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Electoral results for the district of Barambah

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

Members for Barambah edit

Member Party Term
  Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country 1950–1974
National 1974–1987
  Trevor Perrett CEC 1988
  National 1988–1998
  Dorothy Pratt One Nation 1998–1999
  Independent 1999–2001

Election results edit

Elections in the 1990s edit

The election results for the 1998 election were:[1]

1998 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
One Nation Dorothy Pratt 9,464 43.54 +43.54
National Trevor Perrett 6,731 30.96 -36.25
Labor Michael Crook 3,794 17.45 -6.09
Australia First Rod Morgan 1,100 5.06 +5.06
Independent Steve Jeffery 491 2.26 +2.26
Independent Peter Hayden 158 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 21,738 98.73 +0.22
Informal votes 280 1.27 -0.22
Turnout 22,018 94.68 +1.24
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Dorothy Pratt 11,025 55.85 +55.85
National Trevor Perrett 8,715 44.15 -30.25
One Nation gain from National Swing +55.85
1995 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Trevor Perrett 14,202 67.21 +12.69
Labor Scott Zackeresen 4,973 23.54 -1.35
Confederate Action Neville Reimers 1,955 9.25 +9.25
Total formal votes 21,130 98.51 +0.37
Informal votes 320 1.49 -0.37
Turnout 21,450 93.44 -0.14
Two-party-preferred result
National Trevor Perrett 15,552 74.40 +5.02
Labor Scott Zackeresen 5,350 25.60 -5.02
National hold Swing +5.02
1992 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Trevor Perrett 11,210 54.5 +6.7
Labor Peter Allen 5,118 24.9 -2.4
Independent Bob Young 2,568 12.5 +12.5
Liberal Cliff Casswell 1,667 8.1 -5.5
Total formal votes 20,563 98.1
Informal votes 389 1.9
Turnout 20,952 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Trevor Perrett 13,273 69.4 +2.6
Labor Peter Allen 5,857 30.6 -2.6
National hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1980s edit

1989 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Trevor Perrett 6,477 50.6 -26.9
Labor John Lang 2,957 23.1 +0.6
Liberal Bill Walters 1,733 13.6 +13.6
Citizens Electoral Council Craig Isherwood 1,625 12.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 12,792 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 273 2.1 -0.6
Turnout 13,065 92.9 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Trevor Perrett 71.4 -6.1
Labor John Lang 28.6 +6.1
National hold Swing -6.1
1988 Barambah state by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 4,754 41.27 −36.20
Citizens Electoral Council Trevor Perrett 3,639 31.59 +31.59
Labor John Lang 2,033 17.65 −4.88
New Country Party Kevin Polzin 1,092 9.48 +9.48
Total formal votes 11,518 98.15 +0.88
Informal votes 216 1.85 −0.88
Turnout 11,734 84.90 −8.63
Two-candidate-preferred result
Citizens Electoral Council Trevor Perrett 6,232 54.11 +54.11
National Warren Truss 5,286 45.89 −31.58
Citizens Electoral Council gain from National Swing N/A
1986 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 9,114 77.5 -1.0
Labor James Horton 2,651 22.5 +1.0
Total formal votes 11,765 97.3 -0.6
Informal votes 330 2.7 +0.6
Turnout 12,095 93.5 -0.2
National hold Swing -1.0
1983 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,446 78.5 -1.9
Labor Fred Hoberg 2,310 21.5 +4.7
Total formal votes 10,756 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 123 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 10,879 93.7 +1.8
National hold Swing -3.3
1980 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,011 80.4 +2.1
Labor Brian Hawkes 1,670 16.8 -4.9
Independent Henry Collins 279 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,960 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 100 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 10,060 91.9 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,150 81.8 +3.5
Labor Brian Hawkes 1,810 18.2 -3.5
National hold Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1970s edit

1977 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 7,707 78.3 -5.1
Labor John Hunt 2,136 21.7 +5.1
Total formal votes 9,843 98.5
Informal votes 147 1.5
Turnout 9,990 93.8
National hold Swing -5.1
1974 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,335 83.4 +16.0
Labor Donald Gordon-Brown 1,663 16.6 -7.2
Total formal votes 9,998 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 101 1.0 0.0
Turnout 10,099 93.2 -2.5
National hold Swing +9.7
1972 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,249 67.4 -10.3
Labor Neville Reinke 2,210 23.8 +1.5
Queensland Labor Mary Ryan 541 5.8 +5.8
Independent Percy Edwards 272 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 9,272 99.0
Informal votes 97 1.0
Turnout 9,369 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,835 73.7 -4.0
Labor Neville Reinke 2,437 26.3 +4.0
Country hold Swing -4.0

Elections in the 1960s edit

1969 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,965 78.2 +4.0
Labor Norman Hasemann 1,941 21.8 -4.0
Total formal votes 8,906 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 96 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 9,002 95.0 -0.9
Country hold Swing +4.0
1966 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,659 74.2 +11.3
Labor Norman Hasemann 2,315 25.8 +0.4
Total formal votes 8,884 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 125 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 9,009 95.9 -0.7
Country hold Swing +1.9
1963 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 5,715 62.9 -1.6
Labor William Weir 2,308 25.4 +4.1
Independent Percy Edwards 1,063 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 9,086 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 9,179 96.6 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,565 72.3
Labor William Weir 2,521 27.7
Country hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 5,957 64.5
Labor Bill Weir 1,968 21.3
Queensland Labor Daniel Curtain 1,310 14.2
Total formal votes 9,235 99.1
Informal votes 88 0.9
Turnout 9,323 95.0
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s edit

1957 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,503 70.4 -29.6
Queensland Labor Thomas O'Neill 2,736 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 9,239 98.1
Informal votes 107 1.9
Turnout 9,346 95.9
Country hold Swing -29.6
1956 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen unopposed
Country hold Swing
1953 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen unopposed
Country hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen 6,881 75.2
Labor Donald Christiansen 2,266 24.8
Total formal votes 9,147 99.3
Informal votes 67 0.7
Turnout 9,214 94.2
Country hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Barambah - 1998 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ Queensland Legislative Assembly (6 March 1990). Details of polling at general election held on 2 December 1989. p. 70.
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