Electoral results for the district of Murrumba

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

Members for Murrumba[]

	Party	Term
James Forsythe	Ministerialist/Opposition	1912–1918
Richard Warren	Country	1918–1932
Frank Nicklin	Country	1932–1950
David Nicholson	Country	1950–1972
Des Frawley	Country	1972–1974
Des Frawley	National	1974–1977
Joe Kruger	Labor	1977–1986
Dean Wells	Labor	1986–2012
Reg Gulley	Liberal National	2012–2015
Chris Whiting	Labor	2015–2017
Steven Miles	Labor	2017–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2020s[]

2020 Queensland state election: Murrumba^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steven Miles	17,433	50.55	+4.89
	Liberal National	Yvonne Barlow	10,016	29.04	+3.31
	Greens	Jason Kennedy	2,840	8.23	−0.96
	One Nation	Karen Haddock	2,571	7.45	−11.96
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Leichelle McMahon	961	2.79	+2.79
	Independent	Stewart Clark	667	1.93	+1.93
Total formal votes			34,488	96.45	+0.89
Informal votes			1,269	3.55	−0.89
Turnout			35,757	87.06	−0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steven Miles	21,153	61.33	+1.81
	Liberal National	Yvonne Barlow	13,335	38.67	−1.81
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.81

Elections in the 2010s[]

2017 Queensland state election: Murrumba^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steven Miles	14,111	45.7	−3.3
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	7,953	25.7	−14.8
	One Nation	Scott Dare	6,002	19.4	+19.4
	Greens	Jason Kennedy	2,841	9.2	+0.5
Total formal votes			30,907	95.6	−2.0
Informal votes			1,437	4.4	+2.0
Turnout			32,344	87.3	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steven Miles	18,396	59.5	+3.2
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	12,511	40.5	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

2015 Queensland state election: Murrumba^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Whiting	16,997	49.45	+17.03
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	13,194	38.38	−10.73
	Greens	Simone Dejun	2,131	6.20	+1.32
	Family First	Ray Hutchinson	2,051	5.97	+0.29
Total formal votes			34,373	97.82	+0.11
Informal votes			767	2.18	−0.11
Turnout			35,140	89.80	−2.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Whiting	18,934	57.35	+16.87
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	14,079	42.65	−16.87
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+16.87

2012 Queensland state election: Murrumba^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	14,040	49.11	+12.04
	Labor	Dean Wells	9,267	32.42	-18.38
	Katter's Australian	Paul Edwards	2,263	7.92	+7.92
	Family First	Sally Vincent	1,622	5.67	+1.07
	Greens	Rodney Blair	1,394	4.88	-2.65
Total formal votes			28,586	97.71	-0.02
Informal votes			671	2.29	+0.02
Turnout			29,257	91.89	+0.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	15,465	59.52	+16.73
	Labor	Dean Wells	10,516	40.48	-16.73
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+16.73

Elections in the 2000s[]

2009 Queensland state election: Murrumba^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,921	50.8	-4.2
	Liberal National	Peter Flannery	9,428	37.1	+4.5
	Greens	Rodney Blair	1,914	7.5	+1.7
	Family First	Sally Vincent	1,171	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			25,434	97.3
Informal votes			591	2.7
Turnout			26,025	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	13,745	57.2	-4.9
	Liberal National	Peter Flannery	10,280	42.8	+4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.9

2006 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	16,646	53.9	-3.3
	Liberal	Reg Gulley	10,075	32.6	-0.6
	Independent	Terry Shaw	2,307	7.5	+7.5
	Greens	Michael Jeffrey	1,833	5.9	-3.7
Total formal votes			30,861	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			750	2.4	-0.1
Turnout			31,611	91.4	-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	17,811	61.6	-1.1
	Liberal	Reg Gulley	11,114	38.4	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.1

2004 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	15,922	57.2	-5.3
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	9,247	33.2	+14.3
	Greens	Rick Pass	2,669	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			27,838	97.5	+0.1
Informal votes			699	2.5	-0.1
Turnout			28,537	93.1	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	16,548	62.7	-8.4
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	9,848	37.3	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

2001 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	14,839	62.5	+17.2
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	4,498	18.9	-2.7
	Independent	Rob McJannett	4,408	18.6	+18.6
Total formal votes			23,745	97.4
Informal votes			635	2.6
Turnout			24,380	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	15,500	71.1	+12.5
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	6,295	28.9	+28.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.5

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	10,266	45.9	-11.3
	One Nation	Tony Cleaver	6,429	28.8	+28.8
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	4,741	21.2	-21.6
	Democrats	Peter Kennedy	658	2.9	+2.9
	Reform	Mark Lewry	266	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			22,360	98.5	+0.9
Informal votes			339	1.5	-0.9
Turnout			22,699	93.7	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	11,639	55.0	-2.2
	One Nation	Tony Cleaver	9,509	45.0	+45.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.2

