Electoral results for the district of Gympie

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

Members for Gympie

Single member electorate (1873–1888)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Lord	Unaligned	1873–1877
	James Kidgell	Unaligned	1877–1878
	John Hamilton	McIlwraith conservative	1878–1883
	William Smyth	Unaligned	1883–1888

Dual member electorate (1888–1912)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Smyth	Unaligned	1888–1899		Matthew Mellor	Unaligned	1888–1893
				Andrew Fisher	Labor	1893–1896
				Jacob Stumm	Ministerialist	1896–1899
	George Ryland	Labor	1899–1912		Andrew Fisher	Labor	1899–1901
				Daniel Mulcahy	Labor	1901–1912

Single member electorate (1912–1950)
Member		Party	Term
	George Mackay	Ministerialist	1912–1915
	Thomas Dunstan	Labor	1915–1929
	Vivian Tozer	Country and Progressive National	1929–1935
	Thomas Dunstan	Labor	1935–1950

Single member electorate (1960–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Max Hodges	Country	1960–1975
		National	1975–1979
	Len Stephan	National	1979–2001
	Elisa Roberts	One Nation	2001–2002
		Independent	2002–2006
	David Gibson	National	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2015
	Tony Perrett	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Gympie[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Tony Perrett	12,366	41.30	−11.72
	Labor	Stephen Meredith	6,971	23.28	+11.04
	Katter's Australian	Shane Paulger	4,804	16.05	−5.79
	Palmer United	Mitchell Frost	3,384	11.30	+11.30
	Greens	Shena Macdonald	2,414	8.06	−0.43
Total formal votes			29,939	97.80	−0.04
Informal votes			673	2.20	+0.04
Turnout			30,612	91.52	−1.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Tony Perrett	13,833	57.10	−10.16
	Labor	Stephen Meredith	10,394	42.90	+10.16
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.16

Queensland state election, 2012: Gympie[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David Gibson	15,054	53.03	-7.60
	Katter's Australian	Shane Paulger	6,198	21.83	+21.83
	Labor	Ben Parker	3,475	12.24	-2.41
	Greens	Shena MacDonald	2,410	8.49	-1.90
	Family First	Kathy Hawke	917	3.23	+3.23
	One Nation	Santo Ferraro	335	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			28,389	97.84	-0.02
Informal votes			627	2.16	+0.02
Turnout			29,016	92.53	+0.47
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	David Gibson	16,194	67.26	-9.95
	Katter's Australian	Shane Paulger	7,883	32.74	+32.74
	Liberal National hold		Swing	-9.95

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Gympie[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David Gibson	16,612	60.6	+14.7
	Labor	Daniel Tabone	4,013	14.6	+2.9
	Independent	Elisa Roberts	3,928	14.3	+5.3
	Greens	Kent Hutton	2,847	10.4	+1.8
Total formal votes			27,400	97.6
Informal votes			599	2.4
Turnout			27,999	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	David Gibson	18,057	77.2	+5.2
	Labor	Daniel Tabone	5,331	22.8	-5.2
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.2

Queensland state election, 2006: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	David Gibson	13,054	46.0	+21.1
	Independent	Rae Gate	3,857	13.6	+13.6
	Labor	Jon Persley	3,508	12.4	-13.3
	Greens	Paul Marshall	2,598	9.2	+5.3
	Independent	Elisa Roberts	2,393	8.4	-25.0
	Family First	Beryl Spencer	2,317	8.2	+8.2
	One Nation	Greg Houghton	647	2.3	-3.3
Total formal votes			28,374	98.1	-0.4
Informal votes			543	1.9	+0.4
Turnout			28,917	92.3	-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	David Gibson	15,469	68.2	+68.2
	Independent	Rae Gate	7,199	31.8	+31.8
	National gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 2004: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elisa Roberts	9,031	33.4	+33.4
	Labor	Rae Gate	6,946	25.7	-7.7
	National	Christian Rowan	6,718	24.9	+0.2
	Independent	Wayne Sachs	1,675	6.2	+6.2
	One Nation	Colin Bailey	1,508	5.6	-20.1
	Greens	Glenda Stasse	1,049	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Martin Poole	77	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			27,004	98.5	+0.0
Informal votes			414	1.5	-0.0
Turnout			27,418	92.8	-0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Elisa Roberts	12,285	60.1	+60.1
	Labor	Rae Gate	8,172	39.9	-6.8
	Independent gain from One Nation		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 2001: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rae Gate	8,563	33.4	+7.4
	One Nation	Elisa Roberts	6,587	25.7	-11.7
	National	Stephen Duff	6,330	24.7	-3.7
	City Country Alliance	Ian Petersen	4,139	16.2	+16.2
Total formal votes			25,619	98.5
Informal votes			399	1.5
Turnout			26,018	93.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	One Nation	Elisa Roberts	11,130	53.3	+6.8
	Labor	Rae Gate	9,766	46.7	+46.7
	One Nation gain from National		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	One Nation	Ian Petersen	8,745	39.2	+39.2
	National	Len Stephan	6,971	31.3	-23.3
	Labor	David Warren	5,806	26.1	-4.7
	Greens	Chris Gwin	764	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			22,286	98.7	+0.1
Informal votes			284	1.3	-0.1
Turnout			22,570	93.8	+0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Len Stephan	10,486	51.7	-10.9
	One Nation	Ian Petersen	9,796	48.3	+48.3
	National hold		Swing	-10.9

Queensland state election, 1995: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Len Stephan	11,247	54.6	+14.6
	Labor	David Warren	6,339	30.8	-4.7
	Independent	Inge Schilling	1,608	7.8	+7.8
	Democrats	Peter Sykes	1,397	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			20,591	98.7	+0.2
Informal votes			278	1.3	-0.2
Turnout			20,869	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Len Stephan	12,467	62.6	+5.0
	Labor	David Warren	7,450	37.4	-5.0
	National hold		Swing	+5.0

