Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Queensland

1996 Australian federal election
(Queensland)

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All 26 Queensland seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader John Howard Paul Keating Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 13 seats 13 seats Seats won 23 seats 2 seats Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 1,071,126 664,371 Percentage 54.36% 33.72% Swing 8.37 6.77 TPP 60.22% 39.78% TPP swing 8.65 8.65

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1996 federal election in the state of Queensland. ^{[1] [2]}

Overall results

Turnout 96.6% (CV) — Informal 2.5% ^[3]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	764,140	38.78	7.52	17	10
		National	306,986	15.58	0.85	6	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,071,126	54.36	8.37	23	11
	Labor		664,371	33.72	-6.77	2	11
	Democrats		131,944	6.70	2.64
	Independents   [lower-alpha 1]		25,629	1.30	-1.57	1	1
	Greens		49,462	2.51	-0.69
	Indigenous Peoples		12,507	0.63	-2.19
	Women's Party		4,465	0.23	0.01
	Confederate Action		4,279	0.22	0.03
	One Australia		3,159	0.16
	Natural Law		1,532	0.08
	Against Further Immigration		1,258	0.06
	Call to Australia		494	0.03
	Republican		156	0.01
Total			1,970,382			26	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,158,122	60.22	+8.65	23	11
	Labor		765,019	39.78	-8.65	2	11
Invalid/blank votes			50,605	2.50	-0.12
Turnout			2,020,987	96.63
Registered voters			2,091,384
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Results by division

Bowman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bowman § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Bowman   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrea West	33,088	46.53	+12.17
	Labor	Con Sciacca	29,964	42.13	−9.35
	Democrats	Jenny van Rooyen	5,954	8.37	+4.50
	Greens	Tony Krajniw	1,780	2.50	−1.34
	Indigenous Peoples	Selina Reilly	331	0.47	+0.47
Total formal votes			71,117	97.82	+0.37
Informal votes			1,587	2.18	−0.37
Turnout			72,704	95.52	−0.74
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrea West	36,104	50.89	+9.03
	Labor	Con Sciacca	34,836	49.11	−9.03
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.03

Brisbane

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Brisbane § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jane Williamson	34,686	44.65	+8.59
	Labor	Arch Bevis	29,684	38.21	−7.44
	Democrats	Andrew Bartlett	7,024	9.04	+3.21
	Greens	Mark Taylor	3,180	4.09	−0.80
	Women's Party	Jenny Dunn	1,354	1.74	+1.74
	Independent	Bob Leach	739	0.95	+0.95
	Independent	Zanny Begg	508	0.65	+0.65
	Indigenous Peoples	Rose Mather	263	0.34	+0.34
	Natural Law	Mark Brady	243	0.31	−0.39
Total formal votes			77,681	97.59	+0.56
Informal votes			1,917	2.41	−0.56
Turnout			79,598	92.75	−2.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arch Bevis	38,892	50.36	−5.84
	Liberal	Jane Williamson	38,333	49.64	+5.84
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.84

Capricornia

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marjorie Henzell	31,531	40.37	−0.45
	National	Paul Marek	21,823	27.94	+5.89
	Liberal	Mike Wilkinson	18,321	23.46	+6.75
	Democrats	Fay Lawrence	4,071	5.21	+3.02
	Greens	Bob Muir	1,980	2.54	+0.89
	Indigenous Peoples	Bevan Tull	371	0.48	+0.16
Total formal votes			78,097	97.83	+0.42
Informal votes			1,733	2.17	−0.42
Turnout			79,830	95.42	−0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Marek	41,801	53.62	+6.40
	Labor	Marjorie Henzell	36,153	46.38	−6.40
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+6.40

Dawson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dawson § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Dawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	De-Anne Kelly	28,359	35.74	−2.68
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	28,168	35.50	−2.84
	Liberal	Greg Williamson	18,937	23.87	+16.27
	Democrats	Kevin Paine	3,095	3.90	+1.39
		Tony Duckett	542	0.68	+0.68
	Indigenous Peoples	Len Watson	245	0.31	+0.31
Total formal votes			79,346	97.76	+0.52
Informal votes			1,816	2.24	−0.52
Turnout			81,162	94.94	−0.76
Two-party-preferred result
	National	De-Anne Kelly	47,461	59.92	+5.96
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	31,744	40.08	−5.96
	National hold		Swing	+5.96

