Electoral results for the district of Cunningham

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

Members for Cunningham

MemberPartyTerm
  William Allan Unaligned 1888–1896
  Thomas McGahan Farmer's Representative 1896–1899
  Francis Kates Independent Ministerialist 1899–1903
  Duncan Watson Ministerialist 1903–1904
  Francis Grayson Ministerialist/Liberal/Independent/National 1904–1920
  William Deacon Country 1920–1943
  Malcolm McIntyre Country 1944–1953
  Sir Alan Fletcher Country 1953–1974
  Tony Elliott Country 1974–1975
  National Country 1975–1982
  National 1982–2001
  Stuart Copeland National 2001–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009
  Independent 2009

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Results in the 2006 election were:[1]

2006 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Stuart Copeland 14,189 57.06 -5.28
Labor Nick Holliday 7,027 28.26 -0.11
Family First Peter Findlay 2,351 9.45 +9.45
Greens Rian Muller 1,299 5.22 +5.22
Total formal votes 24,866 98.55 +0.12
Informal votes 367 1.45 -0.12
Turnout 25,233 92.15 -0.59
Two-party-preferred result
National Stuart Copeland 15,500 66.43 -2.50
Labor Nick Holliday 7,833 33.57 +2.50
National hold Swing-2.50
2004 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Stuart Copeland 14,890 62.34 +37.46
Labor Daniel King 6,775 28.37 +3.38
One Nation Peter Mace 2,220 9.29 -11.27
Total formal votes 23,885 98.43 -0.26
Informal votes 381 1.57 +0.26
Turnout 24,266 92.74 -0.71
Two-party-preferred result
National Stuart Copeland 15,746 68.93 +10.30
Labor Daniel King 7,096 31.07 -10.30
National hold Swing+10.30
2001 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leeann King 5,686 25.0 +5.7
National Stuart Copeland 5,661 24.9 -19.1
One Nation David Drinan 4,700 20.7 -10.5
Liberal Peter Rookas 3,368 14.8 +14.8
Independent Ann Collins 2,834 12.5 +12.5
City Country Alliance John Reynolds 502 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 22,751 98.7
Informal votes 301 1.3
Turnout 23,052 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Stuart Copeland 9,769 58.6 -11.1
Labor Leeann King 6,893 41.4 +41.4
National hold Swing-11.1

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 10,384 43.2 -30.6
One Nation Sherry Passfield 7,774 32.4 +32.4
Labor Jackie Trad 4,535 18.9 -7.3
Independent Ken Davies 605 2.5 +2.5
Independent Anne Smeaton 399 1.7 +1.7
Reform Bill Ison 324 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 24,021 98.8 +0.6
Informal votes 301 1.2 -0.6
Turnout 24,322 93.7 +1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 12,507 58.8 -15.0
One Nation Sherry Passfield 8,744 41.2 +41.2
National hold Swing-15.0
1995 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 16,317 73.8 +16.5
Labor David Cooper 5,792 26.2 -5.7
Total formal votes 22,109 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 399 1.8 -0.3
Turnout 22,508 92.4 +0.2
National hold Swing+7.4
1992 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 12,173 57.3 +10.2
Labor David Cooper 6,778 31.9 +3.1
Liberal Ted Radke 2,291 10.8 -9.8
Total formal votes 21,242 97.9
Informal votes 459 2.1
Turnout 21,701 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 13,888 66.4 +1.0
Labor David Cooper 7,036 33.6 -1.0
National hold Swing+1.0

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 7,376 51.1 -28.8
Liberal Malcolm Wilson 3,742 25.9 +25.9
Labor Noel Payne 3,309 22.9 +2.8
Total formal votes 14,427 97.7 +0.3
Informal votes 339 2.3 -0.3
Turnout 14,766 93.0 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 10,330 71.6 -8.3
Labor Noel Payne 4,097 28.4 +8.3
National hold Swing-8.3
  • The two party preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Cunningham.
1986 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 10,321 79.9 +1.7
Labor Paul Kerswell 2,589 20.1 -1.7
Total formal votes 12,910 97.4
Informal votes 348 2.6
Turnout 13,258 92.7
National hold Swing+1.7
1983 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 10,876 78.7 +8.0
Labor Warren Keats 2,935 21.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 13,811 98.7 -0.7
Informal votes 183 1.3 +0.7
Turnout 13,994 93.8 +2.4
National hold Swing-1.6
1980 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 8,989 70.7 -4.7
Labor Robert Ball 2,038 16.0 +2.3
Liberal Richard Barnard 1,679 13.2 +13.2
Total formal votes 12,706 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 96 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 12,787 91.4 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 10,206 80.3 -0.3
Labor Robert Ball 2,500 19.7 +0.3
National hold Swing-0.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 9,132 75.4 +4.5
Labor Trevor Peacock 1,655 13.7 +2.7
Democrats Valerie O'Phee 1,328 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 12,115 99.2
Informal votes 96 0.8
Turnout 12,211 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 9,769 80.6 -5.9
Labor Trevor Peacock 2,346 19.4 +5.9
National hold Swing-5.9
1974 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 8,096 70.9 +12.4
Liberal Patrick Coonan 1,624 14.2 +14.2
Labor Ronald Whittington 1,255 11.0 -10.1
Queensland Labor Robert Barron 439 3.9 -16.6
Total formal votes 11,414 98.7 -0.6
Informal votes 152 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 11,566 93.8 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 9,878 86.5 +10.1
Labor Ronald Whittington 1,536 13.5 -10.1
National hold Swing+10.1
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Cunningham.
1972 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 6,195 58.5 -0.6
Labor Brian Graham 2,232 21.1 -7.8
Queensland Labor Eugene Connolly 2,166 20.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 10,593 99.3
Informal votes 70 0.7
Turnout 10,663 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 8,097 76.4 +3.8
Labor Brian Graham 2,496 23.6 -3.8
Country hold Swing+3.8

