Electoral results for the district of Chatsworth

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

Members for Chatsworth

Member Party Term
  Thomas Hiley Liberal 1960–1966
  Bill Hewitt Liberal 1966–1977
  Terry Mackenroth Labor 1977–2005
  Michael Caltabiano Liberal 2005–2006
  Chris Bombolas Labor 2006–2009
  Steve Kilburn Labor 2009–2012
  Steve Minnikin Liberal National 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Chatsworth.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 17,309 52.54 +6.25
Labor Lisa O'Donnell 10,331 31.36 −8.23
Greens James Smart 3,479 10.56 +1.24
One Nation Jasmine Harte 1,031 3.13 +0.07
Family First Eliza Campbell 796 2.41 +2.41
Total formal votes 32,946 97.39 −0.14
Informal votes 884 2.61 +0.14
Turnout 33,830 91.85 +1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 19,264 58.47 +7.18
Labor Lisa O'Donnell 13,682 41.53 −7.18
Liberal National hold Swing +7.18
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Chatsworth.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 14,614 46.29 −3.54
Labor Lisa O'Donnell 12,497 39.59 +1.56
Greens Kathryn Fry 2,941 9.32 −2.83
One Nation Aaron Clarke 965 3.06 +3.06
Informed Medical Options Madonna Guy 362 1.15 +1.15
United Australia Andrew Crook 191 0.61 +0.61
Total formal votes 31,570 97.53 +1.61
Informal votes 800 2.47 −1.61
Turnout 32,370 90.75 +0.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 16,191 51.29 −1.62
Labor Lisa O'Donnell 15,379 48.71 +1.62
Liberal National hold Swing −1.62

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 14,993 49.8 +0.2
Labor Paul Keene 11,442 38.0 −0.8
Greens Dave Nelson 3,655 12.1 +3.6
Total formal votes 30,090 95.9 −2.4
Informal votes 1,280 4.1 +2.4
Turnout 31,370 90.1 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 15,918 52.9 −0.4
Labor Paul Keene 14,172 47.1 +0.4
Liberal National hold Swing −0.4
2015 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 15,216 48.93 −7.11
Labor Paul Keene 12,255 39.41 +9.95
Greens Jarred Reilly 2,677 8.61 +2.39
Family First Aaron Deecke 947 3.05 +1.06
Total formal votes 31,095 98.33 +0.19
Informal votes 528 1.67 −0.19
Turnout 31,623 91.26 −1.09
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 15,864 52.62 −11.52
Labor Paul Keene 14,285 47.38 +11.52
Liberal National hold Swing −11.52
2012 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 16,390 55.82 +10.78
Labor Steve Kilburn 8,694 29.61 −14.26
Katter's Australian Sarah Henry 1,856 6.32 +6.32
Greens Jason Cooney 1,836 6.25 −0.79
Family First Axel Beard 585 1.99 +1.99
Total formal votes 29,361 98.13 −0.11
Informal votes 559 1.87 +0.11
Turnout 29,920 91.89 −0.98
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Steve Minnikin 17,464 63.94 +14.08
Labor Steve Kilburn 9,848 36.06 −14.08
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +14.08

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Chatsworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Andrea Caltabiano 12,760 45.0 −1.7
Labor Steve Kilburn 12,431 43.9 −1.0
Greens Jason Cooney 1,996 7.0 −1.2
DS4SEQ Jason Furze 799 2.8 +2.8
Independent Tony Zegenhagen 347 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 28,333 98.0
Informal votes 507 2.0
Turnout 28,840 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kilburn 13,561 50.1 +0.0
Liberal National Andrea Caltabiano 13,487 49.9 -0.0
Labor hold Swing +0.0
2006 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Caltabiano 12,909 46.1 +11.1
Labor Chris Bombolas 12,742 45.5 −10.8
Greens Elissa Jenkins 2,349 8.4 −0.3
Total formal votes 28,000 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 471 1.7 −0.3
Turnout 28,471 93.4 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Bombolas 13,807 50.8 −10.6
Liberal Michael Caltabiano 13,382 49.2 +10.6
Labor hold Swing −10.6
2005 Chatsworth state by-election[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Caltabiano 12,572 48.28 +13.28
Labor Chris Forrester 11,076 42.54 −13.72
Greens Elissa Jenkins 1,880 7.22 −1.51
One Nation Barry Myatt 510 1.96 +1.96
Total formal votes 26,038 98.64 +0.61
Informal votes 358 1.36 −0.61
Turnout 26,396 86.54 −6.76
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Caltabiano 13,123 52.49 +13.89
Labor Chris Forrester 11,878 47.51 −13.89
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.89
2004 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 15,210 56.3 −0.6
Liberal Andrew Hatfield 9,462 35.0 +8.3
Greens Rob Wilson 2,361 8.7 +3.3
Total formal votes 27,033 98.0 +0.0
Informal votes 544 2.0 −0.0
Turnout 27,577 93.3 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 15,998 61.4 −3.7
Liberal Andrew Hatfield 10,056 38.6 +3.7
Labor hold Swing −3.7
2001 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 14,530 56.9 +8.5
Liberal Jo-Anne Leu 6,813 26.7 −3.6
One Nation Gabriel Echaubard 2,813 11.0 −5.4
Greens Rob Wilson 1,389 5.4 +0.8
Total formal votes 25,545 98.0
Informal votes 532 2.0
Turnout 26,077 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 15,555 65.1 +8.2
Liberal Jo-Anne Leu 8,322 34.9 −8.2
Labor hold Swing +8.2

