Results of the Queensland state election, 1980 (M-Z)

Queensland state election, 29 November 1980[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1977 — 1983 >>

Enrolled voters 1,341,365
Votes cast 1,192,893 Turnout 88.93% –2.42%
Informal votes 18,008 Informal 1.51% –0.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 487,493 41.49% –1.34% 25 + 2
  National 328,262 27.94% +0.79% 35 ± 0
  Liberal 316,272 26.92% +1.70% 22 – 2
  Democrats 16,222 1.38% –0.23% 0 ± 0
  Progress 4,384 0.37% –1.13% 0 ± 0
  Independent 20,880 1.78% +0.09% 0 ± 0
  Others 1,372 0.12% +0.12% 0 ± 0
Total 1,174,885     82  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1980 Queensland state election for electorates from M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1980: Mackay[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ed Casey 10,106 59.2 +2.1
National Lionel Bevis 5,457 32.0 +9.2
Liberal Kevin Dray 1,500 8.8 -3.7
Total formal votes 17,063 98.9 +0.5
Informal votes 190 1.1 -0.5
Turnout 17,253 88.3 -3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ed Casey 10,518 61.6 -0.3
National Lionel Bevis 6,545 38.4 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Mansfield

Queensland state election, 1980: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Kaus 9,374 54.9 -1.9
Labor John Fraser 6,819 40.0 +5.1
Progress Des McKay 876 5.1 -3.2
Total formal votes 17,069 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 238 1.5 0.0
Turnout 17,335 90.5 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 9,943 58.3 -4.3
Labor John Fraser 7,126 41.7 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1980: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 6,747 47.7 -2.5
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,676 47.2 -2.6
Democrats Arthur Townsend 725 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 14,148 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 109 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 14,257 92.3 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 7,154 50.6 +0.4
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,994 49.4 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1980: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Lane 7,334 54.5 +0.9
Labor Barbara Dawson 6,116 45.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 13,450 97.1 -0.4
Informal votes 398 2.9 +0.4
Turnout 13,848 84.0 -4.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1980: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Conrad Nicolai 4,728 38.4 -0.1
National Jim Randell 4,592 37.2 -24.3
Independent John Comerford 2,291 18.6 +18.6
Liberal Leonard Goode 717 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 12,328 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 86 0.7 -0.6
Turnout 12,414 91.2 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Randell 6,533 53.0 -8.6
Labor Conrad Nicolai 5,795 47.0 +8.6
National hold Swing -8.6

Mount Coot-tha

Queensland state election, 1980: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,487 62.8 +0.3
Democrats David Dalgarno 3,137 20.8 +20.8
Labor Graham Kevin 2,489 16.5 -10.5
Total formal votes 15,114 98.8 -0.4
Informal votes 189 1.2 +0.4
Turnout 15,303 89.1 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,024 72.9 +3.1
Labor Graham Kevin 4,089 27.1 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Mount Gravatt

Queensland state election, 1980: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 7,006 43.8 +8.2
Labor Marion McInnes 4,953 31.0 -5.9
National Ian Henderson 4,031 25.2 +2.0
Total formal votes 15,990 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 196 1.2 -0.5
Turnout 16,186 89.6 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 10,500 65.7 +5.3
Labor Marion McInnes 5,490 34.3 -5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3

Mount Isa

Queensland state election, 1980: Mount Isa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony McGrady 5,398 44.4 -2.3
National Angelo Bertoni 5,209 42.8 -2.7
Liberal Joyce Boyd 1,048 8.6 +8.6
Democrats Ray Oldman 504 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 12,159 97.3 +1.2
Informal votes 331 2.7 -1.2
Turnout 12,490 84.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Angelo Bertoni 6,192 50.9 +0.3
Labor Tony McGrady 5,967 49.1 -0.3
National hold Swing +0.3

Mourilyan

Queensland state election, 1980: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Eaton 5,139 51.3 +3.9
National Vicky Kippin 4,875 48.7 +1.6
Total formal votes 10,014 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 117 1.2 -0.5
Turnout 10,131 90.3 -2.3
Labor gain from National Swing +1.6

