Electoral results for the Division of McPherson

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of McPherson in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  (Sir) Arthur Fadden Country 1949–1958
  Charles Barnes Country 1958–1972
  Eric Robinson Liberal 1972–1981
  Peter White Liberal 1981–1990
  John Bradford Liberal 1990–1998
  Christian Democratic 1998
  Margaret May Liberal 1998–2010
  Karen Andrews Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § McPherson.[ edit ]
2022 Australian federal election: McPherson [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Karen Andrews 42,28843.56−4.68
Labor Carl Ungerer21,35422.00−0.85
Greens Scott Turner14,97115.42+4.43
One Nation Kevin Hargraves7,0137.22+1.36
United Australia Joshua Berrigan6,4906.69+3.36
Australian Values Andy Cullen2,3102.38+2.38
Liberal Democrats Glenn Pyne2,0632.12−1.36
Australian Federation Gary Pead5940.61+0.61
Total formal votes97,08394.58+0.91
Informal votes5,5655.42−0.91
Turnout 102,64887.56−2.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Karen Andrews 57,60559.34−2.86
Labor Carl Ungerer39,47840.66+2.86
Liberal National hold Swing −2.86

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § McPherson.[ edit ]
2019 Australian federal election: McPherson [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Karen Andrews 44,63448.24−5.05
Labor Aaron Santelises21,13822.85−3.15
Greens Alan Quinn10,16710.99+0.71
One Nation John Spellman5,4215.86+5.86
Liberal Democrats Scott Crowe3,2223.48+3.48
United Australia Fiona Mackenzie3,0783.33+3.33
Animal Justice Renee Stewart2,3672.56+2.56
Independent Michael Kaff1,6481.78+1.78
Conservative National Sean Gaffy8460.91+0.91
Total formal votes92,52193.67−1.86
Informal votes6,2506.33+1.86
Turnout 98,77190.40+0.91
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Karen Andrews 57,54562.20+0.56
Labor Aaron Santelises34,97637.80−0.56
Liberal National hold Swing +0.56

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § McPherson.[ edit ]
2016 Australian federal election: McPherson [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Karen Andrews 47,28453.29+3.13
Labor Sandy Gadd23,06926.00+3.25
Greens Peter Burgoyne9,11910.28+3.42
Family First Simon Green5,4046.09+2.37
Independent Rob Jones3,8504.34+4.34
Total formal votes88,72695.53+0.74
Informal votes4,1514.47−0.74
Turnout 92,87789.51−3.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Karen Andrews 54,68761.64−1.36
Labor Sandy Gadd34,03938.36+1.36
Liberal National hold Swing −1.36

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § McPherson.[ edit ]
2013 Australian federal election: McPherson [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Karen Andrews 41,59450.16−3.74
Labor Gail Hislop18,86622.75−6.11
Palmer United Susan Douglas13,20315.92+15.92
Greens David Wyatt5,6896.86−5.54
Family First Simon Green3,0843.72−1.12
Australian Voice Charles Blake4910.59+0.59
Total formal votes82,92794.79+0.69
Informal votes4,5595.21−0.69
Turnout 87,48692.61+0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Karen Andrews 52,24463.00+2.72
Labor Gail Hislop30,68337.00−2.72
Liberal National hold Swing +2.72

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § McPherson.[ edit ]
2010 Australian federal election: McPherson [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Karen Andrews 42,06953.90−0.93
Labor Dan Byron22,52628.86−6.99
Greens Ben O'Callaghan9,67612.40+6.49
Family First Matthew Reeves3,7774.84+3.33
Total formal votes78,04894.10−2.73
Informal votes4,8905.90+2.73
Turnout 82,93892.06−2.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Karen Andrews 47,04460.28+1.63
Labor Dan Byron31,00439.72−1.63
Liberal National hold Swing +1.63

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Margaret May 45,97954.98−3.96
Labor Eddy Sarroff 29,79835.63+5.55
Greens Ben O'Callaghan4,9865.96+0.79
Family First Kevin Davis1,2821.53−1.30
Democrats Lori Carnwell7910.95−0.13
Independent Tyrone Jackson6660.80+0.80
Citizens Electoral Council Geoff Cornell1270.15+0.10
Total formal votes83,62996.84+2.09
Informal votes2,7273.16−2.09
Turnout 86,35693.54−0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Margaret May 49,19558.83−5.11
Labor Eddy Sarroff 34,43441.17+5.11
Liberal hold Swing -5.11

2004

2004 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Margaret May 43,12458.95+4.06
Labor Kellie Trigger22,03730.13+1.37
Greens Ian Latto3,7895.18+0.25
Family First Rob Davey2,0632.82+2.82
One Nation Paul Lewis1,3471.84−4.21
Democrats Russell White7881.08−3.02
Total formal votes73,14894.73−0.01
Informal votes4,0695.27+0.01
Turnout 77,21793.16+1.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Margaret May 46,73763.89+1.72
Labor Kellie Trigger26,41136.11−1.72
Liberal hold Swing +1.72

