Electoral results for the district of Rockhampton South
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Rockhampton South in Queensland state elections.
Members for Rockhampton South[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Pilbeam | Liberal | 1960–1969 | |
| Keith Wright | Labor | 1969–1972 | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 1960s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Keith Wright | 5,948 | 50.9 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 4,778 | 40.8 | -8.0 | |
| Queensland Labor | Peter Boyle | 971 | 8.3 | -3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 11,697 | 98.7 | -0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 150 | 1.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 11,847 | 92.7 | -2.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Keith Wright | 6,101 | 52.2 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 5,596 | 47.8 | -8.9 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 5,873 | 48.8 | +1.4 | |
| Labor | Kevin Charles | 4,709 | 39.1 | -3.8 | |
| Queensland Labor | Peter Boyle | 1,456 | 12.1 | +3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,038 | 98.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 143 | 1.2 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,181 | 94.7 | -1.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 6,828 | 56.7 | +2.0 | |
| Labor | Kevin Charles | 5,210 | 43.3 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 5,728 | 47.4 | +6.3 | |
| Labor | Charles White | 5,179 | 42.9 | +15.0 | |
| Queensland Labor | Stan Doolan | 1,070 | 8.9 | -22.1 | |
| Independent | Brian Dillon | 93 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,070 | 98.6 | -0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 166 | 1.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 12,236 | 95.8 | +2.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 6,607 | 54.7 | ||
| Labor | Charles White | 5,463 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rex Pilbeam | 5,047 | 41.1 | ||
| Queensland Labor | Mick Gardner | 3,801 | 31.0 | ||
| Labor | Jim Clark | 3,427 | 27.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,275 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 106 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 12,381 | 93.7 | |||
| Liberal win | (new seat) | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1981). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1965-1974. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909596735.