Electoral results for the district of Aubigny

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

Members for Aubigny[edit]

Member Party Term
  Edward Wilmot Pechey   1873–1877
  Patrick Perkins Conservative 1877–1884
  James Campbell Conservative 1884–1893
  William Lovejoy Opposition 1893–1894
  William Thorn Opposition 1894–1904
  John O'Brien Labor 1904–1907
  Donald McIntyre Kidstonites 1907–1908
  William Thorn Farmer's Rep. 1908–1909
  Liberal 1909–1912
  Alfred James Luke Liberal 1912–1915
  Arthur Edward Moore Farmers' Union 1915–1917
  National 1917–1919
  Country 1919–1925
  Country and Progressive National 1925–1936
  Country 1936–1941
  Jim Sparkes Country 1941–1960
  Les Diplock Queensland Labor 1960–1962
Democratic Labor 1962–1972

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Aubigny[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,065 55.4 -0.9
Country Peter Paull 2,646 28.9 -2.2
Labor Thomas Wilson 1,430 15.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 9,141 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 93 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 9,234 94.9 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,780 63.2 +0.6
Country Peter Paull 3,361 36.8 -0.6
Queensland Labor hold Swing +0.6
1966 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,123 56.3 +3.9
Country John Corfe 2,828 31.1 -3.0
Labor Peter Fitzpatrick 1,150 12.6 -0.9
Total formal votes 9,101 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 113 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 9,214 95.4 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,697 62.6 +3.0
Country John Corfe 3,404 37.4 -3.0
Queensland Labor hold Swing +3.0
1963 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 4,644 52.4 +6.5
Country Somerset Thorn 3,017 34.0 -8.9
Labor Bruce Strachan 1,198 13.5 +2.3
Total formal votes 8,859 99.0 -0.4
Informal votes 92 1.0 +0.4
Turnout 8,951 96.0 +2.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 5,280 59.6
Country Somerset Thorn 3,579 40.4
Queensland Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Les Diplock 4,024 45.9 +45.9
Country Jim Sparkes 3,763 42.9 -57.1
Labor Bruce Strachan 981 11.2 +11.2
Total formal votes 8,768 99.4
Informal votes 52 0.6
Turnout 8,820 93.6
Queensland Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1957 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes unopposed
Country hold Swing
1956 Queensland state election: Aubigny[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 6,409 72.6 +13.3
Labor William Alexander 2,423 27.4 +27.4
Total formal votes 8,832 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 64 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,896 95.5 +0.5
Country hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 5,240 59.3 -14.3
Independent Victor Sullivan 3,601 40.7 +40.7
Total formal votes 8,841 99.1 -0.4
Informal votes 78 0.9 +0.4
Turnout 8,919 95.0 +1.8
Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 6,537 73.6
Labor Christopher Schull 1,829 20.6
Independent George Legge 514 5.8
Total formal votes 8,880 99.5
Informal votes 43 0.5
Turnout 8,923 93.2
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 6,140 71.5 +3.3
Labor John Tomlinson 2,442 28.5 -3.3
Total formal votes 8,582 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 92 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 8,674 92.4 +3.8
Country hold Swing +3.3
1944 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 5,620 68.2 +4.9
Labor William Harth 2,614 31.8 -4.9
Total formal votes 8,234 99.2 -0.2
Informal votes 67 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 8,301 88.6 -4.4
Country hold Swing +4.9
1941 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Sparkes 5,451 63.3 -2.4
Labor Adolphus Baker 3,163 36.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 8,614 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 50 0.6 -0.5
Turnout 8,664 93.0 +0.4
Country hold Swing -9.9

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Moore 5,408 65.7 -34.3
Labor James Strofeld 1,976 24.0 +24.0
Independent Hermann Wrembeck 844 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 8,228 98.9
Informal votes 91 1.1
Turnout 8,319 92.6
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Moore unopposed
CPNP hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Moore 4,806 66.7
Labor Benjamin Costin 2,394 33.3
Total formal votes 7,200 99.3
Informal votes 49 0.7
Turnout 7,249 96.4
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Moore 3,914 65.1 -4.4
Independent Edward Gore 2,099 34.9 +34.9
Total formal votes 6,013 98.8 -0.4
Informal votes 75 1.2 +0.4
Turnout 6,088 94.8 +2.1
CPNP hold Swing N/A
1926 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Moore 3,877 69.5 +10.4
Labor John Moir 1,700 30.5 -10.4
Total formal votes 5,577 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 47 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 5,624 92.7 +5.0
CPNP hold Swing +10.4
1923 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Edward Moore 3,318 59.1 -3.1
Labor Charles Gould 2,294 40.9 +3.1
Total formal votes 5,612 99.1 -0.4
Informal votes 51 0.9 +0.4
Turnout 5,663 87.7 +0.7
Country hold Swing -3.1
1920 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Moore 2,527 62.2 +62.2
Labor William Brady 1,535 37.8 -10.5
Total formal votes 4,062 99.5 +0.2
Informal votes 20 0.5 -0.2
Turnout 4,082 87.0 +1.8
Country gain from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Arthur Edward Moore 2,096 51.7 +24.3
Labor James Desmond 1,958 48.3 +20.1
Total formal votes 4,054 99.3 +2.8
Informal votes 26 0.7 -2.8
Turnout 4,080 85.2 -3.1
National gain from Farmers' Union Swing N/A
1915 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Farmers' Union Arthur Edward Moore 1,453 40.3 +40.3
Labor Jack Jones 1,016 28.2 -2.6
Liberal Alfred Luke 990 27.4 -41.8
Independent Francis Mitchell 149 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 3,608 96.5 -2.1
Informal votes 93 3.5 +2.1
Turnout 3,701 88.3 +16.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Farmers' Union Arthur Edward Moore 1,747 62.7 +62.7
Labor Jack Jones 1,039 37.3 +6.5
Farmers' Union gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1912 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Luke 2,287 69.2
Labor John Connelly 1,020 30.8
Total formal votes 3,307 98.6
Informal votes 48 1.4
Turnout 3,355 71.9
Liberal hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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