Results of the Queensland state election, 1980

Queensland state election, 29 November 1980 [1] [2] Legislative Assembly << 1977–1983 >>
Enrolled voters		1,341,365
Votes cast		1,192,893		Turnout	88.93%	–2.42%
Informal votes		18,008		Informal	1.51%	–0.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	487,493	41.49%	–1.34%	25	+ 2
	National	328,262	27.94%	+0.79%	35	± 0
	Liberal	316,272	26.92%	+1.70%	22	– 2
	Democrats	16,222	1.38%	–0.23%	0	± 0
	Progress	4,384	0.37%	–1.13%	0	± 0
	Independent	20,880	1.78%	+0.09%	0	± 0
	Others	1,372	0.12%	+0.12%	0	± 0
Total		1,174,885			82

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1980 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1980: Albert ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Ivan Gibbs	8,730	44.8	-8.5
	Labor	Harry Zaphir	6,565	33.7	-9.6
	Liberal	John Juett	3,342	17.1	+17.1
	Democrats	Peter Woolley	501	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Reginald Campbell	351	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			19,489	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			383	1.9	-0.2
Turnout			19,872	85.9	-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ivan Gibbs	11,877	60.9	+5.9
	Labor	Harry Zaphir	7,612	39.1	-5.9
	National hold		Swing	+5.9

Archerfield

Queensland state election, 1980: Archerfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kevin Hooper	9,335	64.8	-1.9
	National	Allen Muir	2,357	16.3	+3.5
	Liberal	Alan Bavister	2,167	15.0	-5.6
	Pensioner	Miriam Cope	274	1.9	+1.9
	Socialist	Mary Simmons	154	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Norman Eather	128	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			14,415	97.7	+0.1
Informal votes			334	2.3	-0.1
Turnout			14,749	86.8	-4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Hooper	10,255	71.1	+2.7
	National	Allen Muir	4,160	28.9	+28.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Ashgrove

Queensland state election, 1980: Ashgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Greenwood	6,883	43.7	-7.1
	Labor	Pat Comben	6,378	40.5	-2.9
	Democrats	Cheryl Paton	1,967	12.5	+12.5
	Progress	Owen Pershouse	510	3.2	-2.7
Total formal votes			15,738	98.7	-0.3
Informal votes			209	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			15,947	89.7	-2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Greenwood	7,927	50.4	-4.5
	Labor	Pat Comben	7,811	49.6	+4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.5

Aspley

Queensland state election, 1980: Aspley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Leonard Brydges	5,259	31.7	+31.7
	Liberal	Beryce Nelson	5,143	31.0	-30.5
	Labor	John Duncan	4,646	28.0	-10.5
	Democrats	Leslie Mundt	1,428	8.6	+8.6
	Progress	Gregory Curry	129	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			16,605	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			254	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			16,859	90.4	-2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Beryce Nelson	10,619	63.9	+2.4
	National	Leonard Brydges	5,986	36.1	+36.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Auburn

Queensland state election, 1980: Auburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Neville Harper	6,366	67.3	-0.5
	Labor	Ray Barker	2,833	30.0	+4.2
	Progress	David Trevilyan	261	2.8	-3.6
Total formal votes			9,460	99.4	+0.4
Informal votes			59	0.6	-0.4
Turnout			9,519	92.0	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Neville Harper	6,536	69.1	-3.2
	Labor	Ray Barker	2,924	30.9	+3.2
	National hold		Swing	-3.2

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1980: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Don Neal	4,938	68.7	-3.2
	Labor	John Barrett	2,249	31.3	+3.2
Total formal votes			7,187	98.5	+0.2
Informal votes			107	1.5	-0.2
Turnout			7,294	88.7	-0.8
	National hold		Swing	-3.2

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1980: Barambah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	8,011	80.4	+2.1
	Labor	Brian Hawkes	1,670	16.8	-4.9
	Independent	Henry Collins	279	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			9,960	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			100	1.0	-0.5
Turnout			10,060	91.9	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	8,150	81.8	+3.5
	Labor	Brian Hawkes	1,810	18.2	-3.5
	National hold		Swing	+3.5

