Electoral results for the district of Carnarvon

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

Members for Carnarvon

Member Party Term
  Ratcliffe Pring   1873–1874
  William Miles   1874–1875
  John Tyrel   1876–1883
  Justin Foxton Conservative 1883–1890
  Ministerial 1890–1903
  Conservative 1903–1904
  Adolphus Barton Liberal 1904–1907
  Kidstonites 1907
  Donald Gunn Independent 1907–1909
  Liberal 1909–1917
  National 1917–1920
  Edward Costello Country 1920–1925
  CPNP 1925–1935
  Paul Hilton Labor 1935–1957
  QLP 1957–1963
  Henry McKechnie Country 1963–1974
  Peter McKechnie National 1974–1989
  Lawrence Springborg National 1989–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lawrence Springborg 4,712 41.3 −25.8
Labor Maurice Passmore 3,676 32.3 −0.6
Liberal Ruth Buchanan 1,481 13.0 +13.0
Independent Jim Smith 836 7.3 +7.3
Independent Graham Caslick 692 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 11,397 96.0 −1.3
Informal votes 472 4.0 +1.3
Turnout 11,869 91.9 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Lawrence Springborg 6,710 58.9 −8.2
Labor Maurice Passmore 4,687 41.1 +8.2
National hold Swing −8.2
1986 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 7,210 67.1 +2.4
Labor Paul Lucas 3,529 32.9 −2.4
Total formal votes 10,739 97.3
Informal votes 297 2.7
Turnout 11,036 92.0
National hold Swing +2.4
1983 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 6,363 64.3 +2.5
Labor Deanna Selle 3,537 35.7 −2.5
Total formal votes 9,900 98.4 −0.3
Informal votes 163 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 10,063 92.6 +1.3
National hold Swing +2.5
1980 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 5,921 61.8 −1.7
Labor Johannes De Roo 3,659 38.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 9,580 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 126 1.3 −0.7
Turnout 9,706 91.3 −1.4
National hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 5,875 63.5 +13.4
Labor Colin Batterham 3,383 36.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 9,258 98.0
Informal votes 184 2.0
Turnout 9,442 92.7
National hold Swing −8.1
1974 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 4,496 50.1 +0.9
Labor John Saunders 2,244 25.0 −18.0
Liberal Fred Rogers 1,812 20.2 +20.2
Queensland Labor Raymond Macnamara 430 4.8 −2.9
Total formal votes 8,982 98.2 −0.5
Informal votes 166 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 9,148 91.7 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter McKechnie 6,432 71.6 +15.7
Labor John Saunders 2,550 28.4 −15.7
National hold Swing +15.7
1972 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 4,180 49.2 −7.2
Labor Neil Sullivan 3,652 43.0 +10.5
Queensland Labor Raymond Macnamara 655 7.7 −3.3
Total formal votes 8,487 98.7
Informal votes 107 1.3
Turnout 8,594 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,745 55.9 −8.5
Labor Neil Sullivan 3,742 44.1 +8.5
Country hold Swing −8.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 4,791 56.4 −0.4
Labor Arthur Johnson 2,762 32.5 +4.2
Queensland Labor Frederick Burges 937 11.0 −3.8
Total formal votes 8,490 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 123 1.4 −0.2
Turnout 8,613 92.7 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 5,471 64.4 −3.2
Labor Arthur Johnson 3,019 35.6 +3.2
Country hold Swing −3.2
1966 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 4,922 56.8 +20.4
Labor Douglas Gow 2,455 28.3 +0.1
Queensland Labor Frederick Burges 1,286 14.8 −20.6
Total formal votes 8,663 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 144 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 8,807 93.5 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 5,856 67.6 +13.7
Labor Douglas Gow 2,807 32.4 +32.4
Country hold Swing +13.7
1963 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry McKechnie 3,157 36.4 +0.3
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 3,073 35.4 −5.9
Labor Douglas Gow 2,449 28.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,679 98.2 −0.6
Informal votes 156 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 8,835 94.3 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,950 57.0
Labor Douglas Gow 3,729 43.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry McKechnie 4,681 53.9