Queensland state election, 1992: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Len Stephan	7,921	40.0	+6.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Brown	7,026	35.5	-1.6
	Independent	Bruce Chapman	2,589	13.1	+6.5
	Liberal	John Cotter	2,256	11.4	+2.3
Total formal votes			19,792	98.4
Informal votes			315	1.6
Turnout			20,107	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Len Stephan	10,873	57.6	+1.8
	Labor	Geoffrey Brown	7,993	42.4	-1.8
	National hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoffrey Brown	5,376	35.6	+3.3
	National	Len Stephan	5,076	33.6	-23.8
	Independent	Adrian McClintock	2,173	14.4	+14.4
	Independent	Bruce Chapman	1,179	7.8	+7.8
	Liberal	Bruce Kean	1,144	7.6	-2.8
	United People	Lewis Blayse	147	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			15,095	97.0	-1.5
Informal votes			463	3.0	-1.5
Turnout			15,558	92.2	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Len Stephan	8,603	57.0	-7.8
	Labor	Geoffrey Brown	6,492	43.0	+7.8
	National hold		Swing	-7.8

Queensland state election, 1986: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Len Stephan	7,830	57.4	-7.1
	Labor	Sven Condon	4,404	32.3	-3.2
	Liberal	Bruce Kean	1,415	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			13,649	98.5	-0.4
Informal votes			211	1.5	+0.4
Turnout			13,860	93.0	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Len Stephan	8,845	64.8	+0.3
	Labor	Sven Condon	4,804	35.2	-0.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.3

Queensland state election, 1983: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Len Stephan	8,964	64.5	+10.8
	Labor	Thomas Barnett	4,940	35.5	+9.6
Total formal votes			13,904	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			159	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			14,063	93.5	-1.3
	National hold		Swing	-3.8

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

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Hodges	7,097	61.5	-12.1
	Labor	Reginald Lawler	3,232	28.0	+1.6
	Progress	William Runge	1,211	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			11,540	99.1
Informal votes			106	0.9
Turnout			11,646	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Max Hodges	7,945	68.8	-4.8
	Labor	Reginald Lawler	3,595	31.2	+4.8
	National hold		Swing	-4.8

Queensland state election, 1974: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Max Hodges	7,942	73.6	+19.9
	Labor	N. Box	2,850	26.4	-11.6
Total formal votes			10,792	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			163	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			10,955	93.6	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	+13.9

Queensland state election, 1972: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Max Hodges	5,407	53.7	-4.6
	Labor	Alex Pringle	3,830	38.0	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Benedict Kehoe	572	5.7	+0.2
	Independent	Cecil Rivers	260	2.6	-1.4
Total formal votes			9,611	98.1
Informal votes			184	1.9
Turnout			9,795	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Max Hodges	6,012	59.7	+5.2
	Labor	Alex Pringle	4,057	40.3	-5.2
	Country hold		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Max Hodges	5,608	58.3	+1.0
	Labor	Jack Ison	2,992	31.1	-4.7
	Democratic Labor	Denis Tanner	525	5.5	-1.4
	Independent	Cecil Rivers	388	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Bernard Thomas	98	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			9,611	98.1	-1.0
Informal votes			184	1.9	+1.0
Turnout			9,795	94.9	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Max Hodges	6,278	65.3	+2.4
	Labor	Jack Ison	3,333	34.7	-2.4
	Country hold		Swing	+2.4

Queensland state election, 1966: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Max Hodges	5,489	57.3	+0.2
	Labor	Marcus Dower	3,432	35.8	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Denis Tanner	664	6.9	-2.5
Total formal votes			9,585	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			90	0.9	0.0
Turnout			9,675	95.9	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Max Hodges	6,029	62.9	-1.8
	Labor	Marcus Dower	3,556	37.1	+1.8
	Country hold		Swing	-1.8

Queensland state election, 1963: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Max Hodges	5,477	57.1	-1.0
	Labor	Blair Jamieson	3,213	33.5	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	Denis Tanner	897	9.4	-2.3
Total formal votes			9,587	99.1	-0.1
Informal votes			85	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			9,672	96.0	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Max Hodges	6,207	64.7
	Labor	Blair Jamieson	3,380	35.3
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1960: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Max Hodges	5,616	58.1
	Labor	Blair Jamieson	2,920	30.2
	Queensland Labor	Denis Tanner	1,129	11.7
Total formal votes			9,665	99.2
Informal votes			75	0.8
Turnout			9,740	95.6
	Country win		(new division)

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	3,116	41.7	-6.1
	Queensland People's Party	Ronald Witham	3,054	40.8	-2.9
	Frank Barnes Labor	Ray Smith	875	11.7	+11.7
	Independent	Eric Grice	437	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			7,482	99.6	+0.1
Informal votes			28	0.4	-0.1
Turnout			7,510	92.5	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Queensland state election, 1944: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	3,197	47.8	-4.6
	Queensland People's Party	Niels Damm	2,923	43.7	+13.7
	Independent	William Ebrington	572	8.5	+8.5
Total formal votes			6,692	99.5	0.0
Informal votes			33	0.5	0.0
Turnout			6,725	88.0	-5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.4

Queensland state election, 1941: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	3,738	52.4	+9.4
	United Australia	Ronald Witham	2,142	30.0	+30.0
	Country	William Kidd	1,251	17.5	-4.1
Total formal votes			7,131	99.5	+0.2
Informal votes			39	0.5	-0.2
Turnout			7,170	93.3	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

References

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