Electoral results for the district of Mount Coot-tha

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Mount Coot-tha in Queensland state elections.

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Members for Mount Coot-tha

MemberPartyTerm
 Sir Kenneth Morris Liberal 1950–1963
  Bill Lickiss Liberal 1963–1986
  Lyle Schuntner Liberal 1986–1989
  Wendy Edmond Labor 1989–2004
  Andrew Fraser Labor 2004–2012
  Saxon Rice Liberal National 2012–2015
  Steven Miles Labor 2015–2017

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2015 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Saxon Rice 11,81442.98−4.76
Labor Steven Miles 8,96632.62+3.98
Greens Omar Ameer6,09522.17+1.46
Independent Charles Mcalister6112.22+2.22
Total formal votes27,48698.75−0.02
Informal votes3491.25+0.02
Turnout 27,83587.64−1.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steven Miles 13,92052.59+7.95
Liberal National Saxon Rice 12,55047.41−7.95
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +7.95
2012 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Saxon Rice 12,14247.74+11.48
Labor Andrew Fraser 7,28528.64−9.24
Greens Adam Stone5,26920.72−2.36
Katter's Australian Margaret Waterman7392.91+2.91
Total formal votes25,43598.77−0.01
Informal votes3171.23+0.01
Turnout 25,43589.53+1.76
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Saxon Rice 13,06755.36+10.61
Labor Andrew Fraser 10,53844.64−10.61
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +10.61

