Electoral results for the district of Bundaberg

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

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Members for Bundaberg

MemberPartyTerm
  Walter Adams Conservative1888–1890
 Ministerial1890–1892
  George Hall Labour 1892–1893
  Michael Duffy Ministerial1893–1896
  Thomas Glassey Labour 1896–1901
  George Barber Labor 1901–1935
  Bernard McLean Labor 1935–1941
  Frank Barnes Independent Labor1941–1947 [1]
 Frank Barnes Labor1947–1950 [1]
  Ted Walsh Labor 1950–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1963
  Independent 1963–1969
  Lou Jensen Labor 1969–1976
  Independent 1976–1977
  Jim Blake Labor 1977–1983
  Clem Campbell Labor 1983–1998
  Nita Cunningham Labor 1998–2006
  Jack Dempsey National 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Leanne Donaldson Labor 2015–2017
  David Batt Liberal National 20172020
  Tom Smith Labor 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Bundaberg [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Smith 13,05343.12+8.76
Liberal National David Batt 12,57741.55+6.03
One Nation Stewart Jones1,7665.83−16.60
Legalise Cannabis Ian Zunker1,6695.51+5.51
Greens Claire Ogden9643.18−0.34
United Australia Shane Smeltz 2440.81+0.81
Total formal votes30,27396.48+1.20
Informal votes1,1053.52−1.20
Turnout 31,37888.90−1.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Smith 15,14150.01+4.21
Liberal National David Batt 15,13249.99−4.21
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +4.21

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Bundaberg [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National David Batt 10,57835.5−6.9
Labor Leanne Donaldson 10,23234.4−4.2
One Nation Jane Truscott6,68122.4+22.4
Greens Marianne Buchanan1,0503.5−0.6
Independent Alan Corbett 6812.3+2.3
Independent Richard Glass3131.1+1.1
Independent Richard Smith2480.8+0.8
Total formal votes29,78395.3−2.5
Informal votes1,4764.7+2.5
Turnout 31,25989.9−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National David Batt 16,14254.2+4.7
Labor Leanne Donaldson 13,64145.8−4.7
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +4.7
2015 Queensland state election: Bundaberg [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 11,12841.45−11.71
Labor Leanne Donaldson 10,65439.68+15.96
Palmer United Robert Brown3,20811.95+11.95
Greens Meg Anderson1,1124.14+1.20
Independent Richard Freudenberg7462.78+2.78
Total formal votes26,84897.81+0.21
Informal votes6022.19−0.21
Turnout 27,45091.67+0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leanne Donaldson 12,78351.62+19.79
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 11,98048.38−19.79
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +19.79
2012 Queensland state election: Bundaberg [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 14,19353.16-0.55
Labor Cindy Hyland6,33523.73-17.85
Katter's Australian Doug Anderson4,11715.42+15.42
Family First Trevor Versace8413.15+3.15
Greens Peter Higgins7852.94-1.77
Independent Peter Wyatt4281.60+1.60
Total formal votes26,69997.59-0.51
Informal votes6582.41+0.51
Turnout 27,35791.38-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 15,90068.17+12.15
Labor Cindy Hyland7,42331.83-12.15
Liberal National hold Swing +12.15

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Bundaberg [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 14,59453.7+9.0
Labor Phil Freeman11,29741.6-3.1
Greens Erin Hall1,2814.7+0.8
Total formal votes27,17298.0
Informal votes5272.0
Turnout 27,69991.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 14,85156.0+5.0
Labor Phil Freeman11,66044.0-5.0
Liberal National hold Swing +5.0
2006 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sonja Cleary11,43744.7-6.5
National Jack Dempsey 11,40044.6+3.9
Independent Gregory McMahon1,7316.8+6.8
Greens Willy Bach1,0023.9-0.7
Total formal votes25,57097.8-0.1
Informal votes5682.2+0.1
Turnout 26,13892.4-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Jack Dempsey 12,43951.0+6.3
Labor Sonja Cleary11,97349.0-6.3
National gain from Labor Swing +6.3
2004 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Nita Cunningham 13,10451.2-13.7
National Jack Dempsey 10,41040.7+5.6
Greens Peter Ryan1,1714.6+4.6
Independent Adrian Wone9053.5+3.5
Total formal votes25,59097.9+2.1
Informal votes5442.1-2.1
Turnout 26,13492.8-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nita Cunningham 13,55155.3-9.6
National Jack Dempsey 10,96044.7+9.6
Labor hold Swing -9.6
2001 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Nita Cunningham 15,81264.9+23.0
National David Porter8,55235.1+9.8
Total formal votes24,36495.8
Informal votes1,0794.2
Turnout 25,44393.7
Labor hold Swing +10.4

