 94.9 44,263 62.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,609 70,717 12.6 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nicholson Duckett White (1936-2005): Elected 1981 By, 1983, 1984, 1987 White retired at the 1990 election. Died 13 February 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,310 +10.6 Votes cast: 83,468 93.5 +03.0 Informal votes: 1,812 02.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 81,656 97.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John BRADFORD Lib 40,986 50.2 +11.8 Robert North AD 8,088 09.9 +04.6 Randall Cook NPA 4,102 05.0 -17.6 Otto Kuhne 170 00.2 Bert Cockerill 1,703 02.1 Pat Stern ALP 26,607 32.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,656 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kuhne 170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFORD 37 22.4 41,023 50.2 North 27 16.4 8,115 09.9 Cook 31 18.8 4,133 05.1 Cockerill 55 33.3 1,758 02.1 Stern 15 09.1 26,622 32.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 170 81,656 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cockerill's 1,758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFORD 585 33.7 41,608 51.0 North 549 31.7 8,664 10.6 Cook 202 11.6 4,335 05.3 Stern 398 23.0 27,020 33.1 (exhausted 24 29 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,758 81,656 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cook's 4,335 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFORD 3,764 86.9 45,372 55.6 North 422 09.7 9,086 11.1 Stern 143 03.3 27,163 33.3 (exhausted 6 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,335 81,656 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: North's 9,086 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFORD 4,388 48.8 49,760 61.0 Stern 4,606 51.2 31,769 39.0 (exhausted 92 127 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,086 81,656 11.0 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Walter Bradford (born 1946): Elected 1990 Born: 3 January 1946, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University, Sydney College of Advanced Education. Teacher. Military service 1968-70. Retail industry executive. To Queensland 1987. National Director, Shopping Centre Tenants Association of Australia. Warringah Shire Council. Mackellar County Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.0 Effect of redistribution: 01.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,722 -16.3 Votes cast: 70,896 94.9 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,831 02.6 +00.4 Formal votes: 69,065 97.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Whillans ALP 24,718 35.8 +02.1 Bruce Whiteside 1,381 02.0 John Bradford * Lib 34,497 50.0 +00.8 Allan de Brenni NPA 3,082 04.5 -00.4 Jason Neville AD 2,574 03.7 -06.1 Christine Lovison Grn 2,813 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,065 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Whiteside's 1,381 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whillans 227 16.5 24,945 36.1 BRADFORD * 756 55.0 35,253 51.1 De Brenni 125 09.1 3,207 04.6 Neville 141 10.3 2,715 03.9 Lovison 125 09.1 2,938 04.3 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,381 69,065 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Neville's 2,715 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whillans 587 21.7 25,532 37.0 BRADFORD * 434 16.0 35,687 51.7 De Brenni 412 15.2 3,619 05.2 Lovison 1,276 47.1 4,214 06.1 (exhausted 6 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,715 69,065 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: De Brenni's 3,619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whillans 164 04.5 25,696 37.2 BRADFORD * 3,104 85.9 38,791 56.2 Lovison 345 09.5 4,559 06.6 (exhausted 6 19 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,715 69,065 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lovison's 4,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whillans 2,557 56.1 28,523 40.9 BRADFORD * 1,999 43.9 40,790 59.1 (exhausted 3 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,559 69,065 09.1 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Walter Bradford (born 1946): Elected 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,851 +01.5 Votes cast: 71,262 94.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 2,013 02.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 69,249 97.