Barron River

Queensland state election, 1980: Barron River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Martin Tenni	7,236	42.7	-7.5
	Labor	Keith De Lacy	7,668	45.2	-4.6
	Liberal	Lionel Van Dorssen	1,578	9.3	+9.3
	Democrats	Bruce Alexander	470	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			16,952	98.9	+0.8
Informal votes			190	1.1	-0.8
Turnout			17,142	86.1	-3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Martin Tenni	8,605	50.8	+0.6
	Labor	Keith De Lacy	8,347	49.2	-0.6
	National hold		Swing	+0.6

Brisbane Central

Queensland state election, 1980: Brisbane Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brian Davis	7,279	53.6	+0.9
	Liberal	Robert Wright	5,604	41.3	-2.6
	Communist	Murray Broad	699	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			13,582	97.2	-0.6
Informal votes			385	2.8	+0.6
Turnout			13,967	84.3	-4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Davis	7,838	57.7	+2.3
	Liberal	Robert Wright	5,744	42.3	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1980: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron McLean	7,657	54.6	-5.2
	Liberal	Brian Kirkham	6,380	45.4	+5.2
Total formal votes			14,037	97.8	-0.4
Informal votes			308	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			14,345	88.9	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.2

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1980: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jim Blake	7,694	54.3	+5.6
	National	Bryan Conquest	4,991	35.2	+3.6
	Liberal	Graham Quirk	787	5.5	-7.6
	Democrats	Lola Lomax	706	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			14,178	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			120	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			14,298	91.5	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Blake	8,270	58.3	+3.9
	National	Bryan Conquest	5,908	41.7	-3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.9

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1980: Burdekin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Val Bird	5,783	54.5	-5.8
	Labor	Peter Rehbein	4,836	45.5	+5.8
Total formal votes			10,619	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			120	1.1	0.0
Turnout			10,739	91.5	-2.8
	National hold		Swing	-5.8

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1980: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Claude Wharton	8,212	69.8	+0.5
	Labor	Edgar Roberts	3,544	30.2	-0.5
Total formal votes			11,756	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			121	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			11,877	91.6	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	+0.5

Caboolture

Queensland state election, 1980: Caboolture

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Des Frawley	8,082	42.2	-16.8
	Labor	John McLoughlin	4,567	23.8	-3.6
	Labor	Frank Hill	3,174	16.6	+16.6
	Liberal	Virginia Day	2,921	15.2	+15.2
	Independent	John Ferguson	422	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			19,166	98.1	-0.1
Informal votes			378	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			19,544	89.5	-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Des Frawley	10,598	55.3	-3.7
	Labor	John McLoughlin	8,568	44.7	+3.7
	National hold		Swing	-3.7

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1980: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ray Jones	9,471	58.7	+1.6
	National	Nigel Ette	3,928	24.3	-5.4
	Liberal	Francis Hoyal	2,359	14.6	+8.0
	Independent	Melvin Stewart	290	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	John Stamp	90	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			16,138	98.3	0.0
Informal votes			274	1.7	0.0
Turnout			16,412	85.8	-3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ray Jones	10,310	63.9	+2.5
	National	Nigel Ette	5,828	36.1	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Callide

Queensland state election, 1980: Callide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Lindsay Hartwig	8,252	65.8	+0.5
	Labor	Alan Morris	4,293	34.2	-0.5
Total formal votes			12,545	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			203	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			12,748	91.1	-0.7
	National hold		Swing	+0.5

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1980: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Peter McKechnie	5,921	61.8	-1.7
	Labor	Johannes De Roo	3,659	38.2	+1.7
Total formal votes			9,580	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			126	1.3	-0.7
Turnout			9,706	91.3	-1.4
	National hold		Swing	-1.7

Chatsworth

Queensland state election, 1980: Chatsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Terry Mackenroth	9,256	58.2	+7.1
	Liberal	Annette Dunstan	6,646	41.8	-7.1
Total formal votes			15,902	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			281	1.7	-0.1
Turnout			16,183	90.8	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1980: Condamine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Vic Sullivan	7,877	67.9	+5.7
	Labor	Allan Clancey	2,843	24.5	+0.4
	Progress	Lindsay Sturgess	872	7.5	-3.8
Total formal votes			11,592	99.3	+0.2
Informal votes			84	0.7	-0.2
Turnout			11,676	92.4	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vic Sullivan	8,444	72.8	+1.4
	Labor	Allan Clancey	3,148	27.2	-1.4
	National hold		Swing	+1.4

