Electoral results for the district of Stafford

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

Members for Stafford
First incarnation (1972–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  Roy Harvey Labor 1972–1974
  Terry Gygar Liberal 1974–1983
  Denis Murphy Labor 1983–1984
  Terry Gygar Liberal 1984–1989
  Rod Welford Labor 1989–1992
Second incarnation (2001–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Terry Sullivan Labor 2001–2006
  Stirling Hinchliffe Labor 2006–2012
  Chris Davis Liberal National 2012–2014
  Anthony Lynham Labor 2014–2020
  Jimmy Sullivan Labor 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Stafford[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Stafford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jimmy Sullivan 15,472 45.57 −2.53
Liberal National Ed Sangjitphun 10,837 31.92 −1.72
Greens Stephen Bates 5,578 16.43 −1.85
One Nation Kerrie Dwyer 1,006 2.96 +2.96
Civil Liberties & Motorists Jeff Hodges 644 1.90 +1.90
Independent Anthony Conciatore 417 1.23 +1.23
Total formal votes 33,954 97.62 +1.52
Informal votes 827 2.38 −1.52
Turnout 34,781 89.35 +1.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jimmy Sullivan 21,012 61.88 −0.22
Liberal National Ed Sangjitphun 12,942 38.12 +0.22
Labor hold Swing−0.22

Elections in the 2010s
2017 Queensland state election: Stafford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Lynham 15,357 48.1 +0.4
Liberal National Ed Sangjitphun 10,739 33.6 −3.9
Greens John Meyer 5,835 18.3 +4.7
Total formal votes 31,931 96.1 −2.2
Informal votes 1,296 3.9 +2.2
Turnout 33,227 88.3 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anthony Lynham 19,830 62.1 +2.8
Liberal National Ed Sangjitphun 12,101 37.9 −2.8
Labor hold Swing+2.8
2015 Queensland state election: Stafford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Lynham 13,824 48.14 +14.57
Liberal National Bob Andersen 10,822 37.69 −12.54
Greens Anne Boccabella 4,069 14.17 +2.87
Total formal votes 28,715 98.35 +0.25
Informal votes 482 1.65 −0.25
Turnout 29,197 91.16 −0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anthony Lynham 16,590 59.59 +16.65
Liberal National Bob Andersen 11,249 40.41 −16.65
Labor hold Swing+16.65
2014 Stafford state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Lynham 12,626 50.6 +17.1
Liberal National Bob Andersen 8,339 33.4 −16.8
Greens Anne Boccabella 2,971 11.9 +0.6
Family First Sally-Anne Vincent 997 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 24,933 98.1 −0.0
Informal votes 485 1.9 +0.0
Turnout 25,418 81.5 −9.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anthony Lynham 14,562 62.0 +19.1
Liberal National Bob Andersen 8,925 38.0 −19.1
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing+19.1
2012 Queensland state election: Stafford[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Chris Davis 13,423 50.23 +12.35
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 8,972 33.58 -14.87
Greens Peter Jeremijenko 3,020 11.30 -0.49
Katter's Australian Karin Hunter 1,307 4.89 +4.89
Total formal votes 26,722 98.10 -0.11
Informal votes 517 1.90 +0.11
Turnout 27,239 91.36 +0.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Chris Davis 14,302 57.06 +14.35
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 10,763 42.94 -14.35
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing+14.35

