ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF KENNEDY, QUEENSLAND ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 =================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Ravenswood -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,597 Votes cast: 6,384 66.5 Informal votes: 123 01.9 Formal votes: 6,261 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- M Barnett 2,325 37.1 Charles McDONALD Lab 3,936 62.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,261 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnett described himself as a free trader (there was no Free Trade organisation in Queensland). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901 Born: 8 August 1861, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Apprentice watchmaker, shearer. Labor publicist and organiser. President, Australian Labor Federation 1890-92. Colonial politics: Qld MLA for Flinders 1893-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== North-West Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Ravenswood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Labour over Free Trade 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 19,703 +105.3 Votes cast: 11,947 60.6 -05.9 Informal votes: 423 03.5 +01.6 Formal votes: 11,524 96.5 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Johnson NLU 3,493 30.3 -06.8 Charles McDONALD * Lab 8,031 69.7 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,524 19.7 06.8 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Winton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over NLU 19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,843 +26.1 Votes cast: 12,018 48.4 -12.2 Informal votes: 845 07.0 +03.5 Formal votes: 11,173 93.0 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Johnson AS 4,711 42.2 +11.9 Hon Charles McDONALD * Lab 6,462 57.8 -11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,173 07.8 11.9 to AS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Winton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,882 -07.9 Votes cast: 14,076 61.5 +13.1 Informal votes: 605 04.3 -02.7 Formal votes: 13,471 95.7 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Houghton Lib 4,742 35.2 -07.0 Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 8,729 64.8 +07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,471 14.8 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1 July 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Herberton, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.8 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 03.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,166 +53.7 Votes cast: 24,870 70.7 +09.2 Informal votes: 1,013 04.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 23,857 05.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Edwards Lib 6,112 25.6 -06.1 Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 17,745 74.4 +06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,857 24.4 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 8 July 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Herberton, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,337 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 8 October 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Herberton, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,441 -05.7 Votes cast: 25,089 79.8 Informal votes: 667 02.7 Formal votes: 24,422 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 15,346 62.8 Hubert Sizer Nat 9,076 37.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,422 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sizer was Qld MLA for Nundah 1918-23, Sandgate 1923-35. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 13 June 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Herberton, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,242 -07.0 Votes cast: 22,347 76.4 -03.4 Informal votes: 704 03.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 21,643 96.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 13,360 61.7 -01.1 James Suter Nat 8,283 38.3 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,643 11.7 01.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 11.7 Effect of redistribution: 00.8 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,971 +16.2 Votes cast: 25,414 74.8 -01.6 Informal votes: 1,333 05.2 +02.0 Formal votes: 24,081 94.8 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Nowland CP 9,257 38.4 +37.0 Hon Charles McDONALD * ALP 14,824 61.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,081 11.6 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McDonald (1861-1925): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 Died 13 November 1925 (after nominating for the 1925 elections). -------------------------------------------------------------------- See Kennedy 1925 for the consequences of McDonald's death. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,277 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosvenor FRANCIS Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- The sitting member since 1901, Hon Charles McDonald (ALP), who was the only other candidate, died 13 November 1925, between the close of nominations and polling day. Francis was declared elected unopposed. The Electoral Act was later amended to provide for the cancellation of the poll and the re-opening of nominations in these circumstances. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosvenor Arundell Francis (1873-1944): Elected 1925 Born: 14 April 1873, Normanton, Queensland. Career: Educated Brisbane Grammar School, University of Queensland. Barrister 1901. Practised Charters Towers 1901-26. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,677 -01.8 Votes cast: 28,904 88.5 Informal votes: 1,527 05.3 Formal votes: 27,377 94.