Cook

Queensland state election, 1980: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bob Scott	4,263	59.8	+11.4
	National	D.A. Young	1,282	18.0	-23.2
	National	Justin Smith	912	12.8	+12.8
	Liberal	Evelyn Scott	669	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			7,126	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			155	2.1	-0.1
Turnout			7,281	81.3	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Scott	4,447	62.4	+8.5
	National	D.A. Young	2,679	37.6	-8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1980: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Gordon Simpson	10,457	54.2	+2.5
	Labor	Sydney Appleby	5,230	27.1	-2.1
	Liberal	John Barbeler	2,821	14.6	-4.4
	Independent	Donald Sime	798	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			19,306	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			280	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			19,586	88.9	-3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gordon Simpson	12,821	66.4	-1.7
	Labor	Sydney Appleby	6,485	33.6	+1.7
	National hold		Swing	-1.7

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1980: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tony Elliott	8,989	70.7	-4.7
	Labor	Robert Ball	2,038	16.0	+2.3
	Liberal	Richard Barnard	1,679	13.2	+13.2
Total formal votes			12,706	99.4	+0.2
Informal votes			96	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			12,787	91.4	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tony Elliott	10,206	80.3	-0.3
	Labor	Robert Ball	2,500	19.7	+0.3
	National hold		Swing	-0.3

Everton

Queensland state election, 1980: Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Glen Milliner	6,984	45.4	-4.1
	Liberal	Brian Burke	4,258	27.6	-17.8
	National	Donald Munro	3,211	20.8	+20.8
	Democrats	Mark Taylor	946	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			15,399	98.9	-0.1
Informal votes			173	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			15,572	91.0	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	7,814	50.7	-0.3
	Liberal	Brian Burke	7,585	49.3	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1980: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Selwyn Muller	8,827	41.7	-19.7
	Labor	Ray Parker	7,322	34.6	-4.0
	Liberal	Thomas O'Toole	5,041	23.8	+23.8
Total formal votes			21,190	98.7	+1.1
Informal votes			272	1.3	-1.1
Turnout			21,462	89.3	-2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Selwyn Muller	12,575	59.3	-2.1
	Labor	Ray Parker	8,615	40.7	+2.1
	National hold		Swing	-2.1

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1980: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter	4,993	56.0	+1.8
	Labor	Thomas Greenwood	3,927	44.0	+2.4
Total formal votes			8,920	98.8	-0.1
Informal votes			106	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			9,026	86.2	-3.9
	National hold		Swing	-1.1

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1980: Greenslopes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill Hewitt	8,623	62.3	+23.8
	Labor	Graeme Kinnear	5,217	37.7	+8.0
Total formal votes			13,840	97.8	-1.1
Informal votes			312	2.2	+1.1
Turnout			14,152	89.0	-2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.1

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1980: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bill Glasson	4,220	59.2	+2.4
	Labor	Gordon Saunders	2,912	40.8	-2.4
Total formal votes			7,132	98.8	-0.1
Informal votes			86	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			7,218	87.5	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.4

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1980: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Len Stephan	6,679	53.7	-7.8
	Labor	Reginald Lawler	3,216	25.9	-2.1
	Liberal	Minas Venardos	2,131	17.1	+17.1
	Progress	William Runge	412	3.3	-7.2
Total formal votes			12,438	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			106	0.9	0.0
Turnout			12,544	94.8	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Len Stephan	8,492	68.3	-0.5
	Labor	Reginald Lawler	3,946	31.7	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	-0.5

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1980: Hinchinbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Ted Row	5,555	49.6	-3.5
	Labor	Norman Hart	3,665	32.7	-14.2
	Independent	John Williams	1,171	10.5	+10.5
	Independent	Des Bredhauer	814	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			11,205	97.1	-0.7
Informal votes			335	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			11,540	90.2	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ted Row	6,629	59.2	+6.1
	Labor	Norman Hart	4,576	40.8	-6.1
	National hold		Swing	+6.1

