Electoral results for the district of Nundah

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

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Members for Nundah

MemberPartyTerm
  George Agnew Conservative1888–1890
 Ministerial1890–1896
  Thomas Bridges Ministerial1896–1903
 Liberal1903–1907
  Kidstonites 1907
  Richard Sumner Kidstonites 1907–1909
 Independent Opposition1909
  Thomas Bridges Liberal 1909–1916
  National 1916–1918
  Hubert Sizer National 1918–1923
  William Kelso United Party1923–1925
  Country and Progressive National 1925–1932
  John Hayes Labor 1932–1947
  Frank Roberts Labor 1947–1956
  Jim Hadley Labor 1956–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1957
  William Knox Liberal 1957–1989
  Phil Heath Labor 1989–1991
  Terry Sullivan Labor 1991–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1991 Nundah state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Terry Sullivan 7,10043.6−13.8
Liberal John Hood5,47433.6−0.5
Independent John Hay1,1587.1+7.1
National Yvonne Chapman 1,0106.2−2.3
Independent Ray Hugall5363.3+3.3
Democrats Ian Rowland3932.4+2.4
Call to Australia Rona Joyner3492.1+2.1
Independent Ronald Nightingale2761.7+1.7
Total formal votes16,29696.7−0.9
Informal votes5583.3+0.9
Turnout 16,85483.3−8.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Sullivan 8,20850.4−7.6
Liberal John Hood8,08849.6+7.6
Labor hold Swing -7.6

