ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF RANKIN, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-West of Brisbane: Boona, Inala, Killarney, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: ALP over Liberal 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,979 Votes cast: 54,172 91.8 Informal votes: 3,150 05.8 Formal votes: 51,022 94.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bev Peereboom AD 2,880 05.6 +00.7 Cec Jamieson NPA 16,998 33.3 +12.7 Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes Lib 7,324 14.4 -08.5 David Beddall * ALP 23,820 46.7 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beddall was member for Fadden 1983-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Peereboom's 2,880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamieson 1,165 40.6 18,163 35.6 Mackenzie-Forbes 611 21.3 7,935 15.6 Beddall * 1,094 38.1 24,914 48.8 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,880 51,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mackenzie-Forbes's 7,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamieson 7,036 88.7 25,199 49.4 BEDDALL * 893 11.3 25,807 50.6 (exhausted 6 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,935 51,022 00.6 04.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the NPA is compared with the notional ALP majority over the Liberal Party in 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Peter Beddall (born 1948): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-West of Brisbane: Boona, Inala, Killarney, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,076 +13.7 Votes cast: 61,797 92.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,578 04.2 -01.6 Formal votes: 59,219 95.8 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerard Walsh NPA 13,256 22.4 John Patterson Lib 7,769 13.1 -01.3 David Beddall * ALP 29,118 49.2 +02.5 Michael Dunne 670 01.1 Miriam Cope AD 2,599 04.4 -01.2 Terri Cavanagh 99 00.2 Peter Jorgenson NPA 5,708 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined NPA vote was 32.0%, a decrease of 1.3% from the 33.3% polled by one NPA candidate in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cavanagh's 99 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 7 07.1 13,263 22.4 Patterson 4 04.0 7,773 13.1 Beddall * 30 30.3 29,148 49.2 Dunne 23 23.2 693 01.2 Cope 22 22.2 2,621 04.4 Jorgenson 13 13.1 5,721 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99 59,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dunne's 693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 58 08.4 13,321 22.5 Patterson 70 10.1 7,843 13.2 Beddall * 140 20.2 29,288 49.5 Cope 376 54.3 2,997 05.1 Jorgenson 49 07.1 5,770 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 693 59,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cope's 2,997 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 271 09.0 13,592 23.0 Patterson 735 24.5 8,578 14.5 BEDDALL * 1,516 50.6 30,804 52.0 Jorgenson 474 15.8 6,244 10.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,997 59,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jorgenson's 6,244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 5,634 90.2 19,226 32.5 Patterson 328 05.3 8,906 15.0 BEDDALL * 280 04.5 31,084 52.5 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,244 59,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Patterson's 8,906 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 7,565 85.0 26,791 45.3 BEDDALL * 1,331 15.0 32,415 54.7 (exhausted 10 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,906 59,219 04.8 04.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Peter Beddall (born 1948): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South-West of Brisbane: Boona, Inala, Killarney, Warwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,961 +11.8 Votes cast: 70,619 94.2 +02.1 Informal votes: 1,916 02.7 +01.5 Formal votes: 68,703 97.3 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Miles Lib 16,014 23.3 +10.2 Huan Fraser NPA 11,065 16.1 Richard Whiteman 1,865 02.7 John Hoskins AD 7,512 10.9 +06.5 David Beddall * ALP 31,782 46.3 -02.9 Cheryl Crisp 465 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,703 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fraser was Qld MLA for Springwood 1986-89. 2. The NPA vote of 16.1% was a decrease of 15.9% from the 32.0% polled by two NPA candidates in 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Crisp's 465 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles 51 11.0 16,065 23.4 Fraser 28 06.1 11,093 16.1 Whiteman 90 19.5 1,955 02.8 Hoskins 91 19.7 7,603 11.1 Beddall * 202 43.7 31,984 46.