Dickson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Dickson § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Dickson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Smith	32,418	42.02	+6.23
	Labor	Michael Lavarch	30,800	39.92	−5.94
	Democrats	Tom Spencer	4,653	6.03	+2.59
	National	John Saunders	4,615	5.98	−0.06
	Greens	Kim Pantano	2,240	2.90	−1.46
	Independent	Rona Joyner	1,154	1.50	+1.50
	Indigenous Peoples	Geoffrey Atkinson	470	0.61	+0.61
	Independent	Theoron Toon	462	0.60	+0.60
	Natural Law	Geoff Wilson	190	0.25	+0.16
	Republican	Peter Consandine	156	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			77,158	97.57	−0.30
Informal votes			1,921	2.43	+0.30
Turnout			79,079	96.02	+5.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Smith	40,933	53.17	+5.72
	Labor	Michael Lavarch	36,051	46.83	−5.72
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.72

Fadden

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fadden § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Fadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jull	42,977	60.84	+13.42
	Labor	Ray Merlehan	18,349	25.98	−10.52
	Democrats	Hetty Johnston	6,937	9.82	+5.37
	Greens	William Gabriel	1,729	2.45	−1.75
	Indigenous Peoples	Dulcie May Bronsch	642	0.91	+0.70
Total formal votes			70,634	97.57	+0.14
Informal votes			1,762	2.43	−0.14
Turnout			72,396	94.82	−0.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Jull	47,796	67.84	+12.68
	Labor	Ray Merlehan	22,662	32.16	−12.68
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.68

Fairfax

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fairfax § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Fairfax

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	44,994	62.14	+22.34
	Labor	Peter Marconi	17,355	23.97	−6.65
	Democrats	Elizabeth Oss-Emer	5,808	8.02	+3.32
	Greens	John Fitzgerald	3,868	5.34	+1.25
	Indigenous Peoples	Colin Hicks	384	0.53	+0.53
Total formal votes			72,409	97.76	+0.23
Informal votes			1,659	2.24	−0.23
Turnout			74,068	94.16	−0.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Somlyay	49,109	68.09	+8.05
	Labor	Peter Marconi	23,010	31.91	−8.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.05

Fisher

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Fisher § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Slipper	30,902	45.07	+12.13
	Labor	John Henderson	15,685	22.88	−8.69
	National	John Bjelke-Petersen	14,115	20.59	−0.25
	Democrats	Alan Kerlin	3,625	5.29	+2.09
	Greens	Chris Gwin	1,686	2.46	−0.37
	Independent	Lorraine Barnes	830	1.21	+1.21
	Women's Party	Louise Peach	826	1.20	+1.20
	Against Further Immigration	Margaret Lazarenko	523	0.76	+0.76
	Independent	Gordon Earnshaw	257	0.37	+0.37
	Indigenous Peoples	Alex Bond	117	0.17	−0.07
Total formal votes			68,566	97.45	−0.21
Informal votes			1,794	2.55	+0.21
Turnout			70,360	94.89	−0.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Slipper	48,107	70.34	+10.02
	Labor	John Henderson	20,286	29.66	−10.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.02

Forde

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Forde § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Forde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kay Elson	28,172	40.82	+3.63
	Labor	Mary Crawford	23,201	33.62	−9.15
	National	Garth Carey	9,833	14.25	+6.06
	Democrats	Xanthe Adams	5,507	7.98	+2.69
	Greens	Aaron Wise	1,683	2.44	−0.42
	Indigenous Peoples	Marshall Bell	612	0.89	+0.84
Total formal votes			69,008	97.26	−0.05
Informal votes			1,943	2.74	+0.05
Turnout			70,951	93.51	−1.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kay Elson	41,087	59.70	+9.44
	Labor	Mary Crawford	27,735	40.30	−9.44
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.44