Mulgrave

Queensland state election, 1980: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Max Menzel 4,739 44.6 -13.8
Labor James Moses 4,041 38.1 -3.5
Liberal Jean Huxley 1,840 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 10,620 99.1 +0.7
Informal votes 96 0.9 -0.7
Turnout 10,716 90.8 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Max Menzel 5,995 56.5 -1.9
Labor James Moses 4,625 43.5 +1.9
National hold Swing -1.9

Murrumba

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

Nudgee

Queensland state election, 1980: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Vaughan 8,567 60.9 +2.2
Liberal Gerald Connor 5,503 39.1 -2.2
Total formal votes 14,070 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 210 1.5 -0.4
Turnout 14,280 90.7 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1980: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 8,237 59.6 +1.5
Labor Owen Gazzard 5,587 40.4 -1.5
Total formal votes 13,824 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 232 1.7 -0.1
Turnout 14,056 88.1 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Peak Downs

Queensland state election, 1980: Peak Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 6,235 61.3 +3.5
Labor William Coffey 3,721 36.6 -5.6
Independent Anthony Whitfield 167 1.6 +1.6
Progress Robin Wright 54 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 10,177 99.3 +0.9
Informal votes 72 0.7 -0.9
Turnout 10,249 88.9 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 6,320 62.1 +4.3
Labor William Coffey 3,857 37.9 -4.3
National hold Swing +4.3

Pine Rivers

Queensland state election, 1980: Pine Rivers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Akers 10,476 57.5 +7.5
Labor June Willmot 7,747 42.5 -2.5
Total formal votes 18,223 98.0 -0.9
Informal votes 367 2.0 +0.9
Turnout 18,590 91.5 -1.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1980: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Prest 7,191 53.8 -4.8
National Michael Crowley 4,341 32.5 +9.8
Liberal John Mawer 1,656 12.4 -2.6
Liberal Georgina Pickers 175 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 13,363 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 133 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 13,496 90.4 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Prest 7,695 57.6 -4.2
National Michael Crowley 5,668 42.4 +4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Redcliffe

Queensland state election, 1980: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry White 8,599 55.3 +26.0
Labor Roderick Lugton 6,941 44.7 +7.6
Total formal votes 15,540 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 248 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 15,788 92.0 -0.6
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Redlands

Queensland state election, 1980: Redlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Goleby 8,836 42.4 +0.5
Labor Con Sciacca 8,477 40.7 -0.7
Liberal Peter Hunter 3,520 16.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 20,833 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 236 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 21,069 90.9 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John Goleby 11,300 54.2 -1.2
Labor Con Sciacca 9,533 45.8 +1.2
National hold Swing -1.2

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1980: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 10,125 64.5 -0.1
National Garnet Lincoln 3,965 25.3 +10.6
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 1,603 10.2 -8.3
Total formal votes 15,693 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 142 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 15,835 90.3 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 10,566 67.3 0.0
National Garnet Lincoln 5,127 32.7 +32.7
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Rockhampton North

Queensland state election, 1980: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Yewdale 9,978 57.9 -6.3
National Robert Simpson 5,046 29.3 +15.3
Liberal Keith Harris 1,381 8.0 -13.8
Independent Patrick Carroll 757 4.4 +4.4
Socialist Jeffrey Jones 86 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 17,248 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 138 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 17,386 92.3 -3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 10,730 62.2 -4.0
National Robert Simpson 6,518 37.8 +37.8
Labor hold Swing -4.0

Roma

Queensland state election, 1980: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Tomkins 4,706 65.4 +2.3
Labor David Bowden 2,491 34.6 +1.9
Total formal votes 7,197 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 88 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 7,285 88.6 -1.5
National hold Swing -0.6

Salisbury

Queensland state election, 1980: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 7,949 46.3 -4.4
Labor Bill Wilcox 7,722 45.0 -4.3
Independent Mary Ellwood 1,496 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 17,167 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 326 1.9 -0.4
Turnout 17,493 89.2 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 8,973 52.3 +1.6
Labor Bill Wilcox 8,194 47.7 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1980: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nev Warburton 8,971 60.5 +4.5
Liberal David Preston 4,027 27.1 -2.4
Coalitionist Peter Jackman 1,530 10.3 +10.3
Independent Anthony Catip 309 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 14,837 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 240 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 15,077 89.4 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nev Warburton 9,585 64.6 +6.6
Liberal David Preston 5,252 35.4 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Sherwood

