Electoral results for the district of Bowen

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

Members for Bowen[edit]

First incarnation (1873–1950)
Member Party Term
  Thomas Henry FitzGerald 1873–1875
  Francis Amhurst 1875–1877
  Henry Beor Conservative 1877–1880
  Pope Alexander Cooper Conservative 1881–1883
  Charles Chubb Conservative 1883–1888
  Robert Smith Conservative 1888–1890
  Ministerial 1890–1902
  Francis Kenna Labor 1902–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1909
  Myles Ferricks Labor 1909–1912
  Edward Caine Liberal 1912–1915
  Charles Collins Labor 1915–1936
  Ernest Riordan Labor 1936–1944
  Fred Paterson Communist 1944–1950
Second incarnation (1960-1971)
  Peter Delamothe Liberal 1960–1971
Third incarnation (1986-1992)
  Ken Smyth Labor 1986–1992

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

Results for the 1989 election were:[1]

1989 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Smyth 7,386 68.1 +11.1
National Trevor Maltby 2,598 23.9 -2.4
Independent Josephine Cronin 869 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 10,853 97.6 -0.7
Informal votes 262 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 11,115 90.1 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Smyth 70.6 +8.9
National Trevor Maltby 29.4 -8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9
1986 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Smyth 6,274 57.0
National Jim Turner 2,892 26.3
Liberal Jeanette Hunter 1,836 16.7
Total formal votes 11,002 98.3
Informal votes 195 1.7
Turnout 11,197 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Smyth 6,869 62.5 +4.9
National Jim Turner 4,127 37.5 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,814 51.4 +0.2
Labor Leonard Bidgood 3,599 48.6 +5.2
Total formal votes 7,413 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 105 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 7,518 93.9 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing -4.1
1966 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,632 51.2 +4.7
Labor John Gralton 3,080 43.4 -3.4
Queensland Labor James McCane 382 5.4 -1.3
Total formal votes 7,094 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 93 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 7,187 95.4 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,943 55.6 +3.7
Labor John Gralton 3,151 44.4 -3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7
1963 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Gralton 3,252 46.8 +7.4
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,230 46.5 +0.4
Queensland Labor Jim McCane 462 6.7 -2.8
Total formal votes 6,944 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 120 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 7,064 95.4 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,607 51.9
Labor John Gralton 3,337 48.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Delamothe 3,287 46.0
Labor William Klaka 2,813 39.4
Queensland Labor James Berryman 679 9.5
Communist James Nisbet 358 5.0
Total formal votes 7,137 98.4
Informal votes 115 1.6
Turnout 7,252 94.1
Liberal win (new seat)

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Fred Paterson 3,331 39.3 -5.1
Labor John Barry 2,584 30.5 -8.1
Country George McLean 2,551 30.1 +13.2
Total formal votes 8,466 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 57 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 8,523 93.8 +6.1
Communist hold Swing +2.8
1944 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Fred Paterson 3,434 44.4 -2.9
Labor Ernest Riordan 2,988 38.6 -14.1
Country Bill Hancock 1,310 16.9 +16.9
Total formal votes 7,732 99.0 +2.4
Informal votes 80 1.0 -2.4
Turnout 7,812 87.7 -3.3
Communist gain from Labor Swing +6.2
1941 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Riordan 4,152 52.7 +13.5
Communist Fred Paterson 3,733 47.3 +18.0
Total formal votes 7,885 96.6 -2.6
Informal votes 275 3.4 +2.6
Turnout 8,160 91.0 -3.6
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Riordan 3,098 39.2 -13.4
Communist Fred Paterson 2,319 29.3 +13.7
Country Ernest Forde 2,135 27.0 -2.4
Social Credit Henry Beck 355 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 7,907 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 62 0.8 -0.7
Turnout 7,969 94.6 +0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ernest Riordan 3,308 56.2
Communist Fred Paterson 2,579 43.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,943 52.6
CPNP Arthur Bradford 2,205 29.4
Communist Fred Paterson 1,173 15.6
Independent George Kent 181 2.4
Total formal votes 7,502 98.5
Informal votes 113 1.5
Turnout 7,615 93.9
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,926 57.1
CPNP Thomas Mann 2,948 42.9
Total formal votes 6,874 98.9
Informal votes 78 1.1
Turnout 6,952 94.8
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,105 51.6 -6.0
CPNP Thomas Mann 2,916 48.4 +6.0
Total formal votes 6,021 98.1 -0.8
Informal votes 118 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 6,139 90.5 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -6.0
1926 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,273 57.6 -5.4
CPNP Frederick Woods 2,410 42.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 5,683 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 65 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 5,748 89.8 +12.5
Labor hold Swing -5.4
1923 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,069 63.0
United Frank Ferguson 1,800 37.0
Total formal votes 4,869 99.2
Informal votes 40 0.8
Turnout 4,909 77.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1920 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,576 63.8 +4.4
Northern Country John Leahy 2,032 36.2 +36.2
Total formal votes 5,608 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 62 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 5,670
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,046 59.4 +1.9
National John Mann 2,080 40.6 -1.9
Total formal votes 5,126 99.0 +1.3
Informal votes 53 1.0 -1.3
Turnout 5,179 77.3 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +1.9
1915 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 2,416 57.5 +12.6
Liberal Edwin Caine 1,787 42.5 -12.6
Total formal votes 4,203 97.7 -1.1
Informal votes 100 2.3 +1.1
Turnout 4,303 79.8 +3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.6
1912 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edwin Caine 1,868 55.1
Labor Myles Ferricks 1,519 44.9
Total formal votes 3,387 98.8
Total formal votes 42 1.2
Turnout 3,429 76.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bowen - 1989 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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