Electoral results for the district of Hawthorne

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

Members for Hawthorne[]

Member Party Term
  Bill Baxter Labor 1960–1966
  Independent 1966
  Bill Kaus Liberal 1966–1972

Election results[]

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969 Queensland state election: Hawthorne[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Adsett 5,020 48.9 +8.4
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,408 42.9 +5.6
Queensland Labor James Moss 848 8.3 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,276 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 178 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 10,454 92.4 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 5,140 50.02 -2.5
Labor Ernest Adsett 5,136 49.98 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
1966 Queensland state election: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Burton 4,263 40.5 -10.9
Liberal Bill Kaus 3,929 37.3 -2.8
Independent Bill Baxter 1,546 14.7 +14.7
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 789 7.5 -1.0
Total formal votes 10,527 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 167 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 10,694 94.1 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 5,524 52.5 +5.5
Labor Thomas Burton 5,003 47.5 -5.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.5
1963 Queensland state election: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 5,389 51.4 0.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,203 40.1 +3.3
Queensland Labor Rogers Judge 890 8.5 -3.3
Total formal votes 10,482 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 150 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 10,632 95.4 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Baxter 5,555 53.0
Liberal Bill Kaus 4,927 47.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Hawthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 5,428 51.4
Liberal Clive Harburg 3,882 36.8
Queensland Labor Greg Kehoe 1,245 11.8
Total formal votes 10,555 98.8
Informal votes 123 1.2
Turnout 10,678 93.9
Labor win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
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