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Nita Cunningham 8,80144.4-6.1
One Nation Bernard Barry5,81929.3+29.3
National David Porter4,70923.7-25.7
Greens Ray Pearce3031.5+1.5
Democrats Lance Hall1981.0+1.0
Total formal votes19,83098.9+0.4
Informal votes2131.1-0.4
Turnout 20,04393.5+0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Nita Cunningham 9,74352.0+1.5
One Nation Bernard Barry8,97948.0+48.0
Labor hold Swing +1.5
1995 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clem Campbell 10,22950.5-0.7
National Kay McDuff10,02449.5+19.9
Total formal votes20,25398.5+0.5
Informal votes3081.5-0.5
Turnout 20,56192.6
Labor hold Swing -8.1
1992 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clem Campbell 10,59751.2-5.4
National Paul Petrie6,11929.6+0.2
Independent Tony Barr1,6297.9+7.9
Liberal Cameron Dale1,2906.2-4.0
Independent Trevor Versace1,0655.1+5.1
Total formal votes20,70098.0
Informal votes4302.0
Turnout 21,13093.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 11,22358.7-0.6
National Paul Petrie7,91241.3+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clem Campbell 10,17157.9+4.0
National Mary Ann Walsh5,31630.3-10.4
Liberal Peter MacSween1,77310.1+10.1
Grey Power Linues Myles3001.7+1.7
Total formal votes17,56097.9-0.4
Informal votes3712.1+0.4
Turnout 17,93192.2-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 10,60660.4+3.8
National Mary Ann Walsh6,95439.6-3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8
1986 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clem Campbell 9,22353.9+1.9
National Heather Galley6,97740.7-0.8
Independent Alex Warren9285.4-1.1
Total formal votes17,12898.3
Informal votes2901.7
Turnout 17,41893.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 9,69456.6+2.3
National Heather Galley7,43443.4-2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3
1983 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clem Campbell 7,67652.0-2.3
National Des Barritt6,12241.5+6.3
Democrats Alex Warren9566.5+1.5
Total formal votes14,75499.1-0.1
Informal votes1380.9+0.1
Turnout 14,89293.7+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 8,15455.3-3.0
National Des Barritt6,60044.7+3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0
1980 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Blake 7,69454.3+5.6
National Bryan Conquest 4,99135.2+3.6
Liberal Graham Quirk 7875.5-7.6
Democrats Lola Lomax7065.0+5.0
Total formal votes14,17899.2+0.2
Informal votes1200.8-0.2
Turnout 14,29891.5-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Blake 8,27058.3+3.9
National Bryan Conquest 5,90841.7-3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Blake 6,89848.7-0.8
National Bryan Conquest 4,47131.6+0.5
Liberal John Heaps1,86313.2-3.4
Independent Lou Jensen 9306.6+6.6
Total formal votes14,16299.0
Informal votes1481.0
Turnout 14,31093.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Blake 7,70554.4+3.1
National Bryan Conquest 6,45744.6-3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
1974 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Jensen 5,36349.5-19.4
National David Jenkin3,36931.1+31.1
Liberal Keith Powell1,79616.6+16.6
Queensland Labor Alan Birchley3102.9-28.2
Total formal votes10,83898.8+0.6
Informal votes1271.2-0.6
Turnout 10,96593.3+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Jensen 5,69452.5-2.3
National David Jenken5,14447.5+2.3
Labor hold Swing -2.3
1972 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Jensen 6,94068.9+19.4
Queensland Labor Alan Birchley3,12831.1+28.4
Total formal votes10,06898.2
Informal votes1851.8
Turnout 10,25392.9
Labor hold Swing +10.6

