Electoral results for the district of Ipswich West

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

Members for Ipswich West

Member Party Term
  Ivor Marsden Labor 1960–1966
  Vi Jordan Labor 1966–1974
  Albert Hales National 1974–1977
  David Underwood Labor 1977–1989
  Don Livingstone Labor 1989–1998
  Jack Paff One Nation 1998–1999
  City Country Alliance 1999–2001
  Don Livingstone Labor 2001–2006
  Wayne Wendt Labor 2006–2012
  Sean Choat Liberal National 2012–2015
  Jim Madden Labor 2015–2024
  Darren Zanow Liberal National 2024
  Wendy Bourne Labor 2024–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Ipswich West.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Bourne 12,660 38.6 −11.5
Liberal National Georgia Toft 10,979 33.5 +12.4
One Nation Brad Trussell 2,968 9.1 −5.7
Greens Mark Delaney 2,498 7.6 +1.1
Legalise Cannabis Harmony Lindsay 1,711 5.2 +0.7
Family First Beverley Byrnes 1,458 4.5 +4.5
Libertarian Anthony Bull 497 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 32,771 94.9
Informal votes 1,763 5.1
Turnout 34,534
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Bourne 17,672 53.9 −10.4
Liberal National Georgia Toft 15,099 46.1 +10.4
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing -10.4

2024 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2024 Ipswich West state by-election § Results.[edit]
2024 Ipswich West state by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Darren Zanow 11,676 39.53 +18.42
Labor Wendy Bourne 10,349 35.04 −15.11
Legalise Cannabis Melody Lindsay 4,302 14.57 +10.03
One Nation Mark Bone 3,206 10.86 −3.86
Total formal votes 29,533 93.52 −2.47
Informal votes 2,046 6.48 +2.47
Turnout 31,579 80.69 −6.07
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Darren Zanow 15,801 53.50 +17.85
Labor Wendy Bourne 13,732 46.50 −17.85
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +17.85

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Ipswich West.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Madden 15,033 50.15 +2.88
Liberal National Chris Green 6,328 21.11 +4.57
One Nation Gary Duffy 4,412 14.72 −13.44
Greens Raven Wolf 1,957 6.53 −1.50
Legalise Cannabis Anthony Hopkins 1,361 4.54 +4.54
Civil Liberties & Motorists Clem Grieger 565 1.88 +1.88
Independent Karakan Kochardy 321 1.07 +1.07
Total formal votes 29,977 95.99 +0.73
Informal votes 1,252 4.01 −0.73
Turnout 31,229 86.76 −2.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Madden 19,289 64.35 +2.70
Liberal National Chris Green 10,688 35.65 −2.70
Labor hold Swing +2.70

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Madden 13,560 47.3 −0.1
One Nation Brad Trussell 8,078 28.2 +19.8
Liberal National Anna O'Neill 4,746 16.5 −18.1
Greens Keith Muller 2,303 8.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 28,687 95.3 −2.7
Informal votes 1,427 4.7 +2.7
Turnout 30,114 88.8 +2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jim Madden 16,844 58.7 −0.4
One Nation Brad Trussell 11,843 41.3 +41.3
Labor hold Swing −0.4
2015 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Madden 14,025 45.66 +13.83
Liberal National Sean Choat 10,911 35.52 −8.02
One Nation Christopher Reynolds 3,076 10.01 +10.01
Greens Ian Simons 1,782 5.80 −0.52
Independent Leo Talty 925 3.01 +3.01
Total formal votes 30,719 97.98 +0.23
Informal votes 632 2.02 −0.23
Turnout 31,351 91.09 −2.15
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Madden 16,376 57.71 +14.87
Liberal National Sean Choat 11,998 42.29 −14.87
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +14.87
2012 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Sean Choat 12,424 43.54 +6.18
Labor Wayne Wendt 9,083 31.83 −22.16
Katter's Australian Justin Bowman 5,225 18.31 +18.31
Greens Ursula Monsiegneur 1,804 6.32 −2.33
Total formal votes 28,536 97.75 −0.37
Informal votes 657 2.25 +0.37
Turnout 29,193 93.24 +0.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Sean Choat 14,146 57.16 +16.71
Labor Wayne Wendt 10,600 42.84 −16.71
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +16.71

