Electoral results for the district of Toowoomba South

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

Members for Toowoomba South

Member Party Term
  Peter Wood Labor 1972–1974
  John Warner Country 1974–1974
  National 1974–1986
  Clive Berghofer National 1986–1991
  Mike Horan National 1991–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2012
  John McVeigh Liberal National 2012–2016
  David Janetzki Liberal National 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Toowoomba South.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National David Janetzki 16,689 51.33 +4.83
Labor Susan Krause 10,028 30.84 +3.91
One Nation Dylan Kozlowski 2,502 7.70 −8.77
Greens Thomas Coyne 2,232 6.87 −0.34
Independent Rob Berry 570 1.75 −1.13
United Australia Allan Turner 490 1.51 +1.51
Total formal votes 32,511 97.22 +0.96
Informal votes 929 2.78 −0.96
Turnout 33,440 88.58 −0.33
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National David Janetzki 19,579 60.22 +0.24
Labor Susan Krause 12,932 39.78 −0.24
Liberal National hold Swing +0.24

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National David Janetzki 14,893 46.5 −8.1
Labor Susan Krause 8,626 26.9 −7.9
One Nation Jeremy Scamp 5,273 16.5 +16.5
Greens Alyce Nelligan 2,308 7.2 −2.5
Independent Rob Berry 923 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 32,023 96.3 −1.3
Informal votes 1,243 3.7 +1.3
Turnout 33,266 88.9 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National David Janetzki 19,208 60.0 +1.6
Labor Susan Krause 12,815 40.0 −1.6
Liberal National hold Swing +1.6
2016 Toowoomba South state by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National David Janetzki 13,005 46.37 −8.96
Independent Di Thorley 9,827 35.04 +35.04
Family First Alexandra Todd 2,019 7.20 +7.20
Greens Ken Gover 1,519 5.42 −4.44
Katter's Australian Ken Elliott 1,188 4.24 +4.24
Independent Rob Berry 486 1.73 +1.73
Total formal votes 28,044 96.76 −0.79
Informal votes 940 3.24 +0.79
Turnout 28,984 83.49 −8.80
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal National David Janetzki 15,591 55.59 −10.07
Independent Di Thorley 12,453 44.41 +44.41
Liberal National hold Swing −10.07
2015 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John McVeigh 16,851 55.33 −3.20
Labor Graham Storey 10,601 34.81 +13.78
Greens Anne Waters 3,003 9.86 +4.38
Total formal votes 30,455 97.54 −0.40
Informal votes 767 2.46 +0.40
Turnout 31,222 90.99 −0.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John McVeigh 17,216 58.89 −12.73
Labor Graham Storey 12,018 41.11 +12.73
Liberal National hold Swing −12.73
2012 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John McVeigh 17,283 58.53 +5.04
Labor Sam McFarlane 6,208 21.03 −16.40
Katter's Australian David Curless 3,520 11.92 +11.92
Greens Trevor Smith 1,619 5.48 +0.86
Independent Charlene Phillips 896 3.03 +3.03
Total formal votes 29,526 97.95 −0.31
Informal votes 619 2.05 +0.31
Turnout 30,145 91.94 +0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John McVeigh 18,794 71.62 +13.40
Labor Sam McFarlane 7,448 28.38 −13.40
Liberal National hold Swing +13.40

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Mike Horan 15,708 53.5 +1.9
Labor Dan Toombs 10,992 37.4 +4.9
Greens Barnaby Heaton 1,357 4.6 −1.5
Independent Peter Pyke 1,308 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 29,365 98.2
Informal votes 519 1.8
Turnout 29,884 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Mike Horan 16,300 58.2 −3.0
Labor Dan Toombs 11,699 41.8 +3.0
Liberal National hold Swing −3.0
2006 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 12,012 50.6 −2.3
Labor Frank Burke 8,043 33.9 +1.3
Family First Peter Hicks 1,596 6.7 +6.7
Greens Christine Tuppurainen 1,482 6.2 −0.8
Independent Grahame Volker 609 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 23,742 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 448 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 24,190 91.6 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Horan 13,177 59.8 −1.7
Labor Frank Burke 8,863 40.2 +1.7
National hold Swing −1.7
2004 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 12,229 52.9 +9.1
Labor Andrew Irvine 7,536 32.6 +0.1
One Nation Dennis Kronk 1,762 7.6 −12.4
Greens Karey Harrison 1,608 7.0 +7.0
Total formal votes 23,135 98.3 −0.1
Informal votes 404 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 23,539 92.3 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Horan 13,364 61.5 +3.6
Labor Andrew Irvine 8,369 38.5 −3.6
National hold Swing +3.6
2001 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 10,028 43.8 −2.4
Labor Peter Shooter 7,439 32.5 +5.1
One Nation David Hoy 4,577 20.0 −4.3
Independent Hugh Wilson 857 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 22,901 98.4
Informal votes 374 1.6
Turnout 23,275 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Horan 11,319 57.9 −5.8
Labor Peter Shooter 8,216 42.1 +5.8
National hold Swing −5.8

