Electoral results for the district of Maryborough

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

Members for Maryborough

Single member electorate (1865–1878)
Member		Party	Term
	William Henry Walsh	Squatter conservative	1865–1873
	Berkeley Basil Moreton	Independent Liberal	1873–1875
	John Douglas	Independent Liberal	1875–1878

Dual member electorate (1878–1912)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	John Douglas	Independent Liberal	1878–1880		Henry Edward King	McIlwraith conservative	1878–1883
	Henry Palmer	McIlwraith conservative	1880–1883		Henry Edward King	McIlwraith conservative	1878–1883
	John Hurley	Unaligned	1883–1884		Richard Bingham Sheridan	Liberal Party	1883–1888
	John Annear	Ministerialist	1884–1902		Richard Bingham Sheridan	Liberal Party	1883–1888
					Richard Hyne	Unaligned	1888–1893
					Charles Powers	Opposition	1893–1896
					John Bartholomew	Ministerialist	1896–1902
	Charles Barton	Labor	1902–1902		John Norman	Labor	1902–1907
	Henry Garde	Ministerialist	1902–1904
	William Mitchell	Labor	1904–1909
	William Mitchell	Labor	1904–1909		John Adamson	Labor	1907–1909
	Charles Booker	Ministerialist	1909–1912		Edward Corser	Ministerialist	1909–1912

Single member electorate (1912–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Edward Corser	Ministerialist	1912–1915
	Alfred Jones	Labor	1915–1917
	David Weir	Labor	1917–1929
	John Blackley	Country and Progressive National	1929–1932
	James Stopford	Labor	1932–1936
	William Demaine	Labor	1937–1938
	David Farrell	Labor	1938–1953
	Horace Davies	Labor	1953–1971
	Gilbert Alison	Liberal	1971–1977
	Brendan Hansen	Labor	1977–1983
	Gilbert Alison	National	1983–1989
	Bob Dollin	Labor	1989–1998
	John Kingston	One Nation	1998–1999
	John Kingston	Independent	1999–2003
	Chris Foley	Independent	2003–2012
	Anne Maddern	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Bruce Saunders	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Maryborough[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bruce Saunders	17,751	53.27	+8.08
	Liberal National	Denis Chapman	8,763	26.30	+8.26
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	4,392	13.18	−17.18
	Greens	Craig Armstrong	888	2.66	−0.84
	Legalise Cannabis	River Body	885	2.66	+2.66
	Informed Medical Options	Samantha Packer	452	1.36	+1.36
	United Australia	Alex Sokolov	194	0.58	+0.58
Total formal votes			33,325	96.26	+0.05
Informal votes			1,293	3.74	−0.05
Turnout			34,618	90.46	+0.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bruce Saunders	20,624	61.89	+9.43
	Liberal National	Denis Chapman	12,701	38.11	+38.11
	Labor hold

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Maryborough[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bruce Saunders	14,208	45.2	+19.4
	One Nation	James Hansen	9,546	30.4	+23.7
	Liberal National	Richard Kingston	5,671	18.0	−13.7
	Greens	Craig Armstrong	1,102	3.5	+1.1
	Independent	Roger Currie	919	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			31,446	96.2	−1.8
Informal votes			1,237	3.8	+1.8
Turnout			32,683	90.5	+2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Bruce Saunders	16,497	52.5	+1.4
	One Nation	James Hansen	14,949	47.5	+47.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

2015 Queensland state election: Maryborough[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Anne Maddern	9,702	30.56	−5.19
	Labor	Bruce Saunders	8,031	25.29	+13.52
	Independent	Chris Foley	6,749	21.26	−8.92
	Palmer United	Stephen Anderson	3,931	12.38	+12.38
	One Nation	Damian Huxham	2,217	6.98	+6.98
	Greens	Katherine Webb	813	2.56	−0.20
	Independent	Russell Wattie	309	0.97	+0.97
Total formal votes			31,752	98.05	+0.09
Informal votes			630	1.95	−0.09
Turnout			32,382	92.02	−0.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bruce Saunders	12,723	51.65	+1.96
	Liberal National	Anne Maddern	11,910	48.35	-1.96
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing

2012 Queensland state election: Maryborough[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Anne Maddern	10,745	35.74	+9.97
	Independent	Chris Foley	9,071	30.17	-17.50
	Katter's Australian	Gordon Dale	5,879	19.56	+19.56
	Labor	Ezra Burtt	3,538	11.77	-11.00
	Greens	Garry Claridge	830	2.76	-1.02
Total formal votes			30,063	97.96	-0.09
Informal votes			626	2.04	+0.09
Turnout			30,689	92.53	-0.48
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Anne Maddern	12,228	50.31	+17.14
	Independent	Chris Foley	12,076	49.69	-17.14
	Liberal National gain from Independent		Swing	+17.14

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Maryborough[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chris Foley	14,119	47.7	-17.7
	Liberal National	Anne Maddern	7,633	25.8	+13.6
	Labor	Brad Hansen	6,744	22.8	+6.3
	Greens	David Arthur	1,120	3.8	-1.7
Total formal votes			29,616	97.9
Informal votes			590	2.1
Turnout			30,206	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Chris Foley	16,586	66.8	-13.6
	Liberal National	Anne Maddern	8,232	33.2	+33.2
	Independent hold		Swing	-13.6

2006 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chris Foley	17,888	69.6	+4.7
	Labor	Peter Allen	3,839	14.9	-15.2
	National	Damien Tessmann	2,580	10.0	+10.0
	Greens	Steve Walker	1,387	5.4	+0.3
Total formal votes			25,894	98.1	+0.3
Informal votes			502	1.9	-0.3
Turnout			26,196	92.8	-1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Chris Foley	20,044	82.7	+14.7
	Labor	Peter Allen	4,184	17.3	-14.7
	Independent hold		Swing	+14.7

2004 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chris Foley	16,314	64.9	+64.9
	Labor	Doug Loggie	7,556	30.1	-11.9
	Greens	Stephen Walker	1,271	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			25,141	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			572	2.2	-0.2
Turnout			25,713	94.2	-0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Chris Foley	16,664	68.0	+68.0
	Labor	Doug Loggie	7,849	32.0	-17.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+68.0

2003 Maryborough state by-election[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Loggie	8,465	37.02	−4.99
	Independent	Chris Foley	7,619	33.32	+33.32
	National	Peter Andrews	3,925	17.16	+2.61
	One Nation	Brad Marsh	1,679	7.34	+7.34
	Greens	Dean Pratley	775	3.39	+3.39
	Independent	Ray Smith	179	0.78	−1.49
	Independent	John Ahearn	174	0.76	+0.76
	Independent	Jeremy Roberts	51	0.22	+0.22
Total formal votes			22,867	97.91	+0.28
Informal votes			488	2.09	−0.28
Turnout			23,355	88.08	−7.06
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Chris Foley	10,484	53.51	+53.51
	Labor	Doug Loggie	9,109	46.49	−3.01
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

2001 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Holmes	10,081	42.0	+6.6
	Independent	John Kingston	8,034	33.5	+33.5
	National	Linda Harris	3,492	14.6	-4.2
	City Country Alliance	Debbie Douglas	1,844	7.7	+7.7
	Independent	Ray Smith	545	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			23,996	97.6
Informal votes			582	2.4
Turnout			24,578	95.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Kingston	10,678	50.5	+50.5
	Labor	Alan Holmes	10,466	49.5	+8.0
	Independent gain from One Nation		Swing	+50.5

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	One Nation	John Kingston	8,539	42.6	+42.6
	Labor	Bob Dollin	7,163	35.7	-10.7
	National	Kev Mahoney	3,787	18.9	-26.1
	Greens	Sue Russell	576	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			20,065	98.9	+0.2
Informal votes			232	1.1	-0.2
Turnout			20,297	95.1	+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	One Nation	John Kingston	11,126	58.3	+58.3
	Labor	Bob Dollin	7,950	41.7	-8.7
	One Nation gain from Labor		Swing	+58.3

