Electoral results for the district of Charters Towers

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

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Members for Charters Towers

First incarnation (1888–1912, 2 members)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Robert Sayers Unaligned1888–1893 Sir Arthur Rutledge Ministerialist1888–1893
  Anderson Dawson Labor 1893–1901  John Dunsford Labor 1893–1905
  John Burrows Labor 1901–1907
  William Paull Opposition1905–1908
  Joe Millican Opposition1907–1908
  Vernon Winstanley Labor 1908–1912  John Mullan Labor 1908–1912
Second incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robert Williams Ministerialist1912–1915
  William Wellington Labor 1915–1939
  Arthur Jones Labor 1939–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Third incarnation (1992–2009, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Rob Mitchell National 1992–2001
  Christine Scott Labor 2001–2004
  Shane Knuth National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

The results for the 2006 election were: [1]

2006 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Shane Knuth 10,13661.05+14.28
Labor Bruce Scott6,46838.95−4.62
Total formal votes16,60498.58−0.18
Informal votes2401.42+0.18
Turnout 16,84490.96−1.32
National hold Swing +8.34
2004 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Shane Knuth 7,91046.77+12.19
Labor Christine Scott 7,36943.57−0.21
One Nation Jerry Burnett1,6359.67−11.97
Total formal votes16,91498.76−0.30
Informal votes2121.24+0.30
Turnout 17,12692.28−1.41
Two-party-preferred result
National Shane Knuth 8,48152.71+4.88
Labor Christine Scott 7,60847.29−4.88
National gain from Labor Swing +4.88
2001 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Christine Scott 7,57543.8+6.1
National Rob Mitchell 5,98434.6−0.4
One Nation Mark Ree3,74521.6−3.8
Total formal votes17,30499.1
Informal votes1650.9
Turnout 17,46993.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christine Scott 8,13852.2+5.4
National Rob Mitchell 7,46047.8−5.4
Labor gain from National Swing +5.4

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Christine Scott 5,75837.1−2.5
National Rob Mitchell 5,45435.2−20.0
One Nation Richard O'Pray4,06626.2+26.2
Shooters Peter Salisbury1160.8+0.8
Reform Ben Dyball1140.7+0.7
Total formal votes15,50899.2+0.3
Informal votes1280.8−0.3
Turnout 15,63693.2+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Mitchell 7,70653.7−4.3
Labor Christine Scott 6,64146.3+4.3
National hold Swing -4.3
1995 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Rob Mitchell 8,56255.2+11.1
Labor John White6,15139.6−6.0
Independent Jo Cronin5133.3−2.2
Democrats Kevin Paine2901.9+1.9
Total formal votes15,51698.9+0.9
Informal votes1691.1−0.9
Turnout 15,68592.7+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Mitchell 8,90258.0+7.6
Labor John White6,44842.0−7.6
National hold Swing +7.6
1992 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Smyth 7,47545.7−3.0
National Rob Mitchell 7,20944.1+0.3
Independent Jo Cronin9015.5+5.5
Liberal Joseph Kirk5263.2+1.0
Independent Harrison Duncan2291.4+1.4
Total formal votes16,34098.0
Informal votes3262.0
Turnout 16,66692.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Mitchell 7,96650.4+2.0
Labor Ken Smyth 7,85349.6−2.0
National gain from Labor Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Arthur Jones 1,83743.8+43.8
Liberal Kieth Siemon1,29430.9−1.5
Labor Robert Davies1,06025.3−42.3
Total formal votes4,19198.4−0.6
Informal votes681.6+0.6
Turnout 4,25995.4+0.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,76667.6−32.4
Liberal Jan Karlik1,32932.4+32.4
Total formal votes4,09599.0
Informal votes401.0
Turnout 4,13594.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,67559.2
Liberal George Ellis1,64336.4
NQ Labor Victor Hay2014.4
Total formal votes4,51997.3
Informal votes1242.7
Turnout 4,64396.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 3,94763.2−4.3
Country Reg Smith1,45923.3+23.3
Independent George Carbis84313.5+13.5
Total formal votes6,24999.1+0.9
Informal votes550.9−0.9
Turnout 6,30491.0+9.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1944 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 4,24167.5+4.3
Independent Labor Syd Williams2,34432.5−4.3
Total formal votes6,28598.2−0.4
Informal votes1151.8+0.4
Turnout 6,40081.8−1.1
Labor hold Swing +4.3
1941 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 4,02363.2−36.8
Protestant Labor Syd Williams2,34436.8+36.8
Total formal votes6,36798.6
Informal votes891.4
Turnout 6,45682.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1935 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 4,44364.5
Independent Frederick Thornleigh2,02029.3
Independent Alexander Hunter4256.2
Total formal votes6,88899.0
Informal votes701.0
Turnout 6,95890.7
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 4,58063.6
CPNP Herbert Poole2,62136.4
Total formal votes7,20198.9
Informal votes811.1
Turnout 7,28291.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 1,97654.0−8.3
CPNP Herbert Poole1,68246.0+8.3
Total formal votes3,65898.9+0.1
Informal votes401.1−0.1
Turnout 3,69885.6−3.0
Labor hold Swing -8.3
1926 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 2,25162.3+0.6
CPNP William Clark1,36537.7−0.6
Total formal votes3,61698.8−0.1
Informal votes421.2+0.1
Turnout 3,65888.6+2.9
Labor hold Swing +0.6
1923 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 2,48761.7+7.0
United Frank Wood1,54538.3+38.3
Total formal votes4,03298.9−0.6
Informal votes441.1+0.6
Turnout 4,07685.7+8.4
Labor hold Swing +7.0
1920 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 1,39254.7−2.0
Northern Country David Guthrie1,15245.3+45.3
Total formal votes2,54499.5+1.7
Informal votes130.5−1.7
Turnout 2,55777.3−2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 1,58356.7−1.6
National Robert Williams 1,20943.3+1.6
Total formal votes2,79297.8+0.9
Informal votes642.2−0.9
Turnout 2,85679.4−10.9
Labor hold Swing -1.6
1915 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington 1,66358.3+11.6
Liberal Robert Williams 1,19241.7−11.6
Total formal votes2,85596.9−1.7
Informal votes903.1+1.7
Turnout 2,94590.3+7.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.6
1912 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Williams 1,56953.3
Labor John Mullan 1,37446.7
Total formal votes2,94398.6
Informal votes421.4
Turnout 2,98582.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

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References

  1. "Charters Towers - 2006 - Election Archive". ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.