Electoral results for the district of Murrumba

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

Members for Murrumba

MemberPartyTerm
  James Forsythe Ministerialist/Opposition 1912–1918
  Richard Warren Country 1918–1932
  Frank Nicklin Country 1932–1950
  David Nicholson Country 1950–1972
  Des Frawley Country 1972–1975
  National Country 1975–1977
  Joe Kruger Labor 1977–1986
  Dean Wells Labor 1986–2012
  Reg Gulley Liberal National 2012–2015
  Chris Whiting Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Murrumba[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Whiting 16,997 49.45 +17.03
Liberal National Reg Gulley 13,194 38.38 −10.73
Greens Simone Dejun 2,131 6.20 +1.32
Family First Ray Hutchinson 2,051 5.97 +0.29
Total formal votes 34,373 97.82 +0.11
Informal votes 767 2.18 −0.11
Turnout 35,140 89.80 −2.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Whiting 18,934 57.35 +16.87
Liberal National Reg Gulley 14,079 42.65 −16.87
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +16.87
Queensland state election, 2012: Murrumba[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Reg Gulley 14,040 49.11 +12.04
Labor Dean Wells 9,267 32.42 -18.38
Katter's Australian Paul Edwards 2,263 7.92 +7.92
Family First Sally Vincent 1,622 5.67 +1.07
Greens Rodney Blair 1,394 4.88 -2.65
Total formal votes 28,586 97.71 -0.02
Informal votes 671 2.29 +0.02
Turnout 29,257 91.89 +0.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Reg Gulley 15,465 59.52 +16.73
Labor Dean Wells 10,516 40.48 -16.73
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +16.73

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Murrumba[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 12,921 50.8 -4.2
Liberal National Peter Flannery 9,428 37.1 +4.5
Greens Rodney Blair 1,914 7.5 +1.7
Family First Sally Vincent 1,171 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 25,434 97.3
Informal votes 591 2.7
Turnout 26,025 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 13,745 57.2 -4.9
Liberal National Peter Flannery 10,280 42.8 +4.9
Labor hold Swing -4.9
Queensland state election, 2006: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 16,646 53.9 -3.3
Liberal Reg Gulley 10,075 32.6 -0.6
Independent Terry Shaw 2,307 7.5 +7.5
Greens Michael Jeffrey 1,833 5.9 -3.7
Total formal votes 30,861 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 750 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 31,611 91.4 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 17,811 61.6 -1.1
Liberal Reg Gulley 11,114 38.4 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1
Queensland state election, 2004: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 15,922 57.2 -5.3
Liberal Susan Haskell 9,247 33.2 +14.3
Greens Rick Pass 2,669 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 27,838 97.5 +0.1
Informal votes 699 2.5 -0.1
Turnout 28,537 93.1 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 16,548 62.7 -8.4
Liberal Susan Haskell 9,848 37.3 +8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4
Queensland state election, 2001: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 14,839 62.5 +17.2
Liberal Susan Haskell 4,498 18.9 -2.7
Independent Rob McJannett 4,408 18.6 +18.6
Total formal votes 23,745 97.4
Informal votes 635 2.6
Turnout 24,380 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 15,500 71.1 +12.5
Liberal Susan Haskell 6,295 28.9 +28.9
Labor hold Swing +12.5