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Nundah [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Phil Heath 10,44357.4+13.9
Liberal William Knox 6,20134.1+0.5
National Russell Parry1,5488.5−14.3
Total formal votes18,19297.6−0.6
Informal votes4502.4+0.6
Turnout 18,64291.5−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phil Heath 10,55158.0+13.4
Liberal William Knox 7,64142.0−13.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.4
1986 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gary Johns 7,62743.5−2.8
Liberal William Knox 5,89433.7−20.0
National Goodwin Poole3,99622.8+22.8
Total formal votes17,51798.2
Informal votes3161.8
Turnout 17,83392.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 9,70255.4+1.7
Labor Gary Johns 7,81544.6−1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7
1983 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 7,99956.2−3.4
Labor Owen Gazzard6,23743.8+3.4
Total formal votes14,23698.2−0.1
Informal votes2621.8+0.1
Turnout 14,49890.7+2.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.4
1980 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 8,23759.6+1.5
Labor Owen Gazzard5,58740.4−1.5
Total formal votes13,82498.3+0.1
Informal votes2321.7−0.1
Turnout 14,05688.1−2.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 8,23558.1−9.1
Labor Leonard Hingley5,92741.9+9.1
Total formal votes14,16298.2
Informal votes2591.8
Turnout 14,42191.0
Liberal hold Swing -9.1
1974 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 7,64563.8+16.5
Labor Leonard Hingley4,33736.2−9.0
Total formal votes11,98298.2−0.8
Informal votes2191.8+0.8
Turnout 12,20188.5−5.3
Liberal hold Swing +9.9
1972 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 5,34147.3−1.9
Labor Ian Brusasco5,10045.2+4.9
Queensland Labor Ambrose Shannon8537.5−3.1
Total formal votes11,29499.0
Informal votes1151.0
Turnout 11,40993.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,09253.9−5.5
Labor Ian Brusasco5,20246.1+5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 5,47149.2−2.5
Labor Roderick Blundell4,47940.3+0.4
Queensland Labor Brian Barlow1,17810.6+2.2
Total formal votes11,12898.4−0.4
Informal votes1751.6+0.4
Turnout 11,30392.3−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,32256.8−1.8
Labor Roderick Blundell4,80643.2+1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8
1966 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 5,97151.7+1.9
Labor John Carey4,59939.9−0.6
Queensland Labor Michael Green9728.4−1.3
Total formal votes11,54298.8−0.1
Informal votes1451.2+0.1
Turnout 11,68793.1−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,76258.6+0.3
Labor John Carey4,78041.4−0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
1963 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 5,86049.8−2.2
Labor Frank Roberts 4,76340.5+8.3
Queensland Labor Denis Cleary1,1449.7−6.1
Total formal votes11,76798.9+0.4
Informal votes1321.1−0.4
Turnout 11,89994.7+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Knox 6,86158.3
Labor Frank Roberts 4,90641.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 6,14852.0
Labor Michael Sweeney3,80832.2
Queensland Labor Jim Hadley 1,87315.8
Total formal votes11,82998.5
Informal votes1781.5
Turnout 12,00793.0
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Knox 4,42139.3−5.2
Queensland Labor Jim Hadley 3,52631.3+31.3
Labor Dudley Ryder3,30729.4−26.1
Total formal votes11,25498.9+0.4
Informal votes1241.1−0.4
Turnout 11,37895.4+0.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Hadley 6,13655.5−6.4
Liberal William Knox 4,92444.5+6.4
Total formal votes11,06098.5−0.1
Informal votes1661.5+0.1
Turnout 11,22694.8+0.3
Labor hold Swing -6.4
1953 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Roberts 6,88261.9+9.6
Liberal Nellie Taylor4,23238.1−9.6
Total formal votes11,11498.6−0.3
Informal votes1621.4+0.3
Turnout 11,27694.5+0.7
Labor hold Swing +9.6
1950 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Roberts 5,62452.3
Liberal William Cook5,12247.7
Total formal votes10,74698.9
Informal votes1231.1
Turnout 10,86993.8
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Roberts 7,12850.8−0.8
People's Party Alex Dewar 6,89349.2+0.8
Total formal votes14,02198.8−0.1
Informal votes1651.2+0.1
Turnout 14,18693.4+3.0
Labor hold Swing -0.8
1944 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hayes 5,86251.6−1.7
People's Party William Cunningham5,49348.4+1.7
Total formal votes11,35598.9+0.5
Informal votes1251.1−0.5
Turnout 11,48090.4−3.1
Labor hold Swing -1.7
1941 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hayes 5,67253.3+13.6
United Australia William Cook4,97246.7+21.2
Total formal votes10,64498.4−0.6
Informal votes1751.6+0.6
Turnout 10,81993.5−2.4
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hayes 5,01448.4−18.1
Protestant Labor Thomas Denovan2,70726.1+26.1
United Australia William Kelso 2,64425.5−8.0
Total formal votes10,36599.0+0.1
Informal votes1011.0−0.1
Turnout 10,46695.9+2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Hayes 5,16753.2−13.3
Protestant Labor Thomas Denovan4,54446.8+46.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hayes 6,06666.5
CPNP Alfred Thompson3,05933.5
Total formal votes9,12598.9
Informal votes1021.1
Turnout 9,22793.8
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hayes 4,49351.2
CPNP William Kelso 3,93344.8
Independent Jack MacDonald3584.1
Total formal votes8,78499.4
Informal votes560.6
Turnout 8,84094.0
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP William Kelso 6,75467.1+7.9
Labor Thomas Darby3,31532.9−7.9
Total formal votes10,06999.10.0
Informal votes880.90.0
Turnout 10,15793.4+0.7
CPNP hold Swing +7.9
1926 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP William Kelso 4,86059.2+2.5
Labor Victor Kearney3,35340.8−2.5
Total formal votes8,21399.1+0.3
Informal votes760.9−0.3
Turnout 8,28992.7+4.9
CPNP hold Swing +2.5
1923 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United William Kelso 3,65956.7−5.8
Labor James McCabe2,49238.6+1.1
Independent Thomas Shaw2984.7+4.7
Total formal votes6,44998.8−0.6
Informal votes771.2+0.6
Turnout 6,52687.8+3.2
United hold Swing N/A
1920 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Hubert Sizer 5,72762.5+4.9
Labor George Robbins3,43037.5−4.9
Total formal votes9,15799.4+0.1
Informal votes510.6−0.1
Turnout 9,20884.6−0.1
National hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Hubert Sizer 4,32757.6+5.9
Labor Sid Cook3,18642.4−5.9
Total formal votes7,51399.3+0.3
Informal votes510.7−0.3
Turnout 7,56484.7−4.2
National hold Swing +5.9
1915 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Bridges 2,83051.7−13.4
Labor Richard Sumner 2,64048.3+13.4
Total formal votes5,47099.0−0.5
Informal votes571.0+0.5
Turnout 5,52788.9+9.0
Liberal hold Swing -13.4
1912 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Bridges 2,30165.1
Labor Robert McCormack1,23234.9
Total formal votes3,53399.5
Informal votes170.5
Turnout 3,55079.9
Liberal hold Swing

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References

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