Electoral results for the district of Keppel

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

Members for Keppel

First incarnation (1912–1960)
MemberPartyTerm
  James Larcombe Labor 1912–1929
  Owen Daniel Country and Progressive National 1929–1936
  David Daniel Country 1936–1944
  Walter Ingram Labor 1944–1952
  Viv Cooper Labor 1952–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957
  Merv Thackeray Labor 1957–1960
Second incarnation (1992–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Vince Lester National 1992–2004
  Paul Hoolihan Labor 2004–2012
  Bruce Young Liberal National 2012–2015
  Brittany Lauga Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Keppel[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brittany Lauga 14,403 44.43 +10.98
Liberal National Bruce Young 12,698 39.17 −5.08
Palmer United Warren Purnell 2,679 8.26 +8.26
Greens Brandon Jones 1,497 4.62 −1.80
Independent Bruce Diamond 1,143 3.53 +3.53
Total formal votes 32,420 98.32 +0.37
Informal votes 554 1.68 −0.37
Turnout 32,974 92.56 −0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brittany Lauga 16,465 54.80 +11.19
Liberal National Bruce Young 13,583 45.20 −11.19
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +11.19
Queensland state election, 2012: Keppel[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Bruce Young 13,143 44.25 +4.86
Labor Paul Hoolihan 9,935 33.45 -19.13
Katter's Australian Luke Hargreaves 4,722 15.90 +15.90
Greens Paul Bambrick 1,905 6.41 -1.62
Total formal votes 29.705 97.95 -0.20
Informal votes 622 2.05 +0.20
Turnout 30,327 92.69 +0.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Bruce Young 14,757 56.39 +14.01
Labor Paul Hoolihan 11,411 43.61 -14.01
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +14.01

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Keppel[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hoolihan 14,841 52.6 +1.1
Liberal National Steve McKenna 11,118 39.4 +3.5
Greens Paul Bambrick 2,267 8.0 +5.1
Total formal votes 28,226 98.0
Informal votes 533 2.0
Turnout 28,759 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Hoolihan 15,674 57.6 -0.5
Liberal National Steve McKenna 11,527 42.4 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5
Queensland state election, 2006: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hoolihan 12,305 50.1 +3.6
National Mary Carroll 8,905 36.3 -2.1
Family First Scott Kilpatrick 2,111 8.6 +8.6
Greens John McKeon 764 3.1 +3.1
Independent Peter Draper 243 1.0 +1.0
Independent Judy Canales 123 0.5 +0.5
Independent Valle Checa 96 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 24,547 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 441 1.8 -0.1
Turnout 24,988 92.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Hoolihan 13,088 57.2 +3.4
National Mary Carroll 9,797 42.8 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4
Queensland state election, 2004: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hoolihan 10,632 46.5 +3.5
National Neil Fisher 8,771 38.4 -4.6
One Nation Herb Clarke 1,822 8.0 +8.0
Democrats Naomi Johns 943 4.1 +4.1
Independent John Murphy 377 1.6 +1.6
Independent Bruce Piggott 308 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,853 98.1 -0.1
Informal votes 447 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 23,300 92.1 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Hoolihan 11,292 53.8 +5.3
National Neil Fisher 9,706 46.2 -5.3
Labor gain from National Swing +5.3
Queensland state election, 2001: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 9,285 43.0 +11.6
Labor Paul Hoolihan 9,285 43.0 +12.9
City Country Alliance Glenda Mather 3,030 14.0 +14.0
Total formal votes 21,596 98.2
Informal votes 404 1.8
Turnout 22,000 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 10,198 51.5 -2.7
Labor Paul Hoolihan 9,620 48.5 +2.7
National hold Swing -2.7

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bruce Saunders 8,134 32.0 -4.4
National Vince Lester 7,582 29.8 -27.5
One Nation Wendy McFarlane 5,430 21.3 +21.3
Independent Glenda Mather 1,679 6.6 +6.6
Australia First Rick Nagle 1,217 4.8 +4.8
Independent Toni Hansen 849 3.3 +3.3
Democrats Terry Clark 546 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 25,437 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 312 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 25,749 93.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 11,932 53.6 -6.7
Labor Bruce Saunders 10,330 46.4 +6.7
National hold Swing -6.7
Queensland state election, 1995: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 13,543 57.3 +17.5
Labor Bruce Saunders 8,589 36.4 -5.2
Greens Bob Muir 1,483 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 23,615 98.9 +0.6
Informal votes 264 1.1 -0.6
Turnout 23,879 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 14,051 60.3 +8.9
Labor Bruce Saunders 9,233 39.7 -8.9
National hold Swing +8.9
Queensland state election, 1992: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Schwarten 9,212 41.5 -6.1
National Vince Lester 8,831 39.8 +3.8
Democrats Glenmary Swan 1,424 6.4 +6.4
Liberal Kim Shields 1,100 5.0 -3.2
Confederate Action Leo Black 1,091 4.9 +4.9
Independent Chris Hooper 517 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 22,175 98.3
Informal votes 386 1.7
Turnout 22,561 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 10,763 51.4 +4.7
Labor Rob Schwarten 10,171 48.6 -4.7
National gain from Labor Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Thackeray 3,730 30.9 -27.6
Queensland Labor Viv Cooper 3,151 26.1 +26.1
Liberal Tom Griffith 3,063 25.3 -16.2
Independent Rex Pilbeam 2,139 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 12,083 99.5 +0.3
Informal votes 58 0.5 -0.3
Turnout 12,141 96.2 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -4.3
Queensland state election, 1956: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Viv Cooper 6,790 58.5 +3.1
Liberal Tom Griffith 4,820 41.5 +41.5
Total formal votes 11,610 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 88 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 11,698 95.8 +0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1953: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Viv Cooper 5,850 55.4 -0.7
Country Alfred Ganter 4,001 37.9 -6.0
Independent Tolstoy Birkbeck 703 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 10,554 99.0 -0.3
Informal votes 111 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 10,665 95.7 +1.7
Labor hold Swing +3.3
Queensland state election, 1950: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Ingram 5,251 56.1
Country Harry Beak 4,112 43.9
Total formal votes 9,363 99.3
Informal votes 70 0.7
Turnout 9,433 94.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Ingram 3,593 41.2 +1.1
Country John Reid 3,422 39.2 +8.2
Frank Barnes Labor John Harding 1,717 19.7 +19.7
Total formal votes 8,732 98.9 +3.9
Informal votes 93 1.1 -3.9
Turnout 8,825 91.4 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -5.2
Queensland state election, 1944: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Ingram 3,184 40.1 +1.6
Country Frank Saunders 2,466 31.0 -22.0
Independent John Harding 2,292 28.9 +28.9
Total formal votes 7,942 95.0 -3.9
Informal votes 420 5.0 +3.9
Turnout 8,362 90.1 +0.1
Labor gain from Country Swing +14.3
Queensland state election, 1941: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Daniel 4,417 53.0 -1.2
Labor Walter Ingram 3,206 38.5 +38.5
Independent Ezra Shorley 714 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 8,337 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 90 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 8,427 90.0 -2.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

In the 1915 Queensland state election, James Larcombe (Labor) defeated L. P. Landsberg, 2169 votes against 1050.[4]

In the 1918 Queensland state election, James Larcombe (Labor) defeated William George Thompson (Nationalist), 1659 votes against 1130.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Keppel - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth44.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 "KEPPEL.". Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 18 March 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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