Electoral results for the district of Ashgrove

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

Members for Ashgrove

Member Party Term
  Douglas Tooth Liberal 1960–1974
  John Greenwood Liberal 1974–1983
  Tom Veivers Labor 1983–1986
  Alan Sherlock Liberal 1986–1989
  Jim Fouras Labor 1989–2006
  Kate Jones Labor 2006–2012
  Campbell Newman Liberal National 2012–2015
  Kate Jones Labor 2015–2017

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2015 Queensland state election: Ashgrove[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Jones 13,372 44.45 +7.85
Liberal National Campbell Newman 13,125 43.63 −8.18
Greens Robert Hogg 3,047 10.13 +0.96
Independent Connie Cicchini 279 0.93 +0.93
Independent Peter Jeremijenko 261 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 30,084 98.97 −0.25
Informal votes 313 1.03 +0.25
Turnout 30,397 91.34 −1.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kate Jones 16,009 54.25 +9.95
Liberal National Campbell Newman 13,498 45.75 −9.95
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +9.95
2012 Queensland state election: Ashgrove[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Campbell Newman 14,932 51.81 +14.55
Labor Kate Jones 10,549 36.60 −9.11
Greens Sandra Bayley 2,644 9.17 −3.23
Katter's Australian Norman Wicks 478 1.66 +1.66
Independent Trevor Jones 156 0.54 +0.54
One Nation Ian Nelson 64 0.22 +0.22
Total formal votes 28,823 99.22 +0.43
Informal votes 227 0.78 −0.43
Turnout 29,050 92.40 +0.73
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Campbell Newman 15,537 55.70 +12.80
Labor Kate Jones 12,358 44.30 −12.80
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +12.80

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Ashgrove[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Jones 12,629 45.7 −1.9
Liberal National Scott McConnel 10,293 37.3 +1.4
Greens Robert Hogg 3,425 12.4 −3.4
Independent Ian Saunders 799 2.9 +2.9
DS4SEQ Bill Grieve 355 1.3 +1.3
Independent Ruth Spencer 127 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 27,628 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 339 1.3 −0.3
Turnout 27,967 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kate Jones 14,842 57.1 −1.4
Liberal National Scott McConnel 11,153 42.9 +1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4
2006 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Jones 11,523 47.6 −5.7
Liberal Glenn Kiddle 8,836 36.5 +5.8
Greens Dean Love 3,835 15.9 −0.1
Total formal votes 24,194 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 381 1.6 −0.3
Turnout 24,575 90.9 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kate Jones 13,299 58.1 −6.6
Liberal Glenn Kiddle 9,599 41.9 +6.6
Labor hold Swing −6.6
2004 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 13,093 53.3 −2.2
Liberal Terry Mendies 7,534 30.7 +1.1
Greens Mike Stasse 3,942 16.0 +10.1
Total formal votes 24,569 98.1 −0.3
Informal votes 483 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 25,052 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 15,049 64.7 −0.3
Liberal Terry Mendies 8,215 35.3 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3
2001 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 13,630 55.5 +6.5
Liberal Bryan Cook 7,263 29.6 −6.4
Greens Mark Carey-Smith 1,459 5.9 +1.9
Democrats Brett Matthews 1,300 5.3 +1.8
Independent Allen Anderson 923 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 24,575 98.4 −0.3
Informal votes 414 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 24,989 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 15,068 65.0 +7.6
Liberal Bryan Cook 8,102 35.0 −7.6
Labor hold Swing +7.6

