Electoral results for the district of Landsborough

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

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Members for Landsborough

MemberPartyTerm
  Frank Nicklin Country 1950–1968
  Mike Ahern Country1968–1974
 National1974–1990
  Joan Sheldon Liberal 1990–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Landsborough state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joan Sheldon 7,40730.5+13.5
National John Edwards6,07125.0−14.5
Independent Labor Francis Bowyer4,63919.1+19.1
Independent Peter Sawyer4,01716.6+16.6
Democrats Graeme Bowman1,2385.1+5.1
Call to Australia Rona Joyner4561.9+1.9
Conservative Raymond Kalms4311.8+1.8
Total formal votes24,25995.3−2.2
Informal votes1,1974.7+2.2
Turnout 25,45681.8−9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Joan Sheldon 15,64464.5+64.5
National John Edwards8,61535.5−20.4
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Landsborough [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Bowyer10,53840.0+7.2
National Mike Ahern 10,40039.5−10.5
Liberal Garnet Ross4,46517.0−0.3
Community IndependentsSanto Ferraro9203.5+3.5
Total formal votes26,32397.5−0.7
Informal votes6832.5+0.7
Turnout 27,00691.2+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 14,72055.9−5.7
Labor Frank Bowyer11,60344.1+5.7
National hold Swing -5.7
1986 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mike Ahern 9,59450.0−6.6
Labor Michael Cramb6,28532.8+1.3
Liberal John McCaw3,31117.2+17.2
Total formal votes19,19098.1
Informal votes3611.9
Turnout 19,55190.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 11,81361.6−1.2
Labor Michael Cramb7,37538.4+1.2
National hold Swing -1.2
1983 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mike Ahern 15,55556.6+2.7
Labor Peter Byrne5,10118.6−5.7
Labor Gary Flanigan3,53712.9+12.9
Independent Ken Neil1,6476.0+6.0
Independent Donald Culley1,3514.9+4.9
Progress Dennis Marshall2961.1+1.1
Total formal votes27,48798.7−0.3
Informal votes3721.3+0.3
Turnout 27,85991.0+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 17,57663.9−5.6
Labor Peter Byrne9,91136.1+5.6
National hold Swing -5.6
1980 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mike Ahern 11,21553.9−14.3
Labor Peter Byrne5,05124.3−7.5
Liberal Paul Kingsford2,73313.1+13.1
Independent Barbara Cansdell1,7958.6+8.6
Total formal votes20,79499.0+0.6
Informal votes2111.0−0.6
Turnout 21,00588.7−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 14,45369.5+1.3
Labor Peter Byrne6,34130.5−1.3
National hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mike Ahern 10,57668.2+0.5
Labor Joan Kiely4,92231.8+9.4
Total formal votes15,49898.4
Informal votes2531.6
Turnout 15,75190.9
National hold Swing -6.3
1974 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Mike Ahern 11,82867.7+13.4
Labor Ivan Guy3,91822.4−7.0
Independent Paul Cowan1,7199.8+9.8
Total formal votes17,46598.6+0.1
Informal votes2521.4−0.1
Turnout 17,71789.2−3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 12,68872.6+6.9
Labor Ivan Guy4,77727.4−6.9
National hold Swing +6.9
1972 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Mike Ahern 7,01654.3−9.0
Labor Roger Jeffries3,80229.4+0.4
Liberal David Barker2,10616.3+16.3
Total formal votes12,92498.5
Informal votes1901.5
Turnout 13,11492.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Mike Ahern 8,49065.7−1.9
Labor Roger Jeffries4,43434.3+1.9
Country hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Mike Ahern 6,78163.3−8.0
Labor Peter Venning3,11029.0+0.3
Independent Basil Nettleton8257.7+7.7
Total formal votes10,71697.8−0.7
Informal votes2462.2+0.7
Turnout 10,96293.6−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Mike Ahern 7,35868.7−2.6
Labor Peter Venning3,35831.3+2.6
Country hold Swing -2.6
1966 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin 6,85871.3−2.3
Labor Frank Freemantle2,76628.7+2.3
Total formal votes9,62498.5−0.7
Informal votes1501.5+0.7
Turnout 9,77494.1−0.7
Country hold Swing -2.3
1963 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin 6,72774.2−5.6
Labor Frank Freemantle2,34325.8+5.6
Total formal votes9,07099.2+0.7
Informal votes700.8−0.7
Turnout 9,14094.8+3.2
Country hold Swing -5.6
1960 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin 7,05179.8
Labor Frank McLoughlin1,76820.2
Total formal votes8,83798.5
Informal votes1371.5
Turnout 8,97491.6
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing
1956 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin 7,17673.1−26.9
Labor Vincent Crosby2,64526.9+26.9
Total formal votes9,82198.9
Informal votes1061.1
Turnout 9,92793.5
Country hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Landsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "1989 Result for Landsborough". Queensland Election Archive. ABC Elections. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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