Electoral results for the district of Clayfield

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

Members for Clayfield
First incarnation (1950–1977)
MemberPartyTerm
  Harold Taylor Liberal 1950–1963
  John Murray Liberal 1963–1976
  Ivan Brown Liberal 1976–1977
Second incarnation (1992–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Santo Santoro Liberal 1992–2001
  Liddy Clark Labor 2001–2006
  Tim Nicholls Liberal 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Clayfield[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Clayfield[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 15,979 45.89 −1.94
Labor Philip Anthony 11,157 32.04 −0.84
Greens Andrew Bartlett 6,132 17.61 −1.67
One Nation Abby Douglas 817 2.35 +2.35
Independent Robert King 478 1.37 +1.37
Civil Liberties & Motorists Kathy Moloney 254 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 34,817 97.98 +1.74
Informal votes 719 2.02 −1.74
Turnout 35,536 88.36 +1.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 17,949 51.55 −0.86
Labor Philip Anthony 16,868 48.45 +0.86
Liberal National hold Swing−0.86

Elections in the 2010s
2017 Queensland state election: Clayfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 15,359 47.8 −4.8
Labor Philip Anthony 10,559 32.9 +0.6
Greens Claire Ogden 6,190 19.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 32,108 96.2 −2.2
Informal votes 1,256 3.8 +2.2
Turnout 33,364 86.8 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 16,829 52.4 −4.2
Labor Philip Anthony 15,279 47.6 +4.2
Liberal National hold Swing−4.2
2015 Queensland state election: Clayfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 16,113 52.89 −9.44
Labor John Martin 9,769 32.07 +10.47
Greens Anthony Pink 3,393 11.14 +0.30
Independent Katrina MacDonald 1,188 3.90 +3.90
Total formal votes 30,463 98.39 +0.02
Informal votes 498 1.61 −0.02
Turnout 30,961 89.38 −1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 16,735 57.21 −13.35
Labor John Martin 12,515 42.79 +13.35
Liberal National hold Swing−13.35
2012 Queensland state election: Clayfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 17,468 62.33 +13.09
Labor Brent Davidson 6,115 21.60 -14.94
Greens Luke Morey 3,068 10.84 +0.17
Katter's Australian Will Keenan 1,483 5.24 +5.24
Total formal votes 28,314 98.37 -0.28
Informal votes 470 1.63 +0.28
Turnout 28,784 91.30 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 18,597 70.56 +14.72
Labor Brent Davidson 7,760 29.44 -14.72
Liberal National hold Swing+14.72

Elections in the 2000s
2009 Queensland state election: Clayfield[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 13,784 49.2 +5.1
Labor Joff Lelliott 10,230 36.5 -4.7
Greens Andrew Jeremijenko 2,988 10.7 -0.1
DS4SEQ Randle Thomas 560 2.0 +2.0
Family First Brendan Wong 433 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 27,995 98.5
Informal votes 384 1.5
Turnout 28,379 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 14,738 55.8 +6.1
Labor Joff Lelliott 11,656 44.2 -6.1
Liberal National hold Swing+6.1
2006 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Nicholls 10,847 46.2 +1.1
Labor Liddy Clark 9,335 39.7 -5.5
Greens Justin Wells 2,419 10.3 +2.7
Independent Brad Gradwell 720 3.1 +3.1
Independent Erik Eriksen 171 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,492 98.5 +0.0
Informal votes 357 1.5 -0.0
Turnout 25,814 89.1 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Nicholls 11,553 51.7 +2.9
Labor Liddy Clark 10,806 48.3 -2.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+2.9
2004 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Liddy Clark 10,633 45.2 -0.7
Liberal Sally Hannah 10,598 45.1 +2.9
Greens Peter Thomas 1,787 7.6 +2.4
Independent Robyn McGee 491 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 23,509 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 358 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 23,867 90.3 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liddy Clark 11,611 51.2 -0.8
Liberal Sally Hannah 11,078 48.8 +0.8
Labor hold Swing-0.8
2001 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Liddy Clark 10,839 45.9 +5.6
Liberal Santo Santoro 9,948 42.2 -7.3
Independent Robert Brittan 1,582 6.7 +6.7
Greens Marit Hegge 1,228 5.2 +1.3
Total formal votes 23,597 98.4
Informal votes 394 1.6
Turnout 23,991 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liddy Clark 11,593 52.0 +6.5
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,708 48.0 -6.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+6.5