Queensland state election, 1980: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Angus Innes 9,004 54.7 -3.9
Labor Peter Doyle 4,384 26.6 -8.6
National Terrence Mahoney 2,762 16.8 +16.8
Progress Judith Forbes 320 1.9 -4.2
Total formal votes 16,470 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 178 1.1 0.0
Turnout 16,648 89.7 -2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Angus Innes 11,678 70.9 +8.0
Labor Peter Doyle 4,792 29.1 -8.0
Liberal hold Swing +8.0

Somerset

Queensland state election, 1980: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Gunn 9,381 50.0 -12.4
Labor Ron Hazelden 5,508 29.4 +3.3
Liberal Owen Nugent 3,854 20.6 +20.6
Total formal votes 18,743 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 213 1.1 0.0
Turnout 18,956 90.9 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Gunn 12,175 65.0 -2.9
Labor Ron Hazelden 6,568 35.0 +2.9
National hold Swing -2.9

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1980: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 7,006 52.3 +0.4
Liberal Colin Lamont 5,935 44.3 +0.7
Independent Edward Grevsmuhl 444 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 13,385 97.5 +0.4
Informal votes 336 2.5 -0.4
Turnout 13,721 84.1 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 7,228 54.0 +0.8
Liberal Colin Lamont 6,157 46.0 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

South Coast

Queensland state election, 1980: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russ Hinze 8,049 44.1 -11.3
Labor Philip Button 3,969 21.8 -15.1
Liberal Ross Woods 2,404 13.2 +13.2
Liberal Elizabeth Diamond 1,929 10.6 +10.6
Independent Robert Neumann 1,394 7.6 +7.6
Coalitionist Michael Carey 303 1.7 +1.7
Independent Julia Freebury 119 0.7 +0.7
Independent James Drabsch 77 0.4 -7.3
Total formal votes 18,244 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 323 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 18,567 84.7 -3.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Russ Hinze 11,788 64.6 +5.3
Labor Philip Button 6,456 35.4 -5.3
National hold Swing +5.3

Southport

Queensland state election, 1980: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter White 6,376 38.5 +4.4
National Doug Jennings 5,570 33.7 -2.5
Labor Ian Rogers 4,195 25.4 -3.2
Progress Kevin Chaffey 219 1.3 +1.3
Independent Peter Courtney 112 0.7 +0.7
Independent Grace Plunkett 67 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 16,539 97.3 -1.0
Informal votes 461 2.7 +1.0
Turnout 17,000 85.5 -3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 8,623 52.1 +11.9
Liberal Peter White 7,916 47.9 -11.9
National gain from Liberal Swing +11.9

Stafford

Queensland state election, 1980: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Gygar 7,584 50.7 +0.1
Labor Brian Mellifont 7,385 49.3 -0.1
Total formal votes 14,969 98.0 -0.8
Informal votes 311 2.0 +0.8
Turnout 15,280 90.5 -2.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Surfers Paradise

Queensland state election, 1980: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 7,459 41.9 +3.2
Liberal Bruce Bishop 5,842 32.8 +6.9
Labor Khalil Salem 3,725 20.9 -1.1
Independent Eileen Peters 768 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 17,794 98.3 +0.6
Informal votes 304 1.7 -0.6
Turnout 18,098 84.7 -2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 10,305 57.9 +13.6
Liberal Bruce Bishop 7,489 42.1 -13.6
National gain from Liberal Swing +13.6

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1980: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Prentice 5,024 34.2 -13.2
Labor Gailene Harrison 4,030 27.4 -3.0
National Peter Forrest 3,767 25.6 +25.6
Democrats Michael West 1,882 12.8 -5.8
Total formal votes 14,703 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 159 1.1 0.0
Turnout 14,862 85.4 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Prentice 9,279 63.1 +4.4
Labor Gailene Harrison 5,424 36.9 -4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4

Toowoomba North

Queensland state election, 1980: Toowoomba North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lockwood 8,418 55.5 +8.0
Labor Lindsay Jones 6,754 44.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 15,172 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 280 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 15,452 89.8 -2.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