1995 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Dollin	8,975	46.4	-2.7
	National	Lloyd Maddern	8,704	45.0	+10.2
	Democrats	Pamela Howard	1,678	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			19,357	98.6	+0.3
Informal votes			270	1.4	-0.3
Turnout			19,627	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Dollin	9,599	50.4	-2.9
	National	Lloyd Maddern	9,457	49.6	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

1992 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Dollin	9,402	49.0	0.0
	National	Gilbert Alison	6,674	34.8	-4.7
	Confederate Action	Tony Pitt	3,103	16.2	+16.2
Total formal votes			19,179	98.3
Informal votes			324	1.7
Turnout			19,503	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Dollin	9,919	53.3	+1.9
	National	Gilbert Alison	8,691	46.7	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Dollin	8,887	49.0	-0.3
	National	Gilbert Alison	7,163	39.5	-11.2
	Liberal	Kevin Mahoney	1,571	8.7	+8.7
	CEC	Camillo Primavera	529	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			18,150	97.7	-0.2
Informal votes			419	2.3	+0.2
Turnout			18,569	94.1	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Dollin	9,329	51.4	+2.1
	National	Gilbert Alison	8,821	48.6	-2.1
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+2.1

1986 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Gilbert Alison	8,738	50.7	+6.4
	Labor	Peter Nightingale	8,484	49.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			17,222	97.9	-1.3
Informal votes			369	2.1	+1.3
Turnout			17,591	94.8	0.0
	National hold		Swing	-0.7

1983 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Nightingale	7,342	48.0	+0.3
	National	Gilbert Alison	6,769	44.3	+44.3
	Liberal	Rodney Bailey	1,177	7.7	-39.5
Total formal votes			15,288	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			118	0.8	0.0
Turnout			15,406	94.8	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gilbert Alison	7,648	50.03	+50.03
	Labor	Peter Nightingale	7,640	49.97	-0.60
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+50.03

1980 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	6,747	47.7	-2.5
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,676	47.2	-2.6
	Democrats	Arthur Townsend	725	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			14,148	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			109	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			14,257	92.3	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	7,154	50.6	+0.4
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,994	49.4	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	6,930	50.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,877	49.8	-5.2
Total formal votes			13,807	99.0
Informal votes			138	1.0
Turnout			13,945	93.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.5

1974 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,598	55.0	+2.6
	Labor	John Anderson	5,272	43.9	-2.1
	Queensland Labor	Matthews Minnegal	132	1.1	-0.5
Total formal votes			12,002	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			124	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			12,126	93.8	-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,708	55.9	+2.1
	Labor	John Anderson	5,294	44.1	-2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

1972 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	5,908	52.4	+14.5
	Labor	Edward Weber	5,184	46.0	-10.5
	Queensland Labor	Matthews Minnegal	186	1.6	-4.0
Total formal votes			11,278	99.1
Informal votes			100	0.9
Turnout			11,378	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gilbert Alison	6,063	53.8	+11.3
	Labor	Edward Weber	5,215	46.2	-11.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.3

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horace Davies	6,374	56.5	-4.6
	Liberal	Ralph Stafford	4,282	37.9	+37.9
	Queensland Labor	Brian Hawes	636	5.6	-2.2
Total formal votes			11,292	98.9	+0.6
Informal votes			126	1.1	-0.6
Turnout			11,418	94.2	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Horace Davies	6,492	57.5	-6.9
	Liberal	Ralph Stafford	4,800	42.5	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

1966 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horace Davies	6,906	61.1	-0.8
	Country	Ernest Jurss	3,108	27.5	+1.6
	Queensland Labor	William Hutchinson	879	7.8	0.0
	Social Credit	Arnold Jones	402	3.6	-0.9
Total formal votes			11,295	98.3	-0.8
Informal votes			196	1.7	+0.8
Turnout			11,491	94.8	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Horace Davies	7,270	64.4	-1.1
	Country	Ernest Jurss	4,025	35.6	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.1

1963 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horace Davies	6,758	61.9	-4.4
	Country	Robert Hunter	2,829	25.9	-7.8
	Queensland Labor	Vincent Wenck	847	7.7	+7.7
	Social Credit	Douglas Devenish	491	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			10,925	99.1	-0.2
Informal votes			103	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			11,028	95.4	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Horace Davies	7,161	65.5	-0.8
	Country	Robert Hunter	3,764	34.5	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