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wayne Wendt 14,518 54.0 −0.2
Liberal National Sean Choat 10,047 37.4 +6.1
Greens Di Clark 2,327 8.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 26,892 97.9
Informal votes 516 2.1
Turnout 27,408 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wayne Wendt 15,370 59.5 −3.2
Liberal National Sean Choat 10,442 40.5 +3.2
Labor hold Swing −3.2
2006 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wayne Wendt 13,073 54.5 +5.5
Liberal Sean Choat 7,410 30.9 −0.6
Greens Bill Livermore 1,694 7.1 +2.4
Family First Barbara Brown 1,379 5.7 +5.7
Independent Brian Branch 440 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 23,996 97.5 −0.5
Informal votes 610 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 24,606 92.4 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wayne Wendt 14,005 63.1 +3.7
Liberal Sean Choat 8,185 36.9 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7
2004 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Livingstone 11,720 49.0 +3.1
Liberal Jean Bray 7,536 31.5 +31.5
One Nation Alan Price 3,090 12.9 −12.7
Greens Sarai O'Reilly-Reis 1,134 4.7 +0.4
Independent Michael Ward 449 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 23,929 98.0 −0.4
Informal votes 481 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 24,410 93.2 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Livingstone 12,678 59.4 +2.1
Liberal Jean Bray 8,661 40.6 +40.6
Labor hold Swing +2.1
2001 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Livingstone 10,768 45.9 +7.0
One Nation Bob Dutton 6,002 25.6 −14.2
National David Pahlke 4,469 19.1 +0.4
City Country Alliance Jack Paff 1,200 5.1 +5.1
Greens Ben Glass 1,016 4.3 +3.6
Total formal votes 23,455 98.4
Informal votes 390 1.6
Turnout 23,845 94.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Don Livingstone 11,645 57.3 +11.5
One Nation Bob Dutton 8,679 42.7 −11.5
Labor gain from One Nation Swing +11.5