Griffith

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Griffith § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graeme McDougall	33,262	43.78	+7.42
	Labor	Kevin Rudd	31,407	41.34	−6.89
	Democrats	Iain Renton	4,714	6.21	+1.62
	National	David Stone	2,818	3.71	+0.19
	Greens	Barry Wilson	1,951	2.57	−1.60
	Women's Party	Jeni Eastwood	947	1.25	+1.25
	Independent	Gary Holland	401	0.53	+0.53
	Independent	Coral Wynter	296	0.39	−0.49
	Indigenous Peoples	John Leslie	172	0.23	+0.08
Total formal votes			75,968	97.59	+0.17
Informal votes			1,878	2.41	−0.17
Turnout			77,846	94.76	+0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graeme McDougall	38,981	51.47	+7.37
	Labor	Kevin Rudd	36,761	48.53	−7.37
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.37

Groom

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Groom § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Groom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Taylor	50,046	64.82	+30.44
	Labor	Neville Green	17,085	22.13	−4.67
	Democrats	Mark Carew	4,459	5.78	+2.01
	Greens	Sarah Moles	1,789	2.32	+0.05
	Independent	Peter Ousby	1,657	2.15	+2.15
	One Australia	Ray Buckley	1,578	2.04	+2.04
	Indigenous Peoples	W. J. McCarthy	595	0.77	−0.43
Total formal votes			77,209	97.71	+0.13
Informal votes			1,813	2.29	−0.13
Turnout			79,022	95.52	−0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Taylor	54,894	71.28	+7.16
	Labor	Neville Green	22,117	28.72	−7.16
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.16

Herbert

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Herbert § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Lindsay	29,405	38.75	+7.36
	Labor	Ted Lindsay	27,812	36.65	−4.49
	National	Ken Kipping	11,468	15.11	+8.92
	Democrats	Colin Edwards	4,473	5.89	+2.16
	Women's Party	Josephine Sailor	1,338	1.76	+1.76
	Independent	David Smallwood	730	0.96	+0.96
	Independent	Alex Caldwell	660	0.87	+0.87
Total formal votes			75,886	97.42	−0.06
Informal votes			2,010	2.58	+0.06
Turnout			77,896	94.12	−1.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Lindsay	42,826	56.59	+9.90
	Labor	Ted Lindsay	32,852	43.41	−9.90
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.90

Hinkler

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Hinkler § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Hinkler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Paul Neville	43,497	55.47	+25.39
	Labor	Brian Courtice	28,326	36.12	−6.79
	Democrats	Taha Dabbagh	4,019	5.12	+1.11
	Independent	Adrian Souterboek	1,820	2.32	+2.32
	Indigenous Peoples	Colin Johnson	758	0.97	+0.63
Total formal votes			78,420	97.59	−0.26
Informal votes			1,938	2.41	+0.26
Turnout			80,358	95.47	−0.63
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Neville	47,233	60.36	+10.39
	Labor	Brian Courtice	31,023	39.64	−10.39
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+10.39

Kennedy

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter	45,074	59.91	+22.75
	Labor	Fay Donovan	22,257	29.58	−11.84
	Democrats	Col Parker	4,973	6.61	+4.02
	Greens	Jo Valentine	1,807	2.40	−0.20
	Indigenous Peoples	Clarence Walden	1,124	1.49	+0.96
Total formal votes			75,235	97.13	+0.13
Informal votes			2,221	2.87	−0.13
Turnout			77,456	93.66	−0.27
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	48,440	64.49	+11.95
	Labor	Fay Donovan	26,673	35.51	−11.95
	National hold		Swing	+11.95

Leichhardt

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Leichhardt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Dodd	28,392	38.05	−3.91
	Liberal	Warren Entsch	23,721	31.79	+0.20
	National	Bob Burgess	15,236	20.42	+6.41
	Democrats	Leonie Watson	3,578	4.80	−0.41
	Greens	Pat Daly	2,081	2.79	−0.73
	Independent	Steve Dimitriou	871	1.17	+1.17
	Indigenous Peoples	Jeanette Simpson	387	0.52	+0.52
	Natural Law	Margaret Leviston	352	0.47	−0.71
Total formal votes			74,618	97.12	+0.41
Informal votes			2,213	2.88	−0.41
Turnout			76,831	92.32	−1.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Warren Entsch	40,332	54.18	+5.51
	Labor	Peter Dodd	34,102	45.82	−5.51
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.51