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melinda Norman-Hicks AD 4,460 06.4 +02.7 Anja Light Grn 3,109 04.5 +00.4 Margaret Andrews ALP 18,122 26.2 -09.6 Kevin Goodwin 634 00.9 John BRADFORD * Lib 42,640 61.6 +11.6 David Dillon 284 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dillon's 284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman-Hicks 73 26.1 4,533 06.5 Light 31 11.1 3,140 04.5 Andrews 46 16.4 18,168 26.2 Goodwin 46 16.4 680 01.0 BRADFORD * 84 30.0 42,724 61.7 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 284 69,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Goodwin's 680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman-Hicks 167 24.9 4,700 06.8 Light 178 26.5 3,318 04.8 Andrews 122 18.2 18,290 26.4 BRADFORD * 205 30.5 42,929 62.0 (exhausted 8 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 680 69,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Light's 3,318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman-Hicks 1,981 60.1 6,681 09.7 Andrews 757 23.0 19,047 27.5 BRADFORD * 556 16.9 43,485 62.8 (exhausted 24 36 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,318 69,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Norman-Hicks's 6,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews 3,756 57.2 22,803 33.0 BRADFORD * 2,813 42.8 46,298 67.0 (exhausted 112 148 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,681 69,249 17.0 07.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Walter Bradford (born 1946): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996 Bradford resigned from the Liberal Party on 7 April 1988 and sat as a representative of the Christian Democratic Party (formerly Call To Australia). He contested the Senate in 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,916 +08.0 Votes cast: 77,020 94.0 00.0 Informal votes: 3,235 04.2 +01.4 Formal votes: 73,785 95.8 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Poole ALP 24,441 33.1 +07.0 Margaret May + Lib 33,329 45.2 -16.4 John Palmer Grn 2,390 03.2 -01.2 Lynne Grimsey AD 2,826 03.8 -02.7 Peter Murphy ON 7,065 09.6 Ted Shepherd NPA 3,190 04.3 Kevin Goodwin 544 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Goodwin's 544 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poole 102 18.8 24,543 33.3 May 83 15.3 33,412 45.3 Palmer 106 19.5 2,496 03.4 Grimsey 85 15.6 2,911 03.9 Murphy 66 12.1 7,131 09.7 Shepherd 102 18.8 3,292 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 544 73,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Palmer's 2,496 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poole 717 28.7 25,260 34.2 May 414 16.6 33,826 45.8 Grimsey 962 38.5 3,873 05.2 Murphy 223 08.9 7,354 10.0 Shepherd 180 07.2 3,472 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,496 73,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Shepherd's 3,472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poole 207 06.0 25,467 34.5 May 2,620 75.5 36,446 49.4 Grimsey 292 08.4 4,165 05.6 Murphy 353 10.2 7,707 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,472 73,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grimsey's 4,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poole 1,985 47.7 27,452 37.2 May 1,666 40.0 38,112 51.7 Murphy 514 12.3 8,221 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,165 73,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Murphy's 8,221 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Poole 3,288 40.0 30,740 41.7 MAY 4,933 60.0 43,045 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,221 73,785 08.3 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Ann May (born 1950): Elected 1998 Born 30 June 1950, Baa, Fiji Career: Eduacted Seaforth TAFE College. Financial administrator. Electorate secretary. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,670 +14.3 Votes cast: 89,232 95.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,754 05.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 84,478 94.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Inge Light Grn 4,220 05.0 +01.8 Paul Lewis ON 4,989 05.9 -03.7 Margaret MAY * Lib 46,641 55.2 +10.0 Ronald Bradley 607 00.7 Kellie Trigger ALP 24,055 28.5 -04.6 Kevin Goodwin 481 00.6 Russell White AD 3,485 04.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Goodwin's 481 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Light 48 10.0 4,268 05.0 Lewis 32 06.6 5,021 05.9 MAY * 54 11.2 46,695 55.3 Bradley 201 41.8 808 00.9 Trigger 57 11.8 24,112 28.5 White 89 18.5 3,574 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 481 84,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bradley's 808 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Light 175 21.7 4,443 05.3 Lewis 144 17.8 5,165 06.1 MAY * 211 26.1 46,906 55.5 Trigger 129 16.0 24,241 28.7 White 149 18.4 3,723 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 808 84,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: White's 3,723 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Light 1,835 49.3 6,278 07.4 Lewis 201 05.4 5,366 06.3 MAY * 649 17.4 47,555 56.3 Trigger 1,038 27.9 25,279 29.