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 9,688 48.4 +3.9
Liberal Alan Sherlock 7,650 38.2 −5.1
Australia First Ray Sargent 1,044 5.2 +3.9
Greens Brenda Mason 1,028 5.1 +5.1
Democrats Justin Yeend 593 3.0 −4.7
Total formal votes 20,003 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 269 1.3 −0.2
Turnout 20,272 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 10,873 56.1 +4.8
Liberal Alan Sherlock 8,509 43.9 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8
1995 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 8,567 44.5 −11.0
Liberal Peter Rowell 8,347 43.4 +13.7
Democrats Leo Talty 1,483 7.7 +7.7
Independent Roger Brand 607 3.2 +3.2
Independent Ray Sargent 250 1.3 −2.5
Total formal votes 19,254 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 301 1.5 −0.1
Turnout 19,555 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 9,647 51.3 −8.0
Liberal Peter Rowell 9,149 48.7 +8.0
Labor hold Swing −8.0
1992 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 11,024 55.5 +2.0
Liberal Tony Dempsey 5,887 29.6 −6.1
National Marie McCullagh 2,204 11.1 +3.7
Independent Ray Sargent 752 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 19,867 98.3
Informal votes 335 1.7
Turnout 20,202 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 11,536 59.3 +3.8
Liberal Tony Dempsey 7,923 40.7 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 10,007 54.3 +9.6
Liberal Alan Sherlock 6,296 34.2 +7.7
National John Giles 1,263 6.9 −19.3
Independent Stephen Woolcock 591 3.2 +3.2
Independent Garry Renshaw 278 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 18,435 97.7
Informal votes 441 2.3
Turnout 18,876 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 10,434 56.6 +8.6
Liberal Alan Sherlock 8,001 43.4 −8.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.6
1986 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Veivers 7,613 44.7 +2.3
Liberal Alan Sherlock 4,511 26.5 +6.9
National Francis Gaffy 4,453 26.2 −2.2
Democrats Paul Wright 448 2.6 −7.0
Total formal votes 17,025 98.5
Informal votes 258 1.5
Turnout 17,283 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Sherlock 8,860 52.0 +3.6
Labor Tom Veivers 8,165 48.0 −3.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.6
1983 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Veivers 7,414 42.4 +1.9
National C.S. Appleby 4,963 28.4 +28.4
Liberal John Greenwood 3,425 19.6 −24.1
Democrats M.P. West 1,676 9.6 −2.9
Total formal votes 17,478 99.0
Informal votes 172 1.0
Turnout 17,650 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Veivers 9,019 51.6 +2.0
National C.S. Appleby 8,459 48.4 +48.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.0
1980 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Greenwood 6,883 43.7 −7.1
Labor Patrick Comben 6,378 40.5 −2.9
Democrats Cheryl Paton 1,967 12.5 +12.5
Progress Owen Pershouse 510 3.2 −2.7
Total formal votes 15,738 98.7 −0.3
Informal votes 209 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 15,947 89.7 −2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Greenwood 7,927 50.4 −4.5
Labor Patrick Comben 7,811 49.6 +4.5
Liberal hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Greenwood 7,468 50.8 +6.7
Labor Pat Comben 6,375 43.4 +12.5
Progress Gary Sturgess 862 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 14,706 99.0
Informal votes 151 1.0
Turnout 14,857 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Greenwood 8,071 54.9 −11.6
Labor Pat Comben 6,634 45.1 +11.6
Liberal hold Swing −11.6
1974 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Greenwood 5,772 44.1 +13.8
Labor John Rees 4,040 30.9 −8.6
National Hilda Brooks 2,757 21.1 +21.1
Queensland Labor John Fox 515 3.9 −4.9
Total formal votes 13,084 98.8 −0.2
Informal votes 162 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 13,246 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Greenwood 8,962 68.5 +13.7
Labor John Rees 4,122 31.5 −13.7
Liberal hold Swing +13.7
1972 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Walter Tutt 4,597 39.5 −5.1
Liberal Douglas Tooth 3,525 30.3 −15.3
Independent Ivan Alcorn 2,507 21.5 +21.5
Queensland Labor Bert Vann 1,019 8.7 −1.1
Total formal votes 11,648 99.0
Informal votes 121 1.0
Turnout 11,769 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 6,378 54.8 −3.0
Labor Walter Tutt 5,270 45.2 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.0

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 4,581 45.6 −8.3
Labor Haydn Sargent 4,481 44.6 +8.6
Queensland Labor George Cook 986 9.8 −0.3
Total formal votes 10,048 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 129 1.3 −0.4
Turnout 10,177 92.5 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,305 52.8 −8.4
Labor Haydn Sargent 4,743 47.2 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.4
1966 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,524 53.9 −0.8
Labor Richard Gill 3,695 36.0 +0.4
Queensland Labor George Cook 1,035 10.1 +0.4
Total formal votes 10,254 98.3 −0.4
Informal votes 173 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 10,427 94.3 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 6,275 61.2 −0.6
Labor Richard Gill 3,979 38.8 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −0.6
1963 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,621 54.7 +4.4
Labor Terry Kearney 3,653 35.6 +0.3
Queensland Labor George Cook 992 9.7 −4.7
Total formal votes 10,266 98.7 −0.1
Informal votes 130 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 10,396 95.6 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Tooth 6,341 61.8
Labor Terry Kearney 3,925 38.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Tooth 5,228 50.3 +0.5
Labor John Turner 3,662 35.3 +6.6
Queensland Labor Thomas Heike 1,492 14.4 −7.0
Total formal votes 10,382 98.8
Informal votes 123 1.2
Turnout 10,505 94.3
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

References

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  3. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Ashgrove - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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