Electoral results for the district of Landsborough

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

Members for Landsborough

MemberPartyTerm
  Frank Nicklin Country 1950–1968
  Mike Ahern Country 1968–1974
  National 1974–1990
  Joan Sheldon Liberal 1990–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Landsborough state by-election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joan Sheldon 7,407 30.5 +13.5
National John Edwards 6,071 25.0 -14.5
Independent Labor Francis Bowyer 4,639 19.1 +19.1
Independent Peter Sawyer 4,017 16.6 +16.6
Democrats Graeme Bowman 1,238 5.1 +5.1
Call to Australia Rona Joyner 456 1.9 +1.9
Conservative Raymond Kalms 431 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 24,259 95.3 -2.2
Informal votes 1,197 4.7 +2.2
Turnout 25,456 81.8 -9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Joan Sheldon 15,644 64.5 +64.5
National John Edwards 8,615 35.5 -20.4
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Landsborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Bowyer 10,538 40.0 +7.2
National Mike Ahern 10,400 39.5 -10.5
Liberal Garnet Ross 4,465 17.0 -0.3
Community Independents Santo Ferraro 920 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 26,323 97.5 -0.7
Informal votes 683 2.5 +0.7
Turnout 27,006 91.2 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 14,720 55.9 -5.7
Labor Frank Bowyer 11,603 44.1 +5.7
National hold Swing -5.7
Queensland state election, 1986: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mike Ahern 9,594 50.0 -6.6
Labor Michael Cramb 6,285 32.8 +1.3
Liberal John McCaw 3,311 17.2 +17.2
Total formal votes 19,190 98.1
Informal votes 361 1.9
Turnout 19,551 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 11,813 61.6 -1.2
Labor Michael Cramb 7,375 38.4 +1.2
National hold Swing -1.2
Queensland state election, 1983: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mike Ahern 15,555 56.6 +2.7
Labor Peter Byrne 5,101 18.6 -5.7
Labor Gary Flanigan 3,537 12.9 +12.9
Independent Ken Neil 1,647 6.0 +6.0
Independent Donald Culley 1,351 4.9 +4.9
Progress Dennis Marshall 296 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 27,487 98.7 -0.3
Informal votes 372 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 27,859 91.0 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 17,576 63.9 -5.6
Labor Peter Byrne 9,911 36.1 +5.6
National hold Swing -5.6
Queensland state election, 1980: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mike Ahern 11,215 53.9 -14.3
Labor Peter Byrne 5,051 24.3 -7.5
Liberal Paul Kingsford 2,733 13.1 +13.1
Independent Barbara Cansdell 1,795 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 20,794 99.0 +0.6
Informal votes 211 1.0 -0.6
Turnout 21,005 88.7 -2.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 14,453 69.5 +1.3
Labor Peter Byrne 6,341 30.5 -1.3
National hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mike Ahern 10,576 68.2 +0.5
Labor Joan Kiely 4,922 31.8 +9.4
Total formal votes 15,498 98.4
Informal votes 253 1.6
Turnout 15,751 90.9
National hold Swing -6.3
Queensland state election, 1974: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mike Ahern 11,828 67.7 +13.4
Labor Ivan Guy 3,918 22.4 -7.0
Independent Paul Cowan 1,719 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 17,465 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 252 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 17,717 89.2 -3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 12,688 72.6 +6.9
Labor Ivan Guy 4,777 27.4 -6.9
National hold Swing +6.9
Queensland state election, 1972: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Mike Ahern 7,016 54.3 -9.0
Labor Roger Jeffries 3,802 29.4 +0.4
Liberal David Barker 2,106 16.3 +16.3
Total formal votes 12,924 98.5
Informal votes 190 1.5
Turnout 13,114 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Mike Ahern 8,490 65.7 -1.9
Labor Roger Jeffries 4,434 34.3 +1.9
Country hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Mike Ahern 6,781 63.3 -8.0
Labor Peter Venning 3,110 29.0 +0.3
Independent Basil Nettleton 825 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 10,716 97.8 -0.7
Informal votes 246 2.2 +0.7
Turnout 10,962 93.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Mike Ahern 7,358 68.7 -2.6
Labor Peter Venning 3,358 31.3 +2.6
Country hold Swing -2.6
Queensland state election, 1966: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin 6,858 71.3 -2.3
Labor Frank Freemantle 2,766 28.7 +2.3
Total formal votes 9,624 98.5 -0.7
Informal votes 150 1.5 +0.7
Turnout 9,774 94.1 -0.7
Country hold Swing -2.3
Queensland state election, 1963: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin 6,727 74.2 -5.6
Labor Frank Freemantle 2,343 25.8 +5.6
Total formal votes 9,070 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 70 0.8 -0.7
Turnout 9,140 94.8 +3.2
Country hold Swing -5.6
Queensland state election, 1960: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin 7,051 79.8
Labor Frank McLoughlin 1,768 20.2
Total formal votes 8,837 98.5
Informal votes 137 1.5
Turnout 8,974 91.6
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1956: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin 7,176 73.1 -26.9
Labor Vincent Crosby 2,645 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 9,821 98.9
Informal votes 106 1.1
Turnout 9,927 93.5
Country hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1953: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1950: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

References

  1. "1989 Result for Landsborough". Queensland Election Archive. ABC Elections. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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