Electoral results for the district of Sandgate

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

Members for Sandgate

Member		Party	Term
	Hubert Sizer	United Party/Country and Progressive National	1923–1935
	Ronald Hislop	Labor	1935–1941
	Eric Decker	Country/Queensland People's/Liberal	1941–1953
	Herbert Robinson	Labor	1953–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Thomas Ahearn	Liberal	1957–1960
	Harold Dean	Labor	1960–1977
	Nev Warburton	Labor	1977–1992
	Gordon Nuttall	Labor	1992–2006
	Vicky Darling	Labor	2006–2012
	Kerry Millard	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2012: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	12,096	43.75	+11.41
	Labor	Vicky Darling	10,408	37.64	-16.41
	Greens	Claire Ogden	2,483	8.98	+0.78
	Katter's Australian Party	John Dunkley	1,458	5.27	+5.27
	Family First	Penny McCreery	751	2.72	+0.53
	Independent	Mike Crook	454	1.64	+0.31
Total formal votes			27,650	97.76	-0.38
Informal votes			633	2.24	+0.38
Turnout			28,283	93.06	+0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	13,228	52.87	+15.24
	Labor	Vicky Darling	11,794	47.13	-15.24
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+15.24

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vicky Darling	14,708	54.0	-2.0
	Liberal National	Lenard Gaffel	8,800	32.3	+4.1
	Greens	Keith Skelton	2,231	8.2	+0.8
	Family First	Mark Grundy	597	2.2	-4.7
	Independent	Kevin Stiller	516	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Mike Crook	361	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			27,213	98.0
Informal votes			515	2.0
Turnout			27,728	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vicky Darling	15,880	62.4	-2.9
	Liberal National	Lenard Gaffel	9,581	37.6	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

Queensland state election, 2006: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vicky Darling	13,756	55.9	+1.7
	Liberal	Alan Boulton	6,937	28.2	-2.0
	Greens	Peter Fagan	1,816	7.4	-5.9
	Family First	Sally Vincent	1,765	7.2	+7.2
	Independent	Ronny Eaton	321	1.3	+0.2
Total formal votes			24,595	97.8	-0.2
Informal votes			563	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			25,158	91.9	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vicky Darling	14,845	65.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Alan Boulton	7,927	34.8	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Queensland state election, 2004: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	13,235	54.2	-12.6
	Liberal	Luke Howarth	7,381	30.2	+10.1
	Greens	Susan Black	3,253	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Ron Eaton	279	1.1	-12.0
	Independent	Rod McDonough	259	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			24,407	98.0	+0.3
Informal votes			505	2.0	-0.3
Turnout			24,912	92.8	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	14,258	64.0	-10.5
	Liberal	Luke Howarth	8,022	36.0	+10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.5

Queensland state election, 2001: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	16,242	66.8	+17.4
	Liberal	Don Young	4,890	20.1	-0.0
	Independent	Ron Eaton	3,179	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			24,311	97.7
Informal votes			565	2.3
Turnout			24,876	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	16,774	74.5	+8.5
	Liberal	Don Young	5,750	25.5	-8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	11,155	49.4	-6.6
	Liberal	Don Young	4,546	20.1	-19.7
	One Nation	Elizabeth Thurman	4,176	18.5	+18.5
	Independent	Anne Hobbs	1,812	8.0	+8.0
	Greens	Peter Burgoyne	631	2.8	+2.8
	Reform	Fay Mills	243	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			22,563	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			340	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			22,903	93.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	13,272	66.0	+8.1
	Liberal	Don Young	6,841	34.0	-8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Queensland state election, 1995: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	11,843	56.1	-10.3
	Liberal	Anne Hobbs	8,414	39.8	+6.3
	Confederate Action	Steve Purtill	859	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			21,116	98.0	+1.0
Informal votes			429	2.0	-1.0
Turnout			21,545	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	12,130	57.9	-8.5
	Liberal	Anne Hobbs	8,823	42.1	+8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.5

Queensland state election, 1992: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	13,572	66.4	-0.5
	Liberal	Rob Dixon	6,858	33.6	+11.7
Total formal votes			20,430	97.0
Informal votes			620	3.0
Turnout			21,050	93.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nev Warburton	12,839	66.5	+7.3
	Liberal	Ron Nankervis	4,308	22.3	+6.1
	National	Stephen Purtill	2,171	11.2	-13.5
Total formal votes			19,318	97.0	-1.0
Informal votes			587	3.0	+1.0
Turnout			19,905	91.7	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	13,001	67.3	+3.6
	Liberal	Ron Nankervis	6,317	32.7	+32.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6