Electoral results for the district of Carnarvon

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

Carnarvon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland that existed from 1873 to 1992.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Members for Carnarvon

MemberPartyTerm
  Ratcliffe Pring  1873–1874
  William Miles  1874–1875
  John Tyrel  1876–1883
  Justin Foxton Conservative1883–1890
 Ministerial1890–1903
 Conservative1903–1904
  Adolphus Barton Liberal1904–1907
  Kidstonites 1907
  Donald Gunn Independent 1907–1909
  Liberal 1909–1917
  National 1917–1920
  Edward Costello Country 1920–1925
  CPNP 1925–1935
  Paul Hilton Labor 1935–1957
  QLP 1957–1963
  Henry McKechnie Country 1963–1974
  Peter McKechnie National 1974–1989
  Lawrence Springborg National 1989–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Lawrence Springborg 4,71241.3-25.8
Labor Maurice Passmore3,67632.3-0.6
Liberal Ruth Buchanan1,48113.0+13.0
Independent Jim Smith8367.3+7.3
Independent Graham Caslick6926.1+6.1
Total formal votes11,39796.0-1.3
Informal votes4724.0+1.3
Turnout 11,86991.9-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Lawrence Springborg 6,71058.9-8.2
Labor Maurice Passmore4,68741.1+8.2
National hold Swing -8.2
Queensland state election, 1986: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Peter McKechnie 7,21067.1+2.4
Labor Paul Lucas 3,52932.9-2.4
Total formal votes10,73997.3
Informal votes2972.7
Turnout 11,03692.0
National hold Swing +2.4
Queensland state election, 1983: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Peter McKechnie 6,36364.3+2.5
Labor Deanna Selle3,53735.7-2.5
Total formal votes9,90098.4-0.3
Informal votes1631.6+0.3
Turnout 10,06392.6+1.3
National hold Swing +2.5
Queensland state election, 1980: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Peter McKechnie 5,92161.8-1.7
Labor Johannes De Roo3,65938.2+1.7
Total formal votes9,58098.7+0.7
Informal votes1261.3-0.7
Turnout 9,70691.3-1.4
National hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Peter McKechnie 5,87563.5+13.4
Labor Colin Batterham3,38336.5+11.5
Total formal votes9,25898.0
Informal votes1842.0
Turnout 9,44292.7
National hold Swing -8.1
Queensland state election, 1974: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Peter McKechnie 4,49650.1+0.9
Labor John Saunders2,24425.0-18.0
Liberal Fred Rogers1,81220.2+20.2
Democratic Labor Raymond Macnamara4304.8-2.9
Total formal votes8,98298.2-0.5
Informal votes1661.8+0.5
Turnout 9,14891.7-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter McKechnie 6,43271.6+15.7
Labor John Saunders2,55028.4-15.7
National hold Swing +15.7
Queensland state election, 1972: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Henry McKechnie 4,18049.2-7.2
Labor Neil Sullivan3,65243.0+10.5
Democratic Labor Raymond Macnamara6557.7-3.3
Total formal votes8,48798.7
Informal votes1071.3
Turnout 8,59493.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,74555.9-8.5
Labor Neil Sullivan3,74244.1+8.5
Country hold Swing -8.5