Elections in the 2000s
2009 Queensland state election: Stafford[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 12,870 48.4 -5.9
Liberal National Brad Carswell 10,062 37.9 +7.3
Greens Tristan Peach 3,133 11.8 -0.1
Family First Paul Fomiatti 499 1.9 +1.8
Total formal votes 26,564 98.1
Informal votes 484 1.9
Turnout 27,048 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 14,460 57.3 -6.9
Liberal National Brad Carswell 10,778 42.7 +6.9
Labor hold Swing-6.9
2006 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 13,288 55.5 -3.6
Liberal Brad Carswell 7,165 29.9 -0.0
Greens Sam Clifford 2,588 10.8 -0.2
Independent Jim Dooley 901 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 23,942 98.0 -0.0
Informal votes 484 2.0 +0.0
Turnout 24,426 91.0 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 14,564 64.9 -1.4
Liberal Brad Carswell 7,880 35.1 +1.4
Labor hold Swing-1.4
2004 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Sullivan 14,262 59.1 -6.3
Liberal Christopher Kelly 7,207 29.9 +5.7
Greens Sue Meehan 2,665 11.0 +0.5
Total formal votes 24,134 98.0 +0.3
Informal votes 482 2.0 -0.3
Turnout 24,616 91.6 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Sullivan 15,274 66.3 -6.1
Liberal Christopher Kelly 7,751 33.7 +6.1
Labor hold Swing-6.1
2001 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Sullivan 16,190 65.4 +13.8
Liberal Zenia Belcher 5,982 24.2 -2.8
Greens Sue Meehan 2,590 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 24,762 97.7
Informal votes 591 2.3
Turnout 25,353 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Sullivan 17,052 72.4 +10.1
Liberal Zenia Belcher 6,503 27.6 -10.1
Labor hold Swing+10.1

Elections in the 1980s
1989 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rod Welford 10,004 54.4 +11.8
Liberal Terry Gygar 5,803 31.5 +3.9
National Robert Hutchinson 1,735 9.4 -16.9
Democrats Gayle Woodrow 858 4.7 +1.3
Total formal votes 18,400 97.8 -0.6
Informal votes 417 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 18,817 95.2 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rod Welford 10,598 57.6 +12.1
Liberal Terry Gygar 7,802 42.4 -12.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+12.1
1986 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janine Walker 7,560 42.6 -2.6
Liberal Terry Gygar 4,901 27.5 -0.1
National Robert Hutschinson 4,666 26.3 -1.0
Democrats Marjorie Blair-West 602 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 17,729 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 288 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 18,017 93.8 +5.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Gygar 9,656 54.5 +3.7
Labor Janine Walker 8,073 45.5 -3.7
Liberal hold Swing+3.7
1984 Stafford state by-election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janine Walker 6,764 45.17 −1.18
Liberal Terry Gygar 4,215 27.55 +2.63
National Pat Blake 4,048 27.28 −1.45
Total formal votes 14,973 98.64 −0.04
Informal votes 206 1.36 +0.04
Turnout 15,179 88.12 −4.63
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Gygar 8,063 53.85 +53.85
Labor Janine Walker 6,910 46.15 −3.97
Liberal gain from Labor SwingN/A
1983 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Murphy 7,301 46.4 -2.9
National Patrick Blake 4,525 28.7 +28.7
Liberal Terry Gygar 3,923 24.9 -25.8
Total formal votes 15,749 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 311 2.0 -0.7
Turnout 15,960 92.8 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Murphy 7,894 50.1 +0.8
National Patrick Blake 7,855 49.9 +49.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+0.8
1980 Queensland state election: 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

Elections in the 1970s
1977 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Gygar 7,521 50.5 -7.0
Labor Roy Harvey 7,357 49.5 +12.2
Total formal votes 14,878 98.8
Informal votes 180 1.2
Turnout 15,058 92.9
Liberal hold Swing-10.6
1974 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Gygar 8,034 57.5 +16.8
Labor Roy Harvey 5,211 37.3 -12.2
Queensland Labor Edward Doherty 603 4.3 -5.5
Independent Laurence Gormley 130 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 13,978 98.9 +3.5
Informal votes 156 1.1 -3.5
Turnout 14,134 90.5 -3.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Gygar 8,628 61.7 +13.3
Labor Roy Harvey 5,350 38.3 -13.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+13.3
1972 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Harvey 5,872 49.5
Liberal Percy Smith 4,834 40.7
Queensland Labor James Hancock 1,163 9.8
Total formal votes 11,869 95.4
Informal votes 545 4.6
Turnout 12,414 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Harvey 6,119 51.6 -0.8
Liberal Percy Smith 5,750 48.4 +0.8
Labor hold Swing-0.8

References
  1. 2020 State General Election – Stafford – District Summary, ECQ.
  2. 2017 State General Election - Stafford - District Summary, ECQ.
  3. 2015 State General Election - Stafford - District Summary, ECQ.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  6. Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.
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