Electoral results for the district of Mount Gravatt

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

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Members for Mount Gravatt

MemberPartyTerm
  Felix Dittmer Labor 1950–1957
  Graham Hart Liberal 1957–1963
  Geoff Chinchen Liberal 1963–1977
  Guelfi Scassola Liberal 1977–1983
  Ian Henderson National 1983–1989
  Judy Spence Labor 1989–2009

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 12,74254.82−1.63
Liberal Nick Monsour7,51732.34−3.34
Greens Daniel Crute1,7107.36+7.36
Family First Matthew Darragh9564.11+4.11
Independent J.F. Barnes3191.37−2.41
Total formal votes23,24498.13+0.23
Informal votes4431.87−0.23
Turnout 23,68789.64−1.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 13,85262.88+2.56
Liberal Nick Monsour8,17937.12−2.56
Labor hold Swing +2.56
2004 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 13,31756.45+1.85
Liberal Richard Leworthy8,41835.68+8.73
One Nation Karen Bracken9634.08−5.23
Independent J.F. Barnes8923.78+3.78
Total formal votes23,59097.90−0.11
Informal votes5072.10+0.11
Turnout 24,09791.54−2.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 13,68860.32−3.85
Liberal Richard Leworthy9,00439.68+3.85
Labor hold Swing -3.85
2001 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 13,18754.6+8.1
Liberal Steven Huang6,50927.0−6.1
One Nation Edmund McMahon2,2489.3−5.2
Greens Daniel Lloyd1,1414.7+0.7
Independent Frank Tanti 8313.4+3.4
Independent Ken Eggmolesse2351.0+1.0
Total formal votes24,15198.0
Informal votes4902.0
Turnout 24,64193.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 14,22064.2+8.1
Liberal Steve Huang7,94035.8−8.1
Labor hold Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 9,05348.0−4.1
Liberal Graham Quirk 6,04732.1−15.9
One Nation Richard Duffell2,51913.4+13.4
Greens Rod Young7203.8+3.8
Democrats Ian Laing4552.4+2.4
Reform Arthur Colebrook760.4+0.4
Total formal votes18,87098.6+0.7
Informal votes2671.4−0.7
Turnout 19,13793.1+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 10,33257.2+5.1
Liberal Graham Quirk 7,73942.8−5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1
1995 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 9,80852.1−4.3
Liberal Joe Hodgson9,03447.9+9.8
Total formal votes18,84297.9−0.1
Informal votes4062.1+0.1
Turnout 19,24892.2−0.3
Labor hold Swing -7.1
1992 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 11,21156.4+1.9
Liberal Allan Pidgeon7,56338.1+9.7
Independent David McBryde1,0925.5+5.5
Total formal votes19,86698.0
Informal votes4022.0
Turnout 20,26892.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 11,58259.2+3.4
Liberal Allan Pidgeon7,99140.8−3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judy Spence 9,69750.3+16.7
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,84530.3−1.4
National Ian Henderson 3,73819.4−14.2
Total formal votes19,28097.2−0.6
Informal votes5502.8+0.6
Turnout 19,83092.7−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 9,96851.7+8.4
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 9,31248.3+48.3
Labor gain from National Swing +8.4
1986 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pauline McLaughlin6,23233.6−2.2
National Ian Henderson 6,22633.6−0.5
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,87931.7+1.6
Tory and WhigChristine Shackleton1871.0+1.0
Total formal votes18,52497.9+0.4
Informal votes4042.1−0.4
Turnout 18,92892.9−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Henderson 10,50256.7+0.4
Labor Pauline McLaughlin8,02243.3−0.4
National hold Swing +0.4
1983 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Tharenou6,20135.8+4.8
National Ian Henderson 5,90934.1+8.9
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,20930.1−13.7
Total formal votes17,31998.6−0.2
Informal votes2421.4+0.2
Turnout 17,56193.1+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Henderson 10,03757.9+57.9
Labor Steve Tharenou7,28242.1+7.8
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1980 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 7,00643.8+8.2
Labor Marion McInnes4,95331.0−5.9
National Ian Henderson 4,03125.2+2.0
Total formal votes15,99098.8+0.5
Informal votes1961.2−0.5
Turnout 16,18689.6−2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 10,50065.7+5.3
Labor Marion McInnes5,49034.3−5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Harvey5,54636.9+6.4
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,34535.6−31.6
National Ian Henderson3,48623.2+23.2
Progress Desmond McKay6544.4+4.4
Total formal votes15,03198.3
Informal votes2611.7
Turnout 15,29292.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 9,08560.4−10.2
Labor George Harvey5,94639.6+10.2
Liberal hold Swing -10.2
1974 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,20066.9+20.6
Labor Bill Avery4,65630.5−16.1
Queensland Labor Therese Sheil3962.6−4.5
Total formal votes15,25298.9+0.1
Informal votes1641.1−0.1
Turnout 15,41691.2−4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,52969.0+16.5
Labor Bill Avery4,72331.0−16.5
Liberal hold Swing +16.5
1972 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Avery5,92246.6+5.7
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 5,88546.3−6.0
Queensland Labor Michael Scragg9017.1+0.3
Total formal votes12,70898.8
Informal votes1531.2
Turnout 12,86195.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 6,67152.5−4.1
Labor Bill Avery6,03747.5+4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 9,57752.3−3.6
Labor James Kennedy7,48840.9+5.6
Queensland Labor Patrick O'Reilly1,2506.8−1.9
Total formal votes18,31598.50.0
Informal votes2721.50.0
Turnout 18,58793.9−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,59557.8−5.5
Labor James Kennedy7,72042.2+5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5
1966 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,64755.9−0.1
Labor Peter Rowe5,46435.3−0.5
Queensland Labor Kenneth Bayliss1,3498.7+0.5
Total formal votes15,46098.5+0.5
Informal votes2401.5−0.5
Turnout 15,70094.4−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 9,78363.3+1.3
Labor Peter Rowe5,67736.7−1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
1963 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 7,53856.0−0.8
Labor Stuart Barnes4,81935.8+5.9
Queensland Labor Eric Allingham1,1088.2−5.1
Total formal votes13,46598.5+0.2
Informal votes2081.5−0.2
Turnout 13,67395.3+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,34262.0
Labor Stuart Barnes5,12338.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Hart 6,27853.9
Labor Fred Pearson3,43329.5
Queensland Labor Rupert Kneen1,1179.6
Independent Labor Eric King8076.9
Total formal votes11,63598.9
Informal votes1251.1
Turnout 11,76093.5
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Hart 10,56239.7−0.7
Labor Felix Dittmer 10,43439.3−20.3
Queensland Labor Charles Edwards5,43220.4+20.4
Independent Harold Boone1450.5+0.5
Total formal votes26,57398.6−0.2
Informal votes3701.4+0.2
Turnout 26,94395.2+1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.9
1956 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 14,60059.6−3.9
Liberal Eric Handy9,90440.4+5.9
Total formal votes24,50498.8+0.1
Informal votes2861.2−0.1
Turnout 24,79094.2+0.6
Labor hold Swing -4.9
1953 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 12,20363.5+11.2
Liberal Daniel Rowley6,63534.5−11.5
Communist George Bordujenko3862.0+2.0
Total formal votes19,22498.7+0.1
Informal votes2591.3−0.1
Turnout 19,48393.6+1.5
Labor hold Swing +11.6
1950 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 6,70252.3
Liberal Edward Knoblanch5,89046.0
Independent Donald Orr2151.7
Total formal votes12,80798.6
Informal votes1861.4
Turnout 12,99392.1
Labor hold Swing

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