Electoral results for the district of Brisbane Central

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Brisbane Central in Queensland state elections.

Contents

Members for Brisbane Central

MemberPartyTerm
  Brian Davis Labor 1977–1989
  Peter Beattie Labor 1989–2007
  Grace Grace Labor 2007–2012
  Robert Cavallucci Liberal National 2012–2015
  Grace Grace Labor 2015–2017

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2015 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,04241.81−6.89
Labor Grace Grace 10,59036.77+3.10
Greens Kirsten Lovejoy5,35518.59+3.26
Independent Kai Jones8152.83+0.53
Total formal votes28,80298.36+0.01
Informal votes4811.64−0.01
Turnout 29,28384.96−1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 14,33453.25+8.13
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,58446.75−8.13
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +8.13
2012 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,20148.70+11.46
Labor Grace Grace 8,43533.67−8.49
Greens Anne Boccabella3,84215.33−1.67
Independent Ruth Bonnett5762.30+2.30
Total formal votes25,05498.35−0.15
Informal votes4201.65+0.15
Turnout 25,47486.89+0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,68954.88+10.85
Labor Grace Grace 10,43245.12−10.85
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +10.85

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Grace Grace 10,23842.2−7.7
Liberal National Mark Wood9,04237.2+8.1
Greens Anne Boccabella4,12917.0−1.5
DS4SEQ Adrian Miller8733.6+3.6
Total formal votes24,28298.3
Informal votes3711.7
Turnout 24,65386.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 12,54856.0−8.4
Liberal National Mark Wood9,87044.0+8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4
2007 Brisbane Central state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Grace Grace 11,24850.35−0.13
Greens Anne Boccabella7,39633.11+14.83
Family First Mark A. White1,7387.78+7.78
Independent Erik Olaf Eriksen7113.18+3.18
Independent Ronald Davy6743.02+3.02
One Nation Ian Nelson5742.57+2.57
Total formal votes30,11193.21−1.16
Informal votes2,1936.79+1.16
Turnout 32,30484.93−6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 11,59457.85−6.92
Greens Anne Boccabella8,44942.15+42.15
Labor hold Swing N/A
2006 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 13,56350.5−7.8
Liberal Craig Thomas7,74828.8+2.7
Greens Larissa Waters 4,91218.3+6.0
Independent Sam Watson5001.9+1.9
Independent Alan Skyring1450.5+0.0
Total formal votes26,86898.5+0.1
Informal votes4151.5−0.1
Turnout 27,28384.7+0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 15,88864.8−4.8
Liberal Craig Thomas8,64235.2+4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8
2004 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 14,64458.3−6.4
Liberal Reg Little6,56326.1+5.1
Greens Richard Nielsen3,09512.3+5.4
Independent Coral Wynter3761.5+0.6
Independent Adrian McAvoy3101.2+1.2
Independent Alan Skyring1170.5−0.1
Total formal votes25,10598.4+0.3
Informal votes4031.6−0.3
Turnout 25,50884.7−3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 16,22169.6−5.4
Liberal Reg Little7,09330.4+5.4
Labor hold Swing -5.4
2001 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 14,89464.7+11.1
Liberal Joe Vasta4,83921.0−5.6
Greens Richard Nielsen1,5796.9+2.6
Independent Tamara Tonite9744.2+4.2
Independent Samuel Tornatore2010.9+0.9
Independent Coral Wynter2000.9+0.9
Independent Alan Skyring1270.6+0.6
Independent Dionne Buckley1120.5+0.5
Independent Jayson Dalton840.4+0.4
Total formal votes23,01098.1
Informal votes4411.9
Turnout 23,45188.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 15,93675.0+10.2
Liberal Joe Vasta5,32225.0−10.2
Labor hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,63253.7+3.7
Liberal Tony Gleeson5,17926.2−9.4
One Nation John Beattie1,9259.7+9.7
Greens Richard Nielsen9324.7−4.7
Democrats Nicky Jones7834.0+4.0
Independent Graham Matthews3511.8+1.8
Total formal votes19,80298.5+0.5
Informal votes3081.5−0.5
Turnout 20,11089.3+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 12,24165.1+4.9
Liberal Tony Gleeson6,54934.9−4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9
1995 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 8,65150.0−8.7
Liberal Jason Aldworth6,15335.5+3.2
Greens Richard Nielsen1,6319.4+9.4
Independent Zanny Begg5413.1+3.1
Independent Guy McGhie3402.0+2.0
Total formal votes17,31698.0+0.5
Informal votes3572.0−0.5
Turnout 17,67387.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 10,08960.3−4.6
Liberal Jason Aldworth6,64939.7+4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
1992 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,94658.7−2.1
Liberal Richard Roberts6,03032.3+6.0
Independent Susan Price1,6809.0+9.0
Total formal votes18,65697.5
Informal votes4772.5
Turnout 19,13387.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 11,86964.8+1.9
Liberal Richard Roberts6,44035.2−1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,82364.7+14.5
Liberal John Peeters3,45220.6+1.8
National Justin Choveaux1,5999.6−15.1
Greens Ranald McDonald8605.1+5.1
Total formal votes16,73496.4+0.7
Informal votes6303.6−0.7
Turnout 17,36484.1−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 11,41368.2+9.1
Liberal John Peeters5,32131.8−9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1
1986 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,89450.2−8.7
National Peter Peters3,89924.8+24.8
Liberal Muriel Ward2,95518.8−22.3
Independent Anthony Kneipp4052.6+2.6
Socialist Jack Cotter4012.6+2.6
Independent Mark Gardener1811.2+1.2
Total formal votes15,73595.7
Informal votes7104.3
Turnout 16,44585.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 9,29959.1+0.2
National Peter Peters6,43640.9+40.9
Labor hold Swing +0.2
1983 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Davis 8,16458.9+5.3
Liberal Rodney Daniel5,70041.1−0.2
Total formal votes13,86496.9−0.3
Informal votes4473.1+0.3
Turnout 14,31188.7+4.4
Labor hold Swing +1.2
1980 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,27953.6+0.9
Liberal Robert Wright5,60441.3−2.6
Communist Murray Broad6995.2+5.2
Total formal votes13,58297.2−0.6
Informal votes3852.8+0.6
Turnout 13,96784.3−4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 7,83857.7+2.3
Liberal Robert Wright5,74442.3−2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,64152.7
Liberal Dennis Young 6,35943.9
Socialist Dennis Bailey4903.4
Total formal votes14,49097.8
Informal votes3292.2
Turnout 14,81988.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 8,03355.4+8.2
Liberal Dennis Young 6,45744.6−8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

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References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Brisbane Central - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Brisbane Central - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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