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosvenor FRANCIS * Nat 14,336 52.4 William Riordan ALP 13,041 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,377 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Riordan, see Kennedy 1936 by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosvenor Arundell Francis (1873-1944): Elected 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,842 +03.6 Votes cast: 30,421 89.9 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,436 04.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 28,985 95.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosvenor Francis * Nat 13,593 46.9 -05.5 Darby RIORDAN ALP 15,392 53.1 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,985 03.1 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Grosvenor Arundell Francis (1873-1944): Elected 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929 Later career: Lawyer, Sydney. Investor with pastoral and mining interests. Died 30 November 1944 > David Riordan (1886-1936): Elected 1929 Born: 23 July 1886, Mackay, Queensland. Career: Educated state schools. Laborer, railway worker. Official, Australian Workers Union. Uncle of Hon William Riordan MP. Always called Darby (Australian Worker, 21 October 1936) State politics: Qld MLA Burke for 1918-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,395 +01.6 Votes cast: 30,372 88.3 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,112 03.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 29,260 96.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Clarke UAP 11,655 39.8 -07.1 Darby RIORDAN * ALP 17,605 60.2 +07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,260 10.2 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Riordan (1888-1936): Elected 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 10.2 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 00.7 shift to UAP New notional majority: ALP over UAP 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,348 +55.1 Votes cast: 47,189 88.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,452 03.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 45,737 96.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Clarke UAP 16,275 35.6 -04.9 Darby RIORDAN * ALP 27,290 59.7 +00.2 James Slater CPA 2,172 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,737 13.9 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Riordan (1888-1936): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Died 15 October 1936 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 11 DECEMBER 1936 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of David Riordan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,351 -03.7 Votes cast: 41,939 81.8 -06.7 Informal votes: 1,581 03.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 40,358 96.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Boyd 13,223 32.8 James Killoran 3,565 08.8 William Riordan + ALP 19,111 47.4 -12.3 James Slater CPA 4,459 11.1 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Killoran's 3,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd 2,245 63.0 15,468 38.3 Riordan + 852 23.9 19,963 49.5 Slater 468 13.1 4,927 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,565 40,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Slater's 4,927 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd 1,702 34.5 17,170 42.5 RIORDAN + 3,225 65.5 23,188 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,927 40,358 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Frederick Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By Born: 8 February 1908, Chillagoe, Queensland. Career: Educated Brisbane Boys Grammar School. Studied law. Public servant. Nephew of Darby Riordan MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.9 e 1936 by-election majority: ALP over Independent 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,555 +00.8 Votes cast: 48,880 91.3 +02.8 Informal votes: 1,443 03.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 47,437 97.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Kippen CP 14,812 31.2 Herbert Price DSC 2,269 04.8 William RIORDAN * ALP 30,356 64.0 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,437 16.4 e 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Frederick Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 16.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,010 +00.8 Votes cast: 47,903 88.7 -02.6 Informal votes: 1,209 02.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 46,694 97.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William RIORDAN * ALP 29,988 64.2 +00.2 Wilfred Simmonds CP 16,706 35.8 +04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,694 14.2 02.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Simmonds, see Senate Queensland 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Frederick Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,179 -01.5 Votes cast: 46,821 88.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,483 03.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 45,338 96.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Athena Deane 3,753 08.3 William RIORDAN * ALP 29,551 65.2 +01.0 Wilfred Simmonds CP 10,769 23.8 -12.0 Richard Vane-Millbank 1,265 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,338 21.7 e 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Simmonds, see Senate Queensland 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan 1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 21.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,915 +01.4 Votes cast: 45,293 84.0 -04.0 Informal votes: 1,120 02.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 44,173 97.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clement Cummings CP 18,769 42.5 +18.7 William RIORDAN * ALP 25,404 57.5 -07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,173 07.5 14.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Minister for the Navy from 1 November 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 07.5 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 04.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Country Party 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,364 -41.8 Votes cast: 28,004 89.3 +05.3 Informal votes: 533 01.