Electoral results for the district of Port Curtis
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Port Curtis in Queensland state elections.
Members for Port Curtis
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Fitzsimmons | Unaligned | 1860–1861 | |
Alfred Sandeman | Unaligned | 1861–1863 | |
John Douglas | Unaligned | 1863–1866 | |
Sir Arthur Palmer | Unaligned | 1866–1878 | |
Albert Norton | Unaligned | 1878–1893 | |
Jason Boles | Opposition | 1893–1904 | |
Robert Herbertson | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1904–1909 | |
Edward Breslin | Labor | 1909–1912 | |
John Kessell | Ministerialist | 1912–1915 | |
George Carter | Labor | 1915–1920 | |
John Fletcher | National | 1920–1923 | |
George Carter | Labor | 1923–1929 | |
Frank Butler | Country and Progressive National | 1929–1932 | |
Tommy Williams | Labor | 1932–1947 | |
Jim Burrows | Labor | 1947–1963 | |
Martin Hanson | Labor | 1963–1976 | |
Bill Prest | Labor | 1976–1992 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Prest | 9,016 | 61.7 | +7.9 | |
National | Ron Streeter | 3,230 | 22.1 | -19.9 | |
Independent | Eric Bailey | 2,083 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Independent | Kevin Meyrick | 288 | 2.0 | -2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 14,617 | 97.5 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 380 | 2.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 14,997 | 91.7 | −0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Prest | 9,750 | 66.7 | +10.8 | |
National | Ron Streeter | 4,867 | 33.3 | -10.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Prest | 7,142 | 53.8 | +2.8 | |
National | Colin Brown | 5,566 | 42.0 | -1.7 | |
Independent | Kevin Meyrick | 556 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 13,264 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 231 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 13,495 | 92.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Prest | 7,415 | 55.9 | -0.6 | |
National | Colin Brown | 5,849 | 44.1 | +0.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Prest | 8,127 | 51.0 | -2.8 | |
National | Michael Crowley | 6,973 | 43.7 | +11.2 | |
Independent | Patricia Cathcart | 676 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Christian Alternative | Rata Pugh | 168 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 15,944 | 98.7 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 204 | 1.3 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 16,148 | 91.8 | +1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Prest | 8,549 | 53.6 | -4.0 | |
National | Michael Crowley | 7,395 | 46.4 | +4.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.0 |
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 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Prest | 7,048 | 58.6 | -4.5 | |
National | Barry Johnson | 2,732 | 22.7 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | John Mawer | 1,805 | 15.0 | -3.6 | |
Progress | Michael Berry | 449 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Total formal votes | 12,034 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 107 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 12,141 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Prest | 7,436 | 61.8 | -3.1 | |
National | Barry Johnson | 4,598 | 38.2 | +3.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Prest | 7,846 | 51.8 | -11.3 | |
National | Maurice Elliot | 3,625 | 23.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal | John Mawer | 1,941 | 12.8 | -5.8 | |
Independent | Lloyd Curtis | 1,749 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Total formal votes | 15,181 | 99.1 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 135 | 0.9 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 15,296 | 86.6 | −2.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Hanson | 9,738 | 63.1 | -19.1 | |
Liberal | Douglas Cuddy | 2,878 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
National | Francis Waterson | 2,817 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Total formal votes | 15,433 | 98.6 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 212 | 1.4 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 15,645 | 89.3 | −2.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Martin Hanson | 10,132 | 65.7 | -16.5 | |
Liberal | Douglas Cuddy | 5,301 | 34.3 | +34.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -16.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Hanson | 10,652 | 82.2 | +0.9 | |
Queensland Labor | Marguerita Glen | 1,771 | 18.7 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 12,959 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 278 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 13,237 | 91.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Hanson | 7,705 | 81.3 | +11.3 | |
Queensland Labor | Marguerita Glen | 1,771 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
Total formal votes | 9,476 | 97.5 | −1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 244 | 2.5 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,720 | 91.2 | −3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Hanson | 6,012 | 70.0 | -10.4 | |
Country | James Grant | 1,526 | 17.8 | +17.8 | |
Liberal | John McGree | 1,056 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Total formal votes | 8,594 | 99.3 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 57 | 0.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,651 | 94.6 | −1.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Martin Hanson | 6,160 | 71.5 | -11.1 | |
Country | James Grant | 2,434 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Hanson | 6,765 | 80.4 | +11.8 | |
Queensland Labor | Doug McClarty | 1,275 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Independent | Tom Kelly | 370 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 8,410 | 98.2 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 152 | 1.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,562 | 96.1 | +1.0 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Martin Hanson | 6,950 | 82.6 | +14.0 | |
Queensland Labor | Doug McClarty | 1,460 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +14.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Burrows | 6,033 | 68.6 | ||
Independent | Desmond Neill-Ballantine | 2,773 | 31.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,806 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 108 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,914 | 95.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Jim Burrows | 4,757 | 49.4 | -15.1 | |
