Electoral results for the district of Burrum
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Burrum in Queensland state elections.
Members for Burrum[edit]
The following people were elected in the seat of Burrum:[1]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Powers | Opposition | 1888–1893 | |
| Nicholas Tooth | Ministerial | 1893–1902 | |
| George Martin | Labor | 1902–1905 | |
| Colin Rankin | Ministerial | 1905–1918 | |
| Liberal | |||
| Albert Whitford | Labor | 1918–1920 | |
| William Brand | Country | 1920–1932 | |
| CPNP | |||
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 1920s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPNP | William Brand | 3,754 | 60.2 | +5.2 | |
| Labor | Timothy Hanley | 2,479 | 39.8 | -5.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 6,233 | 99.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 38 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,271 | 92.3 | +2.4 | ||
| CPNP hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPNP | William Brand | 3,311 | 55.0 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | John Laurison | 2,713 | 45.0 | -4.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 6,024 | 98.9 | -0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 65 | 1.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,089 | 89.9 | +6.1 | ||
| CPNP hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Brand | 2,860 | 50.6 | -7.1 | |
| Labor | Montague Parker | 2,796 | 49.4 | +7.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,656 | 99.3 | -0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 37 | 0.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,693 | 83.8 | +0.6 | ||
| Country hold | Swing | -7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Brand | 2,252 | 57.7 | +57.7 | |
| Labor | Albert Whitford | 1,652 | 42.3 | -9.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,904 | 99.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 20 | 0.5 | -1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,924 | 83.2 | -0.8 | ||
| Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Albert Whitford | 2,060 | 51.6 | +5.0 | |
| National | Colin Rankin | 1,936 | 48.4 | -5.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,996 | 97.6 | -1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 100 | 2.4 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,096 | 84.0 | -6.4 | ||
| Labor gain from National | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Colin Rankin | 1,993 | 53.4 | -5.0 | |
| Labor | Albert Whitford | 1,741 | 46.6 | +5.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,734 | 98.8 | -0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 46 | 1.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,780 | 90.4 | +19.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Colin Rankin | 1,623 | 58.4 | ||
| Labor | Albert Whitford | 1,157 | 41.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,780 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 26 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,806 | 71.3 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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