Electoral results for the district of South Brisbane

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of South Brisbane in Queensland state elections.

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Members for South Brisbane

First incarnation (1860–1878, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Henry Richards Unaligned1860–1863
  Thomas Stephens Unaligned1863–1875
  Richard Kingsford Unaligned1875–1878
Second incarnation (1878–1912, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Kingsford Unaligned1878–1883
  Angus Mackay Unaligned1878–1880
  Simon Fraser Unaligned1880–1888
  Henry Jordan Unaligned1883–1888
  Henry Jordan Unaligned1888–1890
  Abraham Luya Unaligned1888–1893
  Arthur Morry Unaligned1890–1893
  Harry Turley Labor 1893–1899
  Charles Midson Ministerialist1893–1896
  Charles Midson Ministerialist/Opposition1896–1904
  Abraham Luya Unaligned1899
  Harry Turley Labor 1899–1902
  Alec Lamont Ministerialist1902–1904
  William Reinhold Labor 1904–1907
  Thomas Bouchard Ministerialist/Opposition1904–1908
  Peter Airey Ministerialist/Independent Opposition1908–1909
  John Huxham Opposition/Ministerialist1908–1909
  Thomas Bouchard Ministerialist/Opposition1909–1912
  James Allan Unaligned1909–1912
Third incarnation (1912–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Bouchard Ministerialist/Opposition1912–1915
  Edgar Free Labor 1915–1920
  Myles Ferricks Labor 1920–1929
  Neil MacGroarty Country and Progressive National 1929–1932
  Vince Gair Labor 1932–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
  Col Bennett Labor 1960–1972
  Fred Bromley Labor 1972–1974
  Colin Lamont Liberal 1974–1977
  Jim Fouras Labor 1977–1986
  Anne Warner Labor 1986–1995
  Anna Bligh Labor 1995–2012
  Jackie Trad Labor 2012–2020
  Amy MacMahon Greens 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: South Brisbane [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Amy MacMahon 12,63137.89+3.54
Labor Jackie Trad 11,47134.41−1.59
Liberal National Clem Grehan7,61622.85−1.49
One Nation Rosalie Taxis5731.72+1.72
Independent John Meyer4411.32+1.32
Independent John Jiggens3981.19+1.19
United Australia Marcus Thorne2060.62+0.62
Total formal votes33,33697.42+1.07
Informal votes8822.58−1.07
Turnout 34,21887.98+4.26
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Amy MacMahon 18,45055.35+8.90
Labor Jackie Trad 14,88644.65−8.90
Greens gain from Labor Swing +8.90

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: South Brisbane [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jackie Trad 10,00736.0−6.0
Greens Amy MacMahon 9,54934.4+11.7
Liberal National Simon Quinn6,76424.3−8.0
Independent Cameron Murray5161.9+1.9
Independent Karel Boele4841.7−1.2
Independent Karagh-Mae Kelly2490.9+0.9
Independent Frank Jordan2300.8+0.8
Total formal votes27,79996.4−2.0
Informal votes1,0523.6+2.0
Turnout 28,85183.7+3.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jackie Trad 14,88753.6−10.2
Greens Amy MacMahon 12,91246.5+46.5
Labor hold Swing −10.2
2015 Queensland state election: South Brisbane [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jackie Trad 12,35542.71+4.15
Liberal National Fiona Ward9,32132.22−5.85
Greens Jonathan Sri 6,32021.85+3.78
Independent Karel Boele9303.22+1.32
Total formal votes28,92698.35+0.42
Informal votes4841.65−0.42
Turnout 29,41086.75−0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jackie Trad 17,69763.79+9.13
Liberal National Fiona Ward10,04536.21−9.13
Labor hold Swing +9.13
2012 South Brisbane state by-election, 28 April 2012 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Clem Grehan7,76138.0–0.1
Labor Jackie Trad 6,72032.9–5.7
Greens Jo-Anne Bragg3,96019.4+1.3
DS4SEQ Penny Panorea7513.7+3.7
Katter's Australian Robert Wardrop4352.1–1.3
Independent Jason McKenzie3491.7+1.7
Family First Penny McCreery2611.3+1.3
Independent Liam Flenady1890.9–1.0
Total formal votes20,42698.2+0.2
Informal votes3831.8–0.2
Turnout 20,80967.5–19.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jackie Trad 8,96351.7–3.0
Liberal National Clem Grehan8,38848.3+3.0
Labor hold Swing –3.0
2012 Queensland state election: South Brisbane [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 10,01538.57-9.85
Liberal National Clem Grehan9,88738.07+10.16
Greens Jo-Anne Bragg4,69218.07+0.66
Katter's Australian Robert Wardrop8833.40+3.40
Independent Liam Flenady4911.89+1.89
Total formal votes25,96897.94-0.25
Informal votes5472.06+0.25
Turnout 26,51587.11+0.67
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 12,97754.66-10.35
Liberal National Clem Grehan10,76345.34+10.35
Labor hold Swing -10.35

