Electoral results for the district of Townsville

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

Members for Townsville

First incarnation (1878–1885, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  John Deane Unaligned 1878–1879
  John Murtagh Macrossan Unaligned 1879–1885
Second incarnation (1885–1912, 2 members)
Member Party Term
  John Murtagh Macrossan Unaligned 1885–1891
  William Villiers Brown Unaligned 1885–1888
  Robert Philp Opposition/Ministerialist 1888–1912
  William Villiers Brown Unaligned 1891–1893
  George Burns Ministerialist 1893
  Anthony Ogden Labor 1894–1896
  William Castling Ministerialist 1896–1899
  Patrick Hanran Ministerialist 1899–1909
  Thomas Foley Labor 1909–1912
Third incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Robert Philp Opposition/Ministerialist 1912–1915
  Daniel Ryan Labor 1915–1920
  William Green Northern Country 1920–1923
  Maurice Hynes Labor 1923–1939
  George Keyatta Labor 1939–1960
Fourth incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Norman Scott-Young Liberal 1972–1983
  Ken McElligott Labor 1983–1986
  Tony Burreket National 1986–1989
  Ken Davies Labor 1989–1992
  Geoff Smith Labor 1992–1998
  Mike Reynolds Labor 1998–2009
  Mandy Johnstone Labor 2009–2012
  John Hathaway Liberal National 2012–2015
  Scott Stewart Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Townsville[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Scott Stewart 11,267 40.06 +10.79
Liberal National John Hathaway 10,130 36.02 −2.62
Palmer United Alan Birrell 2,697 9.59 +9.59
Greens Gail Hamilton 2,356 8.38 +0.70
One Nation Leanne Rissman 1,079 3.84 +3.84
Family First Michael Punshon 596 2.12 −0.48
Total formal votes 28,125 97.87 +0.11
Informal votes 613 2.13 −0.11
Turnout 28,738 87.12 −0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Scott Stewart 14,280 55.69 +10.52
Liberal National John Hathaway 11,360 44.31 −10.52
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +10.52
Queensland state election, 2012: Townsville[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John Hathaway 10,011 38.63 -0.69
Labor Mandy Johnstone 7,585 29.27 -15.10
Katter's Australian Ray Grigg 5,654 21.82 +21.82
Greens Jenny Stirling 1,988 7.67 -2.84
Family First Michael Punshon 674 2.60 +0.22
Total formal votes 25,912 97.76 +0.20
Informal votes 595 2.24 -0.20
Turnout 26,507 87.50 +0.71
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John Hathaway 11,937 54.83 +9.66
Labor Mandy Johnstone 9,835 45.17 -9.66
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +9.66

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Townsville[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mandy Johnstone 11,109 44.4 -7.7
Liberal National Murray Hurst 9,844 39.3 +4.0
Greens Jenny Stirling 2,630 10.5 +3.4
Independent Delena Oui-Foster 855 3.4 +3.4
Family First Michael Punshon 597 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,035 97.4
Informal votes 625 2.6
Turnout 25,660 86.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mandy Johnstone 12,405 54.0 -5.4
Liberal National Murray Hurst 10,560 46.0 +5.4
Labor hold Swing -5.4
Queensland state election, 2006: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mike Reynolds 11,438 51.8 +9.4
Liberal Jessica Weber 7,858 35.6 +3.3
Greens John Boucher 1,511 6.8 -6.2
Independent Steve Todeschini 1,288 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 22,095 97.7 -0.0
Informal votes 526 2.3 +0.0
Turnout 22,621 86.5 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Reynolds 12,255 59.1 +3.8
Liberal Jessica Weber 8,480 40.9 -3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8
Queensland state election, 2004: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mike Reynolds 9,478 42.4 -9.6
Liberal Margaret Shaw 7,224 32.3 -3.2
Greens Theresa Millard 2,908 13.0 +13.0
One Nation Ted Ive 1,878 8.4 +8.4
Independent Delena Foster 593 2.7 +2.7
Independent Billy Tait 251 1.1 -3.2
Total formal votes 22,332 97.7 +0.9
Informal votes 514 2.3 -0.9
Turnout 22,846 88.3 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Reynolds 10,813 55.3 -4.0
Liberal Margaret Shaw 8,730 44.7 +4.0
Labor hold Swing -4.0
Queensland state election, 2001: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mike Reynolds 11,494 52.0 +6.7
Liberal Fay Barker 7,848 35.5 +7.8
Independent Wendy Tubman 1,833 8.3 +8.3
Independent Billy Tait 942 4.3 +2.5
Total formal votes 22,117 96.8
Informal votes 725 3.2
Turnout 22,842 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Reynolds 12,319 59.3 +1.8
Liberal Fay Barker 8,443 40.7 -1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mike Reynolds 8,948 44.6 +0.7
Liberal Joy Rutledge 5,411 27.0 -15.2
One Nation Ted Ive 4,948 24.7 +24.7
Independent Billy Tait 430 2.1 +2.1
Reform Steve McGuire 308 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 20,045 97.7 -0.4
Informal votes 471 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 20,516 90.2 +3.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Reynolds 10,360 57.7 +6.0
Liberal Joy Rutledge 7,581 42.3 -6.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0
Queensland state election, 1995: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 8,674 44.0 -7.5
Liberal Chris Mills 8,326 42.2 +22.2
Greens Antony Clunies-Ross 2,722 13.8 +13.8
Total formal votes 19,722 98.1 +0.9
Informal votes 378 1.9 -0.9
Turnout 20,100 86.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 9,838 51.8 -9.4
Liberal Chris Mills 9,160 48.2 +9.4
Labor hold Swing -9.4
Queensland state election, 1992: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 10,839 51.4 -6.2
Liberal Damien Massingham 4,215 20.0 +4.5
National Jack Muller 3,271 15.5 -9.5
Independent Colin Edwards 2,744 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 21,069 97.3
Informal votes 593 2.7
Turnout 21,662 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 12,019 61.2 -0.1
Liberal Damien Massingham 7,631 38.8 +38.8
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Davies 9,839 50.2 +11.9
National Tony Burreket 5,171 26.4 -8.1
Liberal James Cathcart 3,839 19.6 -4.1
Greens Sharon Crowe 748 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 19,597 96.7 -1.1
Informal votes 663 3.3 +1.1
Turnout 20,260 88.1 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Davies 10,798 55.1 +9.5
National Tony Burreket 8,799 44.9 -9.5
Labor gain from National Swing +9.5
Queensland state election, 1986: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Mooney 6,693 38.3 -9.1
National Tony Burreket 6,014 34.5 +5.8
Liberal Bill Mason 4,140 23.7 +6.0
Democrats Shireen Malamoo 610 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 17,457 97.8 -1.3
Informal votes 384 2.2 +1.3
Turnout 17,841 86.5 -3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Burreket 9,502 54.4 +3.9
Labor Tony Mooney 7,955 45.6 -3.9
National gain from Labor Swing +3.9
Queensland state election, 1983: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 10,748 47.5 +5.2
National Peter Arnold 6,508 28.7 +10.2
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 4,012 17.7 -21.4
Independent Daniel Gleeson 1,385 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 22,653 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 214 0.9 -0.6
Turnout 22,867 89.6 +5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McElligott 11,664 51.5 +7.5
National Peter Arnold 10,989 48.5 +48.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.5
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

