Electoral results for the district of Balonne

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

Members for Balonne[edit]

First incarnation (1873–1932)
Member Party Term
  Adam Walker 1873-1874
  Jacob Low 1874-1883
  Boyd Morehead Ministerialist 1883-1896
  George Story Ministerialist 1896-1904
  Edward Land Labor 1904-1927
  Samuel Brassington Labor 1927-1932
Second incarnation (1950-1992)
  John Taylor Labor 1950-1957
  Eddie Beardmore Country 1957-1969
  Harold Hungerford Country 1969-1972
  Don Neal Country 1972-1974
  National 1974-1992

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

The results for the 1989 election were:[1]

1989 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,315 57.0 -17.1
Labor Barrie Ryan 1,633 21.6 -4.3
Independent John Ellem 932 12.3 +12.3
Independent Allen Tinkler 687 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 7,567 97.0 -0.6
Informal votes 230 3.0 +0.6
Turnout 7,797 90.7 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Neal 5,592 73.9 -0.2
Labor Barrie Ryan 1,975 26.1 +0.2
National hold Swing -0.2
1986 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 5,350 74.1 -0.7
Labor Elwyn Brookes 1,872 25.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 7,222 97.6
Informal votes 180 2.4
Turnout 7,402 91.3
National hold Swing -0.7
1983 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 5,736 74.4 +5.7
Labor Graham Staerk 1,975 25.6 -5.7
Total formal votes 7,711 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 94 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 7,805 91.4 +2.7
National hold Swing +5.7
1980 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,938 68.7 -3.2
Labor John Barrett 2,249 31.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,187 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 107 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 7,294 88.7 -0.8
National hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 5,064 71.9 -3.2
Labor Robert Saltau 1,975 28.1 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,039 98.3
Informal votes 119 1.7
Turnout 7,158 89.5
National hold Swing -3.2
1974 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,664 75.4 +24.1
Labor Robert Drenan 1,523 24.6 -4.3
Total formal votes 6,187 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 63 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,250 87.4 -2.4
National hold Swing +9.8
1972 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Don Neal 3,132 51.3 -8.1
Labor Bob Drenan 1,768 28.9 -11.7
Queensland Labor John Donnelly 814 13.3 +13.3
Independent William Dendle 395 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 6,109 99.1
Informal votes 58 0.9
Turnout 6,167 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Don Neal 4,006 65.6 +6.2
Labor Bob Drenan 2,103 34.3 -6.2
Country hold Swing +6.2

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Hungerford 3,654 58.9 -3.8
Labor Ben Ward 2,552 41.1 +3.8
Total formal votes 6,155 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 51 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 6,206 89.6 +0.6
Country hold Swing -3.8
1966 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,059 62.7 -3.0
Labor Ben Ward 2,414 37.3 +3.0
Total formal votes 6,473 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 63 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 6,536 89.0 -1.7
Country hold Swing -3.0
1963 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,266 65.7 +2.6
Labor Russell Hall 2,231 34.3 -2.6
Total formal votes 6,497 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 59 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 6,556 90.7 +2.8
Country hold Swing +2.6
1960 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 4,049 63.1
Labor William Dendle 2,371 36.9
Total formal votes 6,420 98.8
Informal votes 75 1.2
Turnout 6,495 87.9
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1957 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Eddie Beardmore 2,264 43.1 -0.2
Labor John Taylor 1,988 37.9 -18.8
Queensland Labor Henry Bunton 995 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 5,247 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 54 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 5,301 91.3 +5.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.9
1956 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,616 56.7 -4.5
Country Eric McCorkell 1,997 43.3 +4.5
Total formal votes 4,613 98.8 -0.3
Informal votes 57 1.2 +0.3
Turnout 4,670 85.8 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -4.5
1953 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,600 61.2 +7.3
Country Claude Dunshea 1,650 38.8 -7.3
Total formal votes 4,250 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 38 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 4,288 85.4 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +7.3
1950 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Taylor 2,324 53.9
Country Herbert Dearden 1,989 46.1
Total formal votes 4,313 99.0
Informal votes 44 1.0
Turnout 4,357 87.4
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 2,980 63.9 +7.0
CPNP James Hindmarsh 1,682 36.1 -7.0
Total formal votes 4,662 98.2 -1.2
Informal votes 85 1.8 +1.2
Turnout 4,747 79.1 +0.6
Labor hold Swing +7.0
1927 Balonne state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 1,760 59.7 +2.8
CPNP Ted Maher 1,190 40.3 -2.8
Total formal votes 2,950
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing +2.8
1926 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 2,271 56.9 -5.7
CPNP Ted Maher 1,721 43.1 +5.7
Total formal votes 3,992 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 25 0.6 -0.5
Turnout 4,017 78.5 +11.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7
1923 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 2,189 62.6 +3.4
Country Richard Nates 1,306 37.4 -3.4
Total formal votes 3,495 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 37 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 3,532 66.8 +5.1
Labor hold Swing +3.4
1920 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 1,747 59.2 -1.7
Country Richard Nantes 1,202 40.8 +40.8
Total formal votes 2,949 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 22 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 2,971 61.7 -5.9
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 1,720 60.9 -39.1
National David Roberts 1,104 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 2,824 98.8
Informal votes 35 1.2
Turnout 2,859 67.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
1915 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1912 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Land 1,387 68.6
Liberal Jasper Harvey 635 31.4
Total formal votes 2,022 96.9
Informal votes 64 3.1
Turnout 2,086 56.3
Labor hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Balonne - 1989 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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