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 9,328 46.5 −19.8
Labor Andrew Isfree 5,615 28.0 −5.7
One Nation Darryl Shoesmith 4,748 23.7 +23.7
Reform Andrew Chambers 357 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 20,048 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 226 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 20,274 93.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Horan 11,627 63.4 −2.9
Labor Andrew Isfree 6,725 36.6 +2.9
National hold Swing −2.9
1995 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 13,134 66.3 +5.1
Labor Matt Russell 6,681 33.7 −5.1
Total formal votes 19,815 98.4 +0.4
Informal votes 313 1.6 −0.4
Turnout 20,128 91.9
National hold Swing +5.1
1992 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 12,681 61.2 +22.0
Labor Con Carlyon 8,047 38.8 +3.5
Total formal votes 20,728 98.0
Informal votes 421 2.0
Turnout 21,149 92.6
National hold Swing +1.8
1991 Toowoomba South state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Horan 7,707 39.2 −1.9
Independent Labor Des McGovern 6,146 31.3 +31.3
Liberal Neville Stewart 4,478 22.8 +0.5
New Country L.A. Kruger 856 4.4 +4.4
Independent Vincent Burke 455 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 19,642 97.7 +0.3
Informal votes 463 2.3 −0.3
Turnout 20,105 86.7 −6.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Mike Horan 12,374 63.0 +3.9
Independent Labor Des McGovern 7,268 37.0 +37.0
National hold Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Clive Berghofer 8,046 41.1 −6.5
Labor Bill Buchanan 7,179 36.7 +13.3
Liberal John Gouldson 4,357 22.3 +3.6
Total formal votes 19,582 97.4 −1.0
Informal votes 514 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 20,096 92.8 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Clive Berghofer 11,569 59.1 −6.7
Labor Bill Buchanan 8,013 40.9 +6.7
National hold Swing −6.7
1986 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Clive Berghofer 8,401 47.6 −4.4
Labor Neville Green 4,129 23.4 −14.3
Liberal John Gouldson 3,301 18.7 +8.4
Independent Peter Mather 1,809 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 17,640 98.4
Informal votes 277 1.6
Turnout 17,917 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Clive Berghofer 11,607 65.8 +5.7
Labor Neville Green 6,033 34.2 −5.7
National hold Swing +5.7
1983 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Warner 8,964 52.0 +7.0
Labor Kim McCasker 6,500 37.7 +4.5
Liberal Neil O'Sullivan 1,782 10.3 +7.8
Total formal votes 17,256 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 139 0.9 −0.5
Turnout 17,395 92.8 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 10,348 60.0 −0.1
Labor Kim McCasker 6,898 40.0 +0.1
National hold Swing −0.1
1980 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Warner 7,097 45.0 −4.7
Labor Ron Fraser 5,225 33.2 −7.7
Liberal Colin Brimblecombe 2,860 18.1 +18.1
Democrats Michael Clifford 578 3.7 −5.7
Total formal votes 15,760 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 223 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 15,983 89.7 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 9,471 60.1 +5.2
Labor Ron Fraser 6,289 39.9 −5.2
National hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Warner 7,375 49.7 +20.4
Labor Peter Wood 6,073 40.9 +2.5
Democrats Michael Clifford 1,388 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 14,836 98.8
Informal votes 178 1.2
Turnout 15,014 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 8,145 54.9 −3.1
Labor Peter Wood 6,691 45.1 +3.1
National hold Swing −3.1
1974 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 5,469 38.4 −14.7
National John Warner 4,647 29.3 +8.2
Liberal Leslie Whykes 3,218 21.8 +3.2
Queensland Labor Mary Ryan 501 3.2 −4.0
Total formal votes 13,835 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 178 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 14,013 88.4 −5.6
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 7,989 57.7 +14.6
Labor Peter Wood 5,846 42.3 −14.6
National gain from Labor Swing +14.6
1972 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Wood 6,148 53.1 −0.3
Country John Peel 2,446 21.1 +21.1
Liberal Allison Dickson 2,151 18.6 −21.6
Queensland Labor Francis Mullins 831 7.2 +0.8
Total formal votes 11,576 98.9
Informal votes 133 1.1
Turnout 11,709 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Wood 6,589 56.9 +3.0
Country John Peel 4,987 43.1 +43.1
Labor hold Swing +3.0

References

  1. ^ 2020 State General Election – Toowoomba South – District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ^ 2017 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.
  3. ^ 2016 Toowoomba South By-Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary: ECQ
  4. ^ 2015 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.
  5. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Toowoomba South - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.