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 27,471 98.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvester Browne CP 11,397 41.5 +04.6 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 15,127 55.1 -03.2 Eric Wyper CPA 947 03.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,471 08.4 e 03.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Minister for the Navy to 19 December 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 08.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,181 -00.6 Votes cast: 28,232 90.5 +01.2 Informal votes: 494 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 27,738 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvester Browne CP 11,038 39.8 -01.7 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 16,700 60.2 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,738 10.2 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Longreach -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,928 +02.4 Votes cast: 29,567 92.6 +02.1 Informal votes: 332 01.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 29,235 98.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifford Lanham CP 11,650 39.8 00.0 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 17,585 60.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,235 10.2 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Longreach, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 10.2 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,707 +05.6 Votes cast: 30,481 90.4 -02.2 Informal votes: 658 02.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 29,823 97.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Donnelly CP 12,457 41.8 +01.8 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 17,366 58.2 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,823 08.2 02.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Longreach, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,924 +09.5 Votes cast: 32,514 88.1 -02.3 Informal votes: 947 02.9 +00.7 Formal votes: 31,567 97.1 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Hindson CP 10,466 33.2 -08.6 Robert Katter QLP 5,026 15.9 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 16,075 50.9 -07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,567 04.1 e 04.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Katter, see Kennedy 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Longreach, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 04.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,619 +04.6 Votes cast: 35,004 90.6 +02.5 Informal votes: 994 02.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 34,010 97.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Halloran CP 10,723 31.5 -01.7 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 21,124 62.1 +11.2 Harold Wright QLP 2,163 06.4 -09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,010 13.4 e 09.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Longreach, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 13.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,173 +01.4 Votes cast: 35,291 90.1 -00.5 Informal votes: 791 02.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 34,500 97.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Judge DLP 2,174 06.3 -00.1 Hon William RIORDAN * ALP 21,182 61.4 -00.7 Keith Siemon CP 11,144 32.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,500 13.5 e 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Riordan retired at the 1966 election. Died 15 January 1973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Queensland: Bowen, Charters Towers, Longreach, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Country Party 13.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,047 -02.9 Votes cast: 34,932 91.8 +01.7 Informal votes: 591 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 34,341 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Bennett DLP 2,762 08.0 +01.7 Felix Dittmer + ALP 15,250 44.4 -17.0 John Donaldson 942 02.7 Robert Katter CP 15,387 44.8 +12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dittmer was the son of Senator Felix Dittmer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Donaldson's 942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennett 206 21.9 2,968 08.6 Dittmer + 284 30.1 15,534 45.2 Katter 452 48.0 15,839 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 942 34,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bennett's 2,968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dittmer + 1,124 37.9 16,658 48.5 KATTER 1,844 62.1 17,683 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,968 34,341 01.5 15.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966 Born: 5 September 1918, Brisbane Career: Educated Mt Carmel College, Charters Towers, Queensland, University of Queensland. Theatre proprietor, Cloncurry, Queensland. Military Service 1936-42. Cloncurry Shire Council. Left ALP 1957. Father of Hon Bob Katter Jr MP, grandfather of Robbie Katter MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 01.5 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 03.4 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,955 +15.5 Votes cast: 40,649 92.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 439 01.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 40,210 98.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Hurney DLP 1,419 03.5 -04.5 Norman Jones ALP 16,860 41.9 -00.9 Robert KATTER * CP 21,931 54.5 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,210 06.5 e 01.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Jones, see Senate Queensland 1980 (as Gerry Jones) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969 Minister for the Army from 2 February 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,581 +03.7 Votes cast: 42,224 92.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 676 01.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 41,548 98.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert KATTER * CP 23,921 57.6 +03.1 Tony McGrady ALP 16,261 39.1 -02.8 Paul Rutherford DLP 1,366 03.