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Henry McKechnie 4,79156.4-0.4
Labor Arthur Johnson2,76232.5+4.2
Democratic Labor Frederick Burges93711.0-3.8
Total formal votes8,49098.6+0.2
Informal votes1231.4-0.2
Turnout 8,61392.7-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 5,47164.4-3.2
Labor Arthur Johnson3,01935.6+3.2
Country hold Swing -3.2
Queensland state election, 1966: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Henry McKechnie 4,92256.8+20.4
Labor Douglas Gow2,45528.3+0.1
Democratic Labor Frederick Burges1,28614.8-20.6
Total formal votes8,66398.4+0.2
Informal votes1441.6-0.2
Turnout 8,80793.5-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 5,85667.6+13.7
Labor Douglas Gow2,80732.4+32.4
Country hold Swing +13.7
Queensland state election, 1963: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Henry McKechnie 3,15736.4+0.3
Democratic Labor Paul Hilton 3,07335.4-5.9
Labor Douglas Gow2,44928.2+5.5
Total formal votes8,67998.2-0.6
Informal votes1561.8+0.6
Turnout 8,83594.3+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,95057.0
Labor Douglas Gow3,72943.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,68153.9
Democratic Labor Paul Hilton 3,99846.1
Country gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1960: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 3,61141.3
Country Fred Rogers3,15536.1
Labor Douglas Gow1,98322.7
Total formal votes8,74998.8
Informal votes1021.2
Turnout 8,85191.7
Queensland Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 4,51746.2+46.2
Country Fred Rogers3,91140.0-1.8
Labor Douglas Gow1,34313.7-44.5
Total formal votes9,77199.2-0.1
Informal votes770.8+0.1
Turnout 9,84893.9+1.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1956: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton 5,41658.2-3.2
Country Fred Rogers3,89641.8+3.2
Total formal votes9,31299.3+0.5
Informal votes670.7-0.5
Turnout 9,37992.0-0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.2
Queensland state election, 1953: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton 5,62561.4+10.6
Country Eric McCorkell3,53738.6-10.6
Total formal votes9,16298.8-0.5
Informal votes1081.2+0.5
Turnout 9,27092.1+1.9
Labor hold Swing +10.6
Queensland state election, 1950: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton 4,50050.8
Country Sandy Cameron4,35449.2
Total formal votes8,83499.3
Informal votes850.7
Turnout 8,91990.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton 4,38052.7-3.9
Country Harold Phillips3,93047.3+3.9
Total formal votes8,31099.1+4.0
Informal votes770.9-4.0
Turnout 8,38787.8-0.3
Labor hold Swing -3.9
Queensland state election, 1944: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton 4,21156.6-43.4
Country Harold Phillips3,23543.4+43.4
Total formal votes7,44695.1
Informal votes3864.9
Turnout 7,83288.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1941: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

Queensland state election, 1938: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Paul Hilton 4,51456.2+3.4
Country John Leahy3,51543.8+4.3
Total formal votes8,02999.3+0.1
Informal votes550.7-0.1
Turnout 8,08491.6-0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1935: Cairns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John O'Keefe 5,28569.3
Social Credit John Clayton1,91025.1
Independent Alan Tucker4295.6
Total formal votes7,62498.1
Informal votes1471.9
Turnout 7,77190.2
Labor hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1932: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
CPNP Edward Costello 3,21446.8
Labor Paul Hilton 3,03244.2
Independent James Ferris6219.0
Total formal votes6,86799.2
Informal votes540.8
Turnout 6,92193.8
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Edward Costello 3,54752.7
Labor Paul Hilton 3,18647.3
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

Queensland state election, 1929: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
CPNP Edward Costello 3,69360.7+6.8
Labor Adolphus Baker2,39039.3-6.8
Total formal votes6,08399.0-0.1
Informal votes591.0+0.1
Turnout 6,14289.3+1.3
CPNP hold Swing +6.8
Queensland state election, 1926: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
CPNP Edward Costello 3,05453.9+0.7
Labor Adolphus Baker2,60746.1-0.7
Total formal votes5,66199.1-0.5
Informal votes540.9+0.5
Turnout 5,71588.0+7.0
CPNP hold Swing +0.7
Queensland state election, 1923: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Edward Costello 3,09953.2-1.0
Labor Thomas Brown2,72146.8+1.0
Total formal votes5,82099.6-0.2
Informal votes250.4+0.2
Turnout 5,84581.0-1.5
Country hold Swing -1.0
Queensland state election, 1920: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Edward Costello 2,93554.2+54.2
Labor Alfred Jones 2,48445.8-2.0
Total formal votes5,41999.8+0.3
Informal votes130.2-0.3
Turnout 5,43282.5-0.8
Country gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

Queensland state election, 1918: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Donald Gunn 2,18652.2+1.2
Labor Randolph Bedford 1,99847.8-1.2
Total formal votes4,18499.5+0.9
Informal votes200.5-0.9
Turnout 4,20483.3-4.3
National hold Swing +1.2
Queensland state election, 1915: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Donald Gunn 1,79051.0-4.6
Labor George Boyden1,72249.0+4.6
Total formal votes3,51298.6-0.8
Informal votes481.4+0.8
Turnout 3,56087.6+9.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.6
Queensland state election, 1912: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Donald Gunn 1,79355.6
Labor Tom Crawford1,43044.4
Total formal votes3,22399.4
Informal votes180.6
Turnout 3,24177.9
Liberal hold Swing

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