Elections in the 1990s
1998 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,107 52.6 -7.5
Labor Liddy Clark 7,498 39.0 +5.4
Greens Malcolm Lewis 871 4.5 +4.5
Democrats Michael Brown 756 3.9 -2.4
Total formal votes 19,232 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 331 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 19,563 92.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,481 56.5 -7.6
Labor Liddy Clark 8,054 43.5 +7.6
Liberal hold Swing-7.6
1995 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Santo Santoro 11,521 60.0 +8.9
Labor Dennis Williams 6,445 33.6 -9.6
Democrats James Leddy 1,224 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 19,190 98.6 +0.5
Informal votes 277 1.4 -0.5
Turnout 19,467 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Santo Santoro 12,073 64.2 +10.1
Labor Dennis Williams 6,742 35.8 -10.1
Liberal hold Swing+10.1
1992 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,178 51.1 +11.1
Labor Dennis Williams 8,609 43.2 -5.9
Independent Peter Dove 565 2.8 +2.8
Indigenous Peoples Darby McCarthy 561 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 19,913 98.0
Informal votes 395 2.0
Turnout 20,308 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,602 54.1 +4.1
Labor Dennis Williams 9,004 45.9 -4.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+4.1

Elections in the 1970s
1974 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 7,619 63.3 +16.1
Labor John Stephens 3,701 30.7 -9.7
Queensland Labor Francis Andrews 722 6.0 -6.5
Total formal votes 12,042 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 186 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 12,228 86.0 -5.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 8,253 68.5 +10.3
Labor John Stephens 3,789 31.5 -10.3
Liberal hold Swing+10.3
1972 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,215 47.2 -4.4
Labor John Stephens 4,459 40.4 +4.0
Queensland Labor Francis Andrews 1,378 12.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 11,052 98.2
Informal votes 199 1.8
Turnout 11,251 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,436 58.2 -4.7
Labor John Stephens 4,616 41.8 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing-4.7

Elections in the 1960s
1969 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,064 51.6 -4.6
Labor David Hunter 3,578 36.4 +3.2
Queensland Labor Francis Andrews 1,178 12.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 9,820 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 154 1.5 -0.7
Turnout 9,974 89.6 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 5,919 60.3 -4.6
Labor David Hunter 3,901 39.7 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing-4.6
1966 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,688 56.2 +0.3
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,356 33.2 -0.6
Queensland Labor Mary Ryan 1,074 10.6 +0.3
Total formal votes 10,118 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 222 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 10,340 92.4 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,562 64.9 +0.6
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,556 35.1 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing+0.6
1963 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 5,907 55.9 +1.6
Labor Norm Butler 3,566 33.8 +6.1
Queensland Labor Jack Dolan 1,085 10.3 -7.7
Total formal votes 10,558 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 152 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 10,710 94.5 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,790 64.3
Labor Norm Butler 3,768 35.7
Liberal hold SwingN/A
1960 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 5,905 54.3
Labor Edgar Abel 3,015 27.7
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 1,953 18.0
Total formal votes 10,873 98.4
Informal votes 172 1.6
Turnout 11,045 91.9
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
1957 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,447 78.3 +4.3
Independent James Ryan 2,065 21.7 -4.3
Total formal votes 9,512 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 275 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 9,787 93.1 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing+4.3
1956 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 6,888 74.0 -26.0
Independent James Ryan 2,420 26.0 +26.0
Total formal votes 9,308 97.4
Informal votes 244 2.6
Turnout 9,552 90.2
Liberal hold SwingN/A
1953 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,459 74.6
Labor Edmund Roberts 2,539 25.4
Total formal votes 9,998 99.3
Informal votes 70 0.7
Turnout 10,068 91.7
Liberal hold Swing

References
  1. 2020 State General Election – Clayfield – District Summary, ECQ.
  2. 2017 State General Election - Clayfield - District Summary, ECQ.
  3. 2015 State General Election - Clayfield - District Summary, ECQ.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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