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,723 84,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lewis's 5,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Light 2,377 44.3 8,655 10.2 MAY * 1,870 34.8 49,425 58.5 Trigger 1,119 20.8 26,398 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,366 84,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Light's 8,655 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY * 3,414 39.4 52,839 62.5 Trigger 5,241 60.6 31,639 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,655 84,478 12.5 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Ann May (born 1950): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South-east Queensland: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Merrimac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,887 -11.5 Votes cast: 77,216 93.2 -02.1 Informal votes: 4,069 05.3 00.0 Formal votes: 73,148 94.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kellie Trigger ALP 22,037 30.1 +01.4 Russell White AD 788 01.1 -03.0 Ian Latto Grn 3,789 05.2 +00.2 Rob Davey FF 2,063 02.8 Paul Lewis ON 1,347 01.8 -04.2 Margaret MAY * Lib 43,124 58.9 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,148 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: White's 788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trigger 232 29.4 22,268 30.4 Latto 293 37.2 4,083 05.6 Davey 76 09.6 2,139 02.9 Lewis 48 06.1 1,395 01.9 MAY * 139 17.6 43,261 59.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 788 73,148 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lewis's 1,395 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trigger 275 19.7 22,543 30.8 Latto 239 17.1 4,322 05.9 Davey 461 33.1 2,600 03.6 MAY * 420 30.1 43,681 59.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,395 73,148 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davey's 2,600 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trigger 417 16.0 22,960 31.4 Latto 561 21.6 4,883 06.7 MAY * 1,622 62.4 45,303 61.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,600 73,148 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Latto's 4,883 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trigger 3,450 70.7 26,410 36.1 MAY * 1,433 29.4 46,736 63.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,883 73,148 13.9 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Ann May (born 1950): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Merrimac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.9 Effect of 2006 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,372 +11.4 Votes cast: 86,536 93.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,727 03.2 -02.1 Formal votes: 83,629 96.8 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lori Carnwell AD 791 01.0 -00.2 Tyrone Jackson 666 00.8 Ben O'Callaghan Grn 4,986 06.0 +00.7 Margaret MAY * Lib 45,979 55.0 -03.5 Kevin Davis FF 1,282 01.5 -01.4 Eddy Sarroff ALP 29,798 35.6 +05.2 Geoff Cornell 127 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cornell's 127 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnwell 10 07.9 801 01.0 Jackson 18 14.2 684 00.8 O'Callaghan 11 08.7 4,997 06.0 MAY * 24 18.9 46,003 55.0 Davis 26 20.5 1,308 01.6 Sarroff 38 29.9 29,836 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 127 83,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 684 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnwell 168 24.6 969 01.2 O'Callaghan 169 24.7 5,166 06.2 MAY * 139 20.3 46,142 55.2 Davis 110 16.1 1,418 01.7 Sarroff 98 14.3 29,934 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 684 83,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Carnwell's 969 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Callaghan 608 62.8 5,774 06.9 MAY * 147 15.2 46,289 55.4 Davis 66 06.8 1,484 01.8 Sarroff 148 15.3 30,082 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 969 83,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Davis's 1,484 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Callaghan 378 25.5 6,152 07.4 MAY * 668 45.0 46,957 56.2 Sarroff 438 29.5 30,520 36.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,484 83,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: O'Callaghan's 6,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY * 2,238 36.4 49,195 58.8 Sarroff 3,914 63.6 34,434 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,152 83,629 08.8 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Ann May (born 1950): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 May retired at the 2010 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Merrimac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 08.8 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: LNP over Labor 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,090 -02.5 Votes cast: 82,938 92.1 -01.4 Informal votes: 4,890 05.9 +02.7 Formal votes: 78,048 94.1 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Reeves FF 3,777 04.8 +03.3 Dan Byron ALP 22,526 28.9 -07.0 Karen ANDREWS + LNP 42,069 53.9 -00.9 Ben O'Callaghan Grn 9,676 12.4 