Electoral results for the district of Gaven

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

Members for Gaven

Member		Party	Term
	Robert Poole	Labor	2001–2006
	Alex Douglas	National	2006–2006
	Phil Gray	Labor	2006–2009
	Alex Douglas	Liberal National	2009–2012
		Independent	2012–2013
		Palmer United	2013–2014
		Independent	2014–2015
	Sid Cramp	Liberal National	2015–2017
	Meaghan Scanlon	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Gaven.[ edit ]

2020 Queensland state election: Gaven ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	12,932	47.47	+4.40
	Liberal National	Kirsten Jackson	9,021	33.11	−12.99
	One Nation	Sharon Sewell	2,239	8.22	+8.22
	Greens	Sally Spain	1,503	5.52	−5.31
	Legalise Cannabis	Suzette Luyken	1,065	3.91	+3.91
	United Australia	Garry Beck	292	1.07	+1.07
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Reyna Drake	192	0.70	+0.70
Total formal votes			27,244	95.05	+1.57
Informal votes			1,419	4.95	−1.57
Turnout			28,663	86.72	+0.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	15,734	57.75	+7.04
	Liberal National	Kirsten Jackson	11,510	42.25	−7.04
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.04

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Gaven ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	12,210	46.1	+6.4
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	11,406	43.1	+14.5
	Greens	Sally Spain	2,866	10.8	+4.7
Total formal votes			26,482	93.5	−3.4
Informal votes			1,848	6.5	+3.4
Turnout			28,330	86.4	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	13,430	50.7	+3.5
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	13,052	49.3	−3.5
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+3.5

2015 Queensland state election: Gaven ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	11,786	38.95	−16.21
	Labor	Michael Riordan	8,700	28.75	+5.89
	Independent	Alex Douglas	3,779	12.49	+12.49
	Palmer United	Adam Marcinkowski	2,740	9.05	+9.05
	Greens	Toni McPherson	1,852	6.12	+0.54
	Family First	Ben O'Brien	1,083	3.58	−1.14
	Independent	Chris Ivory	321	1.06	+1.06
Total formal votes			30,261	96.86	−0.14
Informal votes			980	3.14	+0.14
Turnout			31,241	88.39	−1.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	13,362	52.24	−16.86
	Labor	Michael Riordan	12,214	47.76	+16.86
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−16.86

2012 Queensland state election: Gaven ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	15,175	55.16	+13.23
	Labor	Michael Riordan	6,289	22.86	−16.94
	Katter's Australian	Brian Zimmerman	2,413	8.77	+8.77
	Greens	Stephen Power	1,536	5.58	−1.43
	Family First	Bibe Roadley	1,298	4.72	+2.10
	Independent	Penny Toland	799	2.90	+2.90
Total formal votes			27,510	97.00	−0.25
Informal votes			850	3.00	+0.25
Turnout			28,360	89.54	−0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	16,471	69.10	+18.38
	Labor	Michael Riordan	7,365	30.90	−18.38
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+18.38

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Gaven ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	11,184	41.9	−0.1
	Labor	Phil Gray	10,617	39.8	−7.3
	Greens	Sally Spain	1,870	7.0	−1.5
	Independent	David Montgomery	1,656	6.2	+6.2
	Family First	Derek Radke	700	2.6	+0.3
	Independent	Ramiah Selwood	646	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			26,673	96.8
Informal votes			754	3.2
Turnout			27,427	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	12,003	50.7	+3.9
	Labor	Phil Gray	11,661	49.3	−3.9
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

2006 Queensland state election: Gaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil Gray	13,715	48.2	+0.9
	National	Alex Douglas	12,223	42.9	+42.9
	Greens	Glen Ryman	2,545	8.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			28,483	96.8	−0.3
Informal votes			941	3.2	+0.3
Turnout			29,424	90.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil Gray	14,308	53.1	−1.9
	National	Alex Douglas	12,642	46.9	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

2006 Gaven state by-election ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Alex Douglas	11,012	42.51	+42.51
	Labor	Phil Gray	9,517	36.74	−10.59
	Greens	Glen Ryman	2,036	7.86	−0.33
	Independent	Daren Riley	1,982	7.65	+7.65
	Independent	Phil Connolly	683	2.64	−3.14
	One Nation	Steve Moir	672	2.59	+2.59
Total formal votes			25,902	96.44	+0.66
Informal votes			956	3.56	−0.66
Turnout			26,858	83.55	−7.14
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Alex Douglas	11,807	53.35	+53.35
	Labor	Phil Gray	10,324	46.65	−8.31
	National gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

2004 Queensland state election: Gaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Poole	12,102	47.3	+0.9
	Liberal	Ray Stevens	9,898	38.7	+38.7
	Greens	Sally Spain	2,093	8.2	−0.4
	Independent	Phil Connolly	1,477	5.8	−3.0
Total formal votes			25,570	97.1	+0.6
Informal votes			765	2.9	−0.6
Turnout			26,335	90.7	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Poole	12,876	55.0	−2.6
	Liberal	Ray Stevens	10,551	45.0	+45.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

2001 Queensland state election: Gaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Poole	9,969	46.4	+15.0
	National	Bill Baumann	7,178	33.4	+10.9
	Independent	Phil Connolly	1,883	8.8	+8.8
	Greens	Sally Spain	1,839	8.6	+3.0
	Independent	David Cassidy	596	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			21,465	96.5
Informal votes			767	3.5
Turnout			22,232	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Poole	10,776	57.6	+14.6
	National	Bill Baumann	7,933	42.4	−14.6
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+14.6

References

1. 2020 State General Election – Gaven – District Summary, ECQ.
2. 2017 State General Election - Gaven - District Summary, ECQ.
3. 2015 State General Election - Gaven - District Summary, ECQ.
4. "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Gaven - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
5. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
6. "2006 Gaven by-election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008.
7. "2004 general election: Gaven". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009.