Electoral results for the district of Fassifern

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

Members for Fassifern
MemberPartyTerm
  George Thorn 1873-1874
John Thorn 1874-1878
de Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse 1878-1883
Alfred Midgley 1883-1887
George Thorn 1887-1888
William Salkeld 1888-1893
George Thorn 1893-1902
Thomas Murray-Prior Opposition 1902
Charles Moffatt Jenkinson Opposition 1903-1909
Arnold Wienholt Ministerialist 1909-1913
Ernest Bell Ministerialist 1913-1915
Liberal 1915-1918
National 1918-1920
Country 1920-1922
United 1922-1925
CPNP 1925-1930
Arnold Wienholt Independent 1930-1935
Adolf Muller CPNP 1935-1936
Country 1936-1969
Selwyn Muller Country 1969-1974
National 1974-1983
Kev Lingard National 1983-1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s
1989 Queensland state election: Fassifern[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Petersen 10,140 42.4 +11.3
National Kev Lingard 7,435 31.1 -20.2
Liberal Margaret Grevett 5,186 21.7 +4.1
CEC Lawrence Hawkins 707 3.0 +3.0
CEC Clyde Willis 463 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 23,931 96.8 -1.3
Informal votes 799 3.2 +1.3
Turnout 24,730 91.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Kev Lingard 12,588 52.6 -11.4
Labor Don Petersen 11,343 47.4 +11.4
National hold Swing-11.4
1986 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kev Lingard 9,776 51.3
Labor Jim Egan 5,928 31.1
Liberal Margaret Grevett 3,364 17.6
Total formal votes 19,068 98.1
Informal votes 362 1.9
Turnout 19,430 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Kev Lingard 12,030 63.1 -1.9
Labor Jim Egan 7,023 36.9 +1.9
National hold Swing-1.9
1983 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kev Lingard 13,306 46.0 +4.3
Labor Brian Milner 11,780 40.7 +6.2
Liberal Noel Clarke 3,827 13.2 -10.6
Total formal votes 28,913 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 398 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 29,311 91.5 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Kev Lingard 16,329 56.5 -2.8
Labor Brian Milner 12,584 43.5 +2.8
National hold Swing-2.8
1980 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 8,827 41.7 -19.7
Labor Ray Parker 7,322 34.6 -4.0
Liberal Thomas O'Toole 5,041 23.8 +23.8
Total formal votes 21,190 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 272 1.3 -1.1
Turnout 21,462 89.3 -2.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Selwyn Muller 12,575 59.3 -2.1
Labor Ray Parker 8,615 40.7 +2.1
National hold Swing-2.1

Elections in the 1970s
1977 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 9,744 61.4 -9.8
Labor Stephen Limbach 6,135 38.6 +9.8
Total formal votes 15,879 97.6
Informal votes 393 2.4
Turnout 16,272 92.0
National hold Swing-9.8
1974 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 11,314 73.0 +17.4
Labor Clifford Cherry 4,194 27.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 15,508 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 298 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 15,806 91.1 -1.6
National hold Swing+7.3
1972 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Selwyn Muller 6,867 55.6 -2.2
Labor Murray Freiberg 3,983 32.2 -1.7
Queensland Labor Luke O'Reilly 1,508 12.2 +5.9
Total formal votes 12,358 98.8
Informal votes 151 1.2
Turnout 12,509 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Selwyn Muller 8,120 65.7 +0.5
Labor Murray Freiberg 4,238 34.3 -0.5
Country hold Swing+0.5