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 7,235 51.0 -11.0
Labor Helen Jeffrey 5,769 40.6 +11.5
Independent Robert Murray 818 5.8 +5.8
Progress Kelly Crombie 372 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 14,194 98.7
Informal votes 187 1.3
Turnout 14,381 86.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 7,986 56.3 -10.3
Labor Helen Jeffrey 6,208 43.7 +10.3
Liberal hold Swing -10.3
Queensland state election, 1974: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 9,443 62.0 +25.5
Labor Richard Lindsay 4,427 29.1 -14.2
Democratic Labor Brian Hurney 690 4.5 -2.8
Australia Party Betty Malkin 668 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 15,228 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 185 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 15,413 83.8 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 10,207 67.0 +5.5
Labor Richard Lindsay 5,021 33.0 -5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5
Queensland state election, 1972: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Reynolds 3,672 43.3
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 3,913 36.5
Country Owen Griffiths 2,341 21.9
Democratic Labor William Higgins 783 7.3
Total formal votes 10,709 98.6
Informal votes 148 1.4
Turnout 10,857 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 6,588 61.5 +4.3
Labor Michael Reynolds 4,121 38.5 -4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 2,631 40.1 -6.8
Liberal Roy Pope 2,290 34.9 -1.3
Queensland Labor Lionel Tomlins 1,637 25.0 +25.0
Total formal votes 6,558 98.4 -0.7
Informal votes 105 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 6,663 92.2 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -2.9
Queensland state election, 1956: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 2,982 46.9 -11.5
Liberal Roy Pope 2,301 36.2 +9.8
Independent Jack Abercrombie 915 14.4 +2.3
Communist Hugh Fay 156 2.5 -0.6
Total formal votes 4,354 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 58 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 4,412 91.1 -1.3
Labor hold Swing -10.6
Queensland state election, 1953: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 3,786 58.4 +6.8
Liberal Archibald Hooper 1,713 26.4 -12.0
NQ Labor Kevin Gormley 782 12.1 +4.9
Communist Hugh Fay 200 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 6,481 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 85 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 6,566 92.4 +5.8
Labor hold Swing +11.5
Queensland state election, 1950: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 3,699 51.6
Liberal John Taaffe 2,753 38.4
NQ Labor Pat Rooney 517 7.2
Independent Robert Baker 198 2.8
Total formal votes 7,167 98.6
Informal votes 99 1.4
Turnout 7,266 86.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 6,306 67.8 +4.9
Country Fred Feather 2,997 32.2 +32.2
Total formal votes 9,303 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 128 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 9,431 84.4 +2.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1944: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta 5,583 62.9 -37.1
Hermit Park Labor Ernest O'Brien 1,863 21.0 +21.0
Queensland People's Party Athena Deane 1,425 16.1 +16.1
Total formal votes 8,871 98.5
Informal votes 132 1.5
Turnout 9,003 81.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1941: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Keyatta unopposed
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Townsville - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth84.html
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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