Electoral results for the district of Drayton

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

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Members for Drayton

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

MemberPartyTerm
  William Bebbington Ministerial27 Apr 1912 – 12 May 1923
  Farmers' Union
  Country

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

1920 Queensland state election: Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Bebbington 2,44959.8+59.8
Labor Lister Hopkins1,64840.2−7.1
Total formal votes4,09799.2+0.1
Informal votes340.8−0.1
Turnout 4,13186.3+2.1
Country gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National William Bebbington 2,16452.7+52.7
Labor Michael Alke1,94047.3+13.2
Total formal votes4,10499.1+1.2
Informal votes370.9−1.2
Turnout 4,14184.2−3.4
National gain from Farmers' Union Swing N/A
  • Sitting member William Bebbington was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the National QLD 1917 party before this election.
1915 Queensland state election: Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers' Union William Bebbington 2,47365.9+65.9
Labor Jacob Donges1,27834.1+1.1
Total formal votes3,75197.9−0.9
Informal votes822.1+0.9
Turnout 3,83387.6+11.8
Farmers' Union gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1912 Queensland state election: Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Bebbington 1,96262.2
Labor James Desmond1,04033.0
Independent William Binns1514.8
Total formal votes3,15398.8
Informal votes381.2
Turnout 3,19175.8
Liberal hold 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.