1995 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	11,848	57.2	-5.9
	Liberal	Fran Jones	8,867	42.8	+13.3
Total formal votes			20,715	97.6	+0.6
Informal votes			499	2.4	-0.6
Turnout			21,214	92.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.1

1992 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,187	63.1	+1.6
	Liberal	Fran Jones	5,695	29.5	+6.4
	Independent	Kevin Hendstock	1,421	7.4	+4.3
Total formal votes			19,303	97.0
Informal votes			589	3.0
Turnout			19,892	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,512	66.3	+3.0
	Liberal	Fran Jones	6,364	33.7	-3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1980s[]

1989 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,223	61.8	+18.5
	Liberal	Patrick Seeney	4,907	24.8	+8.1
	National	Phil Benson	2,663	13.4	-12.7
Total formal votes			19,793	97.3	-0.8
Informal votes			545	2.7	+0.8
Turnout			20,338	92.9	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,410	62.7	+7.2
	Liberal	Patrick Seeney	7,383	37.3	+37.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.2

1986 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Deane Wells	7,553	43.3	-7.6
	National	Leslie Fletcher	4,558	26.1	-4.0
	Liberal	Jenny Roberts	2,905	16.7	-2.3
	Independent	Joe Kruger	2,419	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			17,435	98.1
Informal votes			343	1.9
Turnout			17,778	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Deane Wells	9,669	55.5	+0.4
	National	Leslie Fletcher	7,766	44.5	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

1983 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kruger	10,169	50.9	+0.8
	National	Allan Male	6,008	30.1	-0.5
	Liberal	Roger Maguire	3,795	19.0	-0.2
Total formal votes			19,972	98.7	-0.1
Informal votes			266	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			20,238	93.1	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	11,017	55.2	-0.2
	National	Allan Male	8,955	44.8	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

1980 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kruger	8,251	50.1	+3.6
	National	Yvonne Chapman	5,041	30.6	+1.3
	Liberal	Alfred Shaw	3,163	19.2	-4.9
Total formal votes			16,455	98.8	+0.9
Informal votes			203	1.2	-0.9
Turnout			16,658	90.2	-2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	9,121	55.4	+4.0
	National	Yvonne Chapman	7,334	44.6	-4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kruger	6,377	46.5	+6.2
	Liberal	Stephen Thomason	3,306	24.1	+24.1
	National	Brian Frawley	2,157	15.7	-48.0
	National	Agnes Campbell	1,861	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			13,701	97.9
Informal votes			13,992	92.3
Turnout			13,992	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	7,036	51.4	+11.1
	National	Brian Frawley	6,664	48.6	-11.1
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+11.1

1974 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Des Frawley	11,080	63.7	+30.1
	Labor	Neville Lines	6,320	36.3	-10.0
Total formal votes			17,400	97.7	-0.5
Informal votes			415	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			17,815	89.7	-3.2
	National hold		Swing	+12.7

1972 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alex Barr	6,138	46.3	+1.8
	Country	Des Frawley	4,444	33.6	-14.7
	Liberal	Kathleen Macadam	2,020	15.2	+15.2
	Queensland Labor	Paul Maguire	652	4.9	-2.3
Total formal votes			13,254	98.2
Informal votes			249	1.8
Turnout			13,503	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Des Frawley	6,762	51.0	-9.1
	Labor	Alex Barr	6,492	49.0	+9.1
	Country hold		Swing	-9.1

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	7,715	48.3	+7.0
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	7,115	44.5	+2.7
	Queensland Labor	Robert Macklin	1,155	7.2	+5.0
Total formal votes			15,985	97.8	+0.3
Informal votes			365	2.2	-0.3
Turnout			16,350	93.6	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	David Nicholson	8,659	54.2	+0.2
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	7,326	45.8	-0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+0.2

1966 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Kruger	5,179	41.8	+0.3
	Country	David Nicholson	5,116	41.3	-13.3
	Liberal	Nelson Cooke	1,489	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	David Bishop	321	2.6	+2.6
	Queensland Labor	Robert Vlug	272	2.2	-1.0
Total formal votes			12,377	97.5	-0.6
Informal votes			320	2.5	+0.6
Turnout			12,697	94.0	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	David Nicholson	6,688	54.0	-3.3
	Labor	Norm Kruger	5,689	46.0	+3.3
	Country hold		Swing	-3.3

1963 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	5,641	54.6	-5.9
	Labor	Norman Kruger	4,286	41.5	+2.0
	Queensland Labor	John Carter	328	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Francis O'Mara	74	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			10,329	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			200	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			10,529	94.8	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	David Nicholson	5,916	57.3	-3.2
	Labor	Norman Kruger	4,413	42.7	+3.2
	Country hold		Swing	-3.2

1960 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	David Nicholson	5,334	60.5
	Labor	Norm Kruger	3,481	39.5
Total formal votes			8,815	98.3
Informal votes			151	1.7
Turnout			8,966	93.1
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s[]

1957 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	9,112	61.8	-0.2
	Labor	Bertram Krause	2,868	19.5	-18.5
	Queensland Labor	Michael Ryan	2,756	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			14,736	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			161	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			14,897	94.9	+1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+14.1

1956 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	8,387	62.0	+4.2
	Labor	Charles Myers	5,137	38.0	-4.2
Total formal votes			13,524	98.6	-0.6
Informal votes			187	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			13,711	93.7	+1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.2

1953 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	6,564	57.8	-7.3
	Labor	Kenneth Griffith	4,801	42.2	+7.3
Total formal votes			11,365	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			89	0.8	-0.3
Turnout			11,454	92.5	-0.7
	Country hold		Swing	-7.3

1950 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	David Nicholson	6,680	65.1
	Labor	Eric Lloyd	3,579	34.9
Total formal votes			10,259	98.9
Informal votes			111	1.1
Turnout			10,370	93.2
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s[]

1947 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	10,334	75.9	-24.1
	Independent	Samuel Halpin	3,273	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			13,607	98.2
Informal votes			249	1.8
Turnout			13,856	91.0
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

1944 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1941 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	6,841	70.9	+18.0
	Labor	George Watson	2,810	29.1	+11.4
Total formal votes			9,651	98.3	-0.4
Informal votes			169	1.7	+0.4
Turnout			9,820	90.3	-4.8
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1930s[]

1938 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	4,930	52.9	-10.9
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	2,733	29.4	+29.4
	Labor	George Watson	1,648	17.7	+17.7
Total formal votes			9,311	98.7	+1.5
Informal votes			118	1.3	-1.5
Turnout			9,429	95.1	+0.4
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

1935 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPNP	Frank Nicklin	5,373	63.8
	Independent	Alfred Langdon	3,049	36.2
Total formal votes			8,422	97.2
Informal votes			238	2.8
Turnout			8,660	94.7
	CPNP hold		Swing

1932 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPNP	Frank Nicklin	4,206	61.1
	Labor	David Moorcroft	2,271	33.0
	Queensland Party	William Bradley	410	5.9
Total formal votes			6,887	98.7
Informal votes			88	1.3
Turnout			6,975	93.3
	CPNP hold		Swing

Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s[]

1929 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Richard Warren	3,473	54.0	-14.9
	Independent	Ernest Coghlan	2,458	38.2	+38.2
	Independent	Alfred O'Loan	504	7.8	+4.9
Total formal votes			6,435	97.7	-0.1
Informal votes			154	2.3	+0.1
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

1926 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Richard Warren	4,151	68.9	+17.7
	Labor	William Friis	1,699	28.2	+1.8
	Independent	Alfred O'Loan	175	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			6,025	97.8	-0.9
Informal votes			135	2.2	+0.9
Turnout			6,160	82.1	+4.6
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

1923 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Richard Warren	2,982	51.2	+3.7
	Labor	David Moorcroft	1,538	26.4	+6.5
Total formal votes			5,821	98.7	-0.1
Informal votes			75	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			5,896	77.5	+1.3
	United hold		Swing	N/A

1920 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Richard Warren	3,598	47.5	+47.5
	National	George Pritchard	2,473	32.6	-33.5
	Labor	John Forde	1,507	19.9	-14.0
Total formal votes			7,578	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			94	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			7,672	76.2	-5.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Richard Warren	2,803	59.8	+59.8
	National	George Pritchard	2,559	40.2	-25.9
	Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1910s[]

1918 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Richard Warren	4,118	66.1	+1.2
	Labor	Arthur Sampson	2,113	33.9	-1.2
Total formal votes			6,231	98.9	+0.1
Informal votes			70	1.1	-0.1
Turnout			6,301	81.4	-9.7
	National hold		Swing	+1.2

1915 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Forsyth	3,099	64.9	-12.3
	Labor	Arthur Sampson	1,677	35.1	+12.3
Total formal votes			4,779	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			59	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			4,835	91.1	+20.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-12.3

1912 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	James Forsythe	2,400	77.7
	Labor	Gideon Dennis	688	22.3
Total formal votes			3,088	99.1
Informal votes			29	0.9
Turnout			3,117	71.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

References[]

^ 2020 State General Election – Murrumba – District Summary, ECQ.
^ 2017 State General Election - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.
^ 2015 State General Election - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[1] 2020 State General Election – Murrumba – District Summary, ECQ.

[2] 2017 State General Election - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.

[3] 2015 State General Election - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

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