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1980: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Llewellyn Edwards	8,319	53.5	-0.7
	Labor	Joseph Sciacca	6,434	41.4	-4.5
	Independent	James Hayden	576	3.7	+3.7
	International Socialist	Ian Rintoul	108	0.7	+0.7
	Nationals QLD QLD Front	Victor Robb	103	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			15,540	98.7	+0.2
Informal votes			201	1.3	-0.2
Turnout			15,741	91.8	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Llewellyn Edwards	8,566	55.1	+0.9
	Labor	Joseph Sciacca	6,974	44.9	-0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Ipswich West

Queensland state election, 1980: Ipswich West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Underwood	8,280	52.3	-0.1
	Liberal	Lawrence Pointing	4,814	30.4	+16.8
	National	Neil Russell	2,742	17.3	-16.7
Total formal votes			15,836	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			180	1.1	0.0
Turnout			16,016	87.8	-3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Underwood	8,573	54.1	-0.2
	Liberal	Lawrence Pointing	7,263	45.9	+45.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Isis

Queensland state election, 1980: Isis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Lin Powell	7,569	50.1	+1.7
	Labor	Michael Edgar	5,466	36.2	-1.1
	Liberal	David Cooper	1,231	8.1	-3.6
	Democrats	Ronald Cullen	535	3.5	+3.5
	Democrats	Mervyn Worth	302	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			15,103	98.7	-0.2
Informal votes			201	1.3	+0.2
Turnout			15,304	90.2	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Lin Powell	8,871	58.7	-0.5
	Labor	Michael Edgar	6,232	41.3	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	-0.5

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1980: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Col Miller	8,114	59.9	+6.4
	Labor	Peter Venning	5,440	40.1	-2.8
Total formal votes			13,554	98.0	-0.7
Informal votes			272	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			13,826	87.3	-3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.9

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1980: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sam Doumany	7,158	50.2	+4.8
	Labor	Maurice Dwyer	6,549	45.9	+6.3
	Progress	Alvan Hawkes	562	3.9	+2.2
Total formal votes			14,269	98.0	-0.3
Informal votes			286	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			14,555	87.0	-2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Doumany	7,523	52.7	-0.3
	Labor	Maurice Dwyer	6,746	47.3	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1980: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Mike Ahern	11,215	53.9	-14.3
	Labor	Peter Byrne	5,051	24.3	-7.5
	Liberal	Paul Kingsford	2,733	13.1	+13.1
	Independent	Barbara Cansdell	1,795	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			20,794	99.0	+0.6
Informal votes			211	1.0	-0.6
Turnout			21,005	88.7	-2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	14,453	69.5	+1.3
	Labor	Peter Byrne	6,341	30.5	-1.3
	National hold		Swing	+1.3

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1980: Lockyer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tony Bourke	5,286	33.3	-21.7
	National	Tony FitzGerald	4,497	28.3	+28.3
	Labor	Michael Forde	2,826	17.8	-1.8
	National	Terence Day	2,603	16.4	+16.4
	Democrats	Rae Capon	505	3.2	-5.6
	Progress	Michael Berry	169	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			15,886	98.6	-0.4
Informal votes			223	1.4	+0.4
Turnout			16,109	90.9	-2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Tony FitzGerald	8,949	56.3	+56.3
	Liberal	Tony Bourke	6,937	43.7	-28.8
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Lytton

Queensland state election, 1980: Lytton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Burns	10,543	73.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Moyra Bidstrup	3,784	26.4	-6.6
Total formal votes			14,327	98.0	-0.5
Informal votes			297	2.0	+0.5
Turnout			14,624	89.4	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1980: Mackay ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ed Casey	10,106	59.2	+2.1
	National	Lionel Bevis	5,457	32.0	+9.2
	Liberal	Kevin Dray	1,500	8.8	-3.7
Total formal votes			17,063	98.9	+0.5
Informal votes			190	1.1	-0.5
Turnout			17,253	88.3	-3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ed Casey	10,518	61.6	-0.3
	National	Lionel Bevis	6,545	38.4	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

Mansfield

Queensland state election, 1980: Mansfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill Kaus	9,374	54.9	-1.9
	Labor	John Fraser	6,819	40.0	+5.1
	Progress	Des McKay	876	5.1	-3.2
Total formal votes			17,069	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			238	1.5	0.0
Turnout			17,335	90.5	-2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Kaus	9,943	58.3	-4.3
	Labor	John Fraser	7,126	41.7	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.3

