Electoral results for the district of Mirani

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

Members for Mirani[edit]

Member Party Term
  Edward Swayne Opposition/Liberal/
National/Northern Country/Country/Country and Progressive National
1912–1935
  Ted Walsh Labor 1935–1947
  Ernie Evans Country 1947–1965
  Tom Newbery Country 1965–1974
  National 1974–1980
  Jim Randell National 1980–1994
  Ted Malone National 1994–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Jim Pearce Labor 2015–2017
  Stephen Andrew One Nation 2017–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2020 Queensland state election: Mirani[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane Hamilton 9,412 31.97 −4.78
One Nation Stephen Andrew 9,320 31.66 −0.38
Liberal National Tracie Newitt 8,123 27.59 +0.69
NQ First Jason Borg 1,200 4.08 +4.08
Greens Ben Watkin 715 2.43 −1.90
Civil Liberties & Motorists Nick Byram 342 1.16 +1.16
United Australia Tepepe Borg 329 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 29,441 96.25 −0.29
Informal votes 1,146 3.75 +0.29
Turnout 30,587 89.59 −1.54
Notional two-party-preferred count[a]
Liberal National Tracie Newitt 53.20
Labor Shane Hamilton 46.80
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Stephen Andrew 17,363 58.98 +4.16
Labor Shane Hamilton 12,078 41.02 −4.16
One Nation hold Swing +4.16

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2017 Queensland state election: Mirani[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 10,592 36.7 −4.3
One Nation Stephen Andrew 9,234 32.0 +32.0
Liberal National Kerry Latter 7,753 26.9 −11.4
Greens Christine Carlisle 1,247 4.3 +0.2
Total formal votes 28,826 96.5 −1.4
Informal votes 1,033 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 29,859 91.1 −0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Stephen Andrew 15,801 54.8 +54.8
Labor Jim Pearce 13,025 45.2 −8.6
One Nation gain from Labor Swing +8.6
2015 Queensland state election: Mirani[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 12,919 41.89 +13.19
Liberal National John Kerslake 11,505 37.31 −9.34
Palmer United Michael Hall 5,146 16.69 +16.69
Greens Trisha Brindley 1,268 4.11 +0.77
Total formal votes 30,838 97.99 −0.26
Informal votes 633 2.01 +0.26
Turnout 31,471 92.28 −0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 15,206 54.82 +16.01
Liberal National John Kerslake 12,534 45.18 −16.01
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +16.01
2012 Queensland state election: Mirani[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ted Malone 13,599 46.65 -1.30
Labor Jim Pearce 8,369 28.71 -17.82
Katter's Australian Bevan Pidgeon 5,585 19.16 +19.16
Greens Christine Carlisle 975 3.34 -2.17
Family First Mike Crouther 626 2.15 +2.15
Total formal votes 29,154 98.25 -0.06
Informal votes 520 1.75 +0.06
Turnout 29,674 92.37 -0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted Malone 15,345 61.19 +10.60
Labor Jim Pearce 9,733 38.81 -10.60
Liberal National hold Swing +10.60

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2009 Queensland state election: Mirani[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ted Malone 13,618 48.0 +2.8
Labor Scott Murphy 13,215 46.5 -1.5
Greens Christine Carlisle 1,566 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 28,399 98.2
Informal votes 489 1.8
Turnout 28,888 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ted Malone 13,965 50.6 +1.8
Labor Scott Murphy 13,640 49.4 -1.8
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +1.8
2006 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Malone 12,399 52.2 +0.9
Labor Deb Green 9,517 40.0 +5.2
Independent Rob Robinson 1,847 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 23,763 98.2 -0.1
Informal votes 437 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 24,200 92.4 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Malone 13,001 56.5 -4.1
Labor Deb Green 10,020 43.5 +4.1
National hold Swing -4.1
2004 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Malone 11,733 51.3 +16.4
Labor Mark D'Elboux 7,955 34.8 +1.6
One Nation Rob Robinson 2,434 10.6 -10.9
Independent Ed Vaughan 741 3.2 -0.1
Total formal votes 22,863 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 393 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 23,256 93.3 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Malone 12,958 60.6 +6.8
Labor Mark D'Elboux 8,409 39.4 -6.8
National hold Swing +6.8
2001 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Malone 7,672 34.9 +0.7
Labor Richard Staker 7,296 33.2 -1.2
One Nation Rob Robinson 4,729 21.5 -7.5
Independent Barry Gomersall 1,546 7.0 +7.0
Independent Ed Vaughan 729 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 21,972 98.6
Informal votes 303 1.4
Turnout 22,275 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Malone 9,366 53.8 -0.2
Labor Richard Staker 8,042 46.2 +0.2
National hold Swing -0.2