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 3,998 46.1
Country gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 3,611 41.3
Country Fred Rogers 3,155 36.1
Labor Douglas Gow 1,983 22.7
Total formal votes 8,749 98.8
Informal votes 102 1.2
Turnout 8,851 91.7
Queensland Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Paul Hilton 4,517 46.2 +46.2
Country Fred Rogers 3,911 40.0 −1.8
Labor Douglas Gow 1,343 13.7 −44.5
Total formal votes 9,771 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 77 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 9,848 93.9 +1.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 5,416 58.2 −3.2
Country Fred Rogers 3,896 41.8 +3.2
Total formal votes 9,312 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 67 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 9,379 92.0 −0.1
Labor hold Swing −3.2
1953 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 5,625 61.4 +10.6
Country Eric McCorkell 3,537 38.6 −10.6
Total formal votes 9,162 98.8 −0.5
Informal votes 108 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 9,270 92.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +10.6
1950 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,500 50.8
Country Sandy Cameron 4,354 49.2
Total formal votes 8,834 99.3
Informal votes 85 0.7
Turnout 8,919 90.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,380 52.7 −3.9
Country Harold Phillips 3,930 47.3 +3.9
Total formal votes 8,310 99.1 +4.0
Informal votes 77 0.9 −4.0
Turnout 8,387 87.8 −0.3
Labor hold Swing −3.9
1944 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,211 56.6 −43.4
Country Harold Phillips 3,235 43.4 +43.4
Total formal votes 7,446 95.1
Informal votes 386 4.9
Turnout 7,832 88.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1941 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,514 56.2 +3.4
Country John Leahy 3,515 43.8 +4.3
Total formal votes 8,029 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 55 0.7 −0.1
Turnout 8,084 91.6 −0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John O'Keefe 5,285 69.3
Social Credit John Clayton 1,910 25.1
Independent Alan Tucker 429 5.6
Total formal votes 7,624 98.1
Informal votes 147 1.9
Turnout 7,771 90.2
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Costello 3,214 46.8
Labor Paul Hilton 3,032 44.2
Independent James Ferris 621 9.0
Total formal votes 6,867 99.2
Informal votes 54 0.8
Turnout 6,921 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Edward Costello 3,547 52.7
Labor Paul Hilton 3,186 47.3
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Costello 3,693 60.7 +6.8
Labor Adolphus Baker 2,390 39.3 −6.8
Total formal votes 6,083 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 59 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,142 89.3 +1.3
CPNP hold Swing +6.8
1926 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Costello 3,054 53.9 +0.7
Labor Adolphus Baker 2,607 46.1 −0.7
Total formal votes 5,661 99.1 −0.5
Informal votes 54 0.9 +0.5
Turnout 5,715 88.0 +7.0
CPNP hold Swing +0.7
1923 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Costello 3,099 53.2 −1.0
Labor Thomas Brown 2,721 46.8 +1.0
Total formal votes 5,820 99.6 −0.2
Informal votes 25 0.4 +0.2
Turnout 5,845 81.0 −1.5
Country hold Swing −1.0
1920 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Costello 2,935 54.2 +54.2
Labor Alfred Jones 2,484 45.8 −2.0
Total formal votes 5,419 99.8 +0.3
Informal votes 13 0.2 −0.3
Turnout 5,432 82.5 −0.8
Country gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Donald Gunn 2,186 52.2 +1.2
Labor Randolph Bedford 1,998 47.8 −1.2
Total formal votes 4,184 99.5 +0.9
Informal votes 20 0.5 −0.9
Turnout 4,204 83.3 −4.3
National hold Swing +1.2
1915 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Gunn 1,790 51.0 −4.6
Labor George Boyden 1,722 49.0 +4.6
Total formal votes 3,512 98.6 −0.8
Informal votes 48 1.4 +0.8
Turnout 3,560 87.6 +9.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.6
1912 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Gunn 1,793 55.6
Labor Tom Crawford 1,430 44.4
Total formal votes 3,223 99.4
Informal votes 18 0.6
Turnout 3,241 77.9
Liberal hold Swing

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