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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Andrew Fisher Labor 1901–1915
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Commonwealth Liberal|  Edward Corser Commonwealth Liberal 1915–1916
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Nationalist 1916–1928
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Bernard Corser Country 1928–1954
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  William Brand Country 1954–1958
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Henry Bandidt Country 1958–1961
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Brendan Hansen Labor 1961–1974
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Clarrie Millar Country, National 1974–1990
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Warren Truss National 1990–2010
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal National|  Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Warren Truss 41,767 48.87 −9.99
Labor Lucy Stanton 17,697 20.71 −3.39
Palmer United Stephen Anderson 13,574 15.88 +15.88
Greens Joy Ringrose 5,596 6.55 −4.45
Katter's Australian Gordon Dale 5,022 5.88 +5.88
Family First John Chapman 1,286 1.50 −2.24
Rise Up Australia Grace Dickins 517 0.60 +0.60
Total formal votes 85,459 95.32 +0.57
Informal votes 4,199 4.68 −0.57
Turnout 89,658 94.25 +1.35
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Truss 53,975 63.16 −2.45
Labor Lucy Stanton 31,484 36.84 +2.45
Liberal National hold Swing −2.45
Australian federal election, 2010: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Warren Truss 47,977 58.86 +10.25
Labor Nikolee Ansell 19,645 24.10 −6.87
Greens Jim McDonald 8,967 11.00 +2.96
Family First Ken Herschell 3,049 3.74 +0.29
One Nation Santo Ferraro 1,875 2.30 +1.09
Total formal votes 81,513 94.75 −1.25
Informal votes 4,519 5.25 +1.25
Turnout 86,032 92.87 −1.66
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Truss 53,484 65.61 +7.22
Labor Nikolee Ansell 28,029 34.39 −7.22
Liberal National hold Swing +7.22

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 39,177 48.59 +20.76
Labor Tony Lawrence 24,758 30.70 +5.19
Greens Katherine Webb 6,615 8.20 +1.19
Independent Cate Molloy 5,576 6.92 +6.92
Family First John Chapman 2,792 3.46 −0.13
One Nation Martin Essenberg 996 1.24 −2.90
Democrats Terry Shaw 719 0.89 −0.85
Total formal votes 80,633 96.02 +0.95
Informal votes 3,343 3.98 −0.95
Turnout 83,976 94.41 −0.55
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 47,149 58.47 −3.74
Labor Tony Lawrence 33,484 41.53 +3.74
National hold Swing −3.74
Australian federal election, 2004: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 38,544 47.08 +13.51
Labor Sean Ambrose 21,031 25.69 −0.97
Independent Lars Hedberg 9,980 12.19 +12.19
One Nation Wesley Robinson 4,048 4.94 −6.21
Greens Ian Richards 3,624 4.43 +2.32
Family First Glen Wilson 2,899 3.54 +3.54
Democrats Darryl Weir 935 1.14 −1.04
Independent Cy D'Oliviera 816 1.00 +1.00
Total formal votes 81,877 95.22 +0.44
Informal votes 4,112 4.78 −0.44
Turnout 85,989 94.63 −0.16
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 51,489 62.89 +2.99
Labor Sean Ambrose 30,388 37.11 −2.99
National hold Swing +2.99
Australian federal election, 2001: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 33,124 45.15 +13.69
Labor Russ Tremlin 19,733 26.90 −1.53
One Nation Jim Dwyer 8,716 11.15 −15.19
Independent Graeme Wicks 3,380 4.61 +4.61
Independent David Dalgleish 3,192 4.35 +4.35
Independent Tony Pitt 2,650 3.61 +3.61
Greens Paul Jansen 1,385 1.89 +0.61
Democrats Althea Smith 1,230 1.68 −0.49
Citizens Electoral Council Maurice Hetherington 489 0.67 +0.67
Total formal votes 73,359 94.43 −2.30
Informal votes 4,329 5.57 +2.30
Turnout 77,688 96.04
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 44,548 60.73 +7.87
Labor Russ Tremlin 28,811 39.27 −7.87
National hold Swing +7.87