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1980: Maryborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	6,747	47.7	-2.5
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,676	47.2	-2.6
	Democrats	Arthur Townsend	725	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			14,148	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			109	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			14,257	92.3	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	7,154	50.6	+0.4
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,994	49.4	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1980: Merthyr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Don Lane	7,334	54.5	+0.9
	Labor	Barbara Dawson	6,116	45.5	+3.1
Total formal votes			13,450	97.1	-0.4
Informal votes			398	2.9	+0.4
Turnout			13,848	84.0	-4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1980: Mirani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Conrad Nicolai	4,728	38.4	-0.1
	National	Jim Randell	4,592	37.2	-24.3
	Independent	John Comerford	2,291	18.6	+18.6
	Liberal	Leonard Goode	717	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			12,328	99.3	+0.6
Informal votes			86	0.7	-0.6
Turnout			12,414	91.2	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Jim Randell	6,533	53.0	-8.6
	Labor	Conrad Nicolai	5,795	47.0	+8.6
	National hold		Swing	-8.6

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1980: Mount Coot-tha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bill Lickiss	9,487	62.8	+0.3
	Democrats	David Dalgarno	3,137	20.8	+20.8
	Labor	Graham Kevin	2,489	16.5	-10.5
Total formal votes			15,114	98.8	-0.4
Informal votes			189	1.2	+0.4
Turnout			15,303	89.1	-2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Lickiss	11,024	72.9	+3.1
	Labor	Graham Kevin	4,089	27.1	-3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

• The two party preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Democrat candidates for Mount Coot-tha.

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1980: Mount Gravatt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Guelfi Scassola	7,006	43.8	+8.2
	Labor	Marion McInnes	4,953	31.0	-5.9
	National	Ian Henderson	4,031	25.2	+2.0
Total formal votes			15,990	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			196	1.2	-0.5
Turnout			16,186	89.6	-2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Guelfi Scassola	10,500	65.7	+5.3
	Labor	Marion McInnes	5,490	34.3	-5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Mount Isa

Queensland state election, 1980: Mount Isa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tony McGrady	5,398	44.4	-2.3
	National	Angelo Bertoni	5,209	42.8	-2.7
	Liberal	Joyce Boyd	1,048	8.6	+8.6
	Democrats	Ray Oldman	504	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			12,159	97.3	+1.2
Informal votes			331	2.7	-1.2
Turnout			12,490	84.0	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Angelo Bertoni	6,192	50.9	+0.3
	Labor	Tony McGrady	5,967	49.1	-0.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.3

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1980: Mourilyan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Eaton	5,139	51.3	+3.9
	National	Vicky Kippin	4,875	48.7	+1.6
Total formal votes			10,014	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			117	1.2	-0.5
Turnout			10,131	90.3	-2.3
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+1.6

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1980: Mulgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Max Menzel	4,739	44.6	-13.8
	Labor	James Moses	4,041	38.1	-3.5
	Liberal	Jean Huxley	1,840	17.3	+17.3
Total formal votes			10,620	99.1	+0.7
Informal votes			96	0.9	-0.7
Turnout			10,716	90.8	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Menzel	5,995	56.5	-1.9
	Labor	James Moses	4,625	43.5	+1.9
	National hold		Swing	-1.9

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1980: Murrumba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Joe Kruger	8,251	50.1	+3.6
	National	Yvonne Chapman	5,041	30.6	+1.3
	Liberal	Alfred Shaw	3,163	19.2	-4.9
Total formal votes			16,455	98.8	+0.9
Informal votes			203	1.2	-0.9
Turnout			16,658	90.2	-2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	9,121	55.4	+4.0
	National	Yvonne Chapman	7,334	44.6	-4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1980: Nudgee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	8,567	60.9	+2.2
	Liberal	Gerald Connor	5,503	39.1	-2.2
Total formal votes			14,070	98.5	+0.4
Informal votes			210	1.5	-0.4
Turnout			14,280	90.7	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1980: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William Knox	8,237	59.6	+1.5
	Labor	Owen Gazzard	5,587	40.4	-1.5
Total formal votes			13,824	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			232	1.7	-0.1
Turnout			14,056	88.1	-2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Peak Downs

