Electoral results for the district of Fassifern

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

Members for Fassifern[edit]

Member Party Term
  George Thorn 1873-1874
John Thorn 1874-1878
de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse 1878-1883
Alfred Midgley 1883-1887
George Thorn 1887-1888
William Salkeld 1888-1893
George Thorn 1893-1902
Thomas Murray-Prior Opposition 1902
Charles Moffatt Jenkinson Opposition 1903-1909
Arnold Wienholt Ministerialist 1909-1913
Ernest Bell Ministerialist 1913-1915
Liberal 1915-1918
National 1918-1920
Country 1920-1922
United 1922-1925
CPNP 1925-1930
Arnold Wienholt Independent 1930-1935
Adolf Muller CPNP 1935-1936
Country 1936-1969
Selwyn Muller Country 1969-1974
National 1974-1983
Kev Lingard National 1983-1992

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1989 Queensland state election: Fassifern[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Petersen 10,140 42.4 +11.3
National Kev Lingard 7,435 31.1 -20.2
Liberal Margaret Grevett 5,186 21.7 +4.1
Citizens Electoral Council Lawrence Hawkins 707 3.0 +3.0
Citizens Electoral Council Clyde Willis 463 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 23,931 96.8 -1.3
Informal votes 799 3.2 +1.3
Turnout 24,730 91.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Kev Lingard 12,588 52.6 -11.4
Labor Don Petersen 11,343 47.4 +11.4
National hold Swing -11.4
1986 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kev Lingard 9,776 51.3
Labor Jim Egan 5,928 31.1
Liberal Margaret Grevett 3,364 17.6
Total formal votes 19,068 98.1
Informal votes 362 1.9
Turnout 19,430 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Kev Lingard 12,030 63.1 -1.9
Labor Jim Egan 7,023 36.9 +1.9
National hold Swing -1.9
1983 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kev Lingard 13,306 46.0 +4.3
Labor Brian Milner 11,780 40.7 +6.2
Liberal Noel Clarke 3,827 13.2 -10.6
Total formal votes 28,913 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 398 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 29,311 91.5 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Kev Lingard 16,329 56.5 -2.8
Labor Brian Milner 12,584 43.5 +2.8
National hold Swing -2.8
1980 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 8,827 41.7 -19.7
Labor Ray Parker 7,322 34.6 -4.0
Liberal Thomas O'Toole 5,041 23.8 +23.8
Total formal votes 21,190 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 272 1.3 -1.1
Turnout 21,462 89.3 -2.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Selwyn Muller 12,575 59.3 -2.1
Labor Ray Parker 8,615 40.7 +2.1
National hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 9,744 61.4 -9.8
Labor Stephen Limbach 6,135 38.6 +9.8
Total formal votes 15,879 97.6
Informal votes 393 2.4
Turnout 16,272 92.0
National hold Swing -9.8
1974 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 11,314 73.0 +17.4
Labor Clifford Cherry 4,194 27.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 15,508 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 298 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 15,806 91.1 -1.6
National hold Swing +7.3
1972 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Selwyn Muller 6,867 55.6 -2.2
Labor Murray Freiberg 3,983 32.2 -1.7
Queensland Labor Luke O'Reilly 1,508 12.2 +5.9
Total formal votes 12,358 98.8
Informal votes 151 1.2
Turnout 12,509 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Selwyn Muller 8,120 65.7 +0.5
Labor Murray Freiberg 4,238 34.3 -0.5
Country hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Selwyn Muller 5,240 57.8 -6.1
Labor Jack Jones 3,076 33.9 +6.1
Queensland Labor Gordon Blain 572 6.3 +0.3
Social Credit Victor Robb 183 2.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 9,071 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 149 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 9,220 94.1 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Selwyn Muller 5,747 63.4 -6.7
Labor Jack Jones 3,324 36.6 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7
1966 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,713 63.9 +28.4
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,483 27.8 +2.2
Queensland Labor Gordon Blain 532 6.0 +0.5
Social Credit Victor Robb 206 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 8,934 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 116 1.3 0.0
Turnout 9,050 95.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Adolf Muller 6,264 70.1 +27.8
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,670 29.9 +29.9
Country gain from Independent Swing +27.8
1963 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Hall 3,211 35.5 -36.3
Independent Adolf Muller 3,028 33.5 +33.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,314 25.6 -2.6
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 495 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,048 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 116 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 9,164 96.7 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Hall 6,181 68.3 -3.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,867 31.7 +3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Adolf Muller 5,224 57.7 +57.7
Country Albert Hall 3,824 42.3 -29.5
Independent gain from Country Swing +57.7
1960 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,507 71.8
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,551 28.2
Total formal votes 9,058 98.9
Informal votes 104 1.1
Turnout 9,162 94.8
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1957 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,317 73.1 -26.9
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 2,329 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 8,646 98.2
Informal votes 154 1.8
Turnout 8,800 94.1
Country hold Swing -26.9
1956 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller unopposed
Country hold Swing
1953 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,954 68.1 -8.1
Independent Oliver Hooper 2,791 31.9 +31.9
Total formal votes 8,745 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 101 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 8,846 94.3 +0.4
Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,788 76.2
Labor Thomas Lythgo 2,125 23.8
Total formal votes 8,913 99.3
Informal votes 63 0.7
Turnout 8,976 93.9
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,690 71.6 +6.2
Labor Tom Thorpe 2,653 28.4 -1.2
Total formal votes 9,343 96.9 +1.1
Informal votes 301 3.1 -1.1
Turnout 9,644 92.8 -2.5
Country hold Swing +2.8
1944 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,984 64.7 -0.7
Labor Roy Richards 2,633 29.6 -5.7
Independent Cyril Brosnan 275 3.1 +3.1
Independent George Masen 166 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 8,891 95.8 -2.0
Informal votes 387 4.2 +2.0
Turnout 9,278 95.3 +2.3
Country hold Swing +4.1
1941 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,981 64.7 -2.6
Labor Peter Nelson 3,265 35.3 +2.6
Total formal votes 9,246 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 212 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 9,458 93.0 -1.7
Country hold Swing -2.6