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Gomersall 8,768 35.6 -3.3
National Ted Malone 8,145 33.1 -22.9
One Nation Edward Vaughan 7,054 28.7 +28.7
Australia First Lawrence Hewitt 431 1.8 +1.8
Shooters Steve Purtill 199 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 24,597 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 265 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 24,862 94.2 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Malone 11,528 52.7 -6.4
Labor Barry Gomersall 10,348 47.3 +6.4
National hold Swing -6.4
1995 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Malone 12,461 56.0 +12.7
Labor Barry Gomersall 8,650 38.9 -1.0
Independent Ronnie Bell 1,127 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 22,238 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 328 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 22,566 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Malone 12,965 59.1 +4.7
Labor Barry Gomersall 8,983 40.9 -4.7
National hold Swing +4.7
1994 Mirani state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Malone 10,295 52.0 +8.7
Labor Graeme Hall 7,881 39.8 -0.1
Confederate Action Arthur Jackson 1,635 8.2 -5.5
Total formal votes 19,811 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 247 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 20,058 83.7 -8.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Malone 11,114 57.2 +2.9
Labor Graeme Hall 8,324 42.8 -2.9
National hold Swing +2.9
1992 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Randell 9,135 43.3 +2.1
Labor Michael Scriha 8,411 39.9 -5.2
Confederate Action Trevor Howland 2,896 13.7 +13.7
Liberal Alf Maher 640 3.0 -8.6
Total formal votes 21,082 98.6
Informal votes 300 1.4
Turnout 21,382 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Randell 10,749 54.3 +2.4
Labor Michael Scriha 9,035 45.7 -2.4
National hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1989 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Randell 5,933 46.8 -11.5
Labor David Robinson 5,659 44.6 +2.9
Liberal Bevin Coleman 1,093 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 12,685 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 297 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 12,982 93.1 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Randell 6,788 53.5 -4.8
Labor David Robinson 5,897 46.5 +4.8
National hold Swing -4.8
1986 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Randell 6,781 58.3 -0.1
Labor Jeff Gascoyne 4,853 41.7 +0.1
Total formal votes 11,634 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 211 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 11,845 92.6 -0.1
National hold Swing -0.1
1983 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Randell 8,251 56.6 +19.4
Labor Jeffrey Gascoyne 6,338 43.4 +5.0
Total formal votes 14,589 98.8 -0.5
Informal votes 176 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 14,765 92.7 +1.5
National hold Swing +3.6
1980 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Conrad Nicolai 4,728 38.4 -0.1
National Jim Randell 4,592 37.2 -24.3
Independent John Comerford 2,291 18.6 +18.6
Liberal Leonard Goode 717 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 12,328 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 86 0.7 -0.6
Turnout 12,414 91.2 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Randell 6,533 53.0 -8.6
Labor Conrad Nicolai 5,795 47.0 +8.6
National hold Swing -8.6

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Newbery 6,514 61.5 -8.1
Labor Conrad Nicolai 4,069 38.5 +8.1
Total formal votes 10,583 98.7
Informal votes 138 1.3
Turnout 10,721 92.7
National hold Swing -8.1
1974 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Newbery 6,610 69.6 +7.5
Labor Leslie Dwyer 2,882 30.4 -7.5
Total formal votes 9,492 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 114 1.2 0.0
Turnout 9,606 90.8 -1.7
National hold Swing +7.5
1972 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Newbery 5,197 62.1 +7.9
Labor Bernard Kirwan 3,172 37.9 -7.9
Total formal votes 8,369 98.8
Informal votes 102 1.2
Turnout 8,471 92.5
Country hold Swing +7.9