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 465 68,703 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Whiteman's 1,955 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles 364 18.8 16,429 23.9 Fraser 662 34.2 11,755 17.1 Hoskins 634 32.8 8,237 12.0 Beddall * 274 14.2 32,258 47.0 (exhausted 21 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,955 68,703 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hoskins's 8,237 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles 2,024 24.9 18,453 26.9 Fraser 1,145 14.1 12,900 18.8 BEDDALL * 4,965 61.0 37,223 54.3 (exhausted 103 127 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,237 68,703 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fraser's 12,900 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles 12,066 93.7 30,519 44.5 BEDDALL * 814 06.3 38,037 55.5 (exhausted 20 147 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,900 68,703 05.5 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberal Party is compared with the ALP majority over the NPA in 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Peter Beddall (born 1948): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Small Business and Customs 4 April 1990 to 27 December 1991 Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs from 27 December 1991 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-west of Brisbane: Beaudesert, Boona, Inala, Logan Village -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.5 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,110 +02.9 Votes cast: 73,381 95.2 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,226 03.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 71,155 97.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Reid 1,722 02.4 Sallyanne Atkinson Lib 25,635 36.0 +04.8 Richard Nielsen Grn 1,775 02.5 Debbie Bell 419 00.6 Hon David Beddall * ALP 32,157 45.2 +00.9 Lester Reaves 1,290 01.8 Marian Schwarz NPA 5,051 07.1 -02.8 Susan Werba AD 3,106 04.4 -07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atkinson was Lord Mayor of Brisbane 1985-91. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bell's 419 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 81 19.4 1,803 02.5 Atkinson 46 11.0 25,681 36.1 Nielsen 111 26.6 1,886 02.7 Beddall * 111 26.6 32,268 45.4 Reaves 13 03.1 1,303 01.8 Schwarz 12 02.9 5,063 07.1 Werba 43 10.3 3,149 04.4 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 419 71,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Reaves's 1,303 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 226 17.4 2,029 02.9 Atkinson 279 21.5 25,960 36.5 Nielsen 138 10.6 2,024 02.8 Beddall * 209 16.1 32,477 45.7 Schwarz 236 18.1 5,299 07.5 Werba 213 16.4 3,362 04.7 (exhausted 2 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,303 71,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nielsen's 2,024 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 460 22.9 2,489 03.5 Atkinson 284 14.1 26,244 36.9 Beddall * 465 23.1 32,942 46.3 Schwarz 77 03.8 5,376 07.6 Werba 725 36.1 4,087 05.8 (exhausted 13 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,024 71,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Reid's 2,489 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atkinson 700 28.4 26,944 37.9 Beddall * 492 19.9 33,434 47.0 Schwarz 237 09.6 5,613 07.9 Werba 1,039 42.1 5,126 07.2 (exhausted 21 38 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,489 71,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Werba's 5,126 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atkinson 1,019 20.0 27,963 39.3 BEDDALL * 2,868 56.1 36,302 51.1 Schwarz 1,222 23.9 6,835 09.6 (exhausted 17 55 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,126 71,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Schwarz's 6,835 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atkinson 5,684 83.2 33,647 47.3 BEDDALL * 1,147 16.8 37,449 52.7 (exhausted 4 59 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,835 71,155 02.7 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Peter Beddall (born 1948): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Small Business and Customs to 24 March 1993 Minister for Communications 24 March 1993 to 24 December 1993 Minister for Resources from 24 December 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Acacia Ridge, Browns Plains, Inala, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 Effect of redistribution: 09.