Electoral results for the district of Flinders (Queensland)

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

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Members for Flinders

MemberPartyTerm
First incarnation (1888–1932)
Louis Goldring 1888–1893
Charles McDonald Labour 1893–1901
Peter Airey Labour 1901–1907
John May Labor 1907–1917
John Mullan Labor 1918–1932
Second incarnation (1950–1992)
Ernest Riordan Labor 1950–1954
Frank Forde Labor 1955–1957
Bill Longeran Country 1957–1974
  Bob Katter National 1974–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Flinders [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Noel Robertson4,31645.2+6.0
National Bob Katter 4,31545.2−15.6
Independent Beryl Hunter4084.3+4.3
Liberal Owen Pershouse3453.6+3.6
Independent Harrison Duncan1651.7+1.7
Total formal votes9,54996.2−1.1
Informal votes3813.8+1.1
Turnout 9,93089.6−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 4,97652.1−8.7
Labor Noel Robertson4,57347.9+8.7
National hold Swing -8.7
1986 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bob Katter 5,48460.8+9.0
Labor Alex Wilson 3,52939.2−2.2
Total formal votes9,01397.3
Informal votes2462.7
Turnout 9,25990.0
National hold Swing +2.9
1983 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bob Katter 5,12451.8−4.2
Labor Beverley Lauder4,09041.4−2.6
Independent Peter Black6716.8+6.8
Total formal votes9,88598.9+0.1
Informal votes1091.1−0.1
Turnout 9,99490.0+3.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 5,46055.2−0.8
Labor Beverley Lauder4,42544.8+0.8
National hold Swing -0.8
1980 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bob Katter 4,99356.0+1.8
Labor Thomas Greenwood3,92744.0+2.4
Total formal votes8,92098.8−0.1
Informal votes1061.2+0.1
Turnout 9,02686.2−3.9
National hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bob Katter 4,83854.2+6.3
Labor Edward Schunemann3,71541.6+8.3
Progress Owen Pershouse3794.2+4.2
Total formal votes8,93298.9
Informal votes951.1
Turnout 9,02790.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 5,10357.1−2.3
Labor Edward Schunemann3,82942.9+2.3
National hold Swing -2.3
1974 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bob Katter 3,59247.9−11.8
Labor Albert Sorohan2,49733.3−7.0
Liberal James McGucken1,41218.8+18.8
Total formal votes7,50199.4+0.5
Informal votes470.6−0.5
Turnout 7,54888.8+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 4,78963.8+4.1
Labor Albert Sorohan2,71236.2−4.1
National hold Swing +4.1
1972 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 4,01059.7+5.1
Labor Peter Lindenmayer2,70340.3−5.1
Total formal votes6,71398.9
Informal votes741.1
Turnout 6,78787.3
Country hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 3,88555.1−6.3
Labor Douglas Lloyd3,17044.9+10.4
Total formal votes7,05599.2+0.8
Informal votes570.8−0.8
Turnout 7,11289.4−1.2
Country hold Swing -9.4
1966 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 4,48361.4+6.0
Labor Peter McKitrick2,51634.5−6.3
Queensland Labor John Judge2233.1−0.7
Independent Charles Rowe731.0+1.0
Total formal votes7,29598.4−0.3
Informal votes1191.6+0.3
Turnout 7,41490.6−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Longeran 4,70864.5+5.9
Labor Peter McKitrick2,58735.5−5.9
Country hold Swing +5.9
1963 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 4,27355.4+7.5
Labor Charles Rattray3,14740.8−5.8
Queensland Labor John Judge2903.8−1.7
Total formal votes7,71098.7−0.4
Informal votes991.3+0.4
Turnout 7,80991.6−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Longeran 4,51758.6
Labor Charles Rattray3,19341.4
Country hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 3,83147.9
Labor Frank Forde 3,72146.6
Queensland Labor Patrick McLaughlin4375.5
Total formal votes7,98999.1
Informal votes750.9
Turnout 8,06490.2
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Flinders state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 1,94845.7+11.3
Labor Frank Forde 1,53436.0+1.6
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 78018.3−7.5
Total formal votes4,26299.7+0.5
Informal votes110.3−0.5
Turnout 4,27382.0−5.1
Country hold Swing N/A
1957 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Longeran 1,44134.4−7.5
Labor Frank Forde 1,44034.4−23.7
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 1,07925.8+25.8
Independent Charles Corney2255.4+5.4
Total formal votes4,18599.2−0.1
Informal votes330.8+0.1
Turnout 4,21887.1+4.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +8.1
1956 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Forde 2,26958.1−41.9
Country Bill Longeran 1,63841.9+41.9
Total formal votes3,90799.3
Informal votes270.7
Turnout 3,93483.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1955 Flinders state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Forde 1,17646.0−54.0
Country Bill Longeran 86433.8+33.8
Independent Labor Charles Corney51920.3+20.3
Total formal votes2,55998.9
Informal votes281.1
Turnout 2,58757.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Riordan unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Riordan 1,90747.5
Country Gordon Stuart1,61040.1
NQ Labor Victor Casey2917.3
Independent William Hall2075.1
Total formal votes4,01598.6
Informal votes581.4
Turnout 4,07384.5
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan 1,69366.2+0.3
CPNP James Scholefield86333.8−0.3
Total formal votes2,55698.7−0.6
Informal votes341.3+0.6
Turnout 2,590
Labor hold Swing +0.3
1926 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan 1,34265.9+3.0
CPNP Neville Sturzaker69534.1−3.0
Total formal votes2,03799.3+0.1
Informal votes150.7−0.1
Turnout 2,05274.9+26.3
Labor hold Swing +3.0
1923 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan 1,19362.9−1.6
United Leonard Nicolson70337.1+37.1
Total formal votes1,89699.2+0.3
Informal votes160.8−0.3
Turnout 1,91248.6−1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1920 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan 2,59064.5−11.2
Northern Country Eric Huntley1,42335.5+35.5
Total formal votes4,01398.9+0.7
Informal votes461.1−0.7
Turnout 4,05949.6−9.5
Labor hold Swing -11.2

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan 3,17175.7−24.3
National William Little1,01924.3+24.3
Total formal votes4,19098.2
Informal votes781.8
Turnout 4,26859.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1915 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John May unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1912 Queensland state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John May unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Queensland 1989 Election - Flinders". Queensland Election Archive. ABC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.