This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Landsborough in Queensland state elections.
Landsborough was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992. The district was based on the Sunshine Coast.
Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Frank Nicklin | Country | 1950–1968 | |
Mike Ahern | Country | 1968–1974 | |
National | 1974–1990 | ||
Joan Sheldon | Liberal | 1990–1992 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joan Sheldon | 7,407 | 30.5 | +13.5 | |
National | John Edwards | 6,071 | 25.0 | -14.5 | |
Independent Labor | Francis Bowyer | 4,639 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
Independent | Peter Sawyer | 4,017 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Democrats | Graeme Bowman | 1,238 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Call to Australia | Rona Joyner | 456 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Raymond Kalms | 431 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 24,259 | 95.3 | -2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,197 | 4.7 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 25,456 | 81.8 | -9.4 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Joan Sheldon | 15,644 | 64.5 | +64.5 | |
National | John Edwards | 8,615 | 35.5 | -20.4 | |
Liberal gain from National | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Bowyer | 10,538 | 40.0 | +7.2 | |
National | Mike Ahern | 10,400 | 39.5 | -10.5 | |
Liberal | Garnet Ross | 4,465 | 17.0 | -0.3 | |
Community Independents | Santo Ferraro | 920 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 26,323 | 97.5 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 683 | 2.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 27,006 | 91.2 | +1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Mike Ahern | 14,720 | 55.9 | -5.7 | |
Labor | Frank Bowyer | 11,603 | 44.1 | +5.7 | |
National hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Mike Ahern | 9,594 | 50.0 | -6.6 | |
Labor | Michael Cramb | 6,285 | 32.8 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | John McCaw | 3,311 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
Total formal votes | 19,190 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 361 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 19,551 | 90.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Mike Ahern | 11,813 | 61.6 | -1.2 | |
Labor | Michael Cramb | 7,375 | 38.4 | +1.2 | |
National hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Mike Ahern | 15,555 | 56.6 | +2.7 | |
Labor | Peter Byrne | 5,101 | 18.6 | -5.7 | |
Labor | Gary Flanigan | 3,537 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Independent | Ken Neil | 1,647 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Independent | Donald Culley | 1,351 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Progress | Dennis Marshall | 296 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 27,487 | 98.7 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 372 | 1.3 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,859 | 91.0 | +2.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Mike Ahern | 17,576 | 63.9 | -5.6 | |
Labor | Peter Byrne | 9,911 | 36.1 | +5.6 | |
National hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Mike Ahern | 11,215 | 53.9 | -14.3 | |
Labor | Peter Byrne | 5,051 | 24.3 | -7.5 | |
Liberal | Paul Kingsford | 2,733 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Independent | Barbara Cansdell | 1,795 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
Total formal votes | 20,794 | 99.0 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 211 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 21,005 | 88.7 | -2.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Mike Ahern | 14,453 | 69.5 | +1.3 | |
Labor | Peter Byrne | 6,341 | 30.5 | -1.3 | |
National hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Mike Ahern | 10,576 | 68.2 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Joan Kiely | 4,922 | 31.8 | +9.4 | |
Total formal votes | 15,498 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 253 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 15,751 | 90.9 | |||
National hold | Swing | -6.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Mike Ahern | 11,828 | 67.7 | +13.4 | |
Labor | Ivan Guy | 3,918 | 22.4 | -7.0 | |
Independent | Paul Cowan | 1,719 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 17,465 | 98.6 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 252 | 1.4 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 17,717 | 89.2 | -3.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Mike Ahern | 12,688 | 72.6 | +6.9 | |
Labor | Ivan Guy | 4,777 | 27.4 | -6.9 | |
National hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Mike Ahern | 7,016 | 54.3 | -9.0 | |
Labor | Roger Jeffries | 3,802 | 29.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | David Barker | 2,106 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
Total formal votes | 12,924 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 190 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 13,114 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Mike Ahern | 8,490 | 65.7 | -1.9 | |
Labor | Roger Jeffries | 4,434 | 34.3 | +1.9 | |
Country hold | Swing | -1.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Mike Ahern | 6,781 | 63.3 | -8.0 | |
Labor | Peter Venning | 3,110 | 29.0 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Basil Nettleton | 825 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Total formal votes | 10,716 | 97.8 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 246 | 2.2 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 10,962 | 93.6 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Mike Ahern | 7,358 | 68.7 | -2.6 | |
Labor | Peter Venning | 3,358 | 31.3 | +2.6 | |
Country hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | 6,858 | 71.3 | -2.3 | |
Labor | Frank Freemantle | 2,766 | 28.7 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 9,624 | 98.5 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 150 | 1.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 9,774 | 94.1 | -0.7 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -2.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | 6,727 | 74.2 | -5.6 | |
Labor | Frank Freemantle | 2,343 | 25.8 | +5.6 | |
Total formal votes | 9,070 | 99.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.8 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 9,140 | 94.8 | +3.2 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | 7,051 | 79.8 | ||
Labor | Frank McLoughlin | 1,768 | 20.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,837 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 137 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,974 | 91.6 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | 7,176 | 73.1 | -26.9 | |
Labor | Vincent Crosby | 2,645 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
Total formal votes | 9,821 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 106 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 9,927 | 93.5 | |||
Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
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