Country | Colin Wilson | 3,460 | 35.9 | +0.4 | |
Queensland Labor | Samuel Andrewartha | 1,412 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Total formal votes | 9,629 | 99.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 46 | 0.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,675 | 96.2 | +1.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Burrows | 6,092 | 64.5 | -3.3 | |
Country | Thomas Pulsford | 3,353 | 35.5 | +3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 9,445 | 99.3 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 68 | 0.7 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,513 | 94.6 | −0.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Burrows | 6,241 | 67.8 | +10.0 | |
Liberal | Julia Hinds | 2,970 | 32.2 | -10.0 | |
Total formal votes | 9,211 | 99.2 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 69 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,280 | 95.3 | +0.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Burrows | 5,296 | 57.8 | ||
Liberal | Harold Jensen | 3,871 | 42.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,167 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,237 | 94.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Burrows | 4,199 | 41.4 | -17.9 | |
Country | William McGreever | 3,871 | 38.2 | -2.5 | |
Frank Barnes Labor | Peter Neilson | 1,520 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Independent | Alec Paterson | 432 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent | John Daly | 120 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 10,142 | 99.2 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 85 | 0.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 10,227 | 92.5 | +5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tommy Williams | 5,761 | 59.3 | -5.0 | |
Country | Samuel Halpin | 3,955 | 40.7 | +5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 9,716 | 98.9 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 103 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,819 | 87.4 | −3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tommy Williams | 6,677 | 64.3 | +7.1 | |
Country | Geoffrey Nichols | 3,709 | 35.7 | -7.1 | |
Total formal votes | 10,386 | 98.9 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 114 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,500 | 90.8 | −2.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tommy Williams | 5,452 | 57.1 | +2.1 | |
Country | James Heading | 4,102 | 42.9 | +11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 9,554 | 98.9 | +1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 108 | 1.1 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 9,662 | 93.2 | −2.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tommy Williams | 4,800 | 55.0 | ||
CPNP | Robert Boyd | 2,759 | 31.6 | ||
Social Credit | William Gresham | 1,172 | 13.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,731 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 269 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,000 | 95.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tommy Williams | 3,805 | 51.2 | ||
CPNP | Frank Butler | 3,625 | 48.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,430 | 99.5 | |||
Informal votes | 39 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,469 | 94.9 | |||
Labor gain from CPNP | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPNP | Frank Butler | 3,550 | 55.6 | +12.1 | |
Labor | George Carter | 2,829 | 44.4 | -1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 6,379 | 99.1 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 58 | 0.9 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,437 | 94.3 | +3.4 | ||
CPNP gain from Labor | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Carter | 2,849 | 45.6 | -7.2 | |
CPNP | Walter Prizeman | 2,717 | 43.5 | -0.4 | |
Communist | Fred Paterson | 676 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Total formal votes | 6,242 | 98.9 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 68 | 1.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,310 | 90.9 | +0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | George Carter | 2,945 | 51.5 | ||
CPNP | Walter Prizeman | 2,769 | 48.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Carter | 3,316 | 52.8 | +5.3 | |
United | John Fletcher | 2,760 | 43.9 | -8.9 | |
Independent | James Murray | 210 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 6,286 | 99.3 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 46 | 0.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,332 | 90.8 | +3.8 | ||
Labor gain from United | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | John Fletcher | 2,157 | 52.5 | +5.4 | |
Labor | George Carter | 1,953 | 47.5 | -5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 4,110 | 99.6 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 15 | 0.4 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,125 | 87.0 | +1.3 | ||
National gain from Labor | Swing | +5.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Carter | 2,165 | 52.9 | +2.2 | |
National | John Kessell | 1,929 | 47.1 | -2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,094 | 99.3 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 29 | 0.7 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,123 | 85.7 | −5.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Carter | 1,881 | 50.7 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | John Kessell | 1,828 | 49.3 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,709 | 99.5 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 20 | 0.5 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,729 | 90.7 | +12.3 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Kessell | 1,512 | 51.6 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Edward Breslin | 1,416 | 48.4 | -1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,928 | 99.2 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 23 | 0.8 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,951 | 70.6 | +7.8 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Breslin | 1,590 | 50.03 | ||
Liberal | John Kessell | 1,588 | 49.97 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,178 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 39 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,217 | 78.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Antony. "1989 Results for Port Curtis". Queensland Election Archive. ABC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.