COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== McPHERSON, Qld ==================================================================== South of Brisbane: Labrador, Nerang, Southport, Surfers Paradise -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 February 1981, following the death of Hon Eric Robinson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,139 +04.0 Votes cast: 72,626 84.3 -08.4 Informal votes: 1,575 02.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 71,051 97.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Aabraham-Steer 512 00.7 Kevine Chaffey 537 00.8 Peter Courtney 290 00.4 Hubert Giesberts 469 00.7 Ronald McKenna ALP 18,278 25.7 -05.1 Dr Glenister Sheil NCP 21,189 29.8 Peter White + Lib 29,776 41.9 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheil was a Senator for Queensland 1974-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Courtney's 290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aabraham-Steer 31 10.7 543 00.8 Chaffey 75 25.9 612 00.9 Giesberts 88 30.3 557 00.8 McKenna 41 14.1 18,319 25.8 Sheil 26 09.0 21,215 29.9 White + 29 10.0 29,805 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 290 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Aabraham-Steer's 543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaffey 377 69.4 989 01.4 Giesberts 49 09.0 606 00.9 McKenna 48 08.8 18,367 25.9 Sheil 28 05.2 21,243 29.9 White + 41 07.6 29,846 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 543 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Giesberts's 606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaffey 199 32.8 1,188 01.7 McKenna 208 34.3 18,575 26.1 Sheil 97 16.0 21,340 30.0 White + 102 16.8 29,948 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 606 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chaffey's 1,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenna 701 59.0 19,276 27.1 Sheil 346 29.1 21,686 30.5 White + 141 11.9 30,089 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,188 71,051 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McKenna's 19,276 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheil 3,029 15.7 24,715 34.8 WHITE + 16,247 84.3 46,336 65.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,276 71,051 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nicholson Duckett White (1936-2005): Elected 1981 By Born: 19 January 1936, Brisbane Career: Educated Duntroon Military College, Australian National University. Military service 1954-75. State politics: Qld MLA for Southport 1977-80 --------------------------------------------------------------------