Elections in the 1960s
1969 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Selwyn Muller 5,240 57.8 -6.1
Labor Jack Jones 3,076 33.9 +6.1
Queensland Labor Gordon Blain 572 6.3 +0.3
Social Credit Victor Robb 183 2.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 9,071 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 149 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 9,220 94.1 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Selwyn Muller 5,747 63.4 -6.7
Labor Jack Jones 3,324 36.6 +6.7
Country hold Swing-6.7
1966 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,713 63.9 +28.4
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,483 27.8 +2.2
Queensland Labor Gordon Blain 532 6.0 +0.5
Social Credit Victor Robb 206 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 8,934 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 116 1.3 0.0
Turnout 9,050 95.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Adolf Muller 6,264 70.1 +27.8
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,670 29.9 +29.9
Country gain from Independent Swing+27.8
1963 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Hall 3,211 35.5 -36.3
Independent Adolf Muller 3,028 33.5 +33.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,314 25.6 -2.6
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 495 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,048 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 116 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 9,164 96.7 +1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Hall 6,181 68.3 -3.5
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,867 31.7 +3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Adolf Muller 5,224 57.7 +57.7
Country Albert Hall 3,824 42.3 -29.5
Independent gain from Country Swing+57.7
1960 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,507 71.8
Labor Denis O'Brien 2,551 28.2
Total formal votes 9,058 98.9
Informal votes 104 1.1
Turnout 9,162 94.8
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
1957 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,317 73.1 -26.9
Queensland Labor Kenneth Rawle 2,329 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 8,646 98.2
Informal votes 154 1.8
Turnout 8,800 94.1
Country hold Swing-26.9
1956 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller unopposed
Country hold Swing
1953 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,954 68.1 -8.1
Independent Oliver Hooper 2,791 31.9 +31.9
Total formal votes 8,745 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 101 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 8,846 94.3 +0.4
Country hold SwingN/A
1950 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,788 76.2
Labor Thomas Lythgo 2,125 23.8
Total formal votes 8,913 99.3
Informal votes 63 0.7
Turnout 8,976 93.9
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s
1947 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,690 71.6 +6.2
Labor Tom Thorpe 2,653 28.4 -1.2
Total formal votes 9,343 96.9 +1.1
Informal votes 301 3.1 -1.1
Turnout 9,644 92.8 -2.5
Country hold Swing+2.8
1944 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,984 64.7 -0.7
Labor Roy Richards 2,633 29.6 -5.7
Independent Cyril Brosnan 275 3.1 +3.1
Independent George Masen 166 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 8,891 95.8 -2.0
Informal votes 387 4.2 +2.0
Turnout 9,278 95.3 +2.3
Country hold Swing+4.1
1941 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 5,981 64.7 -2.6
Labor Peter Nelson 3,265 35.3 +2.6
Total formal votes 9,246 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 212 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 9,458 93.0 -1.7
Country hold Swing-2.6

Elections in the 1930s
1938 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Adolf Muller 6,086 67.3 +5.2
Labor John Holman 2,951 32.7 -5.2
Total formal votes 9,037 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 124 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 9,161 94.7 +0.3
Country hold Swing+5.2
1935 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Adolf Muller 5,515 62.1
Labor James Ryan 3,368 37.9
Total formal votes 8,883 98.9
Informal votes 100 1.1
Turnout 8,983 94.4
CPNP hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arnold Wienholt unopposed
Independent gain from CPNP Swing

Elections in the 1920s
1929 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ernest Bell unopposed
CPNP hold Swing
1926 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ernest Bell 3,264 53.1 +0.9
Independent Country Thomas Plunkett 2,885 46.9 +46.9
Total formal votes 6,149 99.4 +0.6
Informal votes 34 0.6 -0.6
Turnout 6,183 87.1 +4.6
CPNP hold Swing+0.9
1923 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Ernest Bell 3,025 52.2 -14.9
Independent John Hardcastle 2,767 47.8 +47.8
Total formal votes 5,792 98.8 -0.8
Informal votes 72 1.2 +0.8
Turnout 5,792 82.5 -6.4
United hold SwingN/A
1920 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Bell 3,132 67.1 +67.1
Labor Jack Quinlan 1,534 32.9 -13.8
Total formal votes 4,666 99.6 +0.4
Informal votes 19 0.4 -0.4
Turnout 4,685 88.9 +0.3
Country gain from National SwingN/A

Elections in the 1910s
1918 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ernest Bell 2,420 53.3 +5.5
Labor Joseph Sweeney 2,121 46.7 +23.7
Total formal votes 4,541 99.2 +1.2
Informal votes 35 0.8 -1.2
Turnout 4,576 88.6 -3.5
National hold Swing-7.2
1915 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest Bell 1,976 47.8 -52.2
Farmers' Union Eaton Winks 1,205 29.2 +29.2
Labor Bill Heffernan 951 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 4,132 98.0
Informal votes 85 2.0
Turnout 4,217 92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Ernest Bell 2,007 60.5 -39.5
Farmers' Union Eaton Winks 1,310 39.5 +39.5
Liberal hold SwingN/A
1912 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arnold Wienholt unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

References
  1. "Fassifern - 1989 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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