Electoral results for the district of Balonne

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

Members for Balonne

First incarnation (1873–1932)
Member Party Term
  Adam Walker 1873-1874
  Jacob Low 1874-1883
  Boyd Morehead Ministerialist 1883-1896
  George Story Ministerialist 1896-1904
  Edward Land Labor 1904-1927
  Samuel Brassington Labor 1927-1932
Second incarnation (1950-1992)
  John Taylor Labor 1950-1957
  Eddie Beardmore Country 1957-1969
  Harold Hungerford Country 1969-1972
  Don Neal Country 1972-1974
  National 1974-1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

The results for the 1989 election were:[1]

1989 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,315 57.0 −17.1
Labor Barrie Ryan 1,633 21.6 −4.3
Independent John Ellem 932 12.3 +12.3
Independent Allen Tinkler 687 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 7,567 97.0 −0.6
Informal votes 230 3.0 +0.6
Turnout 7,797 90.7 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Neal 5,592 73.9 −0.2
Labor Barrie Ryan 1,975 26.1 +0.2
National hold Swing −0.2
1986 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 5,350 74.1 −0.7
Labor Elwyn Brookes 1,872 25.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 7,222 97.6
Informal votes 180 2.4
Turnout 7,402 91.3
National hold Swing −0.7
1983 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 5,736 74.4 +5.7
Labor Graham Staerk 1,975 25.6 −5.7
Total formal votes 7,711 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 94 1.2 −0.3
Turnout 7,805 91.4 +2.7
National hold Swing +5.7
1980 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,938 68.7 −3.2
Labor John Barrett 2,249 31.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,187 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 107 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 7,294 88.7 −0.8
National hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 5,064 71.9 −3.2
Labor Robert Saltau 1,975 28.1 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,039 98.3
Informal votes 119 1.7
Turnout 7,158 89.5
National hold Swing −3.2
1974 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,664 75.4 +24.1
Labor Robert Drenan 1,523 24.6 −4.3
Total formal votes 6,187 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 63 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,250 87.4 −2.4
National hold Swing +9.8
1972 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Don Neal 3,132 51.3 −8.1
Labor Bob Drenan 1,768 28.9 −11.7
Queensland Labor John Donnelly 814 13.3 +13.3
Independent William Dendle 395 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 6,109 99.1
Informal votes 58 0.9
Turnout 6,167 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Don Neal 4,006 65.6 +6.2
Labor Bob Drenan 2,103 34.3 −6.2
Country hold Swing +6.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Hungerford 3,654 58.9 −3.8
Labor Ben Ward 2,552 41.1 +3.8
Total formal votes 6,155 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 51 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 6,206 89.6 +0.6
Country hold Swing −3.8
1966 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,059 62.7 −3.0
Labor Ben Ward 2,414 37.3 +3.0
Total formal votes 6,473 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 63 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,536 89.0 −1.7
Country hold Swing −3.0
1963 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,266 65.7 +2.6
Labor Russell Hall 2,231 34.3 −2.6
Total formal votes 6,497 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 59 0.9 −0.3
Turnout 6,556 90.7 +2.8
Country hold Swing +2.6
1960 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,049 63.1
Labor William Dendle 2,371 36.9
Total formal votes 6,420 98.8
Informal votes 75 1.2
Turnout 6,495 87.9
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 2,264 43.1 −0.2
Labor John Taylor 1,988 37.9 −18.8
Queensland Labor Henry Bunton 995 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 5,247 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 54 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 5,301 91.3 +5.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.9
1956 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,616 56.7 −4.5
Country Eric McCorkell 1,997 43.3 +4.5
Total formal votes 4,613 98.8 −0.3
Informal votes 57 1.2 +0.3
Turnout 4,670 85.8 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −4.5
1953 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,600 61.2 +7.3
Country Claude Dunshea 1,650 38.8 −7.3
Total formal votes 4,250 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 38 0.9 −0.1
Turnout 4,288 85.4 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +7.3
1950 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,324 53.9
Country Herbert Dearden 1,989 46.1
Total formal votes 4,313 99.0
Informal votes 44 1.0
Turnout 4,357 87.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 2,980 63.9 +7.0
CPNP James Hindmarsh 1,682 36.1 −7.0
Total formal votes 4,662 98.2 −1.2
Informal votes 85 1.8 +1.2
Turnout 4,747 79.1 +0.6
Labor hold Swing +7.0
1927 Balonne state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 1,760 59.7 +2.8
CPNP Ted Maher 1,190 40.3 −2.8
Total formal votes 2,950
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing +2.8
1926 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 2,271 56.9 −5.7
CPNP Ted Maher 1,721 43.1 +5.7
Total formal votes 3,992 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 25 0.6 −0.5
Turnout 4,017 78.5 +11.7
Labor hold Swing −5.7
1923 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 2,189 62.6 +3.4
Country Richard Nates 1,306 37.4 −3.4
Total formal votes 3,495 98.9 −0.4
Informal votes 37 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 3,532 66.8 +5.1
Labor hold Swing +3.4
1920 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 1,747 59.2 −1.7
Country Richard Nantes 1,202 40.8 +40.8
Total formal votes 2,949 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 22 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 2,971 61.7 −5.9
Labor hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 1,720 60.9 −39.1
National David Roberts 1,104 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 2,824 98.8
Informal votes 35 1.2
Turnout 2,859 67.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1915 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1912 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 1,387 68.6
Liberal Jasper Harvey 635 31.4
Total formal votes 2,022 96.9
Informal votes 64 3.1
Turnout 2,086 56.3
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Balonne - 1989 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.