Electoral results for the district of Mount Gravatt

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

Members for Mount Gravatt[]

Member Party Term
  Felix Dittmer Labor 1950–1957
  Graham Hart Liberal 1957–1963
  Geoff Chinchen Liberal 1963–1977
  Guelfi Scassola Liberal 1977–1983
  Ian Henderson National 1983–1989
  Judy Spence Labor 1989–2009

Election results[]

Elections in the 2000s[]

2006 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 12,742 54.82 -1.63
Liberal Nick Monsour 7,517 32.34 -3.34
Greens Daniel Crute 1,710 7.36 +7.36
Family First Matthew Darragh 956 4.11 +4.11
Independent J.F. Barnes 319 1.37 -2.41
Total formal votes 23,244 98.13 +0.23
Informal votes 443 1.87 -0.23
Turnout 23,687 89.64 -1.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 13,852 62.88 +2.56
Liberal Nick Monsour 8,179 37.12 -2.56
Labor hold Swing +2.56
2004 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 13,317 56.45 +1.85
Liberal Richard Leworthy 8,418 35.68 +8.73
One Nation Karen Bracken 963 4.08 -5.23
Independent J.F. Barnes 892 3.78 +3.78
Total formal votes 23,590 97.90 -0.11
Informal votes 507 2.10 +0.11
Turnout 24,097 91.54 -2.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 13,688 60.32 -3.85
Liberal Richard Leworthy 9,004 39.68 +3.85
Labor hold Swing -3.85
2001 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 13,187 54.6 +8.1
Liberal Steven Huang 6,509 27.0 -6.1
One Nation Edmund McMahon 2,248 9.3 -5.2
Greens Daniel Lloyd 1,141 4.7 +0.7
Independent Frank Tanti 831 3.4 +3.4
Independent Ken Eggmolesse 235 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 24,151 98.0
Informal votes 490 2.0
Turnout 24,641 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 14,220 64.2 +8.1
Liberal Steve Huang 7,940 35.8 -8.1
Labor hold Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 9,053 48.0 -4.1
Liberal Graham Quirk 6,047 32.1 -15.9
One Nation Richard Duffell 2,519 13.4 +13.4
Greens Rod Young 720 3.8 +3.8
Democrats Ian Laing 455 2.4 +2.4
Reform Arthur Colebrook 76 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 18,870 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 267 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 19,137 93.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 10,332 57.2 +5.1
Liberal Graham Quirk 7,739 42.8 -5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1
1995 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 9,808 52.1 -4.3
Liberal Joe Hodgson 9,034 47.9 +9.8
Total formal votes 18,842 97.9 -0.1
Informal votes 406 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 19,248 92.2 -0.3
Labor hold Swing -7.1
1992 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 11,211 56.4 +1.9
Liberal Allan Pidgeon 7,563 38.1 +9.7
Independent David McBryde 1,092 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 19,866 98.0
Informal votes 402 2.0
Turnout 20,268 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 11,582 59.2 +3.4
Liberal Allan Pidgeon 7,991 40.8 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s[]

