Electoral results for the district of Lytton

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

Members for Lytton

Member Party Term
  Tom Burns Labor 1972–1996
  Paul Lucas Labor 1996–2012
  Neil Symes Liberal National 2012–2015
  Joan Pease Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Lytton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Pease 17,067 52.21 +3.28
Liberal National Gordon Walters 9,955 30.45 +6.13
Greens Ken Austin 3,450 10.55 −0.79
One Nation Debra Smith 1,289 3.94 −11.46
Informed Medical Options Georgia Phillips 606 1.85 +1.85
United Australia Jonathan Spaits 321 0.98 +0.98
Total formal votes 32,688 97.45 +0.69
Informal votes 856 2.55 −0.69
Turnout 33,544 89.76 −0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Pease 20,708 63.35 +1.33
Liberal National Gordon Walters 11,980 36.65 −1.33
Labor hold Swing +1.33

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Lytton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Pease 15,416 48.9 −0.3
Liberal National Karren Strahan 7,663 24.3 −11.9
One Nation Suzanne Black 4,854 15.4 +15.4
Greens Ken Austin 3,573 11.3 +2.4
Total formal votes 31,506 96.8 −1.4
Informal votes 1,057 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 32,563 89.9 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Pease 19,541 62.0 +2.1
Liberal National Karren Strahan 11,965 38.0 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
2015 Queensland state election: Lytton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Pease 14,368 49.00 +9.71
Liberal National Neil Symes 10,657 36.35 −7.32
Greens Dave Nelson 2,616 8.92 +0.84
Independent Tamera Michel 849 2.90 +2.90
Independent Jamie Evans 831 2.83 +2.83
Total formal votes 29,321 98.11 +0.63
Informal votes 564 1.89 −0.63
Turnout 29,885 91.30 −0.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Pease 16,754 59.80 +11.38
Liberal National Neil Symes 11,265 40.20 −11.38
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +11.38
2012 Queensland state election: Lytton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Neil Symes 12,181 43.66 +11.43
Labor Daniel Cheverton 10,961 39.29 −13.20
Greens Daniel Crute 2,256 8.09 +0.96
Katter's Australian Jim Vote 1,881 6.74 +6.74
Independent Russell McVey 618 2.22 +2.22
Total formal votes 27,897 97.49 −0.65
Informal votes 719 2.51 +0.65
Turnout 28,616 92.19 −0.49
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Neil Symes 13,101 51.58 +13.79
Labor Daniel Cheverton 12,299 48.42 −13.79
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +13.79