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Jensen 7,15549.5+3.0
Country Paul Neville4,52231.1+31.1
Independent Clifford Nielsen1,52510.5+10.5
Liberal Stanley Smith6234.3+4.3
Queensland Labor William Hutchinson3892.7+2.7
Independent Seth Cottell3242.2+2.2
Total formal votes14,53897.3-1.8
Informal votes4042.7+1.8
Turnout 14,94294.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Jensen 8,45058.1+11.6
Country Paul Neville6,08841.9+41.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing +11.6
1966 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,49253.50.0
Labor Matt Tallon6,51646.50.0
Total formal votes14,00899.1+0.2
Informal votes1330.9-0.2
Turnout 14,14193.8-1.1
Independent hold Swing 0.0
1963 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,01153.5+53.5
Labor Matthew Tallon6,10346.5+6.1
Total formal votes13,11498.9+0.8
Informal votes1461.1-0.8
Turnout 13,26094.90.0
Independent gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 5,13840.5
Labor John Salter5,12240.4
Liberal Robert Howard2,41519.1
Total formal votes12,67598.1
Informal votes2451.9
Turnout 12,92094.9
Queensland Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 6,05853.8+53.8
Country Thomas Pulsford2,65223.6+23.6
Labor William Elson-Green2,54322.6-77.4
Total formal votes11,25399.4
Informal votes730.6
Turnout 11,32694.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Walsh unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1953 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Walsh 6,51365.6+21.0
Liberal Willie Howard2,86528.9+3.1
Independent James Julin5495.5+5.5
Total formal votes9,92799.3+1.7
Informal votes670.7-1.7
Turnout 9,99494.5-1.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0
1950 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,15244.6
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 2,75929.6
Liberal Frank Row2,40125.8
Total formal votes9,31297.6
Informal votes2302.4
Turnout 9,54295.5
Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 4,82840.4+0.4
Labor Viv Brown3,94033.0-0.4
People's Party Geoffrey Boreham3,18526.6+5.4
Total formal votes11,95399.4+1.1
Informal votes730.6-1.1
Turnout 12,02691.8+3.5
Frank Barnes Labor hold Swing +0.6
1944 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 4,18040.0-11.1
Labor Bernard McLean 3,49533.4-15.5
People's Party Tom McCracken2,21821.2+21.2
Independent Labor Arthur Howe4324.1+4.1
Independent Alfred Maughan1361.3+1.3
Total formal votes10,46198.3+0.5
Informal votes1821.7-0.5
Turnout 10,64388.3-5.1
Frank Barnes Labor hold Swing +3.4
1941 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Frank Barnes 5,47651.1+51.1
Labor Bernard McLean 4,35648.9+4.8
Total formal votes10,71597.8-1.4
Informal votes2462.2+1.4
Turnout 10,96193.4-2.1
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bernard McLean 4,35644.1-8.3
Country Laurence Scotney2,39324.2+10.1
Social Credit Henry Clegton1,69917.2-16.3
Protestant Labor Ernest Miles1,43914.6-18.9
Total formal votes9,88799.2-0.1
Informal votes830.8+0.1
Turnout 9,97095.5-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bernard McLean 4,69459.1
Country Laurence Scotney3,24740.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bernard McLean 4,73852.4
Social Credit Henry Clegton3,02933.5
CPNP Edward Redmond1,27914.1
Total formal votes9,04699.3
Informal votes620.7
Turnout 9,10896.7
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 3,81651.1-8.3
CPNP Andrew Christiansen3,65148.9+8.3
Total formal votes7,46798.7-0.2
Informal votes961.3+0.2
Turnout 7,56393.5+1.5
Labor hold Swing -8.3
1926 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 4,15859.4+0.4
CPNP William Gavegan2,84440.6-0.4
Total formal votes7,00298.9-0.4
Informal votes761.1+0.4
Turnout 7,07892.0+4.8
Labor hold Swing +0.4
1923 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 3,77759.0+1.6
Country Henry Cattermull 2,62841.0-1.6
Total formal votes6,40599.3+0.5
Informal votes480.7-0.5
Turnout 6,45387.2+13.4
Labor hold Swing +1.6
1920 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 2,78857.4-9.1
Country John Forgan2,07342.6+42.6
Total formal votes4,86198.8-0.5
Informal votes601.2+0.5
Turnout 4,92173.8-9.2
Labor hold Swing -9.1

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 3,18466.5-2.5
National William Foster1,60733.5+2.5
Total formal votes4,78599.3+0.7
Informal votes360.7-0.7
Turnout 4,82183.0-5.8
Labor hold Swing -2.5
1915 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 2,92069.0+13.3
Liberal Lancelot Wilkinson1,31131.0-13.3
Total formal votes4,23198.6-0.8
Informal votes611.4+0.8
Turnout 4,29288.8+5.6
Labor hold Swing +13.3
1912 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Barber 1,92655.7
Liberal James Macleod1,53144.3
Total formal votes3,45799.4
Informal votes220.6
Turnout 3,47983.2
Labor hold Swing

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