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 11,953 50.2 −2.1
Liberal Bruce Martin 6,713 28.2 −13.9
One Nation Brian Annear-Walker 4,015 16.9 +16.9
Greens Clare Rudkin 1,126 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 23,807 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 400 1.7 −0.3
Turnout 24,207 93.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 13,440 58.7 +4.5
Liberal Bruce Martin 9,455 41.3 −4.5
Labor hold Swing +4.5
1995 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 11,342 52.3 −2.7
Liberal Bruce Martin 9,136 42.1 +18.6
Confederate Action Peter Ousby 1,221 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 21,699 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 429 1.9 −0.2
Turnout 22,128 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 11,680 54.2 −6.9
Liberal Bruce Martin 9,859 45.8 +6.9
Labor hold Swing −6.9
1992 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 11,593 55.0 −6.4
Liberal Brett Blade 4,958 23.5 −3.7
National David Stone 3,046 14.4 +3.4
Greens Lou Gugenberger 1,498 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 21,095 97.8
Informal votes 469 2.2
Turnout 21,564 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 12,371 61.1 −1.3
Liberal Brett Blade 7,862 38.9 +1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 12,647 61.3 +8.5
Liberal Jack Butler 5,870 28.4 +7.2
National David Stone 2,125 10.3 −15.7
Total formal votes 20,642 97.6 −0.5
Informal votes 364 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 21,157 93.0 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 12,798 62.0 +4.7
Liberal Jack Butler 7,844 38.0 +38.0
Labor hold Swing +4.7
1986 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 9,990 52.8 −4.8
National Greg Jones 4,921 26.0 +26.0
Liberal Ian Chandler 4,018 21.2 −21.2
Total formal votes 18,929 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 364 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 19,293 93.2 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terry Mackenroth 10,840 57.3 −0.3
National Greg Jones 8,089 42.7 +42.7
Labor hold Swing −0.3
1983 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 9,929 57.6 −0.6
Liberal David Cahalan 7,314 42.4 +0.6
Total formal votes 17,243 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 305 1.7 0.0
Turnout 17,548 92.6 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −0.6
1980 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 9,256 58.2 +7.1
Liberal Annette Dunstan 6,646 41.8 −7.1
Total formal votes 15,902 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 281 1.7 −0.1
Turnout 16,183 90.8 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 7,683 51.1 +6.8
Liberal David Byrne 7,363 48.9 −6.8
Total formal votes 15,046 98.2
Informal votes 275 1.8
Turnout 15,321 93.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.8
1974 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 8,523 65.6 +16.8
Labor Terry Mackenroth 4,136 31.8 −12.1
Queensland Labor Mary Scragg 331 2.6 −4.7
Total formal votes 12,990 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 145 1.1 −0.2
Turnout 13,135 91.5 −2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 8,798 67.7 +12.6
Labor Terry Mackenroth 4,192 32.3 −12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6
1972 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,658 48.8 −4.0
Labor H. Zehr 5,095 43.9 +3.9
Queensland Labor Maurice Sheehan 845 7.3 +0.1
Total formal votes 11,598 98.7
Informal votes 158 1.3
Turnout 11,756 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 6,391 55.1 −3.1
Labor H. Zehr 5,207 44.9 +3.1
Liberal hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,632 52.8 +3.5
Labor John Cleary 4,265 40.0 0.0
Queensland Labor Leonard Galligan 769 7.2 +0.7
Total formal votes 10,666 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 167 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 10,833 93.9 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 6,258 58.7 +2.2
Labor John Cleary 4,408 41.3 −2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2
1966 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,149 49.3 −4.6
Labor John Cleary 4,170 40.0 +0.3
Queensland Labor Vincent Garrigan 675 6.5 0.0
Independent Douglas Wallace 445 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 10,439 98.3 −0.6
Informal votes 175 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 10,614 95.3 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Hewitt 5,895 56.5 −2.6
Labor John Cleary 4,544 43.5 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6
1963 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 5,500 53.9 +0.8
Labor Bob Bradfield 4,048 39.7 +6.0
Queensland Labor Vince Garrigan 660 6.5 −6.7
Total formal votes 10,208 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 108 1.1 −0.1
Turnout 10,316 95.2 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Thomas Hiley 6,037 59.1
Labor Bob Bradfield 4,171 40.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hiley 5,511 53.1
Labor Joseph Ferguson 3,490 33.7
Queensland Labor Terry Burns 1,366 13.2
Total formal votes 10,367 98.8
Informal votes 132 1.2
Turnout 10,499 94.5
Liberal win (new seat)

References

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