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,393 +01.7 Votes cast: 73,305 93.5 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,488 03.4 +00.4 Formal votes: 70,817 96.6 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemary Bell 976 01.4 Richard Nielsen Grn 1,977 02.8 +00.0 Alan Dickson AD 6,050 08.5 +04.3 Xuan Nguyen 899 01.3 Amanda Scott Lib 29,046 41.0 +14.7 Hon David Beddall * ALP 31,869 45.0 -09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,817 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nguyen's 899 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 74 08.3 1,050 01.5 Nielsen 165 18.5 2,142 03.0 Dickson 283 31.7 6,333 08.9 Scott 235 26.3 29,281 41.4 Beddall * 137 15.3 32,006 45.2 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 899 70,817 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bell's 1,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nielsen 599 57.7 2,741 03.9 Dickson 187 18.0 6,520 09.2 Scott 102 09.8 29,383 41.5 Beddall * 151 14.5 32,157 45.4 (exhausted 11 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,050 70,817 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nielsen's 2,741 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dickson 1,757 64.7 8,277 11.7 Scott 342 12.6 29,725 42.0 Beddall * 615 22.7 32,772 46.3 (exhausted 27 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,741 70,817 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dickson's 8,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott 4,646 57.0 34,371 48.7 BEDDALL * 3,506 43.0 36,278 51.4 (exhausted 125 168 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,277 70,817 01.4 11.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Peter Beddall (born 1948): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Resources to 11 March 1996 Beddall retired at the 1998 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Browns Plains, Marsden, Kingston, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.4 Effect of redistribution: 01.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,614 -01.0 Votes cast: 72,564 93.5 00.0 Informal votes: 3,228 04.4 +01.0 Formal votes: 69,336 95.6 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann Hage CDP 1,556 02.2 Brian Norton 456 00.7 Lorraine Barnes 456 00.7 Dr Craig Emerson ALP 32,924 47.5 +04.9 Ron Frood ON 8,749 12.6 Cuong Bui + Lib 20,736 29.9 -12.7 Robert Hernandez AD 2,923 04.2 -04.4 Sara van Tinteren Grn 1,536 02.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, the Liberals are shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barnes]s 456 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hage 21 04.6 1,577 02.3 Norton 292 64.0 748 01.1 Emerson 46 10.1 32,970 47.6 Frood 32 07.0 8,781 12.7 Bui + 25 05.5 20,761 29.9 Hernandez 16 03.5 2,939 04.2 Van Tinteren 24 05.3 1,560 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 456 69,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Norton]s 748 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hage 147 19.6 1,724 02.5 Emerson 153 20.5 33,123 47.8 Frood 113 15.1 8,894 12.8 Bui + 84 11.2 20,845 30.1 Hernandez 123 16.4 3,062 04.4 Van Tinteren 128 17.1 1,688 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 748 69,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Van Tinteren]s 1,688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hage 182 10.8 1,906 02.7 Emerson 400 23.7 33,523 48.3 Frood 169 10.0 9,063 13.1 Bui + 194 11.5 21,039 30.3 Hernandez 743 44.0 3,805 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,688 69,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hage]s 1,906 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerson 692 36.3 34,215 49.3 Frood 276 14.5 9,339 13.5 Bui + 547 28.7 21,586 31.1 Hernandez 391 20.5 4,196 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,906 69,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hernandez]s 4,196 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON 2,270 54.1 36,485 52.6 Frood 513 12.2 9,852 14.2 Bui + 1,413 33.7 22,999 33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,196 69,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Frood]s 9,852 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON 4,206 42.7 40,691 58.7 Bui + 5,646 57.3 28,645 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,852 69,336 08.7 09.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Anthony Emerson (born 1954): Elected 1998 Born: 15 November 1954, Baradine, NSW Career: Educated Sydney University, Australian National University (PhD). Economist. Economic analyst, United Nations. Ministerial advisor. Assistant Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 1986. Economic and Environmental Advisor to the Prime Minister 1986-90. Director-General, Queensland Department of the Environment 1990-95. Chief Executive Officer, Seath East Queensland Transit Authority 1995-96. Author. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Browns Plains, Marsden, Kingston, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,814 +09.3 Votes cast: 79,839 94.