Electoral results for the district of Belyando

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

Members for Belyando[]

First incarnation (1950–1960)
Member Party Term
  Tom Foley Labor 1950–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–1977)
  Eugene O'Donnell Labor 1972–1974
  Vince Lester National 1974–1977

Election results[]

Elections in the 1970s[]

1974 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 5,379 50.2 +1.5
Labor James Turner 4,436 41.4 -9.9
Liberal Fred Cowdray 900 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 10,715 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 165 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 10,880 87.8 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 6,153 57.4 +8.7
Labor James Turner 4,562 42.6 -8.7
National gain from Labor Swing +8.7
1972 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,213 51.3 -1.1
Country Vince Lester 4,003 48.7 +1.1
Total formal votes 8,216 98.6
Informal votes 116 1.4
Turnout 8,332 89.7
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1950s[]

1957 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Tom Foley 1,841 38.6 +38.6
Country Clarence Whyte 1,774 37.1 -4.2
Labor John Williams 1,161 24.3 -34.4
Total formal votes 4,776 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 4,815 91.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,512 58.7 -41.3
Country Timothy Donnelly 1,770 41.3 +41.3
Total formal votes 4,282 99.2
Informal votes 33 0.8
Turnout 4,315 85.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,619 58.9
Country Reg Colwell 1,826 41.1
Total formal votes 4,445 99.2
Informal votes 34 0.8
Turnout 4,479 90.9
Labor hold Swing

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