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reeves's 3,777 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Byron 1,094 29.0 23,620 30.3 ANDREWS + 1,761 46.6 43,830 56.2 O'Callaghan 922 24.4 10,598 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,777 78,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: O'Callaghan's 10,598 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Byron 7,384 69.7 31,004 39.7 ANDREWS + 3,214 30.3 47,044 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,598 78,048 10.3 01.6 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Lesley Andrews (born 1960): Elected 2010 Born: 23 August 1960, Brisbane Career: Educated Queensland University of Technology, Victoria University. Engineer, industrial advocate, human resources manager. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Merrimac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,467 +04.9 Votes cast: 87,486 92.6 -00.9 Informal votes: 4,559 05.2 -02.1 Formal votes: 82,927 94.8 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Green FF 3,084 03.7 -01.1 Susan Douglas PUP 13,203 15.9 Charles Blake 491 00.6 Gail Hislop ALP 18,866 22.8 -06.1 Karen ANDREWS * LNP 41,594 50.2 -03.7 David Wyatt Grn 5,689 06.9 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blake's 491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Green 126 25.7 3,210 03.9 Douglas 146 29.7 13,349 16.1 Hislop 82 16.7 18,948 22.9 ANDREWS * 64 13.0 41,658 50.2 Wyatt 73 14.9 5,762 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 491 82,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Green's 3,210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas 1,344 41.9 14,693 17.7 Hislop 435 13.6 19,383 23.4 ANDREWS * 890 27.7 42,548 51.3 Wyatt 541 16.9 6,303 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,210 82,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wyatt's 6,303 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas 1,806 28.7 16,499 19.9 Hislop 3,478 55.2 22,861 27.6 ANDREWS * 1,019 16.2 43,567 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,303 82,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Douglas's 16,499 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hislop 7,822 47.4 30,683 37.0 ANDREWS * 8,677 52.6 52,244 63.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,499 82,927 13.0 02.7 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Lesley Andrews Born 1960: Elected 2010, 2013 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science 23 December 2014 to 21 September 2015 Assistant Minister for Science from 21 September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Merrimac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,761 +09.8 Votes cast: 92,877 89.5 -03.1 Informal votes: 4,151 04.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 88,726 95.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Karen ANDREWS * LNP 47,284 53.3 +03.1 Peter Burgoyne Grn 9,119 10.3 +03.4 Simon Green FF 5,404 06.1 +02.4 Sandy Gabb ALP 23,069 26.0 +03.3 Rob Jones 3,850 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jones's 3,850 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREWS * 788 20.5 48,072 54.2 Burgoyne 738 19.2 9,857 11.1 Green 1,388 36.1 6,792 07.7 Gabb 936 24.3 24,005 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,850 88,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Green's 6,792 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREWS * 3,074 45.3 51,146 57.6 Burgoyne 2,171 32.0 12,028 13.6 Gabb 1,547 22.8 25,552 28.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,792 88,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Burgoyne's 12,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREWS * 3,541 29.4 54,687 61.6 Gabb 8,487 70.6 34,039 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,028 88,726 11.6 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Lesley Andrews (born 1960): Elected 2010, 2013, 2013, 2016 Assistant Minister for Science to 19 July 2016 Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills 19 July 2016 to 28 August 2018 Minister for Industry, Science and Technology from 28 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Waters, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach, Robina -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: LNP over Labor 11.6 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,261 +05.3 Votes cast: 98,771 90.4 +00.9 Informal votes: 6,250 06.3 +01.9 Formal votes: 92,521 93.7 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Santelises ALP 21,138 22.9 -03.2 Scott Crowe LDP 3,222 03.5 Michael Kaff 1,648 01.8 Alan Quinn Grn 10,167 11.0 +00.7 Hon Karen Andrews * LNP 44,634 48.2 -05.1 Sean Gaffy FACNP 846 00.9 Renee Stewart AJP 2,367 02.6 Fiona MacKenzie UAP 3,078 03.3 John Spellman PHON 5,421 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gaffy's 846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 