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 5,269 06.6 +02.2 Formal votes: 74,570 93.4 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Craig Emerson * ALP 36,875 49.4 +02.0 Paul Wood Lib 27,524 36.9 +07.0 Mark Mackenzie ON 4,724 06.3 -06.3 Daniel Lloyd Grn 1,875 02.5 +00.3 Darryl Dobson AD 3,572 04.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lloyd's 1,875 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON * 434 23.1 37,309 50.0 Wood 246 13.1 27,770 37.2 Mackenzie 270 14.4 4,994 06.7 Dobson 925 49.3 4,497 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,875 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dobson's 4,497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON * 2,417 53.7 39,726 53.3 Wood 1,238 27.5 29,008 36.9 Mackenzie 842 18.7 5,837 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,497 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mackenzie's 5,837 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON * 2,541 43.5 42,267 56.7 Wood 3,295 56.5 32,303 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,837 74,570 06.7 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Anthony Emerson (born 1954): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Brisbane: Daisy Hill, Marsden, Park Ridge, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 Effect of redistribution: 05.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,034 +07.3 Votes cast: 84,559 92.9 -01.2 Informal votes: 6,078 07.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 78,481 92.8 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Power 5,134 06.5 Ross Wilson FF 4,036 05.1 Margaret Hands ON 1,601 02.0 -04.6 Catherine Sporle AD 653 00.8 -04.0 Robert Meyers 158 00.2 Julian Hinton Grn 2,422 03.1 +00.3 Mike Boyd NPA 1,187 01.5 Dr Craig Emerson * ALP 34,471 43.9 -01.0 Wendy Creighton Lib 28,819 36.7 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Meyers's 158 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Power 34 21.5 5,168 06.6 Wilson 12 07.6 4,048 05.2 Hands 37 23.4 1,638 02.1 Sporle 23 14.6 676 00.9 Hinton 17 10.8 2,439 03.1 Boyd 10 06.3 1,197 01.5 Emerson * 17 10.8 34,488 43.9 Creighton 8 05.1 28,827 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 158 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sporle's 676 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Power 129 19.1 5,297 06.8 Wilson 57 08.4 4,105 05.2 Hands 101 14.9 1,739 02.2 Hinton 192 28.4 2,631 03.4 Boyd 39 05.8 1,236 01.6 Emerson * 90 13.3 34,578 44.1 Creighton 68 10.1 28,895 36.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 676 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boyd's 1,236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Power 109 08.8 5,406 06.9 Wilson 63 05.1 4,168 05.3 Hands 80 06.5 1,819 02.3 Hinton 77 06.2 2,708 03.5 Emerson * 125 10.1 34,703 44.2 Creighton 782 63.3 29,677 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,236 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hands's 1,819 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Power 462 25.4 5,868 07.5 Wilson 512 28.2 4,680 06.0 Hinton 253 13.9 2,961 03.8 Emerson * 233 12.8 34,936 44.5 Creighton 359 19.7 30,036 38.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,819 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hinton's 2,961 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Power 737 24.9 6,605 08.4 Wilson 504 17.0 5,184 06.6 Emerson * 1,374 46.4 36,310 46.3 Creighton 346 11.7 30,382 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,961 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wilson's 5,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Power 1,909 36.8 8,514 10.9 Emerson * 875 16.9 37,185 47.4 Creighton 2,400 46.3 32,782 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,184 78,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Power's 8,514 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON * 4,589 53.9 41,774 53.2 Creighton 3,925 46.1 36,707 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,514 78,481 03.2 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Anthony Emerson (born 1954): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Daisy Hill, Marsden, Park Ridge, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.2 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,764 -01.4 Votes cast: 83,847 93.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,764 04.5 -02.7 Formal votes: 80,083 95.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pete Coulson Lib 27,299 34.1 -03.0 Liam Tjia 463 00.6 Dr Craig EMERSON * ALP 44,858 56.0 +12.2 Neil Cotter Grn 3,773 04.7 +01.5 Bert Van Manen FF 2,827 03.5 -01.6 Salam El-Merebi AD 590 00.7 -00.1 Robert Meyers 273 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Van Manen, see Forde 2010. 