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Lytton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Lucas 14,594 52.5 −4.3
Liberal National Ryan Murphy 8,960 32.2 +3.1
Greens Daniel Crute 1,982 7.1 −5.0
Independent Trish Kelly 1,526 5.5 +5.5
DS4SEQ Neil Plevey 739 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 27,801 98.0
Informal votes 528 2.0
Turnout 28,329 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Lucas 15,968 62.2 −4.0
Liberal National Ryan Murphy 9,699 37.8 +4.0
Labor hold Swing −4.0
2006 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Lucas 14,398 59.3 −2.5
Liberal Amanda Wiklund 6,892 28.4 −0.6
Greens David Wyatt 2,992 12.3 +3.1
Total formal votes 24,282 97.9 +0.0
Informal votes 514 2.1 −0.0
Turnout 24,796 92.0 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Lucas 15,390 66.8 −1.1
Liberal Amanda Wiklund 7,633 33.2 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1
2004 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Lucas 15,128 61.8 −5.1
Liberal Glenn Weymouth 7,104 29.0 +7.1
Greens Panche Hadzi-Andonov 2,242 9.2 −2.0
Total formal votes 24,474 97.9 +0.7
Informal votes 527 2.1 −0.7
Turnout 25,001 93.2 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Lucas 15,958 67.9 −6.5
Liberal Glenn Weymouth 7,553 32.1 +6.5
Labor hold Swing −6.5
2001 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Lucas 16,305 66.9 +8.0
Liberal Vincent Ladner 5,329 21.9 −5.4
Greens Fay Smith 2,736 11.2 +5.7
Total formal votes 24,370 97.2
Informal votes 697 2.8
Turnout 25,067 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Lucas 17,150 74.4 +7.4
Liberal Vincent Ladner 5,902 25.6 −7.4
Labor hold Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Lucas 12,579 59.8 +3.6
Liberal Tony Murphy 5,859 27.9 −7.1
Democrats Marianne Dickie 1,385 6.6 +6.6
Greens Rob Wilson 1,207 5.7 −3.1
Total formal votes 21,030 97.5 −0.9
Informal votes 540 2.5 +0.9
Turnout 21,570 94.3 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Lucas 13,730 67.4 +6.1
Liberal Tony Murphy 6,626 32.6 −6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1
1996 Lytton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Lucas 10,832 54.7 −1.5
Liberal Jenny Mansell 5,480 27.7 −7.3
Democrats Marianne Dickie 1,223 6.2 +6.2
Shooters Wendy Kelly 750 3.8 +3.8
Independent Nigel Freemarijuana 608 3.1 +3.1
Greens Norma Nord 570 2.9 −5.9
Independent B Groom 147 0.7 +0.7
Independent B Richardson 131 0.7 +0.7
Independent Steve Purtill 47 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 19,788 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 229 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 20,017 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Lucas 11,952 66.1 +4.8
Liberal Jenny Mansell 6,129 33.9 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8
1995 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 11,395 56.2 −13.6
Liberal Jenny Mansell 7,098 35.0 +4.8
Greens Bert Nord 1,786 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 20,279 98.4 +0.8
Informal votes 321 1.6 −0.8
Turnout 20,600 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Burns 12,266 61.3 −8.5
Liberal Jenny Mansell 7,740 38.7 +8.5
Labor hold Swing −8.5
1992 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 14,465 69.8 +1.6
Liberal Tom McKaskill 6,248 30.2 +13.6
Total formal votes 20,713 97.7
Informal votes 499 2.3
Turnout 21,212 93.7
Labor hold Swing −0.7

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 14,243 71.6 +9.1
Liberal Peter Dutton 3,313 16.7 +3.1
National Victor Sirl 2,328 11.7 −12.2
Total formal votes 19,884 97.5 −0.5
Informal votes 511 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 20,395 92.8 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Burns 14,416 72.5 +6.2
Liberal Peter Dutton 5,468 27.5 −6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2
1986 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 11,472 62.5 −8.9
National Liz Upton 4,382 23.9 +23.9
Liberal Daryl Mercer 2,503 13.6 −15.0
Total formal votes 18,357 98.0
Informal votes 369 2.0
Turnout 18,726 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Burns 12,171 66.3 +3.2
National Liz Upton 6,186 33.7 +33.7
Labor hold Swing +3.2
1983 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 10,670 71.4 −2.2
Liberal Moyra Bidstrup 4,276 28.6 +2.2
Total formal votes 14,946 97.6 −0.4
Informal votes 364 2.4 +0.4
Turnout 15,310 92.8 +3.4
Labor hold Swing −2.2
1980 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 10,543 73.6 +6.6
Liberal Moyra Bidstrup 3,784 26.4 −6.6
Total formal votes 14,327 98.0 −0.5
Informal votes 297 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,624 89.4 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 9,809 67.0 +10.3
Liberal Rodney Bristow 4,835 33.0 −10.3
Total formal votes 14,644 98.5
Informal votes 219 1.5
Turnout 14,863 92.2
Labor hold Swing +10.3
1974 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 8,165 56.7 −11.5
Liberal John Ivers 6,225 43.3 +17.5
Total formal votes 14,390 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 213 1.5 −0.1
Turnout 14,603 90.2 −4.5
Labor hold Swing −12.6
1972 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 8,376 68.2
Liberal John Ottway 3,163 25.8
Queensland Labor John O'Connell 735 6.0
Total formal votes 12,274 98.4
Informal votes 200 1.6
Turnout 12,474 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Burns 8,500 69.3 +1.7
Liberal John Ottway 3,774 30.7 −1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

References

  1. ^ 2020 State General Election – Lytton – District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ^ 2017 State General Election - Lytton - District Summary, ECQ.
  3. ^ 2015 State General Election - Lytton - District Summary, ECQ.
  4. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Lytton - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.