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 22,569 31.46 −27.78
Labor Russ Tremlin 20,391 28.42 +1.05
One Nation Graeme Wicks 18,891 26.33 +26.33
Liberal Desley Fraser 5,937 8.28 +7.79
Democrats Phil Rodhouse 1,552 2.16 −4.75
Independent Bob Postle 1,480 2.06 +2.06
Greens Richard Nielsen 917 1.28 +1.21
Total formal votes 71,737 96.73 −0.41
Informal votes 2,427 3.27 +0.41
Turnout 74,164 95.07 −0.85
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 37,923 52.86 −15.32
Labor Russ Tremlin 33,814 47.14 +15.32
National hold Swing −15.32
Australian federal election, 1996: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 43,670 59.55 +16.88
Labor Alan Holmes 19,390 26.44 −7.55
Democrats Pamela South 5,415 7.38 +3.78
Independent John Francis 2,891 3.94 +3.94
Indigenous Peoples Charlie Watson 1,064 1.45 +1.45
One Australia Wayne Skilton 908 1.24 +1.24
Total formal votes 73,338 97.09 −0.60
Informal votes 2,201 2.91 +0.60
Turnout 75,539 95.92 +0.00
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 50,157 68.53 +9.74
Labor Alan Holmes 23,037 31.47 −9.74
National hold Swing +9.74
Australian federal election, 1993: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 33,255 44.07 −3.76
Labor Judy Caplick 24,861 32.94 −3.53
Liberal Trevor Hartshorne 6,519 8.64 +8.05
Confederate Action Andrew Baker 4,279 5.67 +5.67
Democrats Marie Woodley 2,700 3.58 −9.22
Greens Lily Podger 2,083 2.76 +2.76
Independent Ray Smith 1,770 2.35 +2.35
Total formal votes 75,467 97.69 +0.20
Informal votes 1,786 2.31 −0.20
Turnout 77,253 95.92
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 45,043 59.71 +4.12
Labor Judy Caplick 30,390 40.29 −4.12
National hold Swing +4.12
Australian federal election, 1990: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Warren Truss 32,498 47.3 −3.2
Labor Andrew Foley 25,347 36.9 −0.6
Democrats Bryan Sandall 9,108 13.3 +8.8
Independent John Zschech 1,695 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 68,648 97.5
Informal votes 1,738 2.5
Turnout 70,386 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Warren Truss 37,613 54.9 −3.9
Labor Andrew Foley 30,885 45.1 +3.9
National hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Clarrie Millar 30,699 50.5 −8.6
Labor Andrew Foley 22,815 37.5 +1.6
Liberal Cam Primavera 4,616 7.6 +7.6
Democrats Ray Barry 2,714 4.5 −0.5
Total formal votes 60,844 96.7
Informal votes 2,072 3.3
Turnout 62,916 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Clarrie Millar 35,755 58.8 −3.0
Labor Andrew Foley 25,087 41.2 +3.0
National hold Swing −3.0
Australian federal election, 1984: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Clarrie Millar 32,656 59.1 +4.2
Labor Fred Hoberg 19,833 35.9 −2.7
Democrats Glen Spicer 2,745 5.0 +1.1
Total formal votes 55,234 94.9
Informal votes 2,942 5.1
Turnout 58,176 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Clarrie Millar 34,110 61.8 +3.9
Labor Fred Hoberg 21,124 38.2 −3.9
National hold Swing +3.9
Australian federal election, 1983: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Clarrie Millar 35,472 48.9 −1.5
Labor James Finemore 32,362 44.6 +4.2
Democrats Mervyn Worth 2,850 3.9 −2.8
Progress Raymond Bird 1,813 2.5 +0.0
Total formal votes 72,497 98.9
Informal votes 806 1.1
Turnout 73,303 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Clarrie Millar 37,602 51.9 −2.5
Labor James Finemore 34,895 48.1 +2.5
National hold Swing −2.5
Australian federal election, 1980: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Clarrie Millar 33,377 50.4 −2.8
Labor James Finemore 26,708 40.4 +3.6
Democrats Geoffrey Schuh 4,414 6.7 −3.3
Progress Raymond Bird 1,675 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 66,174 98.5
Informal votes 997 1.5
Turnout 67,171 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Clarrie Millar 54.4 −3.8
Labor James Finemore 45.6 +3.8
National Country hold Swing −3.8

