Electoral results for the district of Wavell

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

Members for Wavell[]

Member Party Term
  Alex Dewar Liberal Party 1960–1968
  Independent 1968–1969
  Arthur Crawford Liberal Party 1969–1977
  Brian Austin Liberal Party 1977–1983
  National Party 1983–1986

Election results[]

Elections in the 1980s[]

1983 Queensland state election: Wavell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Austin 7,208 51.3 -5.6
Labor Christopher Begley 6,848 48.7 +5.6
Total formal votes 14,056 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 239 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 14,295 92.6 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.6
1980 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Austin 7,960 56.9 +23.5
Labor Jack Geran 6,020 43.1 -2.3
Total formal votes 13,980 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 14,253 88.8 -3.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Geran 6,738 45.4 +11.4
Liberal Brian Austin 4,961 33.4 -29.2
National Charles Mortensen 2,777 18.7 +18.7
Progress Barry Smith 368 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 14,844 98.8
Informal votes 183 1.2
Turnout 15,027 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Austin 7,842 52.8 -11.3
Labor Jack Geran 7,002 47.2 +11.3
Liberal hold Swing -11.3
1974 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Crawford 8,388 62.6 +18.1
Labor Jack Geran 4,554 34.0 -13.0
Queensland Labor Mervyn Eunson 465 3.5 -5.0
Total formal votes 13,407 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 137 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 13,544 91.7 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Crawford 8,774 65.4 +13.2
Labor Jack Geran 4,633 34.6 -13.2
Liberal hold Swing +13.2
1972 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,661 47.0 +9.5
Liberal Arthur Crawford 5,351 44.5 +15.1
Queensland Labor Peter Flanagan 1,024 8.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 12,036 99.1
Informal votes 103 0.9
Turnout 12,139 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Crawford 6,279 52.2 -2.7
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,757 47.8 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,562 37.5 -3.7
Liberal Arthur Crawford 4,360 29.4 -21.0
Independent Alex Dewar 3,765 25.4 +25.4
Queensland Labor Rogers Judge 1,158 7.8 +0.5
Total formal votes 14,845 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 154 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 14,999 94.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Crawford 8,131 54.8 -2.1
Labor Herbert Bromley 6,714 45.2 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing -2.1
1966 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,209 50.4 -2.6
Labor Herbert Bromley 5,895 41.2 +4.4
Queensland Labor Thomas Grundy 1,046 7.3 -1.6
Social Credit Mervyn Goldstiver 113 0.8 -0.6
Independent Desmond Fulton 51 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 14,314 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 222 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 14,536 94.8 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Dewar 8,142 56.9 -4.7
Labor Herbert Bromley 6,172 43.1 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
1963 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,237 53.0 -0.7
Labor Benjamin Harriss 5,024 36.8 +1.5
Queensland Labor Vincent Bedsor 1,208 8.8 -2.2
Social Credit Merv Goldstiver 184 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 13,653 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 198 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 13,851 95.7 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Dewar 8,346 61.6
Labor Benjamin Harriss 5,307 38.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Dewar 7,134 53.7
Labor Benjamin Harriss 4,696 35.3
Queensland Labor Kevin O'Dea 1,459 11.0
Total formal votes 13,289 98.9
Informal votes 144 1.1
Turnout 13,433 94.9
Liberal win (new seat)

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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