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: South Brisbane [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 12,24348.4-3.2
Liberal National Mary Carroll7,05827.9+2.6
Greens Gary Kane4,40217.4-4.0
Independent Merilyn Haines4091.6+1.6
Independent Sam Watson 3441.4+1.4
Independent Greg Martin 3301.3+1.3
DS4SEQ David Rendell3041.2+1.2
Independent Derek Rosborough1480.6-1.0
Independent Matt Coates460.2+0.2
Total formal votes25,28498.0
Informal votes4672.0
Turnout 25,75186.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 14,69765.0-3.4
Liberal National Mary Carroll7,91135.0+3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4
2006 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 12,63651.5-1.6
Liberal Lynne Jennings6,21225.3+1.2
Greens Gary Kane5,26921.5+1.5
Independent Derek Rosborough4051.7+1.7
Total formal votes24,52298.2+0.4
Informal votes4551.8-0.4
Turnout 24,97785.3-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 15,29668.4-2.7
Liberal Lynne Jennings7,07131.6+2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7
2004 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 12,84853.1-6.8
Liberal Alister Cowper5,83924.1+4.4
Greens Juanita Wheeler4,84720.0+11.0
Independent Lynda Hansen6802.8+2.8
Total formal votes24,21497.8+0.4
Informal votes5522.2-0.4
Turnout 24,76685.7-2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 16,15071.1-3.8
Liberal Alister Cowper6,57728.9+3.8
Labor hold Swing -3.8
2001 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 14,32959.9+6.7
Liberal Jason Chappel4,72019.7-7.1
Greens Mark Taylor2,1509.0+8.3
Democrats Crystal Lagos9854.1-0.5
Independent Murray Swan7773.2+1.5
Independent Guy Freemarijuana6532.7+0.3
Independent Adam Baker3101.3+1.3
Total formal votes23,92497.4
Informal votes6382.6
Turnout 24,56288.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 16,37774.9+9.2
Liberal Jason Chappel5,47925.1-9.2
Labor hold Swing +9.2