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,086 67.3 +5.2
Labor John Holman 2,951 32.7 -5.2
Total formal votes 9,037 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 124 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 9,161 94.7 +0.3
Country hold Swing +5.2
1935 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Adolf Muller 5,515 62.1
Labor James Ryan 3,368 37.9
Total formal votes 8,883 98.9
Informal votes 100 1.1
Turnout 8,983 94.4
CPNP hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arnold Wienholt unopposed
Independent gain from CPNP Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ernest Bell unopposed
CPNP hold Swing
1926 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ernest Bell 3,264 53.1 +0.9
Independent Country Thomas Plunkett 2,885 46.9 +46.9
Total formal votes 6,149 99.4 +0.6
Informal votes 34 0.6 -0.6
Turnout 6,183 87.1 +4.6
CPNP hold Swing +0.9
1923 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Ernest Bell 3,025 52.2 -14.9
Independent John Hardcastle 2,767 47.8 +47.8
Total formal votes 5,792 98.8 -0.8
Informal votes 72 1.2 +0.8
Turnout 5,792 82.5 -6.4
United hold Swing N/A
1920 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Bell 3,132 67.1 +67.1
Labor Jack Quinlan 1,534 32.9 -13.8
Total formal votes 4,666 99.6 +0.4
Informal votes 19 0.4 -0.4
Turnout 4,685 88.9 +0.3
Country gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Bell 2,420 53.3 +5.5
Labor Joseph Sweeney 2,121 46.7 +23.7
Total formal votes 4,541 99.2 +1.2
Informal votes 35 0.8 -1.2
Turnout 4,576 88.6 -3.5
National hold Swing -7.2
1915 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest Bell 1,976 47.8 -52.2
Farmers' Union Eaton Winks 1,205 29.2 +29.2
Labor Bill Heffernan 951 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 4,132 98.0
Informal votes 85 2.0
Turnout 4,217 92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Ernest Bell 2,007 60.5 -39.5
Farmers' Union Eaton Winks 1,310 39.5 +39.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1912 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arnold Wienholt unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fassifern - 1989 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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