Electoral results for the district of Mount Coot-tha

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Mount Coot-tha in Queensland state elections.

Members for Mount Coot-tha[]

Member Party Term
  Sir Kenneth Morris Liberal 1950–1963
  Bill Lickiss Liberal 1963–1986
  Lyle Schuntner Liberal 1986–1989
  Wendy Edmond Labor 1989–2004
  Andrew Fraser Labor 2004–2012
  Saxon Rice Liberal National 2012–2015
  Steven Miles Labor 2015–2017

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2015 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Saxon Rice 11,814 42.98 −4.76
Labor Steven Miles 8,966 32.62 +3.98
Greens Omar Ameer 6,095 22.17 +1.46
Independent Charles Mcalister 611 2.22 +2.22
Total formal votes 27,486 98.75 −0.02
Informal votes 349 1.25 +0.02
Turnout 27,835 87.64 −1.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steven Miles 13,920 52.59 +7.95
Liberal National Saxon Rice 12,550 47.41 −7.95
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +7.95
2012 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Saxon Rice 12,142 47.74 +11.48
Labor Andrew Fraser 7,285 28.64 -9.24
Greens Adam Stone 5,269 20.72 -2.36
Katter's Australian Margaret Waterman 739 2.91 +2.91
Total formal votes 25,435 98.77 -0.01
Informal votes 317 1.23 +0.01
Turnout 25,435 89.53 +1.76
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Saxon Rice 13,067 55.36 +10.61
Labor Andrew Fraser 10,538 44.64 -10.61
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +10.61

Elections in the 2000s[]

2009 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Fraser 9,544 37.9 -6.9
Liberal National John Pollard 9,135 36.3 +3.1
Greens Larissa Waters 5,815 23.1 +1.2
DS4SEQ Suzanne Karamujic 335 1.3 +1.3
Independent Dave Zwolenski 202 0.8 +0.8
Independent James Sinnamon 163 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 25,194 98.7
Informal votes 312 1.3
Turnout 25,506 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Fraser 12,493 55.2 -5.1
Liberal National John Pollard 10,120 44.8 +5.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1
2006 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Fraser 10,691 45.0 +0.8
Liberal James Mackay 7,903 33.3 +3.2
Greens Juanita Wheeler 5,163 21.7 -1.9
Total formal votes 23,757 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 345 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 24,102 86.5 +0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Fraser 13,313 60.5 -1.0
Liberal James Mackay 8,709 39.5 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0
2004 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Fraser 10,457 44.2 -6.8
Liberal Ray Sargent 7,112 30.1 +3.5
Greens Andrew Carroll 5,568 23.6 +11.7
Independent Dave Noke 505 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 23,642 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 319 1.3 -0.2
Turnout 23,961 86.5 -2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Fraser 13,170 61.5 -4.6
Liberal Ray Sargent 8,229 38.5 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
2001 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 11,741 51.0 +1.4
Liberal Jenny Cannon 6,135 26.6 -7.7
Greens Dick Copeman 2,740 11.9 +2.0
Independent Anne Boccabella 1,424 6.2 +6.2
Democrats Adam Zaborszczyk 985 4.3 -1.3
Total formal votes 23,025 98.5
Informal votes 348 1.5
Turnout 23,373 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 13,888 66.1 +5.1
Liberal Jenny Cannon 7,116 33.9 -5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 10,198 49.1 +10.3
Liberal Rolene Orford 7,273 35.0 -2.0
Greens Dick Copeman 2,107 10.1 -14.1
Democrats Alison Jensen 1,199 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 20,777 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 294 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 21,071 90.2 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 12,245 60.5 +7.0
Liberal Rolene Orford 7,992 39.5 -7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0
1995 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 7,571 38.8 -17.2
Liberal Rolene Orford 7,228 37.0 +11.4
Greens Drew Hutton 4,724 24.2 +24.2
Total formal votes 19,523 98.7 +0.5
Informal votes 261 1.3 -0.5
Turnout 19,784 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 9,883 53.5 -8.9
Liberal Rolene Orford 8,597 46.5 +8.9
Labor hold Swing -8.9
1992 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 11,646 56.0 -0.7
Liberal Andrew McBryde 5,321 25.6 -5.1
National Don Caslick 2,243 10.8 +2.2
Democrats Kerri Kellett 1,587 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 20,797 98.2
Informal votes 389 1.8
Turnout 21,186 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 12,546 62.4 +2.7
Liberal Andrew McBryde 7,567 37.6 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1980s[]

