Electoral results for the district of Warwick

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

Members for Warwick

Member Party Term
  St. George Richard Gore 1860–1862
  John Gore Jones 1862–1863
  Arnold Wienholt, Sr. 1863–1867
  George Clark 1867–1868
  Edmond Thornton 1868–1870
  James Morgan 1870–1871
  Charles Clark 1871–1873
  James Morgan 1873–1878
  Jacob Horwitz Liberal 1878–1887
  Arthur Morgan Independent 1887–1890
  Opposition 1890–1896
  Thomas Joseph Byrnes Ministerial 1896–1898
  Arthur Morgan Ministerial 1898–1903
  Liberal 1903–1906
  Thomas O'Sullivan Liberal 1906–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1908
  George Powell Barnes Farmers' Rep. 1908–1909
  Liberal 1909–1917
  National 1917–1922
  United 1922–1925
  Country and Progressive National 1925–1935
  John Healy Labor 1935–1947
  Otto Madsen Country 1947–1963
  David Cory Country 1963–1975
National Country 1975–1977
  Des Booth National Country 1977–1982
National 1982–1992
  Lawrence Springborg National 1992–2001

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Warwick[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lawrence Springborg 9,443 45.86 −20.96
One Nation Joan White 6,242 30.32 +30.32
Labor Jeffrey Singleton 4,091 19.87 −8.02
Greens Kim Olsen 814 3.95 −1.34
Total formal votes 20,590 98.66 −0.08
Informal votes 280 1.34 +0.08
Turnout 20,870 94.30 +0.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Lawrence Springborg 11,628 61.85 −7.73
One Nation Joan White 7,172 38.15 +38.15
National hold Swing −7.73
1995 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lawrence Springborg 13,393 66.82 +10.77
Labor Michael Bathersby 5,590 27.89 −9.18
Greens Sarah Moles 1,061 5.29 +5.29
Total formal votes 20,044 98.74 +0.61
Informal votes 256 1.26 −0.61
Turnout 20,300 93.60 +0.07
Two-party-preferred result
National Lawrence Springborg 13,792 69.58 +8.15
Labor Michael Bathersby 6,031 30.42 −8.15
National hold Swing +8.15
1992 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lawrence Springborg 11,287 56.1 +15.5
Labor Michael Bathersby 7,464 37.1 +6.4
Liberal Ruth Buchanan 1,386 6.9 −8.0
Total formal votes 20,137 98.1
Informal votes 384 1.9
Turnout 20,521 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Lawrence Springborg 12,236 61.4 +0.4
Labor Michael Bathersby 7,683 38.6 −0.4
National hold Swing +0.4

