Electoral results for the district of Whitsunday

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

Members for Whitsunday

Member Party affiliation Period
  Lloyd Roberts Country Party 1950–1961
  Ron Camm Country 1961–1975
  National Country 1975–1980
  Geoff Muntz National Country 1980–1982
  National 1982–1989
  Independent 1989
  Lorraine Bird Labor 1989–1998
  Harry Black One Nation 1998–1999
  City Country Alliance 1999–2001
  Jan Jarratt Labor 2001–2012
  Jason Costigan Liberal National 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Whitsunday[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jason Costigan 13,474 41.76 −2.62
Labor Bronwyn Taha 11,775 36.49 +9.07
Palmer United Kylee Stanton 4,047 12.54 +12.54
Greens Tony Fontes 1,972 6.11 +0.23
Independent Dan Van Blarcom 997 3.09 +3.09
Total formal votes 32,265 97.89 −0.43
Informal votes 695 2.11 +0.43
Turnout 32,960 89.54 −0.85
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jason Costigan 14,565 50.38 −10.30
Labor Bronwyn Taha 14,347 49.62 +10.30
Liberal National hold Swing −10.30


Queensland state election, 2012: Whitsunday[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jason Costigan 12,785 44.38 -0.07
Labor Jan Jarratt 7,901 27.43 -22.28
Katter's Australian Amanda Camm 6,424 22.30 +22.30
Greens Jonathon Dykyj 1,695 5.88 +0.03
Total formal votes 28,805 98.32 +0.10
Informal votes 492 1.68 -0.10
Turnout 29,297 90.39 -0.48
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jason Costigan 14,778 60.67 +13.91
Labor Jan Jarratt 9,578 39.33 -13.91
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +13.91

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Whitsunday[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jan Jarratt 13,323 49.7 +3.1
Liberal National Paul Joice 11,913 44.4 -1.4
Greens Austin Lund 1,567 5.8 +1.7
Total formal votes 26,803 98.0
Informal votes 486 2.0
Turnout 27,289 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jan Jarratt 13,881 53.2 +2.8
Liberal National Paul Joice 12,192 46.8 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8
Queensland state election, 2006: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jan Jarratt 11,872 50.6 -1.0
National Paul Joice 9,933 42.3 +26.2
Greens Masha Marjanovich 1,161 4.9 -1.6
Independent Mike Stone 518 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 23,484 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 429 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 23,913 90.3 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jan Jarratt 12,289 54.4 -10.4
National Paul Joice 10,319 45.6 +10.4
Labor hold Swing -10.4
Queensland state election, 2004: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jan Jarratt 11,572 51.6 +5.3
Independent Harry Black 4,721 21.0 +21.0
National Dan Van Blarcom 3,608 16.1 -8.1
Greens Lindsay Hains 1,449 6.5 +6.5
One Nation Henk Schipper 1,088 4.8 -7.6
Total formal votes 22,438 98.0 -0.5
Informal votes 451 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 22,889 90.5 -1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jan Jarratt 12,548 64.8 +5.2
Independent Harry Black 6,826 35.2 +35.2
Labor hold Swing +5.2
Queensland state election, 2001: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jan Jarratt 10,026 46.3 +8.4
National Dave Perkins 5,237 24.2 -6.8
City Country Alliance Harry Black 2,919 13.5 +13.5
One Nation David Haselgrove 2,677 12.4 -18.7
Independent Ken Smyth 799 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 21,658 98.5
Informal votes 334 1.5
Turnout 21,992 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jan Jarratt 10,751 59.6 +12.8
National Dave Perkins 7,294 40.4 +40.4
Labor gain from One Nation Swing +12.8

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lorraine Bird 8,670 39.7 -4.9
One Nation Harry Black 6,703 30.7 +30.7
National Ian Roebuck 6,452 29.6 -15.7
Total formal votes 21,825 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 256 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 22,081 93.1 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Harry Black 10,607 51.7 +51.7
Labor Lorraine Bird 9,896 48.3 -1.9
One Nation gain from Labor Swing +51.7
Queensland state election, 1995: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Debbie Perske 9,119 45.3 +7.3
Labor Lorraine Bird 8,986 44.6 -5.1
Greens Anni Philp 1,185 5.9 +5.9
Democrats Robert Farr 460 2.3 +2.3
Independent Michelle MacNevin 398 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,148 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 297 1.5 -0.7
Turnout 20,445 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lorraine Bird 9,827 50.1 -2.1
National Debbie Perske 9,775 49.9 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1
Queensland state election, 1992: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lorraine Bird 9,594 49.7 -2.5
National Rob Dawson 7,332 38.0 +8.2
Liberal John McCulloch 2,383 12.3 +1.0
Total formal votes 19,309 97.9
Informal votes 416 2.1
Turnout 19,725 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lorraine Bird 9,874 52.2 -3.9
National Rob Dawson 9,042 47.8 +3.9
Labor hold Swing -3.9

