This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Somerset in Queensland state elections.
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Duncan MacDonald | Country | 1950–1953 | |
Alexander Skinner | Labor | 1953–1957 | |
Queensland Labor | 1957 | ||
Harold Richter | Country | 1957–1972 | |
Bill Gunn | Country | 1972–1974 | |
National | 1974–1992 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lyn Kally | 7,770 | 36.8 | +0.8 | |
National | Bill Gunn | 7,359 | 34.8 | -29.2 | |
Liberal | Neil Zabel | 3,252 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Independent | Jean Bray | 1,435 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Independent | Rob Lucas | 787 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Noel Qualischefski | 516 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 21,119 | 96.6 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 755 | 3.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 21,874 | 92.7 | +0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Gunn | 11,396 | 54.0 | -10.0 | |
Labor | Lyn Kally | 9,723 | 46.0 | +10.0 | |
National hold | Swing | -10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Bill Gunn | 11,720 | 64.0 | +9.7 | |
Labor | Ron Hazelden | 6,594 | 36.0 | -1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 18,314 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 573 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 18,887 | 92.4 | |||
National hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Bill Gunn | 12,490 | 54.3 | +4.3 | |
Labor | Ron Hazelden | 8,538 | 37.1 | +7.7 | |
Liberal | Clive Herrald | 1,976 | 8.6 | -12.0 | |
Total formal votes | 23,004 | 98.6 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 323 | 1.4 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 23,327 | 92.1 | +1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Gunn | 14,025 | 61.0 | -4.0 | |
Labor | Ron Hazelden | 8,979 | 39.0 | +4.0 | |
National hold | Swing | -4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Bill Gunn | 9,381 | 50.0 | -12.4 | |
Labor | Ron Hazelden | 5,508 | 29.4 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Owen Nugent | 3,854 | 20.6 | +20.6 | |
Total formal votes | 18,743 | 98.9 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 213 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 18,956 | 90.9 | -1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Gunn | 12,175 | 65.0 | -2.9 | |
Labor | Ron Hazelden | 6,568 | 35.0 | +2.9 | |
National hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Bill Gunn | 9,599 | 62.4 | -12.3 | |
Labor | Ronald Hazelden | 4,024 | 26.1 | +7.9 | |
Democrats | Thomas Flynn-O'Connor | 1,771 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Total formal votes | 15,394 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 226 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 15,620 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Gunn | 10,449 | 67.9 | -8.2 | |
Labor | Ronald Hazelden | 4,945 | 32.1 | +8.2 | |
National hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Bill Gunn | 9,656 | 74.7 | +18.2 | |
Labor | Gordon Abbott | 2,348 | 18.2 | -13.4 | |
Independent | Keith Hughes | 918 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Total formal votes | 12,922 | 99.2 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 107 | 0.8 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,029 | 93.2 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Gunn | 10,115 | 78.3 | +12.0 | |
Labor | Gordon Abbott | 2,807 | 21.7 | -12.0 | |
National hold | Swing | +12.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Bill Gunn | 6,925 | 56.5 | -4.1 | |
Labor | Henry Riis | 3,874 | 31.6 | -7.8 | |
Queensland Labor | Roland Forgan | 1,263 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Independent | Robert Wilkie | 198 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 12,260 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 128 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 12,388 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bill Gunn | 8,133 | 66.3 | +5.7 | |
Labor | Henry Riis | 4,127 | 33.7 | -5.7 | |
Country hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harold Richter | 5,014 | 59.9 | 0.0 | |
Labor | Norman Cush | 3,351 | 40.1 | +7.7 | |
Total formal votes | 8,365 | 98.8 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 101 | 1.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,466 | 94.8 | 0.0 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harold Richter | 5,076 | 59.9 | -0.2 | |
Labor | Jacobus Van Der Lelie | 2,742 | 32.4 | -7.5 | |
Independent | John Rasmussen | 380 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Queensland Labor | Naomi Grulke | 274 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 8,472 | 98.9 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 97 | 1.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,569 | 94.8 | -1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Harold Richter | 5,497 | 64.9 | +4.8 | |
Labor | Jacobus Van Der Lelie | 2,975 | 35.1 | -4.8 | |
Country hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harold Richter | 5,336 | 60.1 | +5.0 | |
Labor | John Walters | 3,536 | 39.9 | +20.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8,872 | 99.3 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 60 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 8,932 | 95.8 | +1.7 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harold Richter | 4,860 | 55.1 | ||
Queensland Labor | Alexander Skinner | 2,291 | 26.0 | ||
Labor | Robert Warren | 1,672 | 19.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,823 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 126 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,949 | 94.1 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harold Richter | 3,700 | 41.0 | -3.1 | |
Queensland Labor | Alexander Skinner | 3,246 | 36.0 | +36.0 | |
Labor | Evan Marginson | 2,078 | 23.0 | -32.9 | |
Total formal votes | 9,024 | 99.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 42 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,066 | 95.4 | +0.7 | ||
Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alexander Skinner | 4,921 | 55.9 | +4.9 | |
Country | Nigel McConnel | 3,887 | 44.1 | -4.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8,808 | 99.3 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 63 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,871 | 94.7 | +0.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alexander Skinner | 4,522 | 51.0 | +8.8 | |
Country | James Brough | 4,353 | 49.0 | -8.8 | |
Total formal votes | 8,875 | 99.1 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 78 | 0.9 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,953 | 93.9 | +0.4 | ||
Labor gain from Country | Swing | +8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Duncan MacDonald | 5,113 | 57.7 | ||
Labor | John Perrett | 3,740 | 42.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,853 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 72 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,925 | 93.5 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
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