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 4,945 41.0 −31.1
Labor Bev Brennan 3,399 28.2 +0.3
Liberal Peter Beatty 2,032 16.9 +16.9
Independent Bev Shelley 1,682 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 12,058 97.9 −0.3
Informal votes 254 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 12,312 92.6 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Booth 7,723 64.0 −8.1
Labor Bev Brennan 4,335 36.0 +8.1
National hold Swing −8.1
1986 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 8,158 72.1 +1.5
Labor Bev Brennan 3,151 27.9 −1.5
Total formal votes 11,309 98.2 −0.1
Informal votes 209 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 11,518 93.5 −0.3
National hold Swing +1.5
1983 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 6,921 67.9 +3.5
Labor Mary Hill 3,278 32.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 10,199 98.3 −0.7
Informal votes 172 1.7 +0.7
Turnout 10,371 93.8 +2.1
National hold Swing +0.2
1980 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 6,199 64.4 +11.5
Labor Stephen Fazackerley 2,790 29.0 +0.5
Democrats Maria Heyboer 632 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 9,621 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 9,714 91.7 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Booth 6,509 67.7 −1.2
Labor Stephen Fazackerley 3,112 32.3 +1.2
National hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 5,013 52.9 −21.9
Labor Graham Dorman 2,699 28.5 −3.3
Liberal Raymond McNamara 1,764 18.6 +18.6
Total formal votes 9,476 98.9
Informal votes 102 1.1
Turnout 9,578 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Booth 6,530 68.9 −5.9
Labor Graham Dorman 2,946 31.1 +5.9
National hold Swing −5.9
1974 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National David Cory 7,052 74.8 +25.5
Labor Raymond Lyons 2,374 25.2 −10.2
Total formal votes 9,426 98.8 −0.1
Informal votes 112 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,538 91.9 −3.0
National hold Swing +13.3
1972 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Cory 4,258 49.3 −4.5
Labor Raymond Lyons 3,053 35.4 −2.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 679 7.9 −0.3
Independent Norman Stuart 641 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 8,631 98.9
Informal votes 98 1.1
Turnout 8,729 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Cory 5,305 61.5 +0.2
Labor Raymond Lyons 3,326 38.5 −0.2
Country hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Cory 4,276 53.8 −5.1
Labor Raymond Lyons 3,014 38.0 +5.0
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 650 8.2 +0.1
Total formal votes 7,940 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 70 0.9 −0.2
Turnout 8,010 95.4 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Cory 4,805 60.5 −5.0
Labor Raymond Lyons 3,135 39.5 +5.0
Country hold Swing −5.0
1966 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Cory 4,816 58.9 −2.5
Labor Eric Barrett 2,701 33.0 +9.0
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 659 8.1 −6.4
Total formal votes 8,176 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 90 1.1 −0.1
Turnout 8,266 95.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Cory 5,352 65.5 −7.8
Labor Eric Barrett 2,824 34.5 +7.8
Country hold Swing −7.8
1963 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,152 61.4 −2.5
Labor Reggie Wenham 2,016 24.0 +2.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Skehan 1,217 14.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 8,385 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 105 1.2 −0.1
Turnout 8,490 95.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Otto Madsen 6,143 73.3
Labor Reggie Wenham 2,242 26.7
Country hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,437 63.9
Labor Reggie Wenham 1,818 21.4
Queensland Labor George Campbell 1,254 14.7
Total formal votes 8,509 98.7
Informal votes 108 1.3
Turnout 8,617 94.6
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,695 65.3 +1.7
Queensland Labor George Wilkinson 3,026 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 8,721 98.4 −0.7
Informal votes 142 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 8,863 95.8 −0.4
Country hold Swing +1.7
1956 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,483 63.6 −1.2
Labor Frank Drew 3,137 36.4 +1.2
Total formal votes 8,620 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 81 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 8,701 96.2 +0.5
Country hold Swing −1.2
1953 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,651 64.8 −3.6
Labor John O'Brien 3,069 35.2 +3.6
Total formal votes 8,720 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 67 0.8 0.0
Turnout 8,787 95.7 +2.3
Country hold Swing −3.6
1950 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 5,965 68.4
Labor Terry Keane 2,758 31.6
Total formal votes 8,723 99.2
Informal votes 67 0.8
Turnout 8,790 93.4
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Otto Madsen 4,657 51.7 +6.1
Labor John Healy 4,347 48.3 −6.1
Total formal votes 9,004 99.2 +2.5
Informal votes 72 0.8 −2.5
Turnout 9,076 89.7 −0.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +6.1
1944 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Healy 4,656 54.4 −0.6
People's Party Richard Matthews 3,901 45.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 8,557 96.7 −2.4
Informal votes 296 3.3 +2.4
Turnout 8,853 90.2 −1.1
Labor hold Swing −0.6
1941 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Healy 4,766 55.0 +2.2
Country Richard Matthews 3,899 45.0 −2.2
Total formal votes 8,665 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 81 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 8,746 91.3 −1.7
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Healy 4,693 52.8 +7.0
Country Edward Costello 4,196 47.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,889 99.2 −0.2
Informal votes 68 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 8,957 93.0 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +2.6
1935 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Healy 4,096 45.8
CPNP Daniel Connolly 3,736 41.7
Independent Herbert Dight 1,119 12.5
Total formal votes 8,951 99.4
Informal votes 57 0.6
Turnout 9,008 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Healy 4,247 50.2
CPNP Daniel Connolly 4,215 49.8
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP George Barnes 3,865 51.7
Labor John Healy 3,399 45.5
Queensland Party Alice Chambers 209 2.8
Total formal votes 7,473 99.4
Informal votes 43 0.6
Turnout 7,516 96.1
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP George Barnes 3,598 56.0 +1.4
Labor Patrick McMahon 2,827 44.0 −1.4
Total formal votes 6,425 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 59 0.9 0.0
Turnout 6,484 92.2 +2.6
CPNP hold Swing +1.4
1926 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP George Barnes 3,261 54.6 +0.8
Labor George James 2,708 45.4 −0.8
Total formal votes 5,969 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 52 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 6,021 89.6 +3.3
CPNP hold Swing +0.8
1923 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United George Barnes 3,128 53.8 −1.2
Labor George Campbell 2,685 46.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 5,813 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 43 0.7 −0.1
Turnout 5,856 86.3 +0.7
United hold Swing −1.2
1920 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Barnes 2,448 55.0 +1.0
Labor Donald Beatson 2,006 45.0 −1.0
Total formal votes 4,454 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 35 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 4,489 85.6 +1.8
National hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National George Barnes 2,319 54.0 +4.7
Labor David Swiss-Davies 1,974 46.0 +19.8
Total formal votes 4,293 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 32 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 4,325 83.8 −8.5
National hold Swing −8.0
1915 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Barnes 1,961 49.3 −10.1
Labor Paul Bauers 1,043 26.2 −14.4
Independent Daniel Connolly 973 24.5 +24.5
Total formal votes 3,977 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 49 1.2 0.0
Turnout 4,026 92.3 +22.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Barnes 1,989 62.0 +2.6
Labor Paul Bauers 1,220 38.0 −2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
1912 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Barnes 1,915 59.4
Labor Angus Sinclair 1,307 40.6
Total formal votes 3,222 98.8
Informal votes 38 1.2
Turnout 3,260 70.3
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Warwick - 1998 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".