Electoral results for the district of Maree

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

Members for Maree

Member Party Term
  William Bertram Labor 1912 – 1929
  George Tedman CPNP 1929 – 1932
  William King Labor 1932 – 1941
  Louis Luckins United Australia 1941 – 1944
  Independent 1944 – 1947
  Qld. People's 1947 – 1950

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Maree[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Party Louis Luckins 5,326 50.6 +50.6
Labor Leslie Brown 5,204 49.4 +2.7
Total formal votes 10,530 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 124 1.2 −0.3
Turnout 10,654 92.5 +6.8
People's Party gain from Independent Swing N/A
1944 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Louis Luckins 5,294 53.3 +53.3
Labor Jack McNulty 4,631 46.7 −3.1
Total formal votes 9,925 98.5 +2.0
Informal votes 152 1.5 −2.0
Turnout 10,077 85.7 −6.1
Independent gain from People's Party Swing N/A
1941 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Louis Luckins 4,702 50.2 +11.0
Labor William King 4,662 49.8 −3.5
Total formal votes 9,364 96.5 −2.2
Informal votes 338 3.5 +2.2
Turnout 9,702 91.8 −2.6
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William King 5,201 53.3 −16.6
United Australia William Carter 3,830 39.2 +9.1
Social Credit Charles Martin 727 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 9,758 98.7 +1.4
Informal votes 128 1.3 −1.4
Turnout 9,886 94.4 +0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William King 6,400 69.9
CPNP David Miller 2,763 30.1
Total formal votes 9,163 97.3
Informal votes 253 2.7
Turnout 9,416 93.8
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William King 5,025 54.6
CPNP Louis Luckins 3,891 42.2
Queensland Party John Perry 163 1.8
Social Credit Hugh Phair 133 1.4
Total formal votes 9,212 99.1
Informal votes 82 0.9
Turnout 9,294 93.2
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP George Tedman 4,034 57.0 +7.5
Labor William Bertram 3,042 43.0 −7.5
Total formal votes 7,076 98.6 −0.4
Informal votes 97 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 7,173 91.3 −0.6
CPNP gain from Labor Swing +7.5
1926 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Bertram 3,467 50.5 −2.4
CPNP George Tedman 3,395 49.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 6,862 99.0 −0.6
Informal votes 66 1.0 +0.6
Turnout 6,928 91.9 +3.0
Labor hold Swing −2.4
1923 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Bertram 3,450 52.9 +1.7
United John Hetherington 3,073 47.1 −1.7
Total formal votes 6,523 99.6 −0.2
Informal votes 29 0.4 +0.2
Turnout 6,552 88.9 +4.5
Labor hold Swing +1.7
1920 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Bertram 3,164 51.2 −1.9
National Field Evans Smith 3,015 48.8 +2.9
Total formal votes 6,179 99.8 +0.8
Informal votes 13 0.2 −0.8
Turnout 6,192 84.4 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Bertram 2,981 53.1 −7.1
National Pearce Douglas 2,577 45.9 +6.1
Independent Victor Cross 56 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 5,614 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 54 1.0 −0.4
Turnout 5,668 84.2 −8.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1915 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Bertram 2,936 60.2 +9.0
Liberal John Walsh 1,942 39.8 −9.0
Total formal votes 4,878 98.6 −0.1
Informal votes 70 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 4,948 92.8 +8.6
Labor hold Swing +9.0
1912 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Bertram 2,096 51.2
Liberal David Hunter 2,000 48.8
Total formal votes 4,096 98.7
Informal votes 53 1.3
Turnout 4,149 84.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

References

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0708103014.