Queensland state election, 1980: Peak Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Vince Lester	6,235	61.3	+3.5
	Labor	William Coffey	3,721	36.6	-5.6
	Independent	Anthony Whitfield	167	1.6	+1.6
	Progress	Robin Wright	54	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,177	99.3	+0.9
Informal votes			72	0.7	-0.9
Turnout			10,249	88.9	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vince Lester	6,320	62.1	+4.3
	Labor	William Coffey	3,857	37.9	-4.3
	National hold		Swing	+4.3

Pine Rivers

Queensland state election, 1980: Pine Rivers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rob Akers	10,476	57.5	+7.5
	Labor	June Willmot	7,747	42.5	-2.5
Total formal votes			18,223	98.0	-0.9
Informal votes			367	2.0	+0.9
Turnout			18,590	91.5	-1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1980: Port Curtis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Prest	7,191	53.8	-4.8
	National	Michael Crowley	4,341	32.5	+9.8
	Liberal	John Mawer	1,656	12.4	-2.6
	Liberal	Georgina Pickers	175	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			13,363	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			133	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			13,496	90.4	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Prest	7,695	57.6	-4.2
	National	Michael Crowley	5,668	42.4	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1980: Redcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Terry White	8,599	55.3	+26.0
	Labor	Roderick Lugton	6,941	44.7	+7.6
Total formal votes			15,540	98.4	-0.2
Informal votes			248	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			15,788	92.0	-0.6
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	N/A

Redlands

Queensland state election, 1980: Redlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Goleby	8,836	42.4	+0.5
	Labor	Con Sciacca	8,477	40.7	-0.7
	Liberal	Peter Hunter	3,520	16.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			20,833	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			236	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			21,069	90.9	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Goleby	11,300	54.2	-1.2
	Labor	Con Sciacca	9,533	45.8	+1.2
	National hold		Swing	-1.2

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1980: Rockhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Keith Wright	10,125	64.5	-0.1
	National	Garnet Lincoln	3,965	25.3	+10.6
	Liberal	Douglas Cuddy	1,603	10.2	-8.3
Total formal votes			15,693	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			142	0.9	-0.2
Turnout			15,835	90.3	-2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Wright	10,566	67.3	0.0
	National	Garnet Lincoln	5,127	32.7	+32.7
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1980: Rockhampton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Les Yewdale	9,978	57.9	-6.3
	National	Robert Simpson	5,046	29.3	+15.3
	Liberal	Keith Harris	1,381	8.0	-13.8
	Independent	Patrick Carroll	757	4.4	+4.4
	Socialist	Jeffrey Jones	86	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			17,248	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			138	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			17,386	92.3	-3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les Yewdale	10,730	62.2	-4.0
	National	Robert Simpson	6,518	37.8	+37.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

Roma

Queensland state election, 1980: Roma

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Ken Tomkins	4,706	65.4	+2.3
	Labor	David Bowden	2,491	34.6	+1.9
Total formal votes			7,197	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			88	1.2	-0.1
Turnout			7,285	88.6	-1.5
	National hold		Swing	-0.6

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1980: Salisbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rosemary Kyburz	7,949	46.3	-4.4
	Labor	Bill Wilcox	7,722	45.0	-4.3
	Independent	Mary Ellwood	1,496	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			17,167	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			326	1.9	-0.4
Turnout			17,493	89.2	-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rosemary Kyburz	8,973	52.3	+1.6
	Labor	Bill Wilcox	8,194	47.7	-1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1980: Sandgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Nev Warburton	8,971	60.5	+4.5
	Liberal	David Preston	4,027	27.1	-2.4
	Coalitionist	Peter Jackman	1,530	10.3	+10.3
	Independent	Anthony Catip	309	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			14,837	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			240	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			15,077	89.4	-2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	9,585	64.6	+6.6
	Liberal	David Preston	5,252	35.4	-6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1980: Sherwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Angus Innes	9,004	54.7	-3.9
	Labor	Peter Doyle	4,384	26.6	-8.6
	National	Terrence Mahoney	2,762	16.8	+16.8
	Progress	Judith Forbes	320	1.9	-4.2
Total formal votes			16,470	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			178	1.1	0.0
Turnout			16,648	89.7	-2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Angus Innes	11,678	70.9	+8.0
	Labor	Peter Doyle	4,792	29.1	-8.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.0

