Electoral results for the district of Buranda

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

Members for Buranda

The following people were elected in the seat of Buranda:[1]

Member Party Term detail
  John Huxham Labor 1912–1924
  Ted Hanson Labor 1924–1947
  Dick Brown Labor 1947–1957
  Keith Hooper Liberal 1957–1960

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Hooper 3,472 37.5 −7.0
Labor Dick Brown 3,188 34.4 −21.1
Queensland Labor Michael Lyons 2,113 22.8 +22.8
Independent John Handasyde 484 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 9,257 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 72 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 9,329 95.6 +1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.6
1956 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,129 55.5 −8.0
Liberal Keith Hooper 4,118 44.5 +8.0
Total formal votes 9,247 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 86 0.9 −0.2
Turnout 9,333 94.1 −0.2
Labor hold Swing −8.0
1953 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 6,117 63.5 +10.5
Liberal Cecil Holt 3,523 36.5 −10.5
Total formal votes 9,640 98.9 −0.2
Informal votes 110 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 9,750 94.3 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +10.5
1950 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 5,439 53.0
Liberal Percy Berry 4,826 47.0
Total formal votes 10,265 98.9
Informal votes 114 1.1
Turnout 10,379 94.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Brown 6,210 52.9 +2.2
People's Party William Scott 5,525 47.1 −2.2
Total formal votes 11,735 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 127 1.1 0.0
Turnout 11,862 92.5 +3.6
Labor hold Swing +2.2
1944 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,569 50.7 −6.2
People's Party Robert Roberts 5,417 49.3 +6.2
Total formal votes 10,986 98.9 +1.0
Informal votes 125 1.1 −1.0
Turnout 11,111 88.9 −2.6
Labor hold Swing −6.2
1941 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,745 56.9 +6.0
United Australia Hector Annat 4,345 43.1 +19.2
Total formal votes 10,090 97.9 −0.6
Informal votes 216 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 10,306 91.5 −2.6
Labor hold Swing −11.1

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,168 50.9 −13.3
United Australia Hector Annat 2,432 23.9 −3.0
Protestant Labor Joseph Webster 2,202 21.7 +21.7
Social Credit Harold Tapper 358 3.5 −5.5
Total formal votes 10,160 98.5 −0.2
Informal votes 155 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 10,315 94.1 +0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 6,139 64.2
CPNP Charles Edwards 2,570 26.9
Social Credit John Read 860 9.0
Total formal votes 9,569 98.7
Informal votes 126 1.3
Turnout 9,695 93.3
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 5,722 66.0
CPNP Thomas Kerr 2,947 34.0
Total formal votes 8,669 98.8
Informal votes 106 1.2
Turnout 8,775 86.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Hanson 3,425 51.3 −9.0
CPNP Henry Quinn 3,252 48.7 +9.0
Total formal votes 6,677 98.5 −0.7
Informal votes 102 1.5 +0.7
Turnout 6,779 83.3 −9.0
Labor hold Swing −9.0
1926 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 3,971 60.3 +3.7
CPNP Henry Quinn 2,619 39.7 −3.7
Total formal votes 6,590 99.3 −0.1
Informal votes 48 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 6,638 92.3 +2.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7
1924 Buranda state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Hanson 3,379 56.6 0.0
United James Davey 2,578 43.4 0.0
Total formal votes 5,999 99.3 −0.1
Informal votes 45 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 6,044
Labor hold Swing 0.0
1923 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Huxham 3,662 56.6 +0.7
United Charles Edwards 2,806 43.4 −0.7
Total formal votes 6,468 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 42 0.6 −0.1
Turnout 6,510 89.4 +4.5
Labor hold Swing +0.7
1920 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Huxham 3,503 55.9 −4.9
National Alfred Faulkner 2,768 44.1 +4.9
Total formal votes 6,271 99.3 0.0
Informal votes 46 0.7 0.0
Turnout 6,317 84.9 −0.5
Labor hold Swing −4.9

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Huxham 3,588 60.8 −4.4
National William Sparkes 2,309 39.2 +4.4
Total formal votes 5,897 99.3 +1.4
Informal votes 42 0.7 −1.4
Turnout 5,939 85.4 −6.8
Labor hold Swing −4.4
1915 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Huxham 3,177 65.2 +9.7
Liberal Joseph Allen 1,697 34.8 −9.7
Total formal votes 4,874 97.9 −1.4
Informal votes 104 2.1 +1.4
Turnout 4,978 92.2 +4.7
Labor hold Swing +9.7
1912 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Huxham 2,276 55.5
Liberal William Stephens 1,824 44.5
Total formal votes 4,100 99.3
Informal votes 27 0.7
Turnout 4,127 87.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

References

  1. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.