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Newbery 4,352 54.5 +3.3
Labor Gustav Creber 3,632 45.5 -0.8
Total formal votes 7,984 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 81 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,065 92.8 -2.5
Country hold Swing +1.3
1966 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Newbery 4,094 51.2 -13.6
Labor Gustav Creber 3,700 46.3 +11.1
Queensland Labor Edward Relf 196 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 7,990 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 69 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 8,059 95.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Newbery 4,253 53.2 -11.6
Labor Gustav Creber 3,737 46.8 +11.6
Country hold Swing -11.6
1963 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,923 64.8 +1.9
Labor George Moody 2,676 35.2 +7.5
Total formal votes 7,599 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 56 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 7,655 94.6 +2.0
Country hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,670 62.9
Labor George Moody 2,053 27.7
Queensland Labor Walter O'Grady 697 9.4
Total formal votes 7,420 98.8
Informal votes 86 1.2
Turnout 7,506 92.6
Turnout 7,506 92.6
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1957 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,770 56.7 -2.5
Labor James Chataway 1,889 22.5 -18.3
Queensland Labor Walter O'Grady 1,749 20.8 +20.8
Total formal votes 8,408 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 83 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 8,491 95.8 +1.7
Country hold Swing +12.4
1956 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,751 59.2 +1.3
Labor Roger Scanlan 3,268 40.8 -1.3
Total formal votes 8,019 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 97 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 8,116 93.0 -1.8
Country hold Swing +1.3
1953 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,332 57.9 -5.1
Labor Roger Scanlan 3,146 42.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 7,478 99.0 -0.3
Informal votes 74 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 7,552 94.8 +2.6
Country hold Swing -5.1
1950 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,709 63.0
Labor Matthew O'Neill 2,764 37.0
Total formal votes 7,473 99.3
Informal votes 52 0.7
Turnout 7,525 92.2
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernie Evans 4,865 58.1 +25.6
Labor Ted Walsh 3,511 41.9 -5.7
Total formal votes 8,376 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 83 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 8,459 90.6 +6.1
Country gain from Labor Swing +17.5
1944 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 3,769 47.6 -11.3
Country Anthony Coyne 2,576 32.5 -8.6
Independent John Mulherin 1,581 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 7,926 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 96 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 8,022 84.5 -3.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5
1941 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 5,254 58.9 +10.1
Country Alexander Kippen 3,665 41.1 +0.6
Total formal votes 8,919 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 86 1.0 0.0
Turnout 9,005 88.0 -3.9
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,337 48.8 -0.1
Country James Wilkie 3,601 40.5 -6.0
Social Credit Edwin Hill 952 10.7 +6.1
Total formal votes 8,890 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 89 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,979 91.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Walsh 4,507 54.8 +3.4
Country James Wilkie 3,723 45.2 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4
1935 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,161 48.9
CPNP Arthur Fadden 3,951 46.5
Social Credit Philip Kirwan 392 4.6
Total formal votes 8,504 99.1
Informal votes 77 0.9
Turnout 8,581 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Walsh 4,216 51.4
CPNP Arthur Fadden 3,992 48.6
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Swayne 3,083 45.7
Labor Alexander Gardner 2,958 43.8
Queensland Party Peter McCowan 711 10.5
Total formal votes 6,752 99.2
Informal votes 56 0.8
Turnout 6,808 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Edward Swayne 3,549 53.6
Labor Alexander Gardner 3,076 46.4
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Swayne 3,698 58.5 +6.3
Labor John Mulherin 2,628 41.5 -6.3
Total formal votes 6,326 98.7 -0.3
Informal votes 82 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 6,408 85.7 +4.4
CPNP hold Swing +6.3
1926 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Swayne 2,936 52.2 +1.2
Labor John Mulherin 2,690 47.8 -1.2
Total formal votes 5,626 99.0 -0.3
Informal votes 58 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 5,684 81.3 -1.6
CPNP hold Swing +1.2
1923 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Swayne 2,670 51.0 -4.7
Labor Henry Turner 2,563 49.0 +4.7
Total formal votes 5,233 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 35 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 5,268 82.9 +2.2
Country hold Swing -4.7
1920 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Northern Country Edward Swayne 2,293 55.7 +2.1
Labor Maurice Hynes 1,820 44.3 -2.1
Total formal votes 4,113 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 37 0.9 -0.5
Independent Country gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Edward Swayne 1,971 53.6 +3.7
Labor Maurice Hynes 1,707 46.4 +2.6
Total formal votes 3,678 98.6 +2.0
Informal votes 51 1.4 -2.0
Turnout 3,729 78.6 -6.7
National hold Swing +1.0
1915 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Swayne 1,569 49.9 -18.9
Labor John Binstead 1,337 43.8 +12.6
Farmers' Union Henry Turner 201 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 3,147 96.6 -2.0
Informal votes 110 3.4 +2.0
Turnout 3,257 85.3 +21.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Swayne 1,579 52.6 -16.2
Labor John Binstead 1,420 47.4 +16.2
Liberal hold Swing -16.2
1912 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Swayne 1,730 68.8
Labor Philip Kirwan 785 31.2
Total formal votes 2,515 98.6
Informal votes 36 1.4
Turnout 2,551 63.9
Liberal hold Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Estimate two-party preferred count by Antony Green.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2020 State General Election – Mirani – District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ^ https://antonygreen.com.au/analysis-of-the-2020-queensland-election-result/
  3. ^ 2017 State General Election - Mirani - District Summary, ECQ.
  4. ^ 2015 State General Election - Mirani - District Summary, ECQ.
  5. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Mirani - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.