Electoral results for the district of Yeronga

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

Members for Yeronga[]

Member Party Term
  Winston Noble Liberal 1950–1964
  Norm Lee Liberal 1964–1989
  Matt Foley Labor 1989–2001

Election results[]

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998 Queensland state election: Yeronga[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matt Foley 9,979 52.63 +1.71
Liberal John Webster 5,323 28.08 -13.28
One Nation Vanessa Pacitto 2,532 13.36 +13.36
Greens Stephen Burchall 1,006 5.31 +5.31
Reform Rick Stapleton 119 0.63 +0.63
Total formal votes 18,959 98.58 +0.40
Informal votes 274 1.42 -0.40
Turnout 19,233 92.82 +1.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Foley 11,218 62.47 +7.87
Liberal John Webster 6,739 37.53 -7.87
Labor hold Swing +7.87
1995 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matt Foley 9,466 50.92 -12.55
Liberal Salli Aitken 7,689 41.36 +4.83
Independent Bernadette Le Goullon 966 5.20 +5.20
Confederate Action Leonce Kealy 468 2.52 +2.52
Total formal votes 18,589 98.18 +0.79
Informal votes 345 1.82 -0.79
Turnout 18,934 91.31 -0.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Foley 10,003 54.60 -8.87
Liberal Salli Aitken 8,316 45.40 +8.87
Labor hold Swing -8.87
1992 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matt Foley 12,410 63.5 +4.3
Liberal Iain Moore 7,142 36.5 +6.8
Total formal votes 19,552 97.4
Informal votes 524 2.6
Turnout 20,076 91.5
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Elections in the 1980s[]

1989 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matt Foley 11,043 58.4 +18.1
Liberal Cliff Dee 6,067 32.1 +2.7
National Gordon Fisher 1,798 9.5 -14.7
Total formal votes 18,908 97.8 -0.1
Informal votes 418 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 19,326 92.0 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Foley 11,175 59.1 +14.8
Liberal Cliff Dee 7,733 40.9 -14.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.8
1986 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mickel 7,396 40.3 -6.8
Liberal Norm Lee 5,386 29.4 -23.5
National Peter Castrisos 4,430 24.2 +24.2
Independent Kitchener Farrell 1,125 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 18,337 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 389 2.1 -0.2
Turnout 18,726 91.7 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 10,213 55.7 +1.3
Labor John Mickel 8,124 44.3 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
1983 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 7,788 52.9 -4.1
Labor Kitchener Farrell 6,932 47.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 14,720 97.7 -0.3
Informal votes 343 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 15,063 92.7 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.1
1980 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 8,283 57.0 +2.3
Labor Kitchener Farrell 6,237 43.0 +2.5
Total formal votes 14,520 98.0 -0.5
Informal votes 300 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,820 90.4 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 8,110 54.7 -10.8
Labor Lance Maguire 6,005 40.5 +8.9
Progress Peter Stevenson 721 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 14,836 98.5
Informal votes 220 1.5
Turnout 15,056 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 8,615 58.1 -10.2
Labor Lance Maguire 6,221 41.9 +10.2
Liberal hold Swing -10.2
1974 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 7,954 65.5 +17.2
Labor Spencer Higgins 3,842 31.6 -13.3
Queensland Labor Andrew Jackson 354 2.9 -3.8
Total formal votes 12,150 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 174 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 12,324 89.0 -5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 8,248 67.9 +13.6
Labor Spencer Higgins 3,902 32.1 -13.6
Liberal hold Swing +13.6
1972 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 5,546 48.3 -1.2
Labor Clem Jones 5,156 44.9 +5.2
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 770 6.7 -4.0
Total formal votes 11,472 98.7
Informal votes 156 1.3
Turnout 11,628 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 6,234 54.3 -5.7
Labor Clem Jones 5,238 45.7 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 5,311 49.5 -1.5
Labor Malcolm Campbell 4,261 39.7 +0.9
Queensland Labor Jonyth Mapstone 1,149 10.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 10,721 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 159 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 10,880 93.1 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 6,280 58.6 -0.7
Labor Malcolm Campbell 4,441 41.4 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
1966 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 5,499 51.0 -1.2
Labor Jack Davis 4,180 38.8 +1.9
Queensland Labor John Lamberth 1,106 10.3 +0.2
Total formal votes 10,785 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 177 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 10,962 94.7 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norm Lee 6,399 59.3 -0.7
Labor Jack Davis 4,386 40.7 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
1963 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 5,621 52.2 +0.8
Labor Cyril Cusack 3,970 36.9 -0.7
Queensland Labor Mary Andrews 1,089 10.1 -0.9
Social Credit Roy Phipps 81 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 10,761 98.5 -0.4
Informal votes 158 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 10,919 94.9 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Winston Noble 6,452 60.0
Labor Cyril Cusack 4,309 40.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 5,594 51.4
Labor John O'Donnell 4,085 37.6
Queensland Labor Francis Wickings 1,196 11.0
Total formal votes 10,875 98.9
Informal votes 124 1.1
Turnout 10,999 93.9
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[]

1957 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,660 54.6 -3.3
Labor Roy Dent 2,903 23.8 -16.7
Queensland Labor William Quaill 2,635 21.6 +21.6
Total formal votes 12,198 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 98 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 12,296 95.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing +10.7
1956 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,974 57.9 +6.2
Labor Norman Stutz 4,875 40.5 -8.3
Independent Jim Dwyer 191 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 12,040 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 116 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 12,156 94.1 -1.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.5
1953 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,041 51.2 -7.6
Labor Tom Doyle 5,767 48.8 +7.6
Total formal votes 11,808 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 146 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 11,954 95.3 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -7.6
1950 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Noble 6,504 58.8
Labor Thomas Doyle 4,550 41.2
Total formal votes 11,054 98.5
Informal votes 164 1.5
Turnout 11,218 93.6
Liberal hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Yeronga - 1998 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".
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