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lorraine Bird 8,385 44.8 +6.5
National Robert Dawson 5,510 29.4 -22.5
Liberal Barry Gomersall 3,548 19.0 +9.2
Independent John Egan 640 3.4 +3.4
Independent Geoff Muntz 631 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 18,714 96.8 -1.6
Informal votes 623 3.2 +1.6
Turnout 19,337 91.2 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lorraine Bird 9,363 50.03 +9.03
National Robert Dawson 9,351 49.97 -9.03
Labor gain from National Swing +9.03
Queensland state election, 1986: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Muntz 8,219 51.9 -4.6
Labor Peter Jardine 6,066 38.3 -5.2
Liberal Robert Rowley 1,550 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 15,835 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 263 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 16,098 90.6 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Geoff Muntz 9,343 59.0 +1.3
Labor Peter Jardine 6,492 41.0 -1.3
National hold Swing +1.3
Queensland state election, 1983: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Muntz 9,163 56.5 +3.0
Labor Kevin Poschelk 7,063 43.5 -3.0
Total formal votes 16,226 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 194 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 16,420 90.4 +0.7
National hold Swing +3.0
Queensland state election, 1980: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Muntz 7,238 53.5 +0.8
Labor Stanley Yardley 6,284 46.5 +5.0
Total formal votes 13,522 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 178 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 13,700 89.7 -2.2
National hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ron Camm 6,112 52.7 -9.5
Labor Stanley Yardley 4,808 41.5 +3.7
Democrats Robert Fordham 668 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 11,588 98.8
Informal votes 139 1.2
Turnout 11,727 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ron Camm 6,433 55.5 -6.7
Labor Stanley Yardley 5,155 44.5 +6.7
National hold Swing -6.7
Queensland state election, 1974: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ron Camm 6,828 62.2 +9.5
Labor Stanley Yardley 4,152 37.8 -4.4
Total formal votes 10,980 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 137 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 11,117 88.6 -5.1
National hold Swing +5.3
Queensland state election, 1972: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 5,024 52.7
Labor Graeme Bowen 4,029 42.2
Democratic Labor Bernard Lewis 485 5.1
Total formal votes 9,538 98.7
Informal votes 121 1.3
Turnout 9,659 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ron Camm 5,427 56.9 +0.3
Labor Graeme Bowen 4,111 43.1 -0.3
Country hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 5,254 55.3 +4.1
Labor Elwyn Uprichard 3,848 40.5 -2.8
Democratic Labor Bernard Lewis 401 4.2 -1.3
Total formal votes 9,503 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 154 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 9,657 92.4 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ron Camm 5,580 58.7 +3.0
Labor Elwyn Uprichard 3,923 41.3 -3.0
Country hold Swing +3.0
Queensland state election, 1966: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 4,497 51.2 -5.7
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,801 43.3 +0.2
Democratic Labor Bernard Lewis 485 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,783 98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 154 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 8,937 92.8 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ron Camm 4,892 55.7 -1.2
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,891 44.3 +1.2
Country hold Swing -1.2
Queensland state election, 1963: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ron Camm 4,468 56.9 +0.1
Labor John Barry 3,384 43.1 +8.2
Total formal votes 7,852 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 84 1.1 0.0
Turnout 7,936 94.8 +2.4
Country hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1960: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,341 56.8
Labor Stanley Dalton 2,669 34.9
Queensland Labor Bernard Lewis 631 8.3
Total formal votes 7,641 98.9
Informal votes 83 1.1
Turnout 7,724 92.4
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,861 55.3 -4.1
Labor Ralph Staples 2,555 29.1 -11.5
Queensland Labor Bernard Lewis 1,374 15.6 +15.6
Total formal votes 8,790 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 94 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 8,884 95.0 +1.8
Country hold Swing +6.1
Queensland state election, 1956: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 4,962 59.4 +9.9
Labor George Burns 3,395 40.6 -4.2
Total formal votes 8,357 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 118 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 8,475 93.2 -0.9
Country hold Swing +7.1
Queensland state election, 1953: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 3,878 49.5 +4.2
Labor Hugh MacLennan 3,510 44.8 +8.3
Communist Jim Henderson 443 5.7 -7.0
Total formal votes 7,831 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 65 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 7,896 94.1 +2.5
Country hold Swing -2.9
Queensland state election, 1950: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Roberts 3,416 45.3
Labor John Casey 2,748 36.5
Communist Fred Paterson 957 12.7
Independent Michael McColl 411 5.5
Total formal votes 7,532 99.0
Informal votes 76 1.0
Turnout 7,608 91.6
Country hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Whitsunday - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth87.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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