Toowoomba South

Queensland state election, 1980: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Warner 7,097 45.0 -4.7
Labor Ron Fraser 5,225 33.2 -7.7
Liberal Colin Brimblecombe 2,860 18.1 +18.1
Democrats Michael Clifford 578 3.7 -5.7
Total formal votes 15,760 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 223 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 15,983 89.7 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 9,471 60.1 +5.2
Labor Ron Fraser 6,289 39.9 -5.2
National hold Swing +5.2

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1980: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Dobinson 7,601 42.3 +1.7
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 7,027 39.1 -11.9
National Phillip Morton 3,329 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 17,957 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 272 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 18,229 84.3 -1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 10,061 56.0 -0.3
Labor Brian Dobinson 7,896 44.0 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Townsville South

Queensland state election, 1980: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Wilson 6,667 48.9 -0.5
National Alan Metcalfe 3,481 25.5 +25.5
Liberal Hector Garrick 2,630 19.3 +19.3
Independent Francis Rossiter 864 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 13,642 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 192 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 13,834 86.3 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alex Wilson 7,861 57.6 +6.6
National Alan Metcalfe 5,781 42.4 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Townsville West

Queensland state election, 1980: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 7,356 52.5 +8.3
National Max Hooper 6,321 45.1 +13.8
Communist Frank Bishop 325 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 14,002 98.2 -0.7
Informal votes 263 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 14,265 86.9 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 7,616 54.4 +5.3
National Max Hooper 6,386 45.6 -5.3
Labor gain from National Swing +5.3

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1980: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neil Turner 3,826 52.6 +1.0
Labor Michael Gordon 3,448 47.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 7,274 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 104 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 7,378 88.9 -0.8
National hold Swing -0.4

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1980: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 6,199 64.4 +11.5
Labor Stephen Fazackerley 2,790 29.0 +0.5
Democrats Maria Heyboer 632 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 9,621 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 9,714 91.7 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Booth 6,509 67.7 -1.2
Labor Stephen Fazackerley 3,112 32.3 +1.2
National hold Swing -1.2

Wavell

Queensland state election, 1980: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Austin 7,960 56.9 +23.5
Labor Jack Geran 6,020 43.1 -2.3
Total formal votes 13,980 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 14,253 88.8 -3.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Whitsunday

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

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1980: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Moore 6,685 47.5 -7.0
Labor Frank Melit 6,323 45.0 -0.5
Independent Louis McKenzie 1,055 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 14,063 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 218 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 14,281 89.2 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Moore 7,213 51.3 -3.2
Labor Frank Melit 6,850 48.7 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Wolston

Queensland state election, 1980: Wolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gibbs 8,702 59.4 +1.2
Liberal Robert Harper 3,485 23.8 -1.0
National Roy Buchanan 2,460 16.8 -0.2
Total formal votes 14,647 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 320 2.1 -0.2
Turnout 14,967 87.8 -3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Gibbs 8,965 61.2 +0.6
Liberal Robert Harper 5,682 38.8 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Woodridge

Queensland state election, 1980: Woodridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill D'Arcy 8,531 46.3 -3.1
Liberal Douglas Dagleish 6,449 35.0 +2.1
Democrats Robert Webb 1,404 7.6 +7.6
Independent Anne Glew 921 5.0 +5.0
Independent Jack Davis 737 4.0 +4.0
Independent Robert Bartlett 378 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 18,420 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 397 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 18,817 86.6 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill D'Arcy 10,395 56.4 +2.3
Liberal Douglas Dagleish 8,025 43.6 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1980: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Shaw 8,068 52.4 +3.6
National Merven Hoppner 4,556 29.6 -7.0
Liberal Vanessa Gregory 2,781 18.1 +10.8
Total formal votes 15,405 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 184 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 15,589 90.0 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Shaw 8,833 57.3 +3.2
National Merven Hoppner 6,572 42.7 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Yeronga

Queensland state election, 1980: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 8,283 57.0 +2.3
Labor Kitchener Farrell 6,237 43.0 +2.5
Total formal votes 14,520 98.0 -0.5
Informal votes 300 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,820 90.4 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.1


See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 November 1980". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.
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