Electoral results for the district of Cooroora

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

Members for Cooroora[edit]

Member Party Term
  Harry Walker Ministerialist 1912-1915
Liberal 1915-1918
National 1918-1920
Country 1920-1925
CPNP 1925-1936
Country 1936-1947
David Low Country 1947-1974
Gordon Simpson National 1974-1989
Ray Barber Labor 1989-1992

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

The results for the 1989 election were:[1]

1989 Queensland state election: Cooroora[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Barber 11,857 48.1 +16.8
National Robin Priebe 5,629 22.8 -26.6
Liberal Allen Low 5,613 22.8 +8.2
Independent Joseph Roach 1,561 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 24,660 97.2 -1.3
Informal votes 702 2.8 +1.3
Turnout 25,362 89.3 -0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Barber 12,584 51.0 +12.2
Liberal Allen Low 12,076 49.0 +49.0
Labor gain from National Swing +12.2
1986 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 9,163 49.4 -8.1
Labor Brian Payler 5,799 31.3 -2.0
Liberal Wehl Wansley 2,706 14.6 +14.6
Democrats John Boultbee 871 4.7 -2.4
Total formal votes 18,539 98.5
Informal votes 277 1.5
Turnout 18,816 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 11,242 60.6 -1.0
Labor Brian Payler 7,297 39.4 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0
1983 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 13,478 57.5 +3.4
Labor Gordon Nuttall 7,805 33.3 +6.2
Democrats T. Roth 1,655 7.1 +7.1
Independent Stanley Carlile 482 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 23,420 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 339 1.4 0.0
Turnout 23,759 90.7 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 14,547 62.1 -4.3
Labor Gordon Nuttall 8,873 37.9 +4.3
National hold Swing -4.3
1980 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 10,457 54.2 +2.5
Labor Sydney Appleby 5,230 27.1 -2.1
Liberal John Barbeler 2,821 14.6 -4.4
Independent Donald Sime 798 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 19,306 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 280 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 19,586 88.9 -3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 12,821 66.4 -1.7
Labor Sydney Appleby 6,485 33.6 +1.7
National hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 8,361 51.7 +4.1
Labor Donald Sime 4,724 29.2 +9.4
Liberal John Williams 3,078 19.0 -11.4
Total formal votes 16,163 99.1
Informal votes 142 0.9
Turnout 16,305 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 11,008 68.1 -6.8
Labor Donald Sime 5,155 31.9 +6.8
National hold Swing -6.8
1974 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 6,812 47.6 -12.9
Liberal Henry Williams 4,353 30.4 +30.4
Labor Anthony Dames 2,835 19.8 -12.3
Queensland Labor Alexander Browne 310 2.2 -5.3
Total formal votes 14,310 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 163 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 14,473 89.1 -3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 10,714 74.9 +9.1
Labor Anthony Dames 3,596 25.1 -9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 7,453 52.1 -13.7
Liberal Henry Williams 6,857 47.9 +47.9
National hold Swing -13.7
1972 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 7,126 60.4 -1.7
Labor Anthony Dames 3,785 32.1 +1.7
Queensland Labor Alexander Browne 878 7.5 0.0
Total formal votes 11,789 98.7
Informal votes 149 1.3
Turnout 11,938 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Low 7,758 65.8 -1.7
Labor Anthony Dames 4,031 34.2 +1.7
Country hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,116 62.1 +2.1
Labor Lutgerdienko Hoiting 2,991 30.4 -9.6
Queensland Labor Alexander Browne 744 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 9,851 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 161 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 10,012 93.4 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Low 6,656 67.6 +7.6
Labor Lutgerdienko Hoiting 3,195 32.4 -7.6
Country hold Swing +7.6
1966 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 5,716 60.0 -1.8
Labor Kenneth Kliese 3,813 40.0 +8.8
Total formal votes 9,529 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 111 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 9,640 93.7 -0.9
Country hold Swing -7.8
1963 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 5,746 61.8 -9.2
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,900 31.2 +2.2
Independent Theophilus Chapman 644 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 9,290 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 131 1.4 0.0
Turnout 9,421 94.6 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Low 6,297 67.8 -3.2
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,993 32.2 +3.2
Country hold Swing -3.2
1960 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,281 71.0
Labor Lancelot Sanderson 2,560 29.0
Total formal votes 8,841 98.6
Informal votes 124 1.4
Turnout 8,965 94.2
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1957 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 7,201 75.9 +7.7
Labor Ralph Smith 2,283 24.1 -7.7
Total formal votes 9,484 98.4 -0.8
Informal votes 156 1.6 +0.8
Turnout 9,640 95.0 +0.9
Country hold Swing +7.7
1956 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,396 68.2 -1.9
Labor Geoffrey Arnell 2,978 31.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 9,374 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 72 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 9,446 94.1 -0.5
Country hold Swing -1.9
1953 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,359 70.1 -2.5
Labor Geoffrey Arnell 2,713 29.9 +2.5
Total formal votes 9,072 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 67 0.7 -0.1
Turnout 9,139 94.6 +2.4
Country hold Swing -2.5
1950 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 6,390 72.6
Labor Geoffrey Arnell 2,411 27.4
Total formal votes 8,801 99.2
Informal votes 73 0.8
Turnout 8,874 92.2
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Low 3,069 31.4 -31.1
Frank Barnes Labor Bill Gresham 2,693 27.6 +27.6
Labor Robert Spencer 2,217 22.7 -14.8
Independent Country William Low 1,791 18.3 +18.3
Total formal votes 9,770 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 142 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 9,912 92.3 +3.3
Country hold Swing N/A
1944 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Walker 5,486 62.5 -37.5
Labor Robert Spencer 3,289 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 8,775 99.1
Informal votes 79 0.9
Turnout 8,854 89.0
Country hold Swing N/A
1941 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Walker unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Walker 5,353 59.5 -7.1
Labor Andrew Thompson 2,283 25.4 +25.4
Social Credit Denis Hannay 1,364 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 9,000 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 100 1.1 -0.8
Turnout 9,100 94.4 +0.7
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Walker 5,700 66.6
Women's Political Alliance Nora Solly 2,898 33.4
Total formal votes 8,688 98.1
Informal votes 165 1.9
Turnout 8,853 93.7
CPNP hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Walker 4,516 68.4
Labor Roy Reid 2,087 31.6
Total formal votes 6,603 99.3
Informal votes 49 0.7
Turnout 6,652 88.0
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Walker unopposed
CPNP hold Swing
1926 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Walker unopposed
CPNP hold Swing
1923 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Walker unopposed
Country hold Swing
1920 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harry Walker unopposed
Country gain from National Swing

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Harry Walker 3,213 64.5 +3.9
Labor Hector Spratt 1,766 35.5 -3.9
Total formal votes 4,979 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 53 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 5,032 80.9 -6.6
National hold Swing +3.9
1915 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Walker 2,559 60.6 -3.9
Labor Daniel O'Brien 1,664 39.4 +3.9
Total formal votes 4,223 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 58 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 4,281 87.5 +12.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.9
1912 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Walker 2,206 64.5
Labor William Jones 1,216 35.5
Total formal votes 3,422 99.1
Informal votes 31 0.9
Turnout 3,453 75.0
Liberal hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cooroora - 1989 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Cooroora - 1989 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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