33 03.9 21,171 22.9 Crowe 100 11.8 3,322 03.6 Kaff 50 05.9 1,698 01.8 Quinn 26 03.1 10,193 11.0 Andrews * 117 13.8 44,751 48.4 Stewart 57 06.7 2,424 02.6 MacKenzie 114 13.5 3,192 03.5 Spellman 349 41.3 5,770 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 846 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kaff's 1,698 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 288 17.0 21,459 23.2 Crowe 172 10.1 3,494 03.8 Quinn 414 24.4 10,607 11.5 Andrews * 255 15.0 45,006 48.6 Stewart 287 16.9 2,711 02.9 MacKenzie 125 07.4 3,317 03.6 Spellman 157 09.3 5,927 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,698 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Stewart's 2,711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 323 11.9 21,782 23.5 Crowe 186 06.9 3,680 04.0 Quinn 1,262 46.6 11,869 12.8 Andrews * 295 10.9 45,301 49.0 MacKenzie 293 10.8 3,610 03.9 Spellman 352 13.0 6,279 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,711 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: MacKenzie's 3,610 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 285 07.9 22,067 23.9 Crowe 201 05.6 3,881 04.2 Quinn 351 09.7 12,220 13.2 ANDREWS * 1,077 29.8 46,378 50.1 Spellman 1,696 47.0 7,975 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,610 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Crowe's 3,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 764 19.7 22,831 24.7 Quinn 686 17.7 12,906 14.0 ANDREWS * 1,749 45.1 48,127 52.0 Spellman 682 17.6 8,657 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,881 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Spellman's 8,657 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 1,779 20.6 24,610 26.6 Quinn 2,076 24.0 14,982 16.2 ANDREWS * 4,802 55.5 52,929 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,657 92,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Quinn's 14,982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Santelises 10,366 69.2 34,976 37.8 ANDREWS * 4,616 30.8 57,545 62.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,982 92,521 12.2 00.6 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Lesley Andrews (born 1960): Elected 2010, 2013, 2013, 2016, 2019 Minister for Industry, Science and Technology to 30 March 2021 Minister for Home Affairs from 30 March 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews sat with the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Waters, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach, Robina -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 117,232 +07.4 Votes cast: 102,648 87.6 -02.8 Informal votes: 5,565 05.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 97,083 94.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Karen Andrews * Lib 42,288 43.6 -04.7 Kevin Hargraves PHON 7,013 07.2 +01.4 Gary Pead AFP 594 00.6 Scott Turner Grn 14,971 15.4 +04.4 Andy Cullen AVP 2,310 02.4 Joshua Berrigan UAP 6,490 06.7 +03.4 Glenn Pyne LDP 2,063 02.1 -01.4 Dr Carl Ungerer ALP 21,354 22.0 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pead's 594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews * 54 09.1 42,342 43.6 Hargraves 140 23.6 7,153 07.4 Turner 111 18.7 15,082 15.5 Cullen 178 30.0 2,488 02.6 Berrigan 48 08.1 6,538 06.7 Pyne 37 06.2 2,100 02.2 Ungerer 26 04.4 21,380 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 594 97,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pyne's 2,100 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews * 683 32.5 43,025 44.3 Hargraves 316 15.1 7,469 07.7 Turner 188 09.0 15,270 16.3 Cullen 207 09.9 2,695 02.8 Berrigan 432 20.6 6,970 07.2 Ungerer 274 13.1 21,654 22.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,100 97,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cullen's 2,695 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews * 387 14.4 43,412 44.7 Hargraves 921 34.2 8,390 08.6 Turner 523 19.4 15,793 16.3 Berrigan 610 22.6 7,580 07.8 Ungerer 254 09.4 21,908 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,695 97,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Berrigan's 7,580 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews * 1,003 13.2 44,415 45.8 Hargraves 5,137 67.8 13,527 13.9 Turner 916 12.1 16,709 17.2 Ungerer 524 06.9 22,423 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,580 97,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hargraves's 13,527 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREWS * 7,500 55.4 51,915 53.5 Turner 3,888 28.7 20,597 21.2 Ungerer 2,139 15.8 24,571 25.