Electoral results for the district of Fitzroy (Queensland)

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

Members for Fitzroy[]

First incarnation (1888–1960)
Member Party Term
  Robert Lyons Conservative 1888–1889
  Albert Callan Independent 1889–1902
  Henri Cowap Labor 1902–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1909
  James Crawford Labor 1909–1911
  Independent 1911–1912
  Kenneth Grant Liberal 1912–1915
  Harold Hartley Labor 1915–1929
  William Carter Country and Progressive National 1929–1932
  Jens Peterson Country and Progressive National 1932–1935
  Jim Clark Labor 1935–1960
Second incarnation (1992–2009)
Member Party Term
  Jim Pearce Labor 1992–2009

Election results[]

Elections in the 2000s[]

Results for the 2006 election were:[1]

2006 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,617 63.94 +1.59
National John Engwicht 6,639 31.17 -6.48
Independent David Foster 1,041 4.89 +4.89
Total formal votes 21,297 98.39 +0.32
Informal votes 348 1.61 -0.32
Turnout 21,645 91.67 -1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 13,817 66.40 +4.05
National John Engwicht 6,992 33.60 -4.05
Labor hold Swing +4.05
2004 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,279 62.35 -0.42
National John Engwicht 8,019 37.65 +9.09
Total formal votes 21,298 98.07 -0.34
Informal votes 420 1.93 +0.34
Turnout 21,718 92.67 -1.19
Labor hold Swing -4.83
2001 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,599 62.8 +16.1
National Rod Lawrie 6,187 28.6 +5.4
City Country Alliance Di Schuback 1,879 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 21,665 98.4
Informal votes 351 1.6
Turnout 22,016 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 13,915 67.2 +8.6
National Rod Lawrie 6,797 32.8 -8.6
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 10,214 52.2 -4.4
One Nation Joan Wilson 4,402 22.5 +22.5
National Richie Bills 4,069 20.8 -22.6
Australia First Christopher Chatham 641 3.3 +3.3
Democrats Peter Cvetko-Lueger 241 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 19,567 99.2 +0.6
Informal votes 161 0.8 -0.6
Turnout 19,728 93.9 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 11,276 60.7 +4.1
One Nation Joan Wilson 7,295 39.3 +39.3
Labor hold Swing +4.1
1995 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 11,061 56.6 -0.1
National Karen Mackay 8,473 43.4 +16.7
Total formal votes 19,534 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 268 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 19,802 92.1 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -5.4
1992 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 11,551 56.7 -0.1
National Marie Mahood 5,450 26.7 -9.3
Liberal Dick Phillips 1,731 8.5 +7.6
Independent Keith Scantlebury 1,646 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 20,378 98.4
Informal votes 329 1.6
Turnout 20,707 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 12,092 62.0 +2.5
National Marie Mahood 7,412 38.0 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1950s[]

1957 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 3,743 43.1 -19.5
Liberal Gordon Dunn 2,693 31.0 -5.3
Queensland Labor John Norton 2,255 25.9 +25.9
Total formal votes 8,691 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 62 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 8,753 95.6 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1
1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,472 62.6 -6.9
Liberal Gerard Davies 3,175 36.3 +7.6
Communist Eric Browne 100 1.1 -0.7
Total formal votes 8,747 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 91 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,838 95.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -7.2
1953 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 6,028 69.5 +7.6
Liberal William Hoare 2,490 28.7 -9.4
Communist Eric Browne 157 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 8,675 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 78 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 8,753 95.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +8.9
1950 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,377 61.9
Liberal Hugh Douglas 3,313 38.1
Total formal votes 8,690 99.0
Informal votes 84 1.0
Turnout 8,774 93.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[]

1947 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,538 54.7 +3.3
People's Party Harry Weir 4,437 43.8 -4.8
Frank Barnes Labor Gordon Loukes 103 1.0 +1.0
Independent John Wharton 51 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 10,129 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 67 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 10,196 93.5 +9.0
Labor hold Swing +4.1
1944 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 4,832 51.4 -48.6
People's Party Harry Weir 4,563 48.6 +48.6
Total formal votes 9,395 99.0
Informal votes 93 1.0
Turnout 9,488 84.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1941 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s[]

1938 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,222 55.0 -8.3
Country Edwin Hiskens 3,616 38.1 +1.5
Social Credit Sidney Cooper 650 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 9,488 99.4 +0.9
Informal votes 57 0.6 -0.9
Turnout 9,545 93.4 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,587 63.3
CPNP Albert Pearson 3,233 36.7
Total formal votes 8,820 98.5
Informal votes 133 1.5
Turnout 8,953 94.3
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Jens Peterson 3,685 49.8
Labor Thomas Maher 3,413 46.2
Queensland Party Robert Hartley 254 3.4
Independent Clarence Wain 40 0.5
Total formal votes 7,392 99.1
Informal votes 69 0.9
Turnout 7,461 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Jens Peterson 3,763 52.1
Labor Thomas Maher 3,452 47.8
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[]

1929 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Carter 4,073 59.8 +18.2
Labor Harry Hartley 2,737 40.2 -18.2
Total formal votes 6,810 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 89 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 6,899
CPNP gain from Labor Swing +18.2
1926 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,787 58.4 +6.0
CPNP Frank Dawson 2,699 41.6 -6.0
Total formal votes 6,486 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 107 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 6,593 84.0 +2.7
Labor hold Swing +6.0
1923 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,093 52.4 -1.6
United Hugh Grant 2,805 47.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 5,898 99.0 +0.6
Informal votes 61 1.0 -0.6
Turnout 5,959 81.3 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -1.6
1920 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,383 54.0 0.0
National Frederick Lodge 2,882 46.0 0.0
Total formal votes 6,265 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 100 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 6,365 80.5 -2.5
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1910s[]

1918 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Hartley 3,158 54.0 +2.9
National Kenneth Grant 2,691 46.0 -2.9
Total formal votes 5,849 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 106 1.8 -0.1
Turnout 5,955 83.0 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.9
1915 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Hartley 2,403 51.1 +9.9
Liberal Kenneth Grant 2,298 48.9 -9.9
Total formal votes 4,701 98.1 +1.1
Informal votes 93 1.9 -1.1
Turnout 4,794 85.1 +11.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9
1912 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Grant 1,925 58.8
Labor Charles Bluett 1,348 41.2
Total formal votes 3,273 97.0
Informal votes 101 3.0
Turnout 3,374 74.0
Liberal hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Fitzroy - 2006 - Election Archive". ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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