1989 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Spence 9,697 50.3 +16.7
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,845 30.3 -1.4
National Ian Henderson 3,738 19.4 -14.2
Total formal votes 19,280 97.2 -0.6
Informal votes 550 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 19,830 92.7 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Spence 9,968 51.7 +8.4
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 9,312 48.3 +48.3
Labor gain from National Swing +8.4
1986 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pauline McLaughlin 6,232 33.6 -2.2
National Ian Henderson 6,226 33.6 -0.5
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,879 31.7 +1.6
Tory and Whig Christine Shackleton 187 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 18,524 97.9 +0.4
Informal votes 404 2.1 -0.4
Turnout 18,928 92.9 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Henderson 10,502 56.7 +0.4
Labor Pauline McLaughlin 8,022 43.3 -0.4
National hold Swing +0.4
1983 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Tharenou 6,201 35.8 +4.8
National Ian Henderson 5,909 34.1 +8.9
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,209 30.1 -13.7
Total formal votes 17,319 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 242 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 17,561 93.1 +3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Henderson 10,037 57.9 +57.9
Labor Steve Tharenou 7,282 42.1 +7.8
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1980 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 7,006 43.8 +8.2
Labor Marion McInnes 4,953 31.0 -5.9
National Ian Henderson 4,031 25.2 +2.0
Total formal votes 15,990 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 196 1.2 -0.5
Turnout 16,186 89.6 -2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 10,500 65.7 +5.3
Labor Marion McInnes 5,490 34.3 -5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Harvey 5,546 36.9 +6.4
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 5,345 35.6 -31.6
National Ian Henderson 3,486 23.2 +23.2
Progress Desmond McKay 654 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 15,031 98.3
Informal votes 261 1.7
Turnout 15,292 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 9,085 60.4 -10.2
Labor George Harvey 5,946 39.6 +10.2
Liberal hold Swing -10.2
1974 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,200 66.9 +20.6
Labor Bill Avery 4,656 30.5 -16.1
Queensland Labor Therese Sheil 396 2.6 -4.5
Total formal votes 15,252 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 164 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 15,416 91.2 -4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,529 69.0 +16.5
Labor Bill Avery 4,723 31.0 -16.5
Liberal hold Swing +16.5
1972 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Avery 5,922 46.6 +5.7
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 5,885 46.3 -6.0
Queensland Labor Michael Scragg 901 7.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 12,708 98.8
Informal votes 153 1.2
Turnout 12,861 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 6,671 52.5 -4.1
Labor Bill Avery 6,037 47.5 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 9,577 52.3 -3.6
Labor James Kennedy 7,488 40.9 +5.6
Queensland Labor Patrick O'Reilly 1,250 6.8 -1.9
Total formal votes 18,315 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 272 1.5 0.0
Turnout 18,587 93.9 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 10,595 57.8 -5.5
Labor James Kennedy 7,720 42.2 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5
1966 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,647 55.9 -0.1
Labor Peter Rowe 5,464 35.3 -0.5
Queensland Labor Kenneth Bayliss 1,349 8.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 15,460 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 240 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 15,700 94.4 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 9,783 63.3 +1.3
Labor Peter Rowe 5,677 36.7 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
1963 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 7,538 56.0 -0.8
Labor Stuart Barnes 4,819 35.8 +5.9
Queensland Labor Eric Allingham 1,108 8.2 -5.1
Total formal votes 13,465 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 208 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 13,673 95.3 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Chinchen 8,342 62.0
Labor Stuart Barnes 5,123 38.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Hart 6,278 53.9
Labor Fred Pearson 3,433 29.5
Queensland Labor Rupert Kneen 1,117 9.6
Independent Labor Eric King 807 6.9
Total formal votes 11,635 98.9
Informal votes 125 1.1
Turnout 11,760 93.5
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[]

1957 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Hart 10,562 39.7 -0.7
Labor Felix Dittmer 10,434 39.3 -20.3
Queensland Labor Charles Edwards 5,432 20.4 +20.4
Independent Harold Boone 145 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 26,573 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 370 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 26,943 95.2 +1.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.9
1956 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 14,600 59.6 -3.9
Liberal Eric Handy 9,904 40.4 +5.9
Total formal votes 24,504 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 286 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 24,790 94.2 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -4.9
1953 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 12,203 63.5 +11.2
Liberal Daniel Rowley 6,635 34.5 -11.5
Communist George Bordujenko 386 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 19,224 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 259 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 19,483 93.6 +1.5
Labor hold Swing +11.6
1950 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Felix Dittmer 6,702 52.3
Liberal Edward Knoblanch 5,890 46.0
Independent Donald Orr 215 1.7
Total formal votes 12,807 98.6
Informal votes 186 1.4
Turnout 12,993 92.1
Labor hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Mount Gravatt - 2006 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".
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