Lilley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lilley § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Elizabeth Grace	36,053	46.11	+10.15
	Labor	Wayne Swan	33,765	43.18	−6.73
	Democrats	Michael Hipwood	5,145	6.58	+2.41
	Greens	Noel Clothier	2,221	2.84	−0.30
	Independent	Daryl Bertwistle	796	1.02	+1.02
	Indigenous Peoples	Gloria Beckett	210	0.27	+0.27
Total formal votes			78,190	97.96	+0.45
Informal votes			1,627	2.04	−0.45
Turnout			79,817	94.56	−1.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Elizabeth Grace	39,564	50.73	+6.91
	Labor	Wayne Swan	38,429	49.27	−6.91
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.91

Longman

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Longman § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Longman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Brough	27,704	38.74	+6.68
	Labor	Pat Bonnice	21,943	30.69	−8.57
	National	Tom Bradley	12,611	17.64	+4.80
	Democrats	Greg Hollis	5,276	7.38	+4.41
	Greens	Jim Dimo	2,145	3.00	−0.54
	Independent	Terence Madden	966	1.35	+1.35
	One Australia	Geoffrey Abnett	673	0.94	+0.94
	Indigenous Peoples	Norman Hegarty	187	0.26	+0.06
Total formal votes			71,505	97.33	−0.33
Informal votes			1,962	2.67	+0.33
Turnout			73,467	95.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Brough	43,894	61.59	+8.13
	Labor	Pat Bonnice	27,374	38.41	−8.13
	Liberal notional  hold		Swing	+8.13

Maranoa

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Scott	53,867	70.49	+17.06
	Labor	Bob Murray	16,066	21.02	−4.05
	Democrats	Alan May	4,630	6.06	+3.43
	Indigenous Peoples	Franklin Beatty	1,855	2.43	+1.62
Total formal votes			76,418	97.02	−0.12
Informal votes			2,348	2.98	+0.12
Turnout			78,766	95.39	−0.34
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Scott	57,792	75.73	+7.59
	Labor	Bob Murray	18,526	24.27	−7.59
	National hold		Swing	+7.59

McPherson

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of McPherson § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: McPherson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bradford	42,640	61.57	+12.39
	Labor	Margaret Andrews	18,122	26.17	−10.29
	Democrats	Melinda Norman-Hicks	4,460	6.44	+2.65
	Greens	Anja Light	3,109	4.49	+0.32
	Independent	Kevin Goodwin	634	0.92	+0.92
	Indigenous Peoples	David Dillon	284	0.41	+0.41
Total formal votes			69,249	97.18	−0.23
Informal votes			2,013	2.82	+0.23
Turnout			71,262	93.95	−0.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Bradford	46,298	67.00	+8.56
	Labor	Margaret Andrews	22,803	33.00	−8.56
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.56

Moncrieff

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moncrieff § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Moncrieff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kathy Sullivan	43,098	64.81	+11.84
	Labor	Mike Smith	15,150	22.78	−9.27
	Greens	Inge Light	3,311	4.98	+0.99
	Democrats	Noel Payne	3,286	4.94	+1.05
	Independent	Andrew Prenzler	526	0.79	+0.79
	Call to Australia	Matthew Mackechnie	494	0.74	+0.74
	Natural Law	Sandy Price	327	0.49	+0.49
	Indigenous Peoples	Ian Pilgrim	303	0.46	+0.46
Total formal votes			66,495	96.89	−0.52
Informal votes			2,134	3.11	+0.52
Turnout			68,629	93.18	−1.54
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kathy Sullivan	46,599	70.25	+7.34
	Labor	Mike Smith	19,731	29.75	−7.34
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.34

Moreton

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Moreton § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Hardgrave	39,268	50.18	+7.83
	Labor	Garrie Gibson	28,886	36.92	−6.62
	Democrats	Kirsten Kirk	5,076	6.49	+1.78
	Greens	Annette Wilson	2,572	3.29	−0.48
	Against Further Immigration	Keith Bremner	735	0.94	+0.94
	Independent	Wendy Dent	581	0.74	+0.74
	Independent	Cameron Armstrong	547	0.70	+0.70
	Independent	Shane Dean	234	0.30	+0.07
	Indigenous Peoples	Norman Johns	195	0.25	−0.37
	Natural Law	Jacqueline Dhanji-Ayyar	153	0.20	+0.17
Total formal votes			78,247	97.16	−0.10
Informal votes			2,288	2.84	+0.10
Turnout			80,535	94.83	−0.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Hardgrave	42,997	55.09	+5.30
	Labor	Garrie Gibson	35,051	44.91	−5.30
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.30

