Electoral results for the district of Thuringowa

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

Members for Thuringowa

MemberPartyTerm
  Ken McElligott Labor 1986–1998
  Ken Turner One Nation 1998–1999
  Independent 1999–2001
  Anita Phillips Labor 2001–2004
  Craig Wallace Labor 2004–2012
  Sam Cox Liberal National 2012–2015
  Aaron Harper Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Thuringowa[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Aaron Harper 11,584 39.51 +12.15
Liberal National Sam Cox 9,945 33.92 −2.22
Palmer United Ian Ferguson 3,407 11.62 +11.62
One Nation Jeffrey Knuth 2,161 7.37 +7.37
Greens Karen Thompson 1,028 3.51 −0.12
Family First Michael Waters 617 2.10 −0.65
Independent Margaret Bell 579 1.97 +1.97
Total formal votes 29,321 97.37 +0.07
Informal votes 792 2.63 −0.07
Turnout 30,113 89.49 −0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Aaron Harper 14,312 55.54 +12.20
Liberal National Sam Cox 11,456 44.46 −12.20
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +12.20
Queensland state election, 2012: Thuringowa[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Sam Cox 9,837 36.14 +2.28
Katter's Australian Steve Todeschini 8,201 30.13 +30.13
Labor Craig Wallace 7,448 27.36 -21.78
Greens Bernie Williams 986 3.62 -0.64
Family First Adrian Britton 749 2.75 +2.75
Total formal votes 27,221 97.30 +0.30
Informal votes 754 2.70 -0.30
Turnout 27,975 89.78 -0.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal National Sam Cox 10,857 51.38 +9.85
Katter's Australian Steve Todeschini 10,274 48.62 +48.62
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Thuringowa[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Wallace 12,830 49.1 -11.3
Liberal National Tony Elms 8,841 33.9 +5.1
Independent Ken Turner 2,793 10.7 +10.7
Greens Frank Reilly 1,113 4.3 -2.1
Independent Paul Lynam 534 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 26,111 96.5
Informal votes 807 3.5
Turnout 26,918 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Wallace 13,574 58.5 -8.4
Liberal National Tony Elms 9,641 41.5 +8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4
Queensland state election, 2006: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Wallace 16,613 60.5 +15.7
National Rod Hardacre 7,815 28.5 +3.0
Greens Frank Reilly 1,698 6.2 +0.5
One Nation Bill Hankin 1,311 4.8 -5.0
Total formal votes 27,437 96.9 -0.3
Informal votes 871 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 28,308 90.8 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Wallace 17,255 67.0 +9.1
National Rod Hardacre 8,493 33.0 -9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1
Queensland state election, 2004: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Wallace 11,647 44.8 +3.8
National Sandra Chesney 6,635 25.5 +6.8
Independent David Moyle 3,338 12.8 +12.8
One Nation Bill Hankin 2,550 9.8 +9.8
Greens Meg Davis 1,491 5.7 +5.7
Independent John Ryan 350 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 26,011 97.2 -0.3
Informal votes 755 2.8 +0.3
Turnout 26,766 92.1 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Wallace 12,982 57.9 +4.3
National Sandra Chesney 9,441 42.1 +42.1
Labor hold Swing +4.3
Queensland state election, 2001: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anita Phillips 9,952 41.0 +4.9
Independent Ken Turner 6,258 25.8 +25.8
National Neil Weekes 4,532 18.7 +9.6
Liberal Marnie Nelson 2,447 10.1 -7.6
City Country Alliance Adam Morton 762 3.1 +3.1
Independent Wolfe Lindner 311 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 24,262 97.5
Informal votes 633 2.5
Turnout 24,895 93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Anita Phillips 11,052 53.6 +9.2
Independent Ken Turner 9,581 46.4 +46.4
Labor gain from One Nation Swing +9.2

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 8,976 35.1 -11.3
One Nation Ken Turner 8,918 34.9 +34.9
Liberal David Moore 4,430 17.3 +17.3
National Ross Contarino 2,434 9.5 -34.6
Democrats Annette Reed 518 2.0 -7.4
Independent Lilian Malcolm 278 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 25,554 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 405 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 25,959 93.4 +2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Ken Turner 13,720 56.6 +56.6
Labor Ken McElligott 10,508 43.4 -8.0
One Nation gain from Labor Swing +56.6
Queensland state election, 1995: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 10,406 46.5 -5.6
National Richard Lane 9,881 44.1 +15.7
Democrats Annette Reed 2,111 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 22,398 98.2 +0.8
Informal votes 419 1.8 -0.8
Turnout 22,817 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McElligott 11,292 51.4 -5.7
National Richard Lane 10,673 48.6 +5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7
Queensland state election, 1992: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 10,062 52.1 -3.4
National Sandra Chesney 5,482 28.4 +2.4
Liberal Harold Burch 2,980 15.4 -3.0
Independent Daro Maroevic 795 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 19,319 97.4
Informal votes 523 2.6
Turnout 19,842 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McElligott 10,627 57.1 -1.9
National Sandra Chesney 7,973 42.9 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 13,513 56.5 +10.9
National Reg Fenton 6,008 25.1 -10.5
Liberal Sandra Chesney 4,397 18.4 -0.1
Total formal votes 23,918 96.4 -1.8
Informal votes 893 3.6 +1.8
Turnout 24,811 89.0 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McElligott 14,351 60.0 +9.3
National Reg Fenton 9,567 40.0 -9.3
Labor hold Swing +9.3
Queensland state election, 1986: Thuringowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken McElligott 8,696 45.9
National Bronwyn Walker 6,757 35.6
Liberal Allan Paulsen 3,513 18.5
Total formal votes 18,966 98.2
Informal votes 347 1.8
Turnout 19,313 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken McElligott 9,624 50.7 -3.5
National Bronwyn Walker 9,342 49.3 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.5

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Thuringowa - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth81.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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