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1980: Somerset

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

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1980: South Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jim Fouras	7,006	52.3	+0.4
	Liberal	Colin Lamont	5,935	44.3	+0.7
	Independent	Edward Grevsmuhl	444	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			13,385	97.5	+0.4
Informal votes			336	2.5	-0.4
Turnout			13,721	84.1	-4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Fouras	7,228	54.0	+0.8
	Liberal	Colin Lamont	6,157	46.0	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1980: South Coast

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russ Hinze	8,049	44.1	-11.3
	Labor	Philip Button	3,969	21.8	-15.1
	Liberal	Ross Woods	2,404	13.2	+13.2
	Liberal	Elizabeth Diamond	1,929	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Robert Neumann	1,394	7.6	+7.6
	Coalitionist	Michael Carey	303	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Julia Freebury	119	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	James Drabsch	77	0.4	-7.3
Total formal votes			18,244	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			323	1.7	-0.2
Turnout			18,567	84.7	-3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russ Hinze	11,788	64.6	+5.3
	Labor	Philip Button	6,456	35.4	-5.3
	National hold		Swing	+5.3

Southport

Queensland state election, 1980: Southport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Peter White	6,376	38.5	+4.4
	National	Doug Jennings	5,570	33.7	-2.5
	Labor	Ian Rogers	4,195	25.4	-3.2
	Progress	Kevin Chaffey	219	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Peter Courtney	112	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Grace Plunkett	67	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			16,539	97.3	-1.0
Informal votes			461	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			17,000	85.5	-3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Doug Jennings	8,623	52.1	+11.9
	Liberal	Peter White	7,916	47.9	-11.9
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.9

Stafford

Queensland state election, 1980: Stafford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,584	50.7	+0.1
	Labor	Brian Mellifont	7,385	49.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			14,969	98.0	-0.8
Informal votes			311	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			15,280	90.5	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Surfers Paradise

Queensland state election, 1980: Surfers Paradise

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Rob Borbidge	7,459	41.9	+3.2
	Liberal	Bruce Bishop	5,842	32.8	+6.9
	Labor	Khalil Salem	3,725	20.9	-1.1
	Independent	Eileen Peters	768	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			17,794	98.3	+0.6
Informal votes			304	1.7	-0.6
Turnout			18,098	84.7	-2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Rob Borbidge	10,305	57.9	+13.6
	Liberal	Bruce Bishop	7,489	42.1	-13.6
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.6

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1980: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ian Prentice	5,024	34.2	-13.2
	Labor	Gailene Harrison	4,030	27.4	-3.0
	National	Peter Forrest	3,767	25.6	+25.6
	Democrats	Michael West	1,882	12.8	-5.8
Total formal votes			14,703	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			159	1.1	0.0
Turnout			14,862	85.4	-4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Prentice	9,279	63.1	+4.4
	Labor	Gailene Harrison	5,424	36.9	-4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

Toowoomba North

Queensland state election, 1980: Toowoomba North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Lockwood	8,418	55.5	+8.0
	Labor	Lindsay Jones	6,754	44.5	-0.9
Total formal votes			15,172	98.2	-0.6
Informal votes			280	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			15,452	89.8	-2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.9

Toowoomba South

Queensland state election, 1980: Toowoomba South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Warner	7,097	45.0	-4.7
	Labor	Ron Fraser	5,225	33.2	-7.7
	Liberal	Colin Brimblecombe	2,860	18.1	+18.1
	Democrats	Michael Clifford	578	3.7	-5.7
Total formal votes			15,760	98.6	-0.2
Informal votes			223	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			15,983	89.7	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Warner	9,471	60.1	+5.2
	Labor	Ron Fraser	6,289	39.9	-5.2
	National hold		Swing	+5.2

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1980: Townsville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Brian Dobinson	7,601	42.3	+1.7
	Liberal	Norman Scott-Young	7,027	39.1	-11.9
	National	Phillip Morton	3,329	18.5	+18.5
Total formal votes			17,957	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			272	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			18,229	84.3	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Norman Scott-Young	10,061	56.0	-0.3
	Labor	Brian Dobinson	7,896	44.0	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1980: Townsville South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Alex Wilson	6,667	48.9	-0.5
	National	Alan Metcalfe	3,481	25.5	+25.5
	Liberal	Hector Garrick	2,630	19.3	+19.3
	Independent	Francis Rossiter	864	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			13,642	98.6	+0.7
Informal votes			192	1.4	-0.7
Turnout			13,834	86.3	-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alex Wilson	7,861	57.6	+6.6
	National	Alan Metcalfe	5,781	42.4	-6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

