Electoral results for the district of Fitzroy (Queensland)

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

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Members for Fitzroy

First incarnation (1888–1960)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robert Lyons Conservative1888–1889
  Albert Callan Independent 1889–1902
  Henri Cowap Labor 1902–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1909
  James Crawford Labor 1909–1911
 Independent1911–1912
  Kenneth Grant Liberal 1912–1915
  Harold Hartley Labor 1915–1929
  William Carter Country and Progressive National 1929–1932
  Jens Peterson Country and Progressive National 1932–1935
  Jim Clark Labor 1935–1960
Second incarnation (1992–2009)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jim Pearce Labor 1992–2009

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Results for the 2006 election were: [1]

2006 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,61763.94+1.59
National John Engwicht6,63931.17−6.48
Independent David Foster1,0414.89+4.89
Total formal votes21,29798.39+0.32
Informal votes3481.61−0.32
Turnout 21,64591.67−1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 13,81766.40+4.05
National John Engwicht6,99233.60−4.05
Labor hold Swing +4.05
2004 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,27962.35−0.42
National John Engwicht8,01937.65+9.09
Total formal votes21,29898.07−0.34
Informal votes4201.93+0.34
Turnout 21,71892.67−1.19
Labor hold Swing -4.83
2001 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,59962.8+16.1
National Rod Lawrie6,18728.6+5.4
City Country Alliance Di Schuback1,8798.7+8.7
Total formal votes21,66598.4
Informal votes3511.6
Turnout 22,01693.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 13,91567.2+8.6
National Rod Lawrie6,79732.8−8.6
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Pearce 10,21452.2−4.4
One Nation Joan Wilson4,40222.5+22.5
National Richie Bills4,06920.8−22.6
Australia First Christopher Chatham6413.3+3.3
Democrats Peter Cvetko-Lueger2411.2+1.2
Total formal votes19,56799.2+0.6
Informal votes1610.8−0.6
Turnout 19,72893.9+1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 11,27660.7+4.1
One Nation Joan Wilson7,29539.3+39.3
Labor hold Swing +4.1
1995 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Pearce 11,06156.6−0.1
National Karen Mackay8,47343.4+16.7
Total formal votes19,53498.6+0.2
Informal votes2681.4−0.2
Turnout 19,80292.1+0.2
Labor hold Swing -5.4
1992 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Pearce 11,55156.7−0.1
National Marie Mahood5,45026.7−9.3
Liberal Dick Phillips1,7318.5+7.6
Independent Keith Scantlebury1,6468.1+8.1
Total formal votes20,37898.4
Informal votes3291.6
Turnout 20,70791.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 12,09262.0+2.5
National Marie Mahood7,41238.0−2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 3,74343.1−19.5
Liberal Gordon Dunn2,69331.0−5.3
Queensland Labor John Norton2,25525.9+25.9
Total formal votes8,69199.3+0.3
Informal votes620.7−0.3
Turnout 8,75395.6+0.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1
1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,47262.6−6.9
Liberal Gerard Davies3,17536.3+7.6
Communist Eric Browne1001.1−0.7
Total formal votes8,74799.0−0.1
Informal votes911.0+0.1
Turnout 8,83895.5+0.5
Labor hold Swing -7.2
1953 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 6,02869.5+7.6
Liberal William Hoare2,49028.7−9.4
Communist Eric Browne1571.8+1.8
Total formal votes8,67599.1+0.1
Informal votes780.9−0.1
Turnout 8,75395.0+1.8
Labor hold Swing +8.9
1950 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,37761.9
Liberal Hugh Douglas3,31338.1
Total formal votes8,69099.0
Informal votes841.0
Turnout 8,77493.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,53854.7+3.3
People's Party Harry Weir4,43743.8−4.8
Frank Barnes Labor Gordon Loukes1031.0+1.0
Independent John Wharton510.5+0.5
Total formal votes10,12999.3+0.3
Informal votes670.7−0.3
Turnout 10,19693.5+9.0
Labor hold Swing +4.1
1944 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 4,83251.4−48.6
People's Party Harry Weir4,56348.6+48.6
Total formal votes9,39599.0
Informal votes931.0
Turnout 9,48884.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1941 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,22255.0−8.3
Country Edwin Hiskens3,61638.1+1.5
Social Credit Sidney Cooper6506.9+6.9
Total formal votes9,48899.4+0.9
Informal votes570.6−0.9
Turnout 9,54593.4−0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,58763.3
CPNP Albert Pearson3,23336.7
Total formal votes8,82098.5
Informal votes1331.5
Turnout 8,95394.3
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP Jens Peterson 3,68549.8
Labor Thomas Maher3,41346.2
Queensland Party Robert Hartley2543.4
Independent Clarence Wain400.5
Total formal votes7,39299.1
Informal votes690.9
Turnout 7,46195.4
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Jens Peterson 3,76352.1
Labor Thomas Maher3,45247.8
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP William Carter 4,07359.8+18.2
Labor Harry Hartley 2,73740.2−18.2
Total formal votes6,81098.7+0.3
Informal votes891.3−0.3
Turnout 6,899
CPNP gain from Labor Swing +18.2
1926 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,78758.4+6.0
CPNP Frank Dawson2,69941.6−6.0
Total formal votes6,48698.4−0.6
Informal votes1071.6+0.6
Turnout 6,59384.0+2.7
Labor hold Swing +6.0
1923 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,09352.4−1.6
United Hugh Grant2,80547.6+1.6
Total formal votes5,89899.0+0.6
Informal votes611.0−0.6
Turnout 5,95981.3+0.8
Labor hold Swing -1.6
1920 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,38354.00.0
National Frederick Lodge2,88246.00.0
Total formal votes6,26598.4+0.2
Informal votes1001.6−0.2
Turnout 6,36580.5−2.5
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,15854.0+2.9
National Kenneth Grant 2,69146.0−2.9
Total formal votes5,84998.2+0.1
Informal votes1061.8−0.1
Turnout 5,95583.0−2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.9
1915 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Hartley 2,40351.1+9.9
Liberal Kenneth Grant 2,29848.9−9.9
Total formal votes4,70198.1+1.1
Informal votes931.9−1.1
Turnout 4,79485.1+11.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9
1912 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Grant 1,92558.8
Labor Charles Bluett1,34841.2
Total formal votes3,27397.0
Informal votes1013.0
Turnout 3,37474.0
Liberal hold Swing

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References

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