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Clarrie Millar 33,252 53.2 −4.5
Labor Frederick Faircloth 23,276 36.8 −2.5
Democrats Douglas Mackenzie 6,321 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 63,252 99.0
Informal votes 637 1.0
Turnout 63,889 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Clarrie Millar 58.2 −1.1
Labor Frederick Faircloth 41.8 +1.1
National Country hold Swing −1.1
Australian federal election, 1975: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Clarrie Millar 34,143 57.7 +14.0
Labor Brendan Hansen 23,286 39.3 −6.6
Workers Gerrit Alberts 1,759 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 59,188 99.0
Informal votes 598 1.0
Turnout 59,786 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Clarrie Millar 59.3 +5.8
Labor Brendan Hansen 40.7 −5.8
National Country hold Swing +5.8
Australian federal election, 1974: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 26,127 45.9 −6.3
Country Clarrie Millar 24,875 43.7 +1.8
Liberal Ian Theodore 5,920 10.4 +10.4
Total formal votes 56,922 99.1
Informal votes 508 0.9
Turnout 57,430 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clarrie Millar 30,463 53.5 +6.8
Labor Brendan Hansen 26,459 46.5 −6.8
Country gain from Labor Swing +6.8
Australian federal election, 1972: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 26,572 52.2 −2.9
Country George Crawford 21,336 41.9 +0.7
Democratic Labor Alan Birchley 2,751 5.4 +1.7
National Socialist Leslie Leisemann 203 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 50,862 98.6
Informal votes 717 1.4
Turnout 51,579 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 53.3 −2.5
Country George Crawford 46.7 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −2.5

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 27,962 55.1 +7.0
Country Paul Neville 20,935 41.2 −5.2
Democratic Labor Laurence Kehoe 1,865 3.7 −1.8
Total formal votes 50,762 99.2
Informal votes 399 0.8
Turnout 51,161 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 55.8 +6.6
Country Paul Neville 44.2 −6.6
Labor gain from Country Swing +6.6
Australian federal election, 1966: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 23,459 54.9 −1.1
Country Albert White 16,936 39.6 −0.4
Democratic Labor William Hutchinson 2,347 5.5 +3.2
Total formal votes 42,742 98.3
Informal votes 739 1.7
Turnout 43,481 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 56.0 −1.3
Country Albert White 44.0 +1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3
Australian federal election, 1963: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 23,182 56.0 +2.6
Country Albert White 16,568 40.0 −0.1
Democratic Labor Rogers Judge 935 2.3 −2.0
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 700 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 41,385 98.2
Informal votes 738 1.8
Turnout 42,123 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 57.3 +2.1
Country Albert White 42.7 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
Australian federal election, 1961: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 21,808 53.4 +12.4
Country Henry Bandidt 16,578 40.6 −7.1
Queensland Labor Edward McDonnell 1,747 4.3 −7.0
Independent James Dunn 730 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 40,863 98.3
Informal votes 718 1.7
Turnout 41,581 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 55.2 +9.5
Country Henry Bandidt 44.8 −9.5
Labor gain from Country Swing +9.5

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Bandidt 19,184 47.7 −7.5
Labor Brendan Hansen 16,498 41.0 −3.8
Queensland Labor Edward McDonnell 4,526 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 40,208 98.3
Informal votes 697 1.7
Turnout 40,905 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Bandidt 21,815 54.3 −0.9
Labor Brendan Hansen 18,393 45.7 +0.9
Country hold Swing −0.9
Australian federal election, 1955: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Brand 21,859 55.2 +2.4
Labor Matthew Tallon 17,724 44.8 −1.3
Total formal votes 39,583 98.6
Informal votes 553 1.4
Turnout 40,136 96.0
Country hold Swing +1.9
Australian federal election, 1954: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Brand 22,493 54.1 −2.8
Labor Frank Forde 18,648 44.8 +1.7
Communist Frank Falls 442 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 41,583 99.1
Informal votes 379 0.9
Turnout 41,962 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Brand 54.2 −2.7
Labor Frank Forde 45.8 +2.7
Country hold Swing −2.7
Australian federal election, 1951: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 22,895 56.9 +0.4
Labor Thomas Wallace 17,337 43.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 40,232 98.5
Informal votes 594 1.5
Turnout 40,826 97.1
Country hold Swing −7.4

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 22,037 56.5 +9.0
Labor Samuel Round 10,941 28.0 −7.9
Independent Robert McDowell 6,037 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 39,015 98.6
Informal votes 572 1.4
Turnout 39,587 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 64.3 +8.9
Labor Samuel Round 35.7 −8.9
Country hold Swing +8.9
Australian federal election, 1946: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 31,027 54.3 +1.5
Labor George Watson 16,071 28.1 −6.6
Services Eric Paterson 7,866 13.8 +13.8
Communist Max Julius 2,142 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 57,106 98.1
Informal votes 1,091 1.9
Turnout 58,197 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 65.1 +8.6
Labor George Watson 34.9 −8.6
Country hold Swing +8.6
Australian federal election, 1943: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 20,662 38.5 −2.1
Labor George Watson 18,638 34.7 +5.4
Country James Heading 7,678 14.3 +14.3
Independent Henry Madden 3,750 7.0 +7.0
Independent Clive Lambourne 2,988 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 53,716 97.7
Informal votes 1,237 2.3
Turnout 54,953 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 30,342 56.5 −2.4
Labor George Watson 23,374 43.5 +2.4
Country hold Swing −2.4
Australian federal election, 1940: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 28,693 54.9 +17.1
Labor Samuel Round 15,305 29.3 +6.7
Protestant Labor John Rex 8,300 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 52,298 98.5
Informal votes 825 1.5
Turnout 53,123 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 58.9 +8.4
Labor Samuel Round 41.1 +41.1
Country hold Swing +8.4

