Electoral results for the district of Brisbane Central

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

Members for Brisbane Central[edit]

Member Party Term
  Brian Davis Labor 1977–1989
  Peter Beattie Labor 1989–2007
  Grace Grace Labor 2007–2012
  Robert Cavallucci Liberal National 2012–2015
  Grace Grace Labor 2015–2017

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2015 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,042 41.81 −6.89
Labor Grace Grace 10,590 36.77 +3.10
Greens Kirsten Lovejoy 5,355 18.59 +3.26
Independent Kai Jones 815 2.83 +0.53
Total formal votes 28,802 98.36 +0.01
Informal votes 481 1.64 −0.01
Turnout 29,283 84.96 −1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 14,334 53.25 +8.13
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,584 46.75 −8.13
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +8.13
2012 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,201 48.70 +11.46
Labor Grace Grace 8,435 33.67 -8.49
Greens Anne Boccabella 3,842 15.33 -1.67
Independent Ruth Bonnett 576 2.30 +2.30
Total formal votes 25,054 98.35 -0.15
Informal votes 420 1.65 +0.15
Turnout 25,474 86.89 +0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,689 54.88 +10.85
Labor Grace Grace 10,432 45.12 -10.85
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +10.85

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2009 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grace Grace 10,238 42.2 -7.7
Liberal National Mark Wood 9,042 37.2 +8.1
Greens Anne Boccabella 4,129 17.0 -1.5
DS4SEQ Adrian Miller 873 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 24,282 98.3
Informal votes 371 1.7
Turnout 24,653 86.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 12,548 56.0 -8.4
Liberal National Mark Wood 9,870 44.0 +8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4
2007 Brisbane Central state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grace Grace 11,248 50.35 −0.13
Greens Anne Boccabella 7,396 33.11 +14.83
Family First Mark A. White 1,738 7.78 +7.78
Independent Erik Olaf Eriksen 711 3.18 +3.18
Independent Ronald Davy 674 3.02 +3.02
One Nation Ian Nelson 574 2.57 +2.57
Total formal votes 30,111 93.21 −1.16
Informal votes 2,193 6.79 +1.16
Turnout 32,304 84.93 −6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 11,594 57.85 −6.92
Greens Anne Boccabella 8,449 42.15 +42.15
Labor hold Swing N/A
2006 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 13,563 50.5 -7.8
Liberal Craig Thomas 7,748 28.8 +2.7
Greens Larissa Waters 4,912 18.3 +6.0
Independent Sam Watson 500 1.9 +1.9
Independent Alan Skyring 145 0.5 +0.0
Total formal votes 26,868 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 415 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 27,283 84.7 +0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 15,888 64.8 -4.8
Liberal Craig Thomas 8,642 35.2 +4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8
2004 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 14,644 58.3 -6.4
Liberal Reg Little 6,563 26.1 +5.1
Greens Richard Nielsen 3,095 12.3 +5.4
Independent Coral Wynter 376 1.5 +0.6
Independent Adrian McAvoy 310 1.2 +1.2
Independent Alan Skyring 117 0.5 -0.1
Total formal votes 25,105 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 403 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 25,508 84.7 -3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 16,221 69.6 -5.4
Liberal Reg Little 7,093 30.4 +5.4
Labor hold Swing -5.4
2001 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 14,894 64.7 +11.1
Liberal Joe Vasta 4,839 21.0 -5.6
Greens Richard Nielsen 1,579 6.9 +2.6
Independent Tamara Tonite 974 4.2 +4.2
Independent Samuel Tornatore 201 0.9 +0.9
Independent Coral Wynter 200 0.9 +0.9
Independent Alan Skyring 127 0.6 +0.6
Independent Dionne Buckley 112 0.5 +0.5
Independent Jayson Dalton 84 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 23,010 98.1
Informal votes 441 1.9
Turnout 23,451 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 15,936 75.0 +10.2
Liberal Joe Vasta 5,322 25.0 -10.2
Labor hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,632 53.7 +3.7
Liberal Tony Gleeson 5,179 26.2 -9.4
One Nation John Beattie 1,925 9.7 +9.7
Greens Richard Nielsen 932 4.7 -4.7
Democrats Nicky Jones 783 4.0 +4.0
Independent Graham Matthews 351 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 19,802 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 308 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 20,110 89.3 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 12,241 65.1 +4.9
Liberal Tony Gleeson 6,549 34.9 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9
1995 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 8,651 50.0 -8.7
Liberal Jason Aldworth 6,153 35.5 +3.2
Greens Richard Nielsen 1,631 9.4 +9.4
Independent Zanny Begg 541 3.1 +3.1
Independent Guy McGhie 340 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 17,316 98.0 +0.5
Informal votes 357 2.0 -0.5
Turnout 17,673 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 10,089 60.3 -4.6
Liberal Jason Aldworth 6,649 39.7 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
1992 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,946 58.7 -2.1
Liberal Richard Roberts 6,030 32.3 +6.0
Independent Susan Price 1,680 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 18,656 97.5
Informal votes 477 2.5
Turnout 19,133 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 11,869 64.8 +1.9
Liberal Richard Roberts 6,440 35.2 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1989 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,823 64.7 +14.5
Liberal John Peeters 3,452 20.6 +1.8
National Justin Choveaux 1,599 9.6 -15.1
Greens Ranald McDonald 860 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 16,734 96.4 +0.7
Informal votes 630 3.6 -0.7
Turnout 17,364 84.1 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 11,413 68.2 +9.1
Liberal John Peeters 5,321 31.8 -9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1
1986 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,894 50.2 -8.7
National Peter Peters 3,899 24.8 +24.8
Liberal Muriel Ward 2,955 18.8 -22.3
Independent Anthony Kneipp 405 2.6 +2.6
Socialist Jack Cotter 401 2.6 +2.6
Independent Mark Gardener 181 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 15,735 95.7
Informal votes 710 4.3
Turnout 16,445 85.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 9,299 59.1 +0.2
National Peter Peters 6,436 40.9 +40.9
Labor hold Swing +0.2
1983 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 8,164 58.9 +5.3
Liberal Rodney Daniel 5,700 41.1 -0.2
Total formal votes 13,864 96.9 -0.3
Informal votes 447 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 14,311 88.7 +4.4
Labor hold Swing +1.2
1980 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,279 53.6 +0.9
Liberal Robert Wright 5,604 41.3 -2.6
Communist Murray Broad 699 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 13,582 97.2 -0.6
Informal votes 385 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 13,967 84.3 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 7,838 57.7 +2.3
Liberal Robert Wright 5,744 42.3 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,641 52.7
Liberal Dennis Young 6,359 43.9
Socialist Dennis Bailey 490 3.4
Total formal votes 14,490 97.8
Informal votes 329 2.2
Turnout 14,819 88.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 8,033 55.4 +8.2
Liberal Dennis Young 6,457 44.6 -8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2015 State General Election - Brisbane Central - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Brisbane Central - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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