Electoral results for the district of Stafford

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

Members for Stafford

2017 Queensland state election: Stafford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	15,357	48.1	+0.4
	Liberal National	Ed Sangjitphun	10,739	33.6	−3.9
	Greens	John Meyer	5,835	18.3	+4.7
Total formal votes			31,931	96.1	−2.2
Informal votes			1,296	3.9	+2.2
Turnout			33,227	88.3	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	19,830	62.1	+2.8
	Liberal National	Ed Sangjitphun	12,101	37.9	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

2015 Queensland state election: Stafford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	13,824	48.14	+14.57
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	10,822	37.69	−12.54
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	4,069	14.17	+2.87
Total formal votes			28,715	98.35	+0.25
Informal votes			482	1.65	−0.25
Turnout			29,197	91.16	−0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	16,590	59.59	+16.65
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	11,249	40.41	−16.65
	Labor hold		Swing	+16.65

2014 Stafford state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	12,626	50.6	+17.1
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	8,339	33.4	−16.8
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	2,971	11.9	+0.6
	Family First	Sally-Anne Vincent	997	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			24,933	98.1	−0.0
Informal votes			485	1.9	+0.0
Turnout			25,418	81.5	−9.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	14,562	62.0	+19.1
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	8,925	38.0	−19.1
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+19.1

2012 Queensland state election: Stafford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Chris Davis	13,423	50.23	+12.35
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	8,972	33.58	-14.87
	Greens	Peter Jeremijenko	3,020	11.30	-0.49
	Katter's Australian	Karin Hunter	1,307	4.89	+4.89
Total formal votes			26,722	98.10	−0.11
Informal votes			517	1.90	+0.11
Turnout			27,239	91.36	+0.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Chris Davis	14,302	57.06	+14.35
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	10,763	42.94	-14.35
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+14.35

2009 Queensland state election: Stafford^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	12,870	48.4	-5.9
	Liberal National	Brad Carswell	10,062	37.9	+7.3
	Greens	Tristan Peach	3,133	11.8	-0.1
	Family First	Paul Fomiatti	499	1.9	+1.8
Total formal votes			26,564	98.1
Informal votes			484	1.9
Turnout			27,048	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	14,460	57.3	-6.9
	Liberal National	Brad Carswell	10,778	42.7	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

2006 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	13,288	55.5	-3.6
	Liberal	Brad Carswell	7,165	29.9	-0.0
	Greens	Sam Clifford	2,588	10.8	-0.2
	Independent	Jim Dooley	901	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			23,942	98.0	−0.0
Informal votes			484	2.0	+0.0
Turnout			24,426	91.0	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	14,564	64.9	-1.4
	Liberal	Brad Carswell	7,880	35.1	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

2004 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	14,262	59.1	-6.3
	Liberal	Christopher Kelly	7,207	29.9	+5.7
	Greens	Sue Meehan	2,665	11.0	+0.5
Total formal votes			24,134	98.0	+0.3
Informal votes			482	2.0	−0.3
Turnout			24,616	91.6	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	15,274	66.3	-6.1
	Liberal	Christopher Kelly	7,751	33.7	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

2001 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	16,190	65.4	+13.8
	Liberal	Zenia Belcher	5,982	24.2	-2.8
	Greens	Sue Meehan	2,590	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			24,762	97.7
Informal votes			591	2.3
Turnout			25,353	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	17,052	72.4	+10.1
	Liberal	Zenia Belcher	6,503	27.6	-10.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.1

1989 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	10,004	54.4	+11.8
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	5,803	31.5	+3.9
	National	Robert Hutchinson	1,735	9.4	-16.9
	Democrats	Gayle Woodrow	858	4.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			18,400	97.8	−0.6
Informal votes			417	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			18,817	95.2	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	10,598	57.6	+12.1
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,802	42.4	-12.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.1

1986 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janine Walker	7,560	42.6	-2.6
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	4,901	27.5	-0.1
	National	Robert Hutschinson	4,666	26.3	-1.0
	Democrats	Marjorie Blair-West	602	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			17,729	98.4	−0.2
Informal votes			288	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			18,017	93.8	+5.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	9,656	54.5	+3.7
	Labor	Janine Walker	8,073	45.5	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

1984 Stafford state by-election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janine Walker	6,764	45.17	−1.18
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	4,215	27.55	+2.63
	National	Pat Blake	4,048	27.28	−1.45
Total formal votes			14,973	98.64	−0.04
Informal votes			206	1.36	+0.04
Turnout			15,179	88.12	−4.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,063	53.85	+53.85
	Labor	Janine Walker	6,910	46.15	−3.97
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

1983 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Denis Murphy	7,301	46.4	-2.9
	National	Patrick Blake	4,525	28.7	+28.7
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	3,923	24.9	-25.8
Total formal votes			15,749	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			311	2.0	−0.7
Turnout			15,960	92.8	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Denis Murphy	7,894	50.1	+0.8
	National	Patrick Blake	7,855	49.9	+49.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+0.8

1980 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,584	50.7	+0.1
	Labor	Brian Mellifont	7,385	49.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			14,969	98.0	−0.8
Informal votes			311	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			15,280	90.5	−2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

1977 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,521	50.5	-7.0
	Labor	Roy Harvey	7,357	49.5	+12.2
Total formal votes			14,878	98.8
Informal votes			180	1.2
Turnout			15,058	92.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.6

1974 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,034	57.5	+16.8
	Labor	Roy Harvey	5,211	37.3	-12.2
	Queensland Labor	Edward Doherty	603	4.3	-5.5
	Independent	Laurence Gormley	130	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			13,978	98.9	+3.5
Informal votes			156	1.1	−3.5
Turnout			14,134	90.5	−3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,628	61.7	+13.3
	Labor	Roy Harvey	5,350	38.3	-13.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+13.3

1972 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Harvey	5,872	49.5
	Liberal	Percy Smith	4,834	40.7
	Queensland Labor	James Hancock	1,163	9.8
Total formal votes			11,869	95.4
Informal votes			545	4.6
Turnout			12,414	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Harvey	6,119	51.6	-0.8
	Liberal	Percy Smith	5,750	48.4	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

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^ 2015 State General Election - Stafford - District Summary, ECQ.
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^ Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 63.