Electoral results for the district of Southern Downs

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

Members for Southern Downs

Member		Party	Term
	Lawrence Springborg	National	2001–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2017
	James Lister	Liberal National	2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Southern Downs[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	James Lister	16,285	51.60	+10.39
	Labor	Joel Richters	8,198	25.98	+9.09
	One Nation	Rosemary Moulden	3,182	10.08	−10.30
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Malcolm Richardson	1,398	4.43	+4.43
	Greens	Tom Henderson	1,309	4.15	−0.17
	Legalise Cannabis	Deborah Waldron	1,189	3.77	+3.77
Total formal votes			31,561	97.66	+1.32
Informal votes			756	2.34	−1.32
Turnout			32,317	89.70	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	James Lister	20,229	64.09	+1.03
	Labor	Joel Richters	11,332	35.91	+35.91
	Liberal National hold

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Southern Downs[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	James Lister	12,797	41.2	−21.6
	One Nation	Joshua Coyne	6,331	20.4	+20.4
	Labor	Joel Richters	5,245	16.9	−6.6
	Independent	Rob Mackenzie	5,042	16.2	+16.2
	Greens	Antonia van Geuns	1,340	4.3	−2.9
	Independent	Jay Nauss	300	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			31,055	96.3	−1.7
Informal votes			1,181	3.7	+1.7
Turnout			32,236	90.5	+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	James Lister	19,584	63.1	−6.1
	One Nation	Joshua Coyne	11,471	36.9	+36.9
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−6.1

2015 Queensland state election: Southern Downs[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	19,275	62.79	−3.83
	Labor	Louise Ryan	7,201	23.46	+10.05
	Greens	Elizabeth Ure	2,200	7.17	+3.25
	Family First	John Spellman	2,022	6.59	+4.39
Total formal votes			30,698	98.01	−0.26
Informal votes			623	1.99	+0.26
Turnout			31,321	92.46	+0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,008	69.20	−10.57
	Labor	Louise Ryan	8,906	30.80	+10.57
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.57

2012 Queensland state election: Southern Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	19,771	66.62	-1.65
	Katter's Australian	Ade Larsen	4,112	13.86	+13.86
	Labor	Suzanne Kidman	3,979	13.41	-12.45
	Greens	Michael Kane	1,163	3.92	-1.95
	Family First	John Spellman	652	2.20	+2.20
Total formal votes			29,677	98.27	-0.33
Informal votes			522	1.73	+0.33
Turnout			30,199	92.33	-0.75
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,713	79.77	+8.69
	Katter's Australian	Ade Larsen	5,253	20.23	+20.23
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+8.69

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Southern Downs[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,041	68.3	-1.5
	Labor	Geoffrey Keating	7,590	25.9	-3.5
	Greens	Bob East	1,724	5.9	+5.6
Total formal votes			29,355	98.5
Informal votes			417	1.5
Turnout			29,772	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,315	71.1	+0.7
	Labor	Geoffrey Keating	8,266	28.9	-0.7
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.7

2006 Queensland state election: Southern Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lawrence Springborg	17,973	70.3	+0.6
	Labor	Andrew Myles	7,602	29.7	+8.1
Total formal votes			25,575	98.1	-0.1
Informal votes			486	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			26,061	92.6	-0.6
	National hold		Swing	-4.9

2004 Queensland state election: Southern Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lawrence Springborg	17,775	69.7	+18.1
	Labor	Leanne King	5,523	21.6	-3.9
	One Nation	John Coyle	1,349	5.3	+5.3
	Greens	Jonathan Rihan	866	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			25,513	98.2	+0.0
Informal votes			460	1.8	-0.0
Turnout			25,973	93.2	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Lawrence Springborg	18,435	75.2	+8.4
	Labor	Leanne King	6,074	24.8	-8.4
	National hold		Swing	+8.4

2001 Queensland state election: Southern Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lawrence Springborg	13,092	51.6	+6.5
	Labor	Stella Rey	6,459	25.5	+6.4
	Independent	Joan White	5,818	22.9	+22.9
Total formal votes			25,369	98.2
Informal votes			451	1.8
Turnout			25,820	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Lawrence Springborg	14,627	66.8	-3.0
	Labor	Stella Rey	7,278	33.2	+3.0
	National hold		Swing	-3.0

References

1. 2020 State General Election – Southern Downs – District Summary, ECQ.
2. 2017 State General Election - Southern Downs - District Summary, ECQ.
3. 2015 State General Election - Southern Downs - District Summary, ECQ.
4. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.