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Electoral results for the district of Kurwongbah

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

Members for Kurwongbah

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First incarnation (1992–2009)
Member Party Term
  Margaret Woodgate Labor 1992–1997
  Linda Lavarch Labor 1997–2009
Second incarnation (2017–present)
Member Party Term
  Shane King Labor 2017–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2020 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane King 16,243 51.79 +10.40
Liberal National Kerry Petrus 8,460 26.98 +2.50
One Nation Kim Attrill 2,834 9.04 −12.76
Greens Earl Snijders 2,317 7.39 −1.12
Animal Justice Heather Dwane 787 2.51 +2.51
Independent Thor Prohaska 721 2.30 −1.53
Total formal votes 31,362 96.34 +0.77
Informal votes 1,192 3.66 −0.77
Turnout 32,554 88.72 −0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane King 19,804 63.15 +6.15
Liberal National Kerry Petrus 11,558 36.85 −6.15
Labor hold Swing +6.15

Elections in the 2010s

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2017 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane King 12,255 41.4 −6.0
Liberal National Allan Cook 7,247 24.5 −14.4
One Nation Karen Haddock 6,452 21.8 +21.8
Greens Rachel Doherty 2,519 8.5 +0.6
Independent Thor Prohaska 1,134 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 29,607 95.6 −2.1
Informal votes 1,374 4.4 +2.1
Turnout 30,981 89.1 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane King 16,874 57.0 −0.1
Liberal National Allan Cook 12,733 43.0 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Elections in the 2000s

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2006 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Lavarch 17,699 56.48 +1.93
National Terry Orreal 10,686 34.10 +2.60
Greens Terry Jones 2,949 9.41 +1.83
Total formal votes 31,334 98.03 −0.13
Informal votes 630 1.97 +0.13
Turnout 31,964 92.99 −0.62
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Lavarch 18,791 62.36 −0.09
National Terry Orreal 11,341 37.64 +0.09
Labor hold Swing −0.09
2004 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Lavarch 16,148 54.55 −8.40
National Terry Orreal 9,323 31.50 +31.50
Greens Daniel Boon 2,245 7.58 +1.01
One Nation Dean Westbury 1,184 4.00 +4.00
Independent Connie Wood 701 2.37 +2.37
Total formal votes 29,601 98.16 +0.57
Informal votes 554 1.84 −0.57
Turnout 30,155 93.61 −0.72
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Lavarch 17,128 62.45 −10.25
National Terry Orreal 10,299 37.55 +37.55
Labor hold Swing −10.25
2001 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Lavarch 16,889 62.9 +13.6
Liberal Brenda Martin 5,757 21.5 −1.2
Greens Kim Pantano 1,762 6.6 +0.9
Democrats Matt Harrison 1,460 5.4 +5.4
City Country Alliance Steve Purtill 963 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 26,831 97.6
Informal votes 663 2.4
Turnout 27,494 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Lavarch 17,987 72.7 +9.7
Liberal Brenda Martin 6,755 27.3 −9.7
Labor hold Swing +9.7

Elections in the 1990s

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1998 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Lavarch 11,857 49.5 +4.5
Liberal Justin Kerr 5,423 22.6 −9.8
One Nation Kim Thistlethwaite 5,312 22.2 +22.2
Greens Kim Pantano 1,371 5.7 −3.5
Total formal votes 23,963 98.5 −0.1
Informal votes 356 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 24,319 94.8 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Lavarch 13,847 63.2 +7.3
Liberal Justin Kerr 8,061 36.8 −7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3
1997 Kurwongbah state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Lavarch 10,148 48.19 +3.20
Liberal Peter Rankin 5,238 24.88 −7.48
Independent Yvonne Moran 3,173 15.07 +15.07
Greens Kim Pantano 1,359 6.45 −2.76
Independent Rona Joyner 521 2.47 +2.47
Shooters Bev Salisbury 452 2.15 +2.15
Independent Peter Byrne 167 0.79 +0.79
Total formal votes 21,056 98.14 −0.42
Informal votes 400 1.86 +0.42
Turnout 21,456 84.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Lavarch 11,484 60.20 +4.30
Liberal Peter Rankin 7,580 39.80 −4.30
Labor hold Swing +4.30
1995 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Margaret Woodgate 9,810 45.0 −12.2
Liberal Dennis Sharkey 7,055 32.4 +12.6
Independent Rob Akers 2,129 9.8 +9.8
Greens Kim Pantano 2,009 9.2 +9.2
Confederate Action Paul Hunter 800 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 21,803 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 319 1.4 −0.7
Turnout 22,122 93.0 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Woodgate 11,326 55.9 −7.2
Liberal Dennis Sharkey 8,936 44.1 +7.2
Labor hold Swing 7.2
1992 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Margaret Woodgate 11,750 57.2 +0.1
Liberal Graeme Ashworth 4,075 19.8 −2.9
National Bruce Stewart 3,092 15.0 −1.9
Independent Dennis Sharkey 1,634 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 20,551 97.9
Informal votes 433 2.1
Turnout 20,984 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Woodgate 12,488 63.1 +3.8
Liberal Graeme Ashworth 7,315 36.9 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

References

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  1. ^ 2020 State General Election – Kurwongbah – District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ^ 2017 State General Election - Kurwongbah - District Summary, ECQ.
  3. ^ "Kurwongbah - 2006 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".