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,527 97,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Turner's 20,597 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREWS * 5,690 27.6 57,605 59.3 Ungerer 14,907 72.4 39,478 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,597 97,083 09.3 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Lesley Andrews (born 1960): Elected 2010, 2013, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Home Affairs to 23 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrews retired at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Gold Coast: Burleigh Waters, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach, Robina -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 121,545 +03.7 Votes cast: 106,183 87.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 8,968 08.5 +03.0 Formal votes: 97,215 91.5 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Erchana Murray-Bartlett 13,366 13.8 Leon Rebello + LNP 34,918 35.9 -07.6 Michelle Faye 1,221 01.3 Max Creswick ToP 2,681 02.8 -05.9 Jennifer Horsburgh AJP 1,140 01.2 Amanda Kennealy Grn 8,175 08.4 -07.0 Zyion Attiig PHON 4,229 04.4 -02.9 Gary Biggs Libtn 1,432 01.5 Jeff Knipe L Cann 2,751 02.8 Alice Price Labor 22,778 23.4 +01.4 Harry Hatzikalimnios P First 3,158 03.3 Neena Tester FFA 1,366 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Horsburgh's 1,140 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 123 10.8 13,489 13.9 Rebello + 69 06.1 34,987 36.0 Faye 50 04.4 1,271 01.3 Creswick 57 05.0 2,738 02.8 Kennealy 369 32.4 8,544 08.8 Attiig 64 05.6 4,293 04.4 Biggs 25 02.2 1,457 01.5 Knipe 205 18.0 2,956 03.0 Price 89 07.8 22,867 23.5 Hatzikalimnios 29 02.5 3,187 03.3 Tester 60 05.3 1,426 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,140 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Faye's 1,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 433 34.1 13,922 14.3 Rebello + 271 21.3 35,258 36.3 Creswick 76 06.0 2,814 02.9 Kennealy 147 11.6 8,691 08.9 Attiig 51 04.0 4,344 04.5 Biggs 32 02.5 1,489 01.5 Knipe 64 05.0 3,020 03.1 Price 116 09.1 22,983 23.6 Hatzikalimnios 27 02.1 3,214 03.3 Tester 54 04.3 1,480 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,271 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tester's 1,480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 133 09.0 14,055 14.5 Rebello + 194 13.1 35,452 36.5 Creswick 94 06.4 2,908 03.0 Kennealy 98 06.6 8,789 09.0 Attiig 210 14.2 4,554 04.7 Biggs 54 03.7 1,543 01.6 Knipe 94 06.4 3,114 03.2 Price 108 07.3 23,091 23.8 Hatzikalimnios 495 33.5 3,709 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,480 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Biggs's 1,543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 127 08.2 14,182 14.6 Rebello + 188 12.2 35,640 36.7 Creswick 92 06.0 3,000 03.1 Kennealy 80 05.2 8,869 09.1 Attiig 199 12.9 4,753 04.9 Knipe 140 09.1 3,254 03.4 Price 99 06.4 23,190 23.9 Hatzikalimnios 618 40.1 4,327 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,543 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Creswick's 3,000 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 466 15.5 14,648 15.1 Rebello + 576 19.2 36,216 37.3 Kennealy 203 06.8 9,072 09.3 Attiig 974 32.5 5,727 05.9 Knipe 269 09.0 3,523 03.6 Price 186 06.2 23,376 24.1 Hatzikalimnios 326 10.9 4,653 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,000 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Knipe's 3,523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 734 20.8 15,382 15.8 Rebello + 358 10.2 36,574 37.6 Kennealy 829 23.5 9,901 10.2 Attiig 471 13.4 6,198 06.4 Price 702 19.9 24,078 24.8 Hatzikalimnios 429 12.2 5,082 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,523 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hatzikalimnios's 5,082 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 743 14.6 16,125 16.6 Rebello + 446 08.8 37,020 38.1 Kennealy 251 04.9 10,152 10.4 Attiig 3,266 64.3 9,464 09.7 Price 376 07.4 24,454 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,082 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Attiig's 9,464 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 2,872 30.4 18,997 19.5 Rebello + 5,155 54.5 42,175 43.4 Kennealy 742 07.8 10,894 11.2 Price 695 07.3 25,149 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,464 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Kennealy's 10,894 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray-Bartlett 4,881 44.8 23,878 24.6 Rebello + 1,075 09.9 43,250 44.5 Price 4,938 45.3 30,087 31.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,894 97,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Murray-Bartlett's 23,878 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REBELLO + 9,670 40.5 52,920 54.4 Price 14,208 59.5 44,295 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,878 97,215 04.4 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leon Rebello (born 1994): Elected 2025 Born: 22 December 1994, Canberra Career: Educated Australian National University. Lawyer. Staffer to Hon Julie Bishop MP. --------------------------------------------------------------------