2nd count: Meyers's 273 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulson 35 12.8 27,334 34.1 Tjia 6 02.2 469 00.6 EMERSON * 23 08.4 44,881 56.0 Cotter 41 15.0 3,814 04.8 Van Manen 74 27.1 2,901 03.6 El-Merebi 94 34.4 684 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 273 80,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tjia's 469 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulson 165 35.2 27,499 34.3 EMERSON * 126 26.9 45,007 56.2 Cotter 93 19.8 3,907 04.9 Van Manen 59 12.6 2,960 03.7 El-Merebi 26 05.5 710 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 469 80,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: El-Merebi's 710 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulson 93 13.1 27,592 34.5 EMERSON * 162 22.8 45,169 56.4 Cotter 252 35.5 4,159 05.2 Van Manen 203 28.6 3,163 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 710 80,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Van Manen's 3,163 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulson 1,590 50.3 29,182 36.4 EMERSON * 766 24.2 45,935 57.4 Cotter 807 25.5 4,966 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,163 80,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cotter's 4,966 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulson 1,461 29.4 30,643 38.3 EMERSON * 3,505 70.6 49,440 61.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,966 80,083 11.7 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Anthony Emerson (born 1954): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy from 3 December 2007 Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation from 3 December 2007 Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs from 9 June 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Browns Plains, Calamvale, Slacks Creek, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 11.7 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,602 +05.4 Votes cast: 86,404 91.3 -02.1 Informal votes: 6,475 07.5 +03.0 Formal votes: 79,929 92.5 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexandra Todd FF 5,231 06.5 +03.4 Luke Smith LNP 29,652 37.1 +02.6 Neil Cotter Grn 8,956 11.2 +06.6 Hon Dr Craig Emerson * ALP 36,090 45.2 -11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Todd's 5,231 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 2,595 49.6 32,257 40.3 Cotter 1,607 30.7 10,563 13.2 Emerson * 1,029 19.7 37,119 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,231 79,929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cotter's 10,563 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 3,393 32.1 35,640 44.6 EMERSON * 7,170 67.9 44,289 55.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,563 79,929 05.4 06.3 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Anthony Emerson (born 1954): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs to 14 September 2010 Minister for Trade and Competitiveness 14 September 2010 to 1 July 2013 Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 25 March 2013 to 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerson resigned rather than serve under Kevin Rudd during his second term as Prime Minister. He retired at the 2013 election. Later career: Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Browns Plains, Calamvale, Slacks Creek, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,498 +02.0 Votes cast: 89,042 92.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 5,840 06.6 -00.9 Formal votes: 83,202 93.4 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Cotter Grn 4,405 05.3 -05.9 Chris Claydon KAP 1,697 02.0 William Rogan PUP 9,228 11.1 Dr Jim Chalmers + ALP 35,098 42.2 -03.0 David Lin LNP 30,260 36.4 -00.7 Chris Lawrie FF 2,514 03.0 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Claydon's 1,697 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotter 233 13.7 4,638 05.6 Rogan 810 47.7 10,038 12.1 Chalmers + 282 16.6 35,380 42.5 Lin 195 11.5 30,455 36.6 Lawrie 177 10.4 2,691 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,697 83,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lawrie's 2,691 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotter 550 20.4 5,188 06.2 Rogan 634 23.6 10,672 12.8 Chalmers + 474 17.6 35,854 43.1 Lin 1,033 38.4 31,488 37.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,691 83,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cotter's 5,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogan 1,780 34.3 12,452 15.0 Chalmers + 2,693 51.9 38,547 46.3 Lin 715 13.8 32,203 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,188 83,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rogan's 12,452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS + 7,033 56.5 45,580 54.8 Lin 5,419 43.5 37,622 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,452 83,202 04.8 00.6 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Chalmers (born 1978): Elected 2013 Born: 2 March 1978, Brisbane Career: Educated Griffith University, Australian National University (PhD). Economist, research officer, tutor. Ministerial adviser. Executive Director, Chifley Research Centre. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Browns Plains, Calamvale, Slacks Creek, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,700 +05.4 Votes cast: 90,648 89.1 -03.2 Informal votes: 5,225 05.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 85,423 94.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Jim Chalmers * ALP 42,147 49.3 +07.2 Ric Davies LDP 3,513 04.1 Neil Cotter Grn 5,373 06.3 +01.0 Shane Holley KAP 2,874 03.4 +01.3 Jeffrey Hodges 2,050 02.4 Freya Ostapovitch LNP 24,455 28.6 -07.7 Christopher Lawrie FF 5,011 05.9 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ostapovitch was Qld MLA for Stretton 2012-15. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hodges's 2,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalmers * 362 17.7 42,509 49.8 Davies 148 07.2 3,661 04.3 Cotter 324 15.8 5,697 06.7 Holley 386 18.8 3,260 03.8 Ostapovitch 221 10.8 24,676 28.9 Lawrie 609 29.7 5,620 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,050 85,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Holley's 3,260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS * 588 18.0 43,097 50.5 Davies 371 11.4 4,032 04.7 Cotter 399 12.2 6,096 07.1 Ostapovitch 532 16.3 25,208 29.5 Lawrie 1,370 42.0 6,990 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,260 85,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davies's 4,032 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS * 1,159 28.8 44,256 51.8 Cotter 641 15.9 6,737 07.9 Ostapovitch 1,537 38.1 26,745 31.3 Lawrie 695 17.2 7,685 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,032 85,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cotter's 6,737 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS * 4,178 62.0 48,434 56.7 Ostapovitch 1,063 15.8 27,808 32.6 Lawrie 1,496 22.2 9,181 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,737 85,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lawrie's 9,181 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS * 3,928 42.8 52,362 61.3 Ostapovitch 5,253 57.2 33,061 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,181 85,423 11.3 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Chalmers (born 1978): Elected 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Algester, Browns Plains, Springwood, Stretton, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over LNP 11.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,551 -03.9 Votes cast: 91,975 88.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 7,111 07.7 +02.0 Formal votes: 84,864 92.3 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Jim Chalmers * ALP 35,156 41.4 -07.9 Shaymal Reddy UAP 3,134 03.7 Neil Cotter Grn 7,709 09.1 +02.8 Jesse Schneider PHON 7,261 08.6 Peter Andrews FACNP 1,593 01.9 Ric Davies LDP 2,379 02.8 -01.3 Clinton Pattison LNP 26,608 31.4 +02.7 Yusuf Mohammad 1,024 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mohammad's 1,024 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalmers * 387 37.8 35,543 41.9 Reddy 61 06.0 3,195 03.8 Cotter 203 19.8 7,912 09.3 Schneider 37 03.6 7,298 08.6 Andrews 71 06.9 1,664 02.0 Davies 67 06.5 2,446 02.9 Pattison 198 19.3 26,806 31.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,024 84,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Andrews's 1,664 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalmers * 133 08.0 35,676 42.0 Reddy 221 13.3 3,416 04.0 Cotter 125 07.5 8,037 09.5 Schneider 699 42.0 7,997 09.4 Davies 276 16.6 2,722 03.2 Pattison 210 12.6 27,016 31.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,664 84,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davies's 2,722 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalmers * 470 17.3 36,147 42.6 Reddy 228 08.4 3,644 04.3 Cotter 254 09.3 8,291 09.8 Schneider 497 18.3 8,494 10.0 Pattison 1,273 46.8 28,289 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,722 84,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Reddy's 3,644 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalmers * 775 21.3 36,921 43.5 Cotter 548 15.0 8,839 10.4 Schneider 1,528 41.9 10,002 11.8 Pattison 793 21.8 29,082 34.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,644 84,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cotter's 8,839 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS * 6,209 70.3 43,130 50.8 Schneider 1,274 14.4 11,296 13.3 Pattison 793 21.8 29,082 34.