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 10,266 45.9 -11.3
One Nation Tony Cleaver 6,429 28.8 +28.8
Liberal Susan Haskell 4,741 21.2 -21.6
Democrats Peter Kennedy 658 2.9 +2.9
Reform Mark Lewry 266 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 22,360 98.5 +0.9
Informal votes 339 1.5 -0.9
Turnout 22,699 93.7 +0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 11,639 55.0 -2.2
One Nation Tony Cleaver 9,509 45.0 +45.0
Labor hold Swing -2.2
Queensland state election, 1995: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 11,848 57.2 -5.9
Liberal Fran Jones 8,867 42.8 +13.3
Total formal votes 20,715 97.6 +0.6
Informal votes 499 2.4 -0.6
Turnout 21,214 92.9
Labor hold Swing -9.1
Queensland state election, 1992: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 12,187 63.1 +1.6
Liberal Fran Jones 5,695 29.5 +6.4
Independent Kevin Hendstock 1,421 7.4 +4.3
Total formal votes 19,303 97.0
Informal votes 589 3.0
Turnout 19,892 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 12,512 66.3 +3.0
Liberal Fran Jones 6,364 33.7 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dean Wells 12,223 61.8 +18.5
Liberal Patrick Seeney 4,907 24.8 +8.1
National Phil Benson 2,663 13.4 -12.7
Total formal votes 19,793 97.3 -0.8
Informal votes 545 2.7 +0.8
Turnout 20,338 92.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dean Wells 12,410 62.7 +7.2
Liberal Patrick Seeney 7,303 37.3 +37.3
Labor hold Swing +7.2
Queensland state election, 1986: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Deane Wells 7,553 43.3 -7.6
National Leslie Fletcher 4,558 26.1 -4.0
Liberal Jenny Roberts 2,905 16.7 -2.3
Independent Joe Kruger 2,419 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 17,435 98.1
Informal votes 343 1.9
Turnout 17,778 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deane Wells 9,669 55.5 +0.4
National Leslie Fletcher 7,766 44.5 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4
Queensland state election, 1983: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Kruger 10,169 50.9 +0.8
National Allan Male 6,008 30.1 -0.5
Liberal Roger Maguire 3,795 19.0 -0.2
Total formal votes 19,972 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 266 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 20,238 93.1 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kruger 11,017 55.2 -0.2
National Allan Male 8,955 44.8 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2
Queensland state election, 1980: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Kruger 8,251 50.1 +3.6
National Yvonne Chapman 5,041 30.6 +1.3
Liberal Alfred Shaw 3,163 19.2 -4.9
Total formal votes 16,455 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 203 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 16,658 90.2 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kruger 9,121 55.4 +4.0
National Yvonne Chapman 7,334 44.6 -4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Kruger 6,377 46.5 +6.2
Liberal Stephen Thomason 3,306 24.1 +24.1
National Brian Frawley 2,157 15.7 -48.0
National Agnes Campbell 1,861 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 13,701 97.9
Informal votes 13,992 92.3
Turnout 13,992 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kruger 7,036 51.4 +11.1
National Brian Frawley 6,664 48.6 -11.1
Labor gain from National Swing +11.1
Queensland state election, 1974: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Frawley 11,080 63.7 +30.1
Labor Neville Lines 6,320 36.3 -10.0
Total formal votes 17,400 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 415 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 17,815 89.7 -3.2
National hold Swing +12.7
Queensland state election, 1972: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Barr 6,138 46.3 +1.8
Country Des Frawley 4,444 33.6 -14.7
Liberal Kathleen Macadam 2,020 15.2 +15.2
Democratic Labor Paul Maguire 652 4.9 -2.3
Total formal votes 13,254 98.2
Informal votes 249 1.8
Turnout 13,503 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Des Frawley 6,762 51.0 -9.1
Labor Alex Barr 6,492 49.0 +9.1
Country hold Swing -9.1

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 7,715 48.3 +7.0
Labor Reginald O'Brien 7,115 44.5 +2.7
Democratic Labor Robert Macklin 1,155 7.2 +5.0
Total formal votes 15,985 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 365 2.2 -0.3
Turnout 16,350 93.6 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Nicholson 8,659 54.2 +0.2
Labor Reginald O'Brien 7,326 45.8 -0.2
Country hold Swing +0.2
Queensland state election, 1966: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norm Kruger 5,179 41.8 +0.3
Country David Nicholson 5,116 41.3 -13.3
Liberal Nelson Cooke 1,489 12.0 +12.0
Independent David Bishop 321 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Labor Robert Vlug 272 2.2 -1.0
Total formal votes 12,377 97.5 -0.6
Informal votes 320 2.5 +0.6
Turnout 12,697 94.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Nicholson 6,688 54.0 -3.3
Labor Norm Kruger 5,689 46.0 +3.3
Country hold Swing -3.3
Queensland state election, 1963: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 5,641 54.6 -5.9
Labor Norman Kruger 4,286 41.5 +2.0
Democratic Labor John Carter 328 3.2 +3.2
Independent Francis O'Mara 74 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 10,329 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 200 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 10,529 94.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Nicholson 5,916 57.3 -3.2
Labor Norman Kruger 4,413 42.7 +3.2
Country hold Swing -3.2
Queensland state election, 1960: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 5,334 60.5
Labor Norm Kruger 3,481 39.5
Total formal votes 8,815 98.3
Informal votes 151 1.7
Turnout 8,966 93.1
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 9,112 61.8 -0.2
Labor Bertram Krause 2,868 19.5 -18.5
Queensland Labor Michael Ryan 2,756 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 14,736 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 161 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 14,897 94.9 +1.2
Country hold Swing +14.1
Queensland state election, 1956: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 8,387 62.0 +4.2
Labor Charles Myers 5,137 38.0 -4.2
Total formal votes 13,524 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 187 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 13,711 93.7 +1.2
Country hold Swing +4.2
Queensland state election, 1953: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 6,564 57.8 -7.3
Labor Kenneth Griffith 4,801 42.2 +7.3
Total formal votes 11,365 99.2 +0.3
Informal votes 89 0.8 -0.3
Turnout 11,454 92.5 -0.7
Country hold Swing -7.3
Queensland state election, 1950: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Nicholson 6,680 65.1
Labor Eric Lloyd 3,579 34.9
Total formal votes 10,259 98.9
Informal votes 111 1.1
Turnout 10,370 93.2
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin 10,334 75.9 -24.1
Independent Samuel Halpin 3,273 24.1 +24.1
Total formal votes 13,607 98.2
Informal votes 249 1.8
Turnout 13,856 91.0
Country hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1944: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1941: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank Nicklin 6,841 70.9 +18.0
Labor George Watson 2,810 29.1 +11.4
Total formal votes 9,651 98.3 -0.4
Informal votes 169 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 9,820 90.3 -4.8
Country hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth62.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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