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 10,59153.4+2.2
Liberal Leo Tsimpikas5,20926.3-7.7
One Nation Raymond Meiers1,5928.0+8.0
Democrats Anthony Lee1,0135.1-3.7
Independent Guy Freemarijuana5272.7+2.7
Independent Murray Swan3751.9+1.9
Independent Coral Wynter2781.4+1.4
Australia First Mario Zocchi1850.9+0.9
Reform Chris Ray660.3+0.3
Total formal votes19,83698.3+1.3
Informal votes3511.7-1.3
Turnout 20,18790.0+3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 12,39066.3+5.6
Liberal Leo Tsimpikas6,30033.7-5.6
Labor hold Swing +5.6
1995 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Bligh 9,40951.2-10.0
Liberal Marcus Clark6,24333.9+6.4
Democrats Althea Smith1,6248.8+3.9
Independent Tony Kneipp7424.0+4.0
Independent Geoff Wilson3752.0+2.0
Total formal votes18,39396.9+0.4
Informal votes5793.1-0.4
Turnout 18,97286.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Bligh 10,80360.7-7.8
Liberal Marcus Clark6,99639.3+7.8
Labor hold Swing -7.8
1992 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anne Warner 11,97061.2+3.3
Liberal Mark Bromback5,38927.5+7.0
Indigenous Peoples Netta Tyson1,2476.4+6.4
Democrats Andrew Bartlett 9634.9+4.9
Total formal votes19,56996.6
Informal votes6913.4
Turnout 20,26086.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anne Warner 13,02068.5+3.0
Liberal Mark Bromback5,98931.5-3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anne Warner 10,03757.9+9.8
Liberal Heather Scantlebury3,54720.5-0.5
National Peter Peters2,09412.1-15.7
Greens Peter Hutton1,6569.6+9.6
Total formal votes17,33496.4-0.2
Informal votes6393.6+0.2
Turnout 17,97385.7-2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anne Warner 10,94764.0+9.8
Liberal Heather Scantlebury6,15736.0-9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8
1986 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anne Warner 8,22248.1-6.9
National Leo Tsimpikas4,75427.8-2.0
Liberal Guri Lluka3,59521.0+6.9
Socialist Workers Susanne Bolton5333.1+3.1
Total formal votes17,10496.6
Informal votes6043.4
Turnout 17,70888.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anne Warner 9,27354.2-2.6
National Leo Tsimpikas7,83145.8+2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6
1983 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Fouras 7,47655.0+2.7
National Malcolm Ellis4,05229.8+29.8
Liberal Rodney Miller1,91414.1-30.2
Socialist Ivan Ivanoff1551.1+1.1
Total formal votes13,59797.3-0.2
Informal votes3822.7+0.2
Turnout 13,97987.8+3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 7,98258.7+4.7
National Malcolm Ellis5,61541.3+41.3
Labor hold Swing +4.7
1980 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Fouras 7,00652.3+0.4
Liberal Colin Lamont 5,93544.3+0.7
Independent Edward Grevsmuhl4443.3+3.3
Total formal votes13,38597.5+0.4
Informal votes3362.5-0.4
Turnout 13,72184.1-4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 7,22854.0+0.8
Liberal Colin Lamont 6,15746.0-0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Fouras 7,51051.9+6.0
Liberal David Smith6,31243.6-10.5
Progress William Everaarps6494.5+4.5
Total formal votes14,47197.1
Informal votes4292.9
Turnout 14,90088.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 7,70553.2+7.3
Liberal David Smith6,76646.8-7.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.3
1974 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Colin Lamont 6,41455.0+29.6
Labor Fred Bromley 5,25045.0-4.4
Total formal votes11,66497.9+1.1
Informal votes2492.1-1.1
Turnout 11,91383.9-7.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +16.0
1972 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Bromley 5,60949.4-9.8
Liberal Joseph Fenton2,88525.4-4.5
Independent Col Bennett 2,22719.6+19.6
Queensland Labor Viliam Simek5915.2-3.4
Independent Anton Terpstra470.4+0.4
Total formal votes11,35996.8
Informal votes3753.2
Turnout 11,73491.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 6,93361.0+4.3
Liberal Joseph Fenton4,42639.0-4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,19359.2+1.0
Liberal Alan Brown2,62129.9-0.9
Queensland Labor John O'Connell7578.6+0.2
Socialist Victor Slater1992.3+2.3
Total formal votes8,77097.0+0.1
Informal votes2733.0-0.1
Turnout 9,04384.4-3.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Bennett 5,49362.3+0.4
Liberal Alan Brown3,27737.7-0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4
1966 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,73658.2+3.3
Liberal Cecil Schuurs3,03330.8-0.6
Queensland Labor Mervyn Eunson8228.4-5.3
Communist Warren Bowden2582.6+2.6
Total formal votes9,84996.9+0.1
Informal votes3173.1-0.1
Turnout 10,16688.2-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Bennett 6,09661.9+3.5