Oxley

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Oxley § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Pauline Hanson*	33,960	48.61	+22.86
	Labor	Les Scott	27,497	39.36	−15.18
	Democrats	David Pullen	4,248	6.08	+0.56
	Greens	John McKeon	1,870	2.68	−1.74
	Independent	Victor Robb	1,094	1.57	+1.57
		Carl Wyles	765	1.09	+1.09
	Indigenous Peoples	Bill Chapman	433	0.62	+0.62
Total formal votes			69,867	97.15	+0.47
Informal votes			2,049	2.85	−0.47
Turnout			71,916	94.94	−0.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Pauline Hanson*	38,129	54.66	+19.31
	Labor	Les Scott	31,622	45.34	−19.31
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+19.31

*Pauline Hanson had been disendorsed as the Liberal candidate and ran as an independent, but she remained a Liberal on the ballot paper.

Petrie

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Petrie § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Petrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Teresa Gambaro	38,415	51.23	+11.51
	Labor	Gary Johns	27,280	36.38	−8.24
	Democrats	Zillah Jackson	4,918	6.56	+2.23
	Greens	Dell Jones	1,995	2.66	+0.19
	Independent	Nat Karmichael	1,148	1.53	+1.53
	Independent	Leonard Matthews	382	0.51	+0.51
	Independent	John Phillips	337	0.45	+0.45
	Independent	Kerry Hay	275	0.37	+0.37
	Indigenous Peoples	Keryn Jackson	236	0.31	+0.31
Total formal votes			74,986	97.51	+0.06
Informal votes			1,916	2.49	−0.06
Turnout			76,902	95.04	−0.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Teresa Gambaro	43,172	57.70	+9.85
	Labor	Gary Johns	31,651	42.30	−9.85
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.85

Rankin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Rankin § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	31,869	45.00	−9.93
	Liberal	Amanda Scott	29,046	41.02	+10.39
	Democrats	Alan Dickson	6,050	8.54	+3.52
	Greens	Richard Nielsen	1,977	2.79	+0.07
	Indigenous Peoples	Rosemary Bell	976	1.38	+1.38
	Independent	Xuan Thu Nguyen	899	1.27	+1.27
Total formal votes			70,817	96.61	−0.52
Informal votes			2,488	3.39	+0.52
Turnout			73,305	93.51	−1.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	36,278	51.35	−11.69
	Liberal	Amanda Scott	34,371	48.65	+11.69
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.69

Ryan

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Ryan § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Ryan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Moore	46,508	59.85	+7.38
	Labor	Howard Nielsen	19,526	25.13	−6.15
	Democrats	Diane Watson	7,850	10.10	+4.09
	Greens	Willy Bach	2,405	3.09	−1.41
	Independent	Alan Skyring	857	1.10	+0.65
	Indigenous Peoples	Cheryl Cannon	293	0.38	+0.20
	Natural Law	Valerie Thurlow	267	0.34	+0.02
Total formal votes			77,706	98.26	+0.55
Informal votes			1,374	1.74	−0.55
Turnout			79,080	95.19	−0.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Moore	51,712	66.87	+6.15
	Labor	Howard Nielsen	25,620	33.13	−6.15
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.15

Wide Bay

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay § 1996.[ edit ]

1996 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	43,670	59.55	+16.88
	Labor	Alan Holmes	19,390	26.44	−7.55
	Democrats	Pamela South	5,415	7.38	+3.78
	Independent	John Francis	2,891	3.94	+3.94
	Indigenous Peoples	Charlie Watson	1,064	1.45	+1.45
	One Australia	Wayne Skilton	908	1.24	+1.24
Total formal votes			73,338	97.09	−0.60
Informal votes			2,201	2.91	+0.60
Turnout			75,539	95.92	+0.00
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	50,157	68.53	+9.74
	Labor	Alan Holmes	23,037	31.47	−9.74
	National hold		Swing	+9.74

See also

• Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1996–1998

Notes

1. Pauline Hanson has been counted as being elected an independent. She had been disendorsed as the Liberal candidate and ran as an independent, but she remained a Liberal on the ballot paper.

References

1. "1996 House of Representatives: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN   1037-2938 . Retrieved 10 January 2022.
3. "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.