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 20,356 39.6 +27.9
Country Bernard Corser 19,437 37.8 −15.9
Labor George Watson 11,644 22.6 −9.8
Total formal votes 51,437 98.2
Informal votes 942 1.8
Turnout 52,379 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 25,991 50.5 −9.3
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 25,446 49.5 +49.5
Country hold Swing −9.3
Australian federal election, 1934: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 26,254 53.7 −46.3
Labor George Webb 15,857 32.4 +32.4
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 5,723 11.7 +11.7
Communist Colin Hennessy 1,085 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 48,919 97.6
Informal votes 1,196 2.4
Turnout 50,115 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 59.8 −40.2
Labor George Webb 40.2 +40.2
Country hold Swing −40.2
Australian federal election, 1931: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 29,249 67.2 −32.8
Labor John O'Keefe 14,307 32.8 +32.8
Total formal votes 43,556 95.6
Informal votes 2,023 4.4
Turnout 45,59 95.1
Country hold Swing −32.8
Australian federal election, 1928: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser unopposed
Country hold Swing
Wide Bay by-election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser unopposed
Country gain from Nationalist Swing
Australian federal election, 1925: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Corser 25,877 64.5 +26.1
Labor Andrew Thompson 14,231 35.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 40,108 96.7
Informal votes 1,348 3.3
Turnout 41,456 91.8
Nationalist hold Swing +4.0
Australian federal election, 1922: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Corser 13,069 38.4 −20.8
Labor Joseph Johnston 11,580 34.0 −6.8
Country James Heading 9,427 27.7 +27.7
Total formal votes 34,076 94.9
Informal votes 1,830 5.1
Turnout 35,906 84.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Edward Corser 20,633 60.5 +1.3
Labor Joseph Johnston 13,443 39.5 −1.3
Nationalist hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Corser 16,272 54.3 +1.4
Labor Frederick Martyn 13,685 45.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 29,957 98.2
Informal votes 534 1.8
Turnout 30,491 87.2
Nationalist hold Swing +1.4
Australian federal election, 1917: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Corser 15,991 52.9 +52.9
Labor Frederick Martyn 14,250 47.1 −17.2
Total formal votes 30,241 98.3
Informal votes 525 1.7
Turnout 30,766 91.7
Nationalist hold Swing +17.2
Wide Bay by-election, 1915
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Corser 14,027 50.2 +50.2
Labor Andrew Thompson 13,941 49.8 −14.5
Total formal votes 27,968 99.3
Informal votes 202 0.7
Turnout 28,170 82.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.5
Australian federal election, 1914: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Fisher 16,494 64.3 +8.7
Queensland Farmers John Austin 9,155 35.7 +35.7
Total formal votes 25,649 97.0
Informal votes 788 3.0
Turnout 26,437 78.1
Labor hold Swing +8.7
Australian federal election, 1913: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Fisher 15,702 55.6 −3.3
Liberal Arnold Wienholt 12,543 44.4 +3.3
Total formal votes 28,245 98.4
Informal votes 464 1.6
Turnout 28,709 84.0
Labor hold Swing −3.3
Australian federal election, 1910: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 12,154 54.1 −0.4
Liberal Jacob Stumm 10,303 45.9 +0.4
Total formal votes 22,457 98.3
Informal votes 380 1.7
Turnout 22,837 71.4
Labour hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 8,118 54.5 −6.7
Anti-Socialist Jasper Harvey 6,784 45.5 +6.7
Total formal votes 14,902 97.5
Informal votes 389 2.5
Turnout 15,291 52.7
Labour hold Swing −6.7
Australian federal election, 1903: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 10,622 61.2 +5.8
Protectionist George Stupart 6,730 38.8 −5.8
Total formal votes 17,352 98.0
Informal votes 346 2.0
Turnout 17,698 67.3
Labour hold Swing +5.8
Australian federal election, 1901: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Fisher 4,910 55.4 +55.4
Protectionist John Annear 3,955 44.6 +44.6
Total formal votes 8,865 98.6
Informal votes 122 1.4
Turnout 8,987 71.2
Labour win (new seat)

References

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