Electoral results for the district of Gaven

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

Members for Gaven

2020 Queensland state election: Gaven^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	12,932	47.47	+4.40
	Liberal National	Kirsten Jackson	9,021	33.11	−12.99
	One Nation	Sharon Sewell	2,239	8.22	+8.22
	Greens	Sally Spain	1,503	5.52	−5.31
	Legalise Cannabis	Suzette Luyken	1,065	3.91	+3.91
	United Australia	Garry Beck	292	1.07	+1.07
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Reyna Drake	192	0.70	+0.70
Total formal votes			27,244	95.05	+1.57
Informal votes			1,419	4.95	−1.57
Turnout			28,663	86.72	+0.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	15,734	57.75	+7.04
	Liberal National	Kirsten Jackson	11,510	42.25	−7.04
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.04

2017 Queensland state election: Gaven^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	12,210	46.1	+6.4
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	11,406	43.1	+14.5
	Greens	Sally Spain	2,866	10.8	+4.7
Total formal votes			26,482	93.5	−3.4
Informal votes			1,848	6.5	+3.4
Turnout			28,330	86.4	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Meaghan Scanlon	13,430	50.7	+3.5
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	13,052	49.3	−3.5
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+3.5

2015 Queensland state election: Gaven^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	11,786	38.95	−16.21
	Labor	Michael Riordan	8,700	28.75	+5.89
	Independent	Alex Douglas	3,779	12.49	+12.49
	Palmer United	Adam Marcinkowski	2,740	9.05	+9.05
	Greens	Toni McPherson	1,852	6.12	+0.54
	Family First	Ben O'Brien	1,083	3.58	−1.14
	Independent	Chris Ivory	321	1.06	+1.06
Total formal votes			30,261	96.86	−0.14
Informal votes			980	3.14	+0.14
Turnout			31,241	88.39	−1.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Sid Cramp	13,362	52.24	−16.86
	Labor	Michael Riordan	12,214	47.76	+16.86
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−16.86

2012 Queensland state election: Gaven^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	15,175	55.16	+13.23
	Labor	Michael Riordan	6,289	22.86	-16.94
	Katter's Australian	Brian Zimmerman	2,413	8.77	+8.77
	Greens	Stephen Power	1,536	5.58	-1.43
	Family First	Bibe Roadley	1,298	4.72	+2.10
	Independent	Penny Toland	799	2.90	+2.90
Total formal votes			27,510	97.00	−0.25
Informal votes			850	3.00	+0.25
Turnout			28,360	89.54	−0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	16,471	69.10	+18.38
	Labor	Michael Riordan	7,365	30.90	-18.38
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+18.38

2009 Queensland state election: Gaven^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	11,184	41.9	-0.1
	Labor	Phil Gray	10,617	39.8	-7.3
	Greens	Sally Spain	1,870	7.0	-1.5
	Independent	David Montgomery	1,656	6.2	+6.2
	Family First	Derek Radke	700	2.6	+0.3
	Independent	Ramiah Selwood	646	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			26,673	96.8
Informal votes			754	3.2
Turnout			27,427	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Alex Douglas	12,003	50.7	+3.9
	Labor	Phil Gray	11,661	49.3	-3.9
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

2006 Queensland state election: Gaven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil Gray	13,715	48.2	+0.9
	National	Alex Douglas	12,223	42.9	+42.9
	Greens	Glen Ryman	2,545	8.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			28,483	96.8	−0.3
Informal votes			941	3.2	+0.3
Turnout			29,424	90.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil Gray	14,308	53.1	-1.9
	National	Alex Douglas	12,642	46.9	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

2006 Gaven state by-election^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Alex Douglas	11,012	42.51	+42.51
	Labor	Phil Gray	9,517	36.74	−10.59
	Greens	Glen Ryman	2,036	7.86	−0.33
	Independent	Daren Riley	1,982	7.65	+7.65
	Independent	Phil Connolly	683	2.64	−3.14
	One Nation	Steve Moir	672	2.59	+2.59
Total formal votes			25,902	96.44	+0.66
Informal votes			956	3.56	−0.66
Turnout			26,858	83.55	−7.14
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Alex Douglas	11,807	53.35	+53.35
	Labor	Phil Gray	10,324	46.65	−8.31
	National gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

2004 Queensland state election: Gaven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Poole	12,102	47.3	+0.9
	Liberal	Ray Stevens	9,898	38.7	+38.7
	Greens	Sally Spain	2,093	8.2	-0.4
	Independent	Phil Connolly	1,477	5.8	-3.0
Total formal votes			25,570	97.1	+0.6
Informal votes			765	2.9	−0.6
Turnout			26,335	90.7	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Poole	12,876	55.0	-2.6
	Liberal	Ray Stevens	10,551	45.0	+45.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

2001 Queensland state election: Gaven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Poole	9,969	46.4	+15.0
	National	Bill Baumann	7,178	33.4	+10.9
	Independent	Phil Connolly	1,883	8.8	+8.8
	Greens	Sally Spain	1,839	8.6	+3.0
	Independent	David Cassidy	596	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			21,465	96.5
Informal votes			767	3.5
Turnout			22,232	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Poole	10,776	57.6	+14.6
	National	Bill Baumann	7,933	42.4	-14.6
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+14.6