Electoral results for the district of Belyando

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

Members for Belyando edit

First incarnation (1950–1960)
Member Party Term
  Tom Foley Labor 1950–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Second incarnation (1972–1977)
  Eugene O'Donnell Labor 1972–1974
  Vince Lester National 1974–1977

Election results edit

Elections in the 1970s edit

1974 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 5,379 50.2 +1.5
Labor James Turner 4,436 41.4 -9.9
Liberal Fred Cowdray 900 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 10,715 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 165 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 10,880 87.8 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 6,153 57.4 +8.7
Labor James Turner 4,562 42.6 -8.7
National gain from Labor Swing +8.7
1972 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eugene O'Donnell 4,213 51.3 -1.1
Country Vince Lester 4,003 48.7 +1.1
Total formal votes 8,216 98.6
Informal votes 116 1.4
Turnout 8,332 89.7
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1950s edit

1957 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Tom Foley 1,841 38.6 +38.6
Country Clarence Whyte 1,774 37.1 -4.2
Labor John Williams 1,161 24.3 -34.4
Total formal votes 4,776 99.2
Informal votes 39 0.8
Turnout 4,815 91.9
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,512 58.7 -41.3
Country Timothy Donnelly 1,770 41.3 +41.3
Total formal votes 4,282 99.2
Informal votes 33 0.8
Turnout 4,315 85.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Belyando
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 2,619 58.9
Country Reg Colwell 1,826 41.1
Total formal votes 4,445 99.2
Informal votes 34 0.8
Turnout 4,479 90.9
Labor hold Swing

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