Electoral results for the district of Balonne
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Balonne in Queensland state elections.
Members for Balonne
First incarnation (1873–1932) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Adam Walker | 1873-1874 | ||
Jacob Low | 1874-1883 | ||
Boyd Morehead | Ministerialist | 1883-1896 | |
George Story | Ministerialist | 1896-1904 | |
Edward Land | Labor | 1904-1927 | |
Samuel Brassington | Labor | 1927-1932 | |
Second incarnation (1950-1992) | |||
John Taylor | Labor | 1950-1957 | |
Eddie Beardmore | Country | 1957-1969 | |
Harold Hungerford | Country | 1969-1972 | |
Don Neal | Country | 1972-1974 | |
National | 1974-1992 | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
The results for the 1989 election were:[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Don Neal | 4,315 | 57.0 | -17.1 | |
Labor | Barrie Ryan | 1,633 | 21.6 | -4.3 | |
Independent | John Ellem | 932 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Independent | Allen Tinkler | 687 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Total formal votes | 7,567 | 97.0 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 230 | 3.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,797 | 90.7 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Don Neal | 5,592 | 73.9 | -0.2 | |
Labor | Barrie Ryan | 1,975 | 26.1 | +0.2 | |
National hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Don Neal | 5,350 | 74.1 | -0.7 | |
Labor | Elwyn Brookes | 1,872 | 25.9 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 7,222 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 180 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,402 | 91.3 | |||
National hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Don Neal | 5,736 | 74.4 | +5.7 | |
Labor | Graham Staerk | 1,975 | 25.6 | -5.7 | |
Total formal votes | 7,711 | 98.8 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 94 | 1.2 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,805 | 91.4 | +2.7 | ||
National hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
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 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Don Neal | 5,064 | 71.9 | -3.2 | |
Labor | Robert Saltau | 1,975 | 28.1 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 7,039 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 119 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,158 | 89.5 | |||
National hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Don Neal | 4,664 | 75.4 | +24.1 | |
Labor | Robert Drenan | 1,523 | 24.6 | -4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 6,187 | 99.0 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 63 | 1.0 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,250 | 87.4 | -2.4 | ||
National hold | Swing | +9.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Don Neal | 3,132 | 51.3 | -8.1 | |
Labor | Bob Drenan | 1,768 | 28.9 | -11.7 | |
Queensland Labor | John Donnelly | 814 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
Independent | William Dendle | 395 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 6,109 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 58 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 6,167 | 89.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Don Neal | 4,006 | 65.6 | +6.2 | |
Labor | Bob Drenan | 2,103 | 34.3 | -6.2 | |
Country hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harold Hungerford | 3,654 | 58.9 | -3.8 | |
Labor | Ben Ward | 2,552 | 41.1 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 6,155 | 99.2 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 51 | 0.8 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,206 | 89.6 | +0.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Eddie Beardmore | 4,059 | 62.7 | -3.0 | |
Labor | Ben Ward | 2,414 | 37.3 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 6,473 | 99.0 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 63 | 1.0 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,536 | 89.0 | -1.7 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Eddie Beardmore | 4,266 | 65.7 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Russell Hall | 2,231 | 34.3 | -2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 6,497 | 99.1 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 59 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,556 | 90.7 | +2.8 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Eddie Beardmore | 4,049 | 63.1 | ||
Labor | William Dendle | 2,371 | 36.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,420 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 75 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,495 | 87.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Eddie Beardmore | 2,264 | 43.1 | -0.2 | |
Labor | John Taylor | 1,988 | 37.9 | -18.8 | |
Queensland Labor | Henry Bunton | 995 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,247 | 99.0 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 54 | 1.0 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,301 | 91.3 | +5.5 | ||
Country gain from Labor | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Taylor | 2,616 | 56.7 | -4.5 | |
Country | Eric McCorkell | 1,997 | 43.3 | +4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 4,613 | 98.8 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 57 | 1.2 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,670 | 85.8 | +0.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Taylor | 2,600 | 61.2 | +7.3 | |
Country | Claude Dunshea | 1,650 | 38.8 | -7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 4,250 | 99.1 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 38 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,288 | 85.4 | -2.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Taylor | 2,324 | 53.9 | ||
Country | Herbert Dearden | 1,989 | 46.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,313 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 44 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,357 | 87.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Samuel Brassington | 2,980 | 63.9 | +7.0 | |
CPNP | James Hindmarsh | 1,682 | 36.1 | -7.0 | |
Total formal votes | 4,662 | 98.2 | -1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 85 | 1.8 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,747 | 79.1 | +0.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Samuel Brassington | 1,760 | 59.7 | +2.8 | |
CPNP | Ted Maher | 1,190 | 40.3 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,950 | ||||
Informal votes | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Land | 2,271 | 56.9 | -5.7 | |
CPNP | Ted Maher | 1,721 | 43.1 | +5.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,992 | 99.4 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 25 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,017 | 78.5 | +11.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Land | 2,189 | 62.6 | +3.4 | |
Country | Richard Nates | 1,306 | 37.4 | -3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 3,495 | 98.9 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 37 | 1.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,532 | 66.8 | +5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Land | 1,747 | 59.2 | -1.7 | |
Country | Richard Nantes | 1,202 | 40.8 | +40.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,949 | 99.3 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 22 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,971 | 61.7 | -5.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Land | 1,720 | 60.9 | -39.1 | |
National | David Roberts | 1,104 | 39.1 | +39.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,824 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 35 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,859 | 67.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Land | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Land | 1,387 | 68.6 | ||
Liberal | Jasper Harvey | 635 | 31.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,022 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 64 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,086 | 56.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Balonne - 1989 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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