2001

2001 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Margaret May 46,64155.21+10.04
Labor Kellie Trigger24,05528.47−4.65
One Nation Paul Lewis4,9895.91−3.67
Greens Inge Light4,2205.00+1.76
Democrats Russell White3,4854.13+0.30
Independent Ronald Bradley6070.72+0.72
Independent Kevin Goodwin4810.57−0.17
Total formal votes84,47894.67−1.13
Informal votes4,7545.33+1.13
Turnout 89,23295.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Margaret May 52,83962.55+4.21
Labor Kellie Trigger31,63937.45−4.21
Liberal hold Swing +4.21

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Margaret May 33,32945.17−16.39
Labor Robert Poole 24,44133.12+6.96
One Nation Peter Murphy7,0659.58+9.58
National Ted Shepherd3,1904.32+4.30
Democrats Lynne Grimsey2,8263.83−2.61
Greens John Palmer2,3903.24−1.25
Independent Kevin Goodwin5440.74−0.18
Total formal votes73,78595.80−1.39
Informal votes3,2354.20+1.39
Turnout 77,02093.81−0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Margaret May 43,04558.34−8.82
Labor Robert Poole 30,74041.66+8.82
Liberal hold Swing -8.82

1996

1996 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Bradford 42,64061.57+12.39
Labor Margaret Andrews18,12226.17−10.29
Democrats Melinda Norman-Hicks4,4606.44+2.65
Greens Anja Light3,1094.49+0.32
Independent Kevin Goodwin6340.92+0.92
Indigenous Peoples David Dillon2840.41+0.41
Total formal votes69,24997.18−0.23
Informal votes2,0132.82+0.23
Turnout 71,26293.95−0.93
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bradford 46,29867.00+8.56
Labor Margaret Andrews22,80333.00−8.56
Liberal hold Swing +8.56

1993

1993 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Bradford 34,49749.95+0.81
Labor Mark Whillans24,71835.79+2.11
National Allan de Brenni3,0824.46−0.40
Greens Christine Lovison2,8134.07+4.07
Democrats Jason Neville2,5743.73−6.13
Confederate Action Bruce Whiteside1,3812.00+2.00
Total formal votes69,06597.42−0.47
Informal votes1,8312.58+0.47
Turnout 70,89694.88
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bradford 40,79059.08−0.83
Labor Mark Whillans28,25340.92+0.83
Liberal hold Swing -0.83

1990

1990 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Bradford 40,98650.2+11.8
Labor Pat Stern26,60732.6−1.1
Democrats Robert North8,0889.9+4.6
National Randall Cook4,1025.0−17.6
Independent Bert Cockerill1,7032.1+2.1
Independent Otto Kuhne1700.2+0.2
Total formal votes81,65697.8
Informal votes1,8122.2
Turnout 83,46893.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bradford 49,76061.0−1.6
Labor Pat Stern31,76939.0+1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter White 27,14738.4−1.4
Labor Pat Stern23,85033.7+1.5
National Max McMahon15,97422.6−0.6
Democrats Yvonne Stoelhorst3,7465.3+1.0
Total formal votes70,71796.8
Informal votes2,3673.2
Turnout 73,08490.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 44,26362.6−0.9
Labor Pat Stern26,45437.4+0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

1984

1984 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter White 22,43739.8+3.3
Labor Rupe Granrott18,15632.2−1.0
National Warren Tapp13,07223.2−0.3
Democrats Ken Peterson2,3984.3−0.6
Independent Maria Parer3210.6+0.6
Total formal votes56,38494.7
Informal votes3,1575.3
Turnout 59,54191.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 35,82063.5+2.6
Labor Rupe Granrott20,56436.5−2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter White 31,11835.9−7.4
Labor Darryl McArthur29,26533.8+3.0
National Trevor Watt20,32823.5+23.5
Democrats Kenneth Peterson4,2544.9−0.1
Humanitarian Peter Courtney1,6871.9+1.9
Total formal votes86,65298.5
Informal votes1,2771.5
Turnout 87,92992.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 52,28260.3+6.7
Labor Darryl McArthur34,37039.7−6.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

1981 by-election

1981 McPherson by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter White 29,77641.9−1.4
National Country Glen Sheil 21,18929.8+29.8
Labor Ronald McKenna18,27825.7−5.1
Progress Kevine Chaffey5370.8+0.8
Independent William Aabraham-Steer5120.7−1.1
Independent Hubert Giesberts4690.7+0.7
Independent Peter Courtney2900.4+0.4
Total formal votes71,05197.8
Informal votes1,5752.2
Turnout 72,62684.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter White 46,33665.2+11.6
National Country Glen Sheil 24,71534.8+34.8
Liberal hold Swing +11.6

1980

1980 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Robinson 32,45943.3−16.8
Labor Walter Ehrich23,06130.8+3.2
Independent Louis Rowan14,35019.1+19.1
Democrats Ian Crick3,7615.0−4.2
Independent William Aabraham-Steer1,3391.8+0.3
Total formal votes74,97097.7
Informal votes1,7782.3
Turnout 76,74892.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Robinson 40,17053.6−12.7
Labor Walter Ehrich34,80046.4+12.7
Liberal hold Swing -12.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Robinson 37,96260.1−4.3
Labor Jon Guerson17,41927.6−4.5
Democrats Leonard Fairman5,8199.2+9.2
Independent William Aabraham-Steer9641.5+1.5
Progress Neva Maxim9511.5−2.0
Total formal votes63,11598.2
Informal votes1,1381.8
Turnout 64,25394.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Robinson 66.3−0.1
Labor Jon Guerson33.7+0.1
Liberal hold Swing -0.1

1975

1975 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Robinson 61,45564.4+7.8
Labor Brian Paterson30,64432.1−7.2
Workers Coral Finlay3,3783.5+3.5
Total formal votes95,47798.8
Informal votes1,1521.2
Turnout 96,62994.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Robinson 66.4+7.6
Labor Brian Paterson33.6−7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Robinson 47,49656.6+30.2
Labor Tom Veivers 33,00139.3−1.5
Australia Robert Richardson3,4274.1+1.1
Total formal votes83,92498.8
Informal votes1,0461.2
Turnout 84,97095.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Robinson 58.8+4.1
Labor Tom Veivers 41.2−4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

1972

1972 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Veivers 27,18040.8+3.7
Liberal Eric Robinson 17,57126.4+26.4
Country Howard Richter16,94925.5−28.7
Australia Robert Richardson2,0093.0+3.0
Democratic Labor Victor Kearney 1,9783.0−5.7
Independent John Black7531.1+1.1
Independent James Drabsch1200.2+0.2
Total formal votes66,56097.2
Informal votes1,9032.8
Turnout 68,46395.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Robinson 36,41554.7+54.7
Labor Tom Veivers 30,14545.3+6.5
Liberal gain from Country Swing -6.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Charles Barnes 26,69154.2−9.0
Labor Wayne Randall18,31037.1+9.0
Democratic Labor Thomas McKenzie4,2878.7+3.9
Total formal votes49,28898.6
Informal votes6941.4
Turnout 49,98293.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Barnes 61.2−7.8
Labor Wayne Randall38.8+7.8
Country hold Swing -7.8

1966

1966 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Charles Barnes 39,27159.5+1.4
Labor Allan Swinton21,00131.8−5.8
Democratic Labor Frederick Burges3,1374.8+0.5
Independent Harold Brennan 2,5783.9+3.9
Total formal votes65,98797.8
Informal votes1,4652.2
Turnout 67,45294.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Barnes 65.3+3.8
Labor Allan Swinton34.7−3.8
Country hold Swing +3.8

1963

1963 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Charles Barnes 33,42258.1+4.3
Labor Gerry Jones 21,65737.6+0.6
Democratic Labor Michael O'Connor2,4814.3−2.2
Total formal votes57,56097.7
Informal votes1,3472.3
Turnout 58,90794.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Barnes 61.5+1.1
Labor Gerry Jones 38.5−1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

1961

1961 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Charles Barnes 28,07653.8−9.3
Labor William Ware19,29337.0+9.6
Queensland Labor John O'Connell3,4066.5−3.0
Independent Allen Kirkegaard7971.5+1.5
Independent Thomas Masterton6241.2+1.2
Total formal votes52,19696.9
Informal votes1,6913.1
Turnout 53,88794.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Barnes 60.4−10.3
Labor William Ware39.6+10.3
Country hold Swing -10.3

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Charles Barnes 29,34663.1+3.6
Labor Harold Evans12,73027.4−1.9
Queensland Labor John Hilton4,4139.5+9.5
Total formal votes46,48997.5
Informal votes1,2022.5
Turnout 47,69194.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Barnes 70.7+5.6
Labor Harold Evans29.3−5.6
Country hold Swing +5.6

1955

1955 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Sir Arthur Fadden 24,26959.5−4.9
Labor David Clarke11,94229.3+29.3
Independent Thomas Green4,55511.2+11.2
Total formal votes40,76697.7
Informal votes9462.3
Turnout 41,71294.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sir Arthur Fadden 65.1−0.2
Labor David Clarke34.9+34.9
Country hold Swing -0.2

1954

1954 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Sir Arthur Fadden 22,39765.3−9.6
Independent Democrat Sir Raphael Cilento 11,90534.7+34.7
Total formal votes34,30299.0
Informal votes3501.0
Turnout 34,65296.1
Country hold Swing -9.6

1951

1951 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Arthur Fadden 24,89974.9+0.7
Independent John Rosser8,33825.1+25.1
Total formal votes33,23797.8
Informal votes7472.2
Turnout 33,98496.4
Country hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: McPherson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Arthur Fadden 24,26374.2+46.6
Labor John Hilton8,43625.8−5.1
Total formal votes32,69998.4
Informal votes5211.6
Turnout 33,22094.0
Country notional  gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

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References

  1. ↑ McPherson, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ↑ McPherson, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ↑ McPherson, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ↑ 2013 results for McPherson, AEC.
  5. ↑ "2010 results for McPherson". AEC.
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