Electoral results for the district of Rockhampton North

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Rockhampton North in Queensland state elections.

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Members for Rockhampton North

First incarnation (1888–1912)
MemberPartyTerm
  Rees Jones 1888–1893
William Harding Independent 1893–1896
James Stewart Labour 1896–1901
Henry Turner Labour 1901
John Linnett Independent 1901–1902
Henry Turner Labour 1902–1907
James Brennan Kidstonites 1907–1909
Liberal 1909–1912
Second incarnation 1960–1992
Merv Thackeray Labor Party 1960–1972
  Independent 1972
Les Yewdale Labor 1972–1989
Robert Schwarten Labor 1989–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 11,35855.4−0.8
National Lee Nevison5,93829.0−6.5
Liberal Alan Cornick2,13110.4+10.4
Citizens Electoral Council Len Clampett8344.1+4.1
Citizens Electoral Council Jon Harding2391.2+1.2
Total formal votes20,50097.6−0.5
Informal votes4932.4+0.5
Turnout 20,99393.7+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Schwarten 12,01358.6−1.7
National Lee Nevison8,48741.4+1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7
1986 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Yewdale 10,53756.2−2.5
National Bob Simpson6,65835.5+2.0
Independent John Murphy1,5608.3+8.3
Total formal votes18,75598.1
Informal votes3641.9
Turnout 19,11993.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 11,30960.3+0.8
National Bob Simpson7,44639.7−0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
1983 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Yewdale 11,40858.7+0.8
National Patrick Maloney6,51033.5+4.2
Liberal Beverley Reynolds1,5217.8−0.2
Total formal votes19,43999.1−0.2
Informal votes1750.9+0.2
Turnout 19,61494.1+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 11,74860.4−1.8
National Patrick Maloney7,69139.6+1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8
1980 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Yewdale 9,97857.9−6.3
National Robert Simpson5,04629.3+15.3
Liberal Keith Harris1,3818.0−13.8
Independent Patrick Carroll7574.4+4.4
Socialist Jeffrey Jones860.5+0.5
Total formal votes17,24899.2+0.1
Informal votes1380.8−0.1
Turnout 17,38692.3−3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 10,73062.2−4.0
National Robert Simpson6,51837.8+37.8
Labor hold Swing -4.0

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Yewdale 10,39764.2+9.7
Liberal James Rundle3,52621.8−17.9
National Donald King2,26114.0+14.0
Total formal votes16,18499.1
Informal votes1470.9
Turnout 16,33195.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 10,71466.2+10.1
Liberal James Rundle5,47033.8−10.1
Labor hold Swing +10.1
1974 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Yewdale 8,07454.5+10.5
Liberal T.R. Young5,87939.7+15.1
Queensland Labor John Dunn8605.8−2.3
Total formal votes14,81398.9+0.3
Informal votes1621.1−0.3
Turnout 14,97595.1−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 8,31556.1+5.0
Liberal T.R. Young5,78143.9−5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0
1972 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Les Yewdale 5,63944.0−21.8
Liberal Peter Vamvakaris3,15624.6+0.7
Independent Merv Thackeray 2,96923.2+23.2
Queensland Labor John McKenna1,0428.1−2.3
Total formal votes12,80698.6
Informal votes1751.4
Turnout 12,98196.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 6,54051.1−14.9
Liberal Peter Vamvakaris6,26648.9+14.9
Labor hold Swing -14.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,76365.8+1.4
Liberal Philip German3,18323.9−3.1
Queensland Labor John Dunn1,38010.4+1.8
Total formal votes13,32698.7−0.3
Informal votes1771.3+0.3
Turnout 13,50394.2−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,98167.4+0.7
Liberal Philip German4,34532.6−0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7
1966 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,22164.4−0.5
Liberal Robert Woodrow3,45027.0−0.1
Queensland Labor Iris Burke1,1018.6+0.5
Total formal votes12,77299.0+0.4
Informal votes1291.0−0.4
Turnout 12,90195.8−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,52366.7+0.3
Liberal Robert Woodrow4,24933.3−0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3
1963 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 7,93364.9+4.9
Liberal Phil German3,30827.1+0.8
Queensland Labor Richard Wasson9858.1−5.6
Total formal votes12,22698.6−0.5
Informal votes1711.4+0.5
Turnout 12,39795.9+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Thackeray 8,11666.4
Liberal Phil German4,11033.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 7,31260.0
Liberal Hector MacDonald3,20526.3
Queensland Labor James Verney1,66713.7
Total formal votes12,18499.1
Informal votes1090.9
Turnout 12,29395.4
Labor win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "1989 Results for Rockhampton North". Queensland Election Archive. ABC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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