Liberal Cecil Schuurs3,75338.1-3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5
1963 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,76854.9+11.0
Liberal Gabrielle Horan3,29831.4+4.2
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 1,44413.7-15.2
Total formal votes10,51096.8-1.4
Informal votes3443.2+1.4
Turnout 10,85491.7+3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Bennett 6,03757.4
Liberal Gabrielle Horan4,47342.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Col Bennett 5,01143.9
Queensland Labor Vince Gair 3,29428.9
Liberal Charles O'Brien3,10627.2
Total formal votes11,41198.2
Informal votes2091.8
Turnout 11,62088.0
Labor gain from Queensland Labor Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Vince Gair 3,59844.1+44.1
Liberal William Henry2,59331.8+31.8
Labor Tom Doyle1,97424.2-34.4
Total formal votes8,16598.7+0.2
Informal votes1041.3-0.2
Turnout 8,26993.7+1.8
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 4,73658.6-6.0
Independent Frank Roberts 2,73133.8+33.8
Independent Jack Noonan6117.6+7.6
Total formal votes8,07898.50.0
Informal votes1231.50.0
Turnout 8,20191.9+1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,84764.6+8.1
Liberal Geoffrey Wadeson2,78730.8-12.7
Independent John Parker4184.6+4.6
Total formal votes9,05298.5-0.4
Informal votes1341.5+0.4
Turnout 9,18690.4-1.5
Labor hold Swing +11.2
1950 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,65156.5
Liberal Allan McLeod4,34743.5
Total formal votes9,99898.9
Informal votes1151.1
Turnout 10,11391.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 6,07253.1-3.2
People's Party Winston Noble 5,36946.9+3.2
Total formal votes11,44198.0+0.4
Informal votes2342.0-0.4
Turnout 11,67591.8+9.0
Labor hold Swing -3.2
1944 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,94056.3-0.4
People's Party Robert Lincoln4,61143.7+0.4
Total formal votes10,55197.6+0.1
Informal votes2632.4-0.1
Turnout 10,81482.8-5.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4
1941 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,74056.7+6.9
United Australia Daniel Rowley4,39343.3+12.7
Total formal votes10,13397.5-1.6
Informal votes2562.5+1.6
Turnout 10,38988.2-4.9
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,10549.8-17.8
United Australia William Kingwell3,13530.6-1.8
Protestant Labor James McCann2,01619.7+19.7
Total formal votes10,25699.1+2.0
Informal votes970.9-2.0
Turnout 10,35393.1+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Gair 5,29555.4-12.2
United Australia William Kingwell4,26044.6+12.2
Labor hold Swing -12.2
1935 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 6,40567.6
CPNP Robert Paine3,06532.4
Total formal votes9,47097.1
Informal votes2872.9
Turnout 9,75792.8
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 4,73752.2
CPNP Neil MacGroarty 3,97243.8
Queensland Party Joseph Clancy3644.0
Total formal votes9,07398.0
Informal votes1822.0
Turnout 9,25594.7
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP Neil MacGroarty 3,18355.0+5.8
Labor Myles Ferricks 2,60645.0-5.8
Total formal votes5,78998.2-0.9
Informal votes1051.8+0.9
Turnout 5,89486.9-0.5
CPNP gain from Labor Swing +5.8
1926 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Myles Ferricks 3,00650.8-2.3
CPNP Alec McGill2,90749.2+7.9
Total formal votes5,88899.1+1.5
Informal votes790.9-1.5
Turnout 5,96787.4+2.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1923 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Myles Ferricks 3,15553.1+1.5
United John Kessell2,45041.3-7.1
Independent Charles Gabbert3335.6+5.6
Total formal votes5,93897.6-0.7
Informal votes1462.4+0.7
Turnout 6,08484.5+5.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1920 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Myles Ferricks 3,06351.6-3.4
National James Davey2,87748.4+3.4
Total formal votes5,94098.3-0.1
Informal votes1021.7+0.1
Turnout 6,04279.0-1.6
Labor hold Swing -3.4

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Free 2,98655.0-4.4
National Albert Harte2,44045.0+4.4
Total formal votes5,42698.4+0.4
Informal votes871.6-0.4
Turnout 5,51380.6-6.0
Labor hold Swing -4.4
1915 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Free 2,69359.4+9.8
Liberal John Burke1,84240.6-9.8
Total formal votes4,53598.0-1.3
Informal votes932.0+1.3
Turnout 4,62886.6+9.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.8
1912 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Bouchard 1,91450.4
Labor Joseph Sherry1,88249.6
Total formal votes3,79699.3
Informal votes260.7
Turnout 3,82277.5
Liberal hold Swing

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