Electoral results for the district of Buranda

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

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Members for Buranda

The following people were elected in the seat of Buranda: [1]

MemberPartyTerm detail
  John Huxham Labor 1912–1924
  Ted Hanson Labor 1924–1947
  Dick Brown Labor 1947–1957
  Keith Hooper Liberal 1957–1960

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 3,47237.5−7.0
Labor Dick Brown 3,18834.4−21.1
Queensland Labor Michael Lyons2,11322.8+22.8
Independent John Handasyde4845.2+5.2
Total formal votes9,25799.2+0.1
Informal votes720.8−0.1
Turnout 9,32995.6+1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6
1956 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,12955.5−8.0
Liberal Keith Hooper 4,11844.5+8.0
Total formal votes9,24799.1+0.2
Informal votes860.9−0.2
Turnout 9,33394.1−0.2
Labor hold Swing -8.0
1953 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dick Brown 6,11763.5+10.5
Liberal Cecil Holt3,52336.5−10.5
Total formal votes9,64098.9−0.2
Informal votes1101.1+0.2
Turnout 9,75094.3−0.1
Labor hold Swing +10.5
1950 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,43953.0
Liberal Percy Berry4,82647.0
Total formal votes10,26598.9
Informal votes1141.1
Turnout 10,37994.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dick Brown 6,21052.9+2.2
People's Party William Scott5,52547.1−2.2
Total formal votes11,73598.90.0
Informal votes1271.10.0
Turnout 11,86292.5+3.6
Labor hold Swing +2.2
1944 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,56950.7−6.2
People's Party Robert Roberts5,41749.3+6.2
Total formal votes10,98698.9+1.0
Informal votes1251.1−1.0
Turnout 11,11188.9−2.6
Labor hold Swing -6.2
1941 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,74556.9+6.0
United Australia Hector Annat4,34543.1+19.2
Total formal votes10,09097.9−0.6
Informal votes2162.1+0.6
Turnout 10,30691.5−2.6
Labor hold Swing -11.1

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,16850.9−13.3
United Australia Hector Annat2,43223.9−3.0
Protestant Labor Joseph Webster2,20221.7+21.7
Social Credit Harold Tapper3583.5−5.5
Total formal votes10,16098.5−0.2
Informal votes1551.5+0.2
Turnout 10,31594.1+0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 6,13964.2
CPNP Charles Edwards2,57026.9
Social Credit John Read8609.0
Total formal votes9,56998.7
Informal votes1261.3
Turnout 9,69593.3
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,72266.0
CPNP Thomas Kerr2,94734.0
Total formal votes8,66998.8
Informal votes1061.2
Turnout 8,77586.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Hanson 3,42551.3−9.0
CPNP Henry Quinn3,25248.7+9.0
Total formal votes6,67798.5−0.7
Informal votes1021.5+0.7
Turnout 6,77983.3−9.0
Labor hold Swing -9.0
1926 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 3,97160.3+3.7
CPNP Henry Quinn2,61939.7−3.7
Total formal votes6,59099.3−0.1
Informal votes480.7+0.1
Turnout 6,63892.3+2.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7
1924 Buranda state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Hanson 3,37956.60.0
United James Davey2,57843.40.0
Total formal votes5,99999.3−0.1
Informal votes450.7+0.1
Turnout 6,044
Labor hold Swing 0.0
1923 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Huxham 3,66256.6+0.7
United Charles Edwards2,80643.4−0.7
Total formal votes6,46899.4+0.1
Informal votes420.6−0.1
Turnout 6,51089.4+4.5
Labor hold Swing +0.7
1920 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Huxham 3,50355.9−4.9
National Alfred Faulkner2,76844.1+4.9
Total formal votes6,27199.30.0
Informal votes460.70.0
Turnout 6,31784.9−0.5
Labor hold Swing -4.9

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Huxham 3,58860.8−4.4
National William Sparkes2,30939.2+4.4
Total formal votes5,89799.3+1.4
Informal votes420.7−1.4
Turnout 5,93985.4−6.8
Labor hold Swing -4.4
1915 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Huxham 3,17765.2+9.7
Liberal Joseph Allen1,69734.8−9.7
Total formal votes4,87497.9−1.4
Informal votes1042.1+1.4
Turnout 4,97892.2+4.7
Labor hold Swing +9.7
1912 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Huxham 2,27655.5
Liberal William Stephens 1,82444.5
Total formal votes4,10099.3
Informal votes270.7
Turnout 4,12787.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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