1989 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wendy Edmond 9,461 54.8 +15.7
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 5,860 34.0 +4.0
National Geoffrey Colless 1,454 8.4 -18.2
Greens Myron Loving 481 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 17,256 98.1 0.0
Informal votes 328 1.9 0.0
Turnout 17,584 90.8 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wendy Edmond 9,836 57.0 +13.2
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 7,420 43.0 -13.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.2
1986 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Moran 6,406 39.1 +16.0
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 4,917 30.0 +3.1
National Geoff Colless 4,353 26.6 -6.3
Democrats John Elfick 691 4.2 -12.9
Total formal votes 16,367 98.1 -1.2
Informal votes 309 1.9 +1.2
Turnout 16,676 91.6 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lyle Schuntner 9,199 56.2 +1.0
Labor John Moran 7,168 43.8 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
1983 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Cedric Dowdle 5,805 32.8 +32.8
Liberal Bill Lickiss 4,751 26.9 -35.9
Labor Denis Pacey 4,086 23.1 +6.6
Democrats David Dalgarno 3,029 17.1 -3.7
Total formal votes 17,671 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 129 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 17,800 92.8 +3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 10,700 60.5 -12.4
National Cedric Dowdle 6,971 39.5 +39.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1980 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,487 62.8 +0.3
Democrats David Dalgarno 3,137 20.8 +20.8
Labor Graham Kevin 2,489 16.5 -10.5
Total formal votes 15,114 98.8 -0.4
Informal votes 189 1.2 +0.4
Turnout 15,303 89.1 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,024 72.9 +3.1
Labor Graham Kevin 4,089 27.1 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1
  • The two-party-preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Democrat candidates for Mount Coot-tha.

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,604 62.5 -12.6
Labor Jon Stanford 3,719 27.0 +4.3
Progress W.J. Younger 1,437 10.4 +10.4
Total formal votes 13,760 99.2
Informal votes 115 0.8
Turnout 13,875 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,610 69.8 -8.6
Labor Jon Stanford 4,150 30.2 +8.6
Liberal hold Swing -8.6
1974 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,560 75.1 +18.5
Labor Ian De Lacy 3,495 22.7 -9.4
Queensland Labor Ross Domrow 331 2.2 -9.1
Total formal votes 15,386 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 206 1.3 0.0
Turnout 15,592 89.9 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,835 76.9 +10.9
Labor Ian De Lacy 3,551 23.1 -10.9
Liberal hold Swing +10.9
1972 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 6,880 56.6 -2.0
Labor Ian De Lacy 3,893 32.1 +2.5
Queensland Labor Cecilia Edwards 1,371 11.3 -0.4
Total formal votes 12,144 98.7
Informal votes 163 1.3
Turnout 12,307 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,019 66.0 -3.2
Labor Ian De Lacy 4,125 34.0 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,854 58.6 -1.4
Labor Con Sciacca 4,976 29.6 -1.8
Queensland Labor Andrew Aitken 1,972 11.7 +3.1
Total formal votes 16,802 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 259 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 17,061 91.8 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,514 68.5 +1.5
Labor Con Sciacca 5,288 31.5 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
1966 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 8,522 60.0 +0.3
Labor Barry Gorman 4,463 31.4 -1.1
Queensland Labor Maxwell Muller 1,227 8.6 +0.8
Total formal votes 14,212 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 188 1.3 -0.7
Turnout 14,400 93.7 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,520 67.0 +1.0
Labor Barry Gorman 4,692 33.0 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
1963 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,175 59.7 +2.9
Labor Norm Maddock 3,908 32.5 +2.6
Queensland Labor Max Muller 941 7.8 -5.5
Total formal votes 12,024 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 248 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 12,272 95.3 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 7,941 66.0
Labor Norm Maddock 4,083 34.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 5,803 56.8
Labor James Davis 3,057 29.9
Queensland Labor Bryan Hurley 1,362 13.3
Total formal votes 10,222 98.3
Informal votes 181 1.7
Turnout 10,403 93.0
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[]

1957 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,723 58.4 -4.0
Labor Desmond Raven 3,254 21.8 -15.8
Queensland Labor John Lynch 2,967 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 14,944 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 148 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 15,092 94.9 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing +10.4
1956 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 8,932 62.4 +4.5
Labor Vlad Darveniza 5,386 37.6 -4.5
Total formal votes 14,318 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 171 1.2 0.0
Turnout 14,489 94.1 -0.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.5
1953 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 7,484 57.3 -2.8
Labor Vlad Darveniza 5,578 42.7 +2.8
Total formal votes 13,062 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 163 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 13,225 94.2 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
1950 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Morris 7,032 60.1
Labor Bryan Hurley 4,668 39.9
Total formal votes 11,700 99.0
Informal votes 117 1.0
Turnout 11,817 93.8
Liberal hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 State General Election - Mount Coot-tha - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
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