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew Fraser 9,54437.9−6.9
Liberal National John Pollard9,13536.3+3.1
Greens Larissa Waters 5,81523.1+1.2
DS4SEQ Suzanne Karamujic3351.3+1.3
Independent Dave Zwolenski2020.8+0.8
Independent James Sinnamon1630.6+0.6
Total formal votes25,19498.7
Informal votes3121.3
Turnout 25,50687.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Fraser 12,49355.2−5.1
Liberal National John Pollard10,12044.8+5.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1
2006 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew Fraser 10,69145.0+0.8
Liberal James Mackay7,90333.3+3.2
Greens Juanita Wheeler5,16321.7−1.9
Total formal votes23,75798.6−0.1
Informal votes3451.4+0.1
Turnout 24,10286.5+0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Fraser 13,31360.5−1.0
Liberal James Mackay8,70939.5+1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0
2004 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew Fraser 10,45744.2−6.8
Liberal Ray Sargent7,11230.1+3.5
Greens Andrew Carroll5,56823.6+11.7
Independent Dave Noke5052.1+2.1
Total formal votes23,64298.7+0.2
Informal votes3191.3−0.2
Turnout 23,96186.5−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Fraser 13,17061.5−4.6
Liberal Ray Sargent8,22938.5+4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
2001 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 11,74151.0+1.4
Liberal Jenny Cannon6,13526.6−7.7
Greens Dick Copeman2,74011.9+2.0
Independent Anne Boccabella1,4246.2+6.2
Democrats Adam Zaborszczyk9854.3−1.3
Total formal votes23,02598.5
Informal votes3481.5
Turnout 23,37388.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 13,88866.1+5.1
Liberal Jenny Cannon7,11633.9−5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 10,19849.1+10.3
Liberal Rolene Orford7,27335.0−2.0
Greens Dick Copeman2,10710.1−14.1
Democrats Alison Jensen1,1995.8+5.8
Total formal votes20,77798.6−0.1
Informal votes2941.4+0.1
Turnout 21,07190.2+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 12,24560.5+7.0
Liberal Rolene Orford7,99239.5−7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0
1995 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 7,57138.8−17.2
Liberal Rolene Orford7,22837.0+11.4
Greens Drew Hutton 4,72424.2+24.2
Total formal votes19,52398.7+0.5
Informal votes2611.3−0.5
Turnout 19,78488.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 9,88353.5−8.9
Liberal Rolene Orford8,59746.5+8.9
Labor hold Swing -8.9
1992 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 11,64656.0−0.7
Liberal Andrew McBryde5,32125.6−5.1
National Don Caslick2,24310.8+2.2
Democrats Kerri Kellett1,5877.6+7.6
Total formal votes20,79798.2
Informal votes3891.8
Turnout 21,18688.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 12,54662.4+2.7
Liberal Andrew McBryde7,56737.6−2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 9,46154.8+15.7
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 5,86034.0+4.0
National Geoffrey Colless1,4548.4−18.2
Greens Myron Loving4812.8+2.8
Total formal votes17,25698.10.0
Informal votes3281.90.0
Turnout 17,58490.8−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 9,83657.0+13.2
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 7,42043.0−13.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.2
1986 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Moran6,40639.1+16.0
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 4,91730.0+3.1
National Geoff Colless4,35326.6−6.3
Democrats John Elfick6914.2−12.9
Total formal votes16,36798.1−1.2
Informal votes3091.9+1.2
Turnout 16,67691.6−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 9,19956.2+1.0
Labor John Moran7,16843.8−1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
1983 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Cedric Dowdle5,80532.8+32.8
Liberal Bill Lickiss 4,75126.9−35.9
Labor Denis Pacey4,08623.1+6.6
Democrats David Dalgarno3,02917.1−3.7
Total formal votes17,67199.3+0.5
Informal votes1290.7−0.5
Turnout 17,80092.8+3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 10,70060.5−12.4
National Cedric Dowdle6,97139.5+39.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1980 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,48762.8+0.3
Democrats David Dalgarno3,13720.8+20.8
Labor Graham Kevin2,48916.5−10.5
Total formal votes15,11498.8−0.4
Informal votes1891.2+0.4
Turnout 15,30389.1−2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,02472.9+3.1
Labor Graham Kevin4,08927.1−3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,60462.5−12.6
Labor Jon Stanford3,71927.0+4.3
Progress W.J. Younger1,43710.4+10.4
Total formal votes13,76099.2
Informal votes1150.8
Turnout 13,87591.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,61069.8−8.6
Labor Jon Stanford4,15030.2+8.6
Liberal hold Swing -8.6
1974 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,56075.1+18.5
Labor Ian De Lacy3,49522.7−9.4
Queensland Labor Ross Domrow3312.2−9.1
Total formal votes15,38698.70.0
Informal votes2061.30.0
Turnout 15,59289.9−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,83576.9+10.9
Labor Ian De Lacy3,55123.1−10.9
Liberal hold Swing +10.9
1972 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 6,88056.6−2.0
Labor Ian De Lacy3,89332.1+2.5
Queensland Labor Cecilia Edwards1,37111.3−0.4
Total formal votes12,14498.7
Informal votes1631.3
Turnout 12,30791.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,01966.0−3.2
Labor Ian De Lacy4,12534.0+3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,85458.6−1.4
Labor Con Sciacca 4,97629.6−1.8
Queensland Labor Andrew Aitken1,97211.7+3.1
Total formal votes16,80298.5−0.2
Informal votes2591.5+0.2
Turnout 17,06191.8−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,51468.5+1.5
Labor Con Sciacca 5,28831.5−1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
1966 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,52260.0+0.3
Labor Barry Gorman4,46331.4−1.1
Queensland Labor Maxwell Muller1,2278.6+0.8
Total formal votes14,21298.7+0.7
Informal votes1881.3−0.7
Turnout 14,40093.7−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,52067.0+1.0
Labor Barry Gorman4,69233.0−1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
1963 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,17559.7+2.9
Labor Norm Maddock3,90832.5+2.6
Queensland Labor Max Muller9417.8−5.5
Total formal votes12,02498.0−0.3
Informal votes2482.0+0.3
Turnout 12,27295.3+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,94166.0
Labor Norm Maddock4,08334.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 5,80356.8
Labor James Davis3,05729.9
Queensland Labor Bryan Hurley1,36213.3
Total formal votes10,22298.3
Informal votes1811.7
Turnout 10,40393.0
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,72358.4−4.0
Labor Desmond Raven3,25421.8−15.8
Queensland Labor John Lynch2,96719.8+19.8
Total formal votes14,94499.0+0.2
Informal votes1481.0−0.2
Turnout 15,09294.9+0.8
Liberal hold Swing +10.4
1956 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,93262.4+4.5
Labor Vlad Darveniza5,38637.6−4.5
Total formal votes14,31898.80.0
Informal votes1711.20.0
Turnout 14,48994.1−0.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.5
1953 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 7,48457.3−2.8
Labor Vlad Darveniza5,57842.7+2.8
Total formal votes13,06298.8−0.2
Informal votes1631.2+0.2
Turnout 13,22594.2+0.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
1950 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 7,03260.1
Labor Bryan Hurley4,66839.9
Total formal votes11,70099.0
Informal votes1171.0
Turnout 11,81793.8
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Mount Coot-tha - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Mount Coot-tha - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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