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 4,340 59.1 -13.1
Labor Nelson Mann 2,122 28.9 +12.5
Queensland Labor Eugene Connolly 879 12.0 +0.6
Total formal votes 7,341 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 81 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 7,422 95.6 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,080 69.2 -11.3
Labor Nelson Mann 2,261 30.8 +11.3
Country hold Swing-11.3
1966 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,379 72.2 -0.6
Labor Brian Davis 1,223 16.4 -4.5
Queensland Labor Alexander Browne 847 11.4 +5.1
Total formal votes 7,449 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 49 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 7,498 95.7 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,994 80.5 +2.6
Labor Brian Davis 1,455 19.5 -2.6
Country hold Swing+2.6
1963 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,522 72.8 -27.2
Labor Brian Davis 1,585 20.9 +20.9
Queensland Labor Herbert Scott 474 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 7,581 99.1
Informal votes 72 0.9
Turnout 7,653 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alan Fletcher 5,908 77.9 -22.1
Labor Brian Davis 1,673 22.1 +22.1
Country hold Swing-22.1
1960 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher unopposed
Country hold SwingN/A

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 7,054 67.0 +2.7
Independent Leslie Ott 3,468 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 10,522 98.4 -0.9
Informal votes 175 1.6 +0.9
Turnout 10,697 96.4 +1.2
Country hold Swing+2.7
1956 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 6,682 64.5 +3.5
Labor John McCafferty 3,718 35.5 -3.5
Total formal votes 10,400 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 73 0.7 -0.1
Turnout 10,473 95.2 +2.0
Country hold Swing+3.5
1953 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alan Fletcher 5,944 60.9 -39.1
Labor Robert Bradfield 3,808 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 9,752 99.2
Informal votes 78 0.8
Turnout 9,830 93.2
Country hold SwingN/A
1950 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Malcolm McIntyre unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Malcolm McIntyre 6,099 72.3 +5.1
Labor John Hilton 2,336 27.7 -5.1
Total formal votes 8,435 99.1 +1.4
Informal votes 80 0.9 -1.4
Turnout 8,515 91.9 -0.2
Country hold Swing+5.1
1944 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Malcolm McIntyre 5,542 67.2 +47.3
Labor John Hilton 2,705 32.8 +0.1
Total formal votes 8,247 97.7 -1.5
Informal votes 192 2.3 +1.5
Turnout 8,439 92.1 0.0
Country gain from Independent SwingN/A
1941 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country William Deacon 4,062 47.4 +47.4
Labor John Hilton 2,806 32.7 +32.7
Country Herbert Castles 1,704 19.9 -80.1
Total formal votes 8,572 99.2
Informal votes 66 0.8
Turnout 8,638 92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country William Deacon 5,492 65.8 -34.2
Labor John Hilton 2,860 34.2 +34.2
Independent Country gain from Country SwingN/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Deacon unopposed
Country hold Swing
1935 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Deacon unopposed
CPNP hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Deacon 4,767 66.8
Labor John Archibald 2,369 33.2
Total formal votes 7,136 99.3
Informal votes 51 0.7
Turnout 7,187 92.3
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Deacon 4,514 77.9 +8.8
Independent Percy Bayley 1,282 22.1 +22.1
Total formal votes 5,796 99.0 -0.4
Informal votes 57 1.0 +0.4
Turnout 5,853 87.1 +1.9
CPNP hold SwingN/A
1926 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Deacon 3,974 69.1 +26.4
Labor Edward Doyle 1,779 30.9 -5.2
Total formal votes 5,753 99.4 +1.6
Informal votes 32 0.6 -1.6
Turnout 5,785 85.2 -3.8
CPNP hold Swing+7.4
1923 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Deacon 2,481 42.8 -57.2
Labor Denis Hannay 2,094 36.1 +36.1
Independent Country James Roberts 1,229 21.2 +21.2
Total formal votes 5,804 97.8
Informal votes 128 2.2
Turnout 5,932 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Deacon 3,493 61.7 -38.3
Labor Denis Hannay 2,166 38.3 +38.3
Country hold SwingN/A
1920 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Deacon unopposed
Country gain from Independent Swing

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent National Francis Grayson 1,713 45.9 +45.9
Labor John Moir 1,355 36.3 +36.3
National James Purcell 662 17.7 -82.3
Total formal votes 3,730 97.6
Informal votes 93 2.4
Turnout 3,823 81.1
Independent National gain from National SwingN/A
1915 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Grayson unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
1912 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Grayson 2,049 75.7
Labor Percy McCawley 656 24.3
Total formal votes 2,705 98.8
Informal votes 33 1.2
Turnout 2,738 67.0
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. "Cunningham - 2006 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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