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,839 84,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Schneider's 11,296 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHALMERS * 4,763 42.2 47,893 56.4 Pattison 6,533 57.8 36,971 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,296 84,864 06.4 04.9 to LNP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Chalmers (born 1978): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Algester, Browns Plains, Springwood, Stretton, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,054 +04.4 Votes cast: 91,375 84.6 -04.2 Informal votes: 3,553 03.9 -03.8 Formal votes: 87,822 96.1 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Darwen Lib 25,478 29.0 -02.3 Neil Cotter Grn 9,394 10.7 +01.6 Jeff Crank UAP 5,064 05.8 +02.1 Glen Cookson PHON 7,006 08.0 -00.6 Suzanne Clarke AJP 2,284 02.6 Dr Jim Chalmers * ALP 38,596 44.0 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clarke's 2,284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 266 11.7 25,744 29.3 Cotter 827 36.2 10,221 11.6 Crank 285 12.5 5,349 06.1 Cookson 422 18.5 7,428 08.5 Chalmers * 484 21.2 39,080 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,284 87,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Crank's 5,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 753 14.1 26,497 30.2 Cotter 800 15.0 11,021 12.6 Cookson 3,167 59.2 10,595 12.1 Chalmers * 629 11.8 39,709 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,349 87,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cookson's 10,595 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 5,065 47.8 31,562 35.9 Cotter 3,290 31.1 14,311 16.3 Chalmers * 2,240 21.1 41,949 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,595 87,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cotter's 14,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 4,368 30.5 35,930 40.9 CHALMERS * 9,943 69.5 51,892 59.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,311 87,822 09.1 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Chalmers (born 1978): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Treasurer from 23 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Brisbane: Algester, Browns Plains, Springwood, Stretton, Woodridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,950 +06.4 Votes cast: 97,973 85.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 6,304 06.4 +02.5 Formal votes: 91,669 93.6 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carol Ordish FFA 3,862 04.2 Lana Hudson P First 3,416 03.7 Paul Darwen LNP 18,101 19.8 -09.3 Joshua Riethmuller Grn 10,032 10.9 +00.2 Hon Dr Jim Chalmers * Labor 45,303 49.4 +05.5 Alex Bainbridge Soc A 1,634 01.8 Kyle Lentz PHON 6,021 06.6 -01.4 Janet Lindbom ToP 3,300 03.6 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bainbridge's 1,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordish 50 03.1 3,912 04.3 Hudson 60 03.7 3,476 03.8 Darwen 26 01.6 18,127 19.8 Riethmuller 1,288 78.8 11,320 12.4 Chalmers * 143 08.8 45,446 49.6 Lentz 41 02.5 6,062 06.6 Lindbom 26 01.6 3,326 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,634 91,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lindbom's 3,326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordish 449 13.5 4,361 04.8 Hudson 346 10.4 3,822 04.2 Darwen 325 09.8 18,452 20.1 Riethmuller 200 06.0 11,520 12.6 CHALMERS * 409 12.3 45,855 50.0 Lentz 1,597 48.0 7,659 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,326 91,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hudson's 3,822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordish 1,972 51.6 6,333 06.9 Darwen 271 07.1 18,723 20.4 Riethmuller 285 07.5 11,805 12.9 CHALMERS * 255 06.7 46,110 50.3 Lentz 1,039 27.2 8,698 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,822 91,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ordish's 6,333 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 2,140 33.8 20,863 22.8 Riethmuller 1,052 16.6 12,857 14.0 CHALMERS * 780 12.3 46,890 51.2 Lentz 2,361 37.3 11,059 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,333 91,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lentz's 11,059 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 6,311 57.1 27,174 29.6 Riethmuller 2,477 22.4 15,334 16.7 CHALMERS * 2,271 20.5 49,161 53.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,059 91,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Riethmuller's 15,334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darwen 6,311 57.1 31,577 34.5 CHALMERS * 2,271 20.5 60,092 65.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,334 91,669 15.5 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Chalmers (born 1978): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Treasurer --------------------------------------------------------------------