Electoral results for the district of Fitzroy (Queensland)

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

Members for Fitzroy edit

First incarnation (1888–1960)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Lyons	Conservative	1888–1889
	Albert Callan	Independent	1889–1902
	Henri Cowap	Labor	1902–1907
	Henri Cowap	Kidstonites	1907–1909
	James Crawford	Labor	1909–1911
	James Crawford	Independent	1911–1912
	Kenneth Grant	Liberal	1912–1915
	Harold Hartley	Labor	1915–1929
	William Carter	Country and Progressive National	1929–1932
	Jens Peterson	Country and Progressive National	1932–1935
	Jim Clark	Labor	1935–1960
Second incarnation (1992–2009)
Member		Party	Term
	Jim Pearce	Labor	1992–2009

Results for the 2006 election were:^[1]

2006 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Pearce	13,617	63.94	+1.59
	National	John Engwicht	6,639	31.17	-6.48
	Independent	David Foster	1,041	4.89	+4.89
Total formal votes			21,297	98.39	+0.32
Informal votes			348	1.61	-0.32
Turnout			21,645	91.67	-1.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Pearce	13,817	66.40	+4.05
	National	John Engwicht	6,992	33.60	-4.05
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.05

2004 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Pearce	13,279	62.35	-0.42
	National	John Engwicht	8,019	37.65	+9.09
Total formal votes			21,298	98.07	-0.34
Informal votes			420	1.93	+0.34
Turnout			21,718	92.67	-1.19
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.83

2001 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Pearce	13,599	62.8	+16.1
	National	Rod Lawrie	6,187	28.6	+5.4
	City Country Alliance	Di Schuback	1,879	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			21,665	98.4
Informal votes			351	1.6
Turnout			22,016	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Pearce	13,915	67.2	+8.6
	National	Rod Lawrie	6,797	32.8	-8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.6

1998 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Pearce	10,214	52.2	-4.4
	One Nation	Joan Wilson	4,402	22.5	+22.5
	National	Richie Bills	4,069	20.8	-22.6
	Australia First	Christopher Chatham	641	3.3	+3.3
	Democrats	Peter Cvetko-Lueger	241	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			19,567	99.2	+0.6
Informal votes			161	0.8	-0.6
Turnout			19,728	93.9	+1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Pearce	11,276	60.7	+4.1
	One Nation	Joan Wilson	7,295	39.3	+39.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

1995 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Pearce	11,061	56.6	-0.1
	National	Karen Mackay	8,473	43.4	+16.7
Total formal votes			19,534	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			268	1.4	-0.2
Turnout			19,802	92.1	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

1992 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Pearce	11,551	56.7	-0.1
	National	Marie Mahood	5,450	26.7	-9.3
	Liberal	Dick Phillips	1,731	8.5	+7.6
	Independent	Keith Scantlebury	1,646	8.1	+8.1
Total formal votes			20,378	98.4
Informal votes			329	1.6
Turnout			20,707	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Pearce	12,092	62.0	+2.5
	National	Marie Mahood	7,412	38.0	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

1957 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	3,743	43.1	-19.5
	Liberal	Gordon Dunn	2,693	31.0	-5.3
	Queensland Labor	John Norton	2,255	25.9	+25.9
Total formal votes			8,691	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			62	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			8,753	95.6	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.1

1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,472	62.6	-6.9
	Liberal	Gerard Davies	3,175	36.3	+7.6
	Communist	Eric Browne	100	1.1	-0.7
Total formal votes			8,747	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			91	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			8,838	95.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.2

1953 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	6,028	69.5	+7.6
	Liberal	William Hoare	2,490	28.7	-9.4
	Communist	Eric Browne	157	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			8,675	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			78	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			8,753	95.0	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.9

1950 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,377	61.9
	Liberal	Hugh Douglas	3,313	38.1
Total formal votes			8,690	99.0
Informal votes			84	1.0
Turnout			8,774	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing

1947 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,538	54.7	+3.3
	People's Party	Harry Weir	4,437	43.8	-4.8
	Frank Barnes Labor	Gordon Loukes	103	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	John Wharton	51	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,129	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			67	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			10,196	93.5	+9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

1944 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	4,832	51.4	-48.6
	People's Party	Harry Weir	4,563	48.6	+48.6
Total formal votes			9,395	99.0
Informal votes			93	1.0
Turnout			9,488	84.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1941 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1938 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,222	55.0	-8.3
	Country	Edwin Hiskens	3,616	38.1	+1.5
	Social Credit	Sidney Cooper	650	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			9,488	99.4	+0.9
Informal votes			57	0.6	-0.9
Turnout			9,545	93.4	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1935 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,587	63.3
	CPNP	Albert Pearson	3,233	36.7
Total formal votes			8,820	98.5
Informal votes			133	1.5
Turnout			8,953	94.3
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

1932 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPNP	Jens Peterson	3,685	49.8
	Labor	Thomas Maher	3,413	46.2
	Queensland Party	Robert Hartley	254	3.4
	Independent	Clarence Wain	40	0.5
Total formal votes			7,392	99.1
Informal votes			69	0.9
Turnout			7,461	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	CPNP	Jens Peterson	3,763	52.1
	Labor	Thomas Maher	3,452	47.8
	CPNP hold		Swing

1929 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	William Carter	4,073	59.8	+18.2
	Labor	Harry Hartley	2,737	40.2	-18.2
Total formal votes			6,810	98.7	+0.3
Informal votes			89	1.3	-0.3
Turnout			6,899
	CPNP gain from Labor		Swing	+18.2

1926 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,787	58.4	+6.0
	CPNP	Frank Dawson	2,699	41.6	-6.0
Total formal votes			6,486	98.4	-0.6
Informal votes			107	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			6,593	84.0	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

1923 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,093	52.4	-1.6
	United	Hugh Grant	2,805	47.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			5,898	99.0	+0.6
Informal votes			61	1.0	-0.6
Turnout			5,959	81.3	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

1920 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,383	54.0	0.0
	National	Frederick Lodge	2,882	46.0	0.0
Total formal votes			6,265	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			100	1.6	-0.2
Turnout			6,365	80.5	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

1918 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,158	54.0	+2.9
	National	Kenneth Grant	2,691	46.0	-2.9
Total formal votes			5,849	98.2	+0.1
Informal votes			106	1.8	-0.1
Turnout			5,955	83.0	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

1915 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Hartley	2,403	51.1	+9.9
	Liberal	Kenneth Grant	2,298	48.9	-9.9
Total formal votes			4,701	98.1	+1.1
Informal votes			93	1.9	-1.1
Turnout			4,794	85.1	+11.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.9

1912 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Kenneth Grant	1,925	58.8
	Labor	Charles Bluett	1,348	41.2
Total formal votes			3,273	97.0
Informal votes			101	3.0
Turnout			3,374	74.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

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