1960 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Horace Davies	7,197	66.3
	Country	Ronald Christensen	3,665	33.7
Total formal votes			10,862	99.3
Informal votes			80	0.7
Turnout			10,942	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horace Davies	5,297	53.1	-13.1
	Country	James Dunn	3,218	32.3	-1.5
	Queensland Labor	Clement Gott	1,461	14.6	+14.6
Total formal votes			9,976	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			142	1.4	-0.1
Turnout			10,118	96.6	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

1956 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Horace Davies	6,488	66.2	+10.2
	Country	James Dunn	3,306	33.8	+33.8
Total formal votes			9,794	98.5	+0.7
Informal votes			152	1.5	-0.7
Turnout			9,946	96.1	-1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1953 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	5,429	56.0	-9.5
	Independent	Cyril Tanner	4,178	43.1	+43.1
	Communist	Charles Reed	92	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			9,699	97.8	-0.2
Informal votes			214	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			9,913	97.5	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1950 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	David Farrell	6,397	65.5
	Liberal	Robert Hunter	3,377	34.5
Total formal votes			9,774	98.0
Informal votes			203	2.0
Turnout			9,977	96.6
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	6,015	55.9	-44.1
	People's Party	Frank Lawrence	2,555	23.8	+23.8
	Frank Barnes Labor	Mary De Mattos	2,184	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			10,764	98.4
Informal votes			161	1.6
Turnout			10,925	91.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1944 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1941 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	5,717	59.1	-2.1
	Protestant Labor	Robert McDowell	3,959	40.9	+40.9
Total formal votes			9,676	99.1	-0.4
Informal votes			91	0.9	+0.4
Turnout			9,767	92.9	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	5,645	61.2	-29.2
	United Australia	Harold Reed	2,751	29.8	+29.8
	Social Credit	Noel Bromiley	834	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			9,230	99.5	+2.0
Informal votes			50	0.5	-2.0
Turnout			9,280	94.7	-0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

1935 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	James Stopford	7,644	90.4
	Communist	Harold McElligott	811	9.6
Total formal votes			8,455	97.5
Informal votes			219	2.5
Turnout			8,674	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing

1932 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	James Stopford	4,862	58.7
	CPNP	Louis Luckins	2,748	33.2
	Independent	Alan Price	425	5.1
	Communist	Harold McElligott	243	2.9
Total formal votes			8,278	97.2
Informal votes			235	2.8
Turnout			8,513	96.1
	Labor hold		Swing

Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	3,179	52.0	-7.3
	CPNP	John Blackley	2,930	48.0	+7.3
Total formal votes			6,109	98.2	-0.8
Informal votes			110	1.8	+0.8
Turnout			6,219	94.0	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.3

1926 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	3,628	59.3	-0.5
	CPNP	Harry Keys	2,490	40.7	+0.5
Total formal votes			6,118	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			62	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			6,180	93.6	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

1923 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	3,368	59.8	+1.8
	United	John Hatton	2,263	40.2	-1.8
Total formal votes			5,631	99.1	-0.1
Informal votes			50	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			5,681	87.6	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

1920 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	2,658	58.1	-3.7
	National	James Hatton	1,916	41.9	+3.7
Total formal votes			4,574	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			36	0.8	0.0
Turnout			4,610	88.9	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	2,657	61.8	+6.1
	National	Charles McGhie	1,646	38.2	-6.1
Total formal votes			4,303	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			33	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			4,336	87.6	-4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

1915 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Jones	2,398	55.7	+5.8
	Liberal	Edward Corser	1,904	44.3	-5.8
Total formal votes			4,302	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			44	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			4,346	92.3	+13.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.8

1912 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edward Corser	1,750	50.1
	Labor	William Mitchell	1,740	49.9
Total formal votes			3,490	98.6
Informal votes			48	1.4
Turnout			3,538	79.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

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2017 State General Election - Maryborough - District Summary, ECQ.
2015 State General Election - Maryborough - District Summary, ECQ.
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Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
Maryborough 2003 By-election Results Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine

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[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[6] Maryborough 2003 By-election Results Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine