Electoral results for the district of Townsville West

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

Members for Townsville West[]

Member Party Term
  Perc Tucker Labor 1972–1974
  Max Hooper National 1974–1980
  Geoff Smith Labor 1980–1986

Election results[]

Elections in the 1980s[]

1983 Queensland state election: Townsville West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 7,605 51.2 -1.3
National Clifford Donohue 4,700 31.6 -13.5
Liberal Leslie Tyrell 1,845 12.4 +12.4
Independent Ron Aitken 709 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 14,859 98.7 +0.5
Informal votes 195 1.3 -0.5
Turnout 15,054 88.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 8,372 56.3 +1.9
National Clifford Donohue 6,487 43.7 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9
1980 Queensland state election: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 7,356 52.5 +8.3
National Max Hooper 6,321 45.1 +13.8
Communist Frank Bishop 325 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 14,002 98.2 -0.7
Informal votes 263 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 14,265 86.9 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 7,616 54.4 +5.3
National Max Hooper 6,386 45.6 -5.3
Labor gain from National Swing +5.3

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977 Queensland state election: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 6,016 44.2 +1.4
National Max Hooper 4,259 31.3 +18.0
Liberal Fred Greensill 2,473 18.2 -5.3
Independent Lilian Malcolm 873 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 13,621 98.9
Informal votes 144 1.1
Turnout 13,765 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Max Hooper 6,931 50.9 -5.0
Labor Geoff Smith 6,690 49.1 +5.0
National hold Swing -5.0
1974 Queensland state election: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 5,318 42.8 -6.4
Liberal Keith Rundle 2,926 23.5 -4.0
National Max Hooper 1,652 13.3 +13.3
National Bryan Newell 1,606 12.9 +12.9
Queensland Labor Kiernan Dorney 926 7.4 -2.8
Total formal votes 12,428 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 163 1.3 0.0
Turnout 12,591 90.6 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Max Hooper 6,657 53.6 +5.8
Labor Perc Tucker 5,771 46.4 -5.8
National gain from Labor Swing +5.8
1972 Queensland state election: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Perc Tucker 5,526 49.2 +1.6
Liberal Keith Rundle 3,091 27.5 +2.3
Country Jean Thomas 1,477 13.1 -3.9
Queensland Labor Brian Hurney 1,146 10.2 0.0
Total formal votes 11,240 98.7
Informal votes 145 1.3
Turnout 11,385 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Perc Tucker 5,862 52.2 +2.0
Liberal Keith Rundle 5,378 47.8 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

References[]

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.
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