A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Kurwongbah on 24 May 1997. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor member Margaret Woodgate. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Linda Lavarch.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Linda Lavarch | 10,148 | 48.19 | +3.20 | |
Liberal | Peter Rankin | 5,238 | 24.88 | -7.48 | |
Independent | Yvonne Moran | 3,173 | 15.07 | +15.07 | |
Greens | Kim Pantano | 1,359 | 6.45 | -2.76 | |
Independent | Rona Joyner | 521 | 2.47 | +2.47 | |
Shooters | Bev Salisbury | 452 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
Independent | Peter Byrne | 167 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
Total formal votes | 21,056 | 98.14 | -0.42 | ||
Informal votes | 400 | 1.86 | +0.42 | ||
Turnout | 21,456 | 84.37 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Linda Lavarch | 11,484 | 60.20 | +8.25 | |
Liberal | Peter Rankin | 7,580 | 39.80 | -8.25 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.25 | |||
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