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Livingstone 9,658 41.9 −8.9
One Nation Jack Paff 8,900 38.6 +38.6
National Sue Wykes 4,065 17.6 −17.7
Reform Lance Schloss 416 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 23,039 98.8 +1.0
Informal votes 291 1.2 −1.0
Turnout 23,330 95.0 +1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Jack Paff 11,444 51.9 +51.9
Labor Don Livingstone 10,626 48.1 −7.3
One Nation gain from Labor Swing +51.9
1995 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Livingstone 11,312 50.8 −8.3
National Jack Else 7,873 35.3 +11.9
Independent Paul Vaughan 3,090 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 22,275 97.8 +0.7
Informal votes 511 2.2 −0.7
Turnout 22,786 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Livingstone 12,008 55.5 −7.2
National Jack Else 9,630 44.5 +7.2
Labor hold Swing −7.2
1992 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Livingstone 12,497 59.1 +1.2
National Jack Else 4,958 23.4 +18.3
Liberal Pat Moore 3,696 17.5 −17.5
Total formal votes 21,151 97.1
Informal votes 633 2.9
Turnout 21,784 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Livingstone 12,882 62.7 +3.8
National Jack Else 7,676 37.3 +37.3
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Livingstone 12,434 62.1 +5.9
Liberal Ken Clift 7,600 37.9 +20.1
Total formal votes 20,034 95.8 −2.1
Informal votes 888 4.2 +2.1
Turnout 20,922 91.8 +1.7
Labor hold Swing +0.9
1986 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Underwood 10,269 56.2 +0.5
National Neil Russell 4,755 26.0 −4.2
Liberal Ken Clift 3,247 17.8 +5.5
Total formal votes 18,271 97.9
Informal votes 399 2.1
Turnout 18,670 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Underwood 11,182 61.2 +2.3
National Neil Russell 7,089 38.8 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3
1983 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Underwood 9,564 55.7 +3.4
National John Roberts 5,191 30.2 +12.9
Liberal Christopher Tankey 2,106 12.3 −18.1
Independent Geoffrey Snell 301 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 17,162 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 189 1.1 0.0
Turnout 17,351 91.9 +4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Underwood 10,185 59.4 +5.3
National John Roberts 6,977 40.6 +40.6
Labor hold Swing +5.3
1980 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Underwood 8,280 52.3 −0.1
Liberal Lawrence Pointing 4,814 30.4 +16.8
National Neil Russell 2,742 17.3 −16.7
Total formal votes 15,836 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 180 1.1 0.0
Turnout 16,016 87.8 −3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Underwood 8,573 54.1 −0.2
Liberal Lawrence Pointing 7,263 45.9 +45.9
Labor hold Swing −0.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Underwood 7,776 52.4 +6.4
National Albert Hales 5,042 34.0 +8.6
Liberal Barry Spark 2,025 13.6 −9.9
Total formal votes 14,843 98.9
Informal votes 161 1.1
Turnout 15,004 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Underwood 8,059 54.3 +5.4
National Albert Hales 6,784 45.7 −5.4
Labor gain from National Swing +5.4
1974 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 6,028 46.0 −11.9
National Albert Hales 3,328 25.4 +25.4
Liberal Ronda Herrmann 3,075 23.5 −0.5
Queensland Labor John Dredge 676 5.2 −2.4
Total formal votes 13,107 98.2 −0.3
Informal votes 233 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 13,340 92.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Albert Hales 6,622 50.5 +12.0
Labor Vi Jordan 6,485 49.5 −12.0
National gain from Labor Swing +12.0
1972 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 6,781 57.9 +4.2
Liberal Allan Whybird 2,806 24.0 −12.6
Independent Robert Maxwell 1,233 10.5 +10.5
Queensland Labor Ernest Devin 887 7.6 −2.2
Total formal votes 11,707 98.5
Informal votes 174 1.5
Turnout 11,881 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vi Jordan 7,202 61.5 +6.2
Liberal Allan Whybird 4,505 38.5 −6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 7,128 53.7 +6.2
Liberal Allan Whybird 4,861 36.6 +18.1
Queensland Labor Francis Carroll 1,296 9.8 +7.5
Total formal votes 13,285 98.2 −0.5
Informal votes 239 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 13,524 90.9 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vi Jordan 7,483 56.3 −11.3
Liberal Allan Whybird 5,802 43.7 +11.3
Labor hold Swing −11.3
1966 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vi Jordan 6,211 47.5 −16.3
Independent James Finimore 4,140 31.7 +31.7
Liberal Allan Whybird 2,421 18.5 −12.4
Queensland Labor Leonard Maguire 305 2.3 −3.1
Total formal votes 13,077 98.7 −0.3
Informal votes 170 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 13,247 90.4 −2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Vi Jordan 6,652 50.9 −13.9
Independent James Finimore 6,425 49.1 +49.1
Labor hold Swing −13.9
1963 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,196 63.8 +2.0
Liberal Jim Cochrane 3,966 30.9 +1.6
Queensland Labor Len Maguire 688 5.3 −2.5
Total formal votes 12,850 99.0 −0.3
Informal votes 133 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 12,983 93.0 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ivor Marsden 8,324 64.8
Liberal Jim Cochrane 4,526 35.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 7,674 61.8
Liberal Harry Groth 3,635 29.3
Queensland Labor Selby Guymer 970 7.8
Communist Thomas Millar 132 1.1
Total formal votes 12,411 99.3
Informal votes 87 0.7
Turnout 12,498 92.9
Labor win (new seat)

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