Townsville West

Queensland state election, 1980: Townsville West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Geoff Smith	7,356	52.5	+8.3
	National	Max Hooper	6,321	45.1	+13.8
	Communist	Frank Bishop	325	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			14,002	98.2	-0.7
Informal votes			263	1.8	+0.7
Turnout			14,265	86.9	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Smith	7,616	54.4	+5.3
	National	Max Hooper	6,386	45.6	-5.3
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+5.3

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1980: Warrego

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Neil Turner	3,826	52.6	+1.0
	Labor	Michael Gordon	3,448	47.4	+1.1
Total formal votes			7,274	98.6	-0.6
Informal votes			104	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			7,378	88.9	-0.8
	National hold		Swing	-0.4

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1980: Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Des Booth	6,199	64.4	+11.5
	Labor	Stephen Fazackerley	2,790	29.0	+0.5
	Democrats	Maria Heyboer	632	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			9,621	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			93	1.0	-0.1
Turnout			9,714	91.7	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Des Booth	6,509	67.7	-1.2
	Labor	Stephen Fazackerley	3,112	32.3	+1.2
	National hold		Swing	-1.2

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1980: Wavell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Brian Austin	7,960	56.9	+23.5
	Labor	Jack Geran	6,020	43.1	-2.3
Total formal votes			13,980	98.1	-0.7
Informal votes			14,253	88.8	-3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Whitsunday

Queensland state election, 1980: Whitsunday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Geoff Muntz	7,238	53.5	+0.8
	Labor	Stanley Yardley	6,284	46.5	+5.0
Total formal votes			13,522	98.7	-0.1
Informal votes			178	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			13,700	89.7	-2.2
	National hold		Swing	-2.0

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1980: Windsor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Bob Moore	6,685	47.5	-7.0
	Labor	Frank Melit	6,323	45.0	-0.5
	Independent	Louis McKenzie	1,055	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			14,063	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			218	1.5	-0.1
Turnout			14,281	89.2	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Moore	7,213	51.3	-3.2
	Labor	Frank Melit	6,850	48.7	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

Wolston

Queensland state election, 1980: Wolston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bob Gibbs	8,702	59.4	+1.2
	Liberal	Bob Harper	3,485	23.8	-1.0
	National	Roy Buchanan	2,460	16.8	-0.2
Total formal votes			14,647	97.9	+0.2
Informal votes			320	2.1	-0.2
Turnout			14,967	87.8	-3.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Gibbs	8,965	61.2	+0.6
	Liberal	Bob Harper	5,682	38.8	-0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Woodridge

Queensland state election, 1980: Woodridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill D'Arcy	8,531	46.3	-3.1
	Liberal	Douglas Dagleish	6,449	35.0	+2.1
	Democrats	Robert Webb	1,404	7.6	+7.6
	Independent	Anne Glew	921	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Jack Davis	737	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Robert Bartlett	378	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			18,420	97.9	-0.2
Informal votes			397	2.1	+0.2
Turnout			18,817	86.6	-4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill D'Arcy	10,395	56.4	+2.3
	Liberal	Douglas Dagleish	8,025	43.6	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1980: Wynnum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Eric Shaw	8,068	52.4	+3.6
	National	Merven Hoppner	4,556	29.6	-7.0
	Liberal	Vanessa Gregory	2,781	18.1	+10.8
Total formal votes			15,405	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			184	1.2	-0.1
Turnout			15,589	90.0	-2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Shaw	8,833	57.3	+3.2
	National	Merven Hoppner	6,572	42.7	-3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1980: Yeronga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Norm Lee	8,283	57.0	+2.3
	Labor	Kitchener Farrell	6,237	43.0	+2.5
Total formal votes			14,520	98.0	-0.5
Informal votes			300	2.0	+0.5
Turnout			14,820	90.4	-1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

See also

• Queensland state election, 1980
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1980-1983

References

1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 November 1980" . Retrieved 22 February 2009.
2. Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 205. ISBN   0-08-033038-X.
3. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0909779244.
4. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0909779244.