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,548 10.2 e 03.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGrady was Qld MLA for Mt Isa 1989-2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for the Army to 5 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 10.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,245 +10.2 Votes cast: 47,159 93.9 +01.3 Informal votes: 703 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 46,456 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert KATTER * CP 29,093 62.6 +05.0 Anthony McGrady ALP 17,363 37.4 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,456 12.6 02.4 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGrady was Qld MLA for Mt Isa 1989-2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,437 +02.4 Votes cast: 48,144 93.6 -00.3 Informal votes: 622 01.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 47,522 98.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gleeson ALP 16,981 35.7 -01.7 Hon Robert KATTER * NCP 29,704 62.5 -00.1 Charles Rendall 837 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,522 13.9 e 01.3 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Emerald, Mt Isa, Wondai -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 13.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.0 shift to NCP New notional majority: NCP over ALP 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,679 +16.0 Votes cast: 55,432 92.9 -00.7 Informal votes: 913 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 54,519 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vrettos Cominos 987 01.8 Robert Gleeson ALP 17,814 32.7 -02.0 Marelle Hicks AD 521 01.0 Hon Robert KATTER * NCP 33,453 61.4 -02.1 Raymond Oldham AD 1,744 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,519 14.2 e 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Australian Democrat vote was 4.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Emerald, Mt Isa, Wondai -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 14.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,750 +03.5 Votes cast: 57,062 92.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,021 01.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 56,041 98.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Fryar 2,103 03.8 +02.0 Susan Hadlow ALP 20,194 36.0 +03.3 Hon Robert KATTER * NCP 33,744 60.2 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,041 12.7 e 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Charters Towers, Emerald, Mt Isa, Wondai -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 12.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,714 +04.8 Votes cast: 58,783 90.8 -01.6 Informal votes: 748 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 58,035 98.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hannaford AD 2,757 04.8 Hon Robert KATTER * NPA 32,871 56.6 -03.6 Brigid Walsh ALP 22,407 38.6 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,035 09.1 e 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North-West Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 09.1 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 06.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,997 +05.1 Votes cast: 61,619 90.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 3,319 05.4 +04.1 Formal votes: 58,300 94.6 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brigid Walsh ALP 25,033 42.9 -02.3 Lance Winter AD 1,586 02.7 -02.1 Hon Robert KATTER * NPA 29,323 50.3 +00.3 Gerald Porter Lib 2,358 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Winter's 1,586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 729 46.0 25,762 44.2 KATTER * 565 35.7 29,888 51.3 Porter 290 18.3 2,648 04.5 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,586 58,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Porter's 2,648 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 364 13.8 26,126 44.8 KATTER * 2,281 86.2 32,169 55.2 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,648 58,300 05.2 02.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North-West Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,340 +04.9 Votes cast: 63,653 89.2 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,276 05.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 60,377 94.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Cooper Lib 4,584 07.6 +03.6 James Byrne ALP 27,208 45.1 +02.2 Hon Robert Katter * NPA 28,585 47.3 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,377 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 4,584 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Byrne 1,172 25.6 28,380 47.0 KATTER * 3,404 74.4 31,989 53.0 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,584 60,377 03.0 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cummin Katter (1918-90): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Katter retired at the 1990 election. Died 18 March 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North-West Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,568 +01.7 Votes cast: 67,195 92.6 +03.4 Informal votes: 1,901 02.8 -02.3 Formal votes: 65,294 97.2 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patricia Banzhaf AD 5,473 08.4 Rob Hulls ALP 28,936 44.3 -00.8 Fred Tritton Lib 9,134 14.0 +06.4 Ross Shannon + NPA 21,751 33.3 -14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Banzhaf's 5,473 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hulls 3,148 58.0 32,084 49.2 Tritton 1,236 22.8 10,370 15.9 Shannon + 1,047 19.3 22,798 34.9 (exhausted 42 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,473 65,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tritton's 10,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HULLS 1,452 14.0 33,536 51.4 Shannon + 8,904 86.0 31,702 48.6 (exhausted 14 56 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,370 65,294 01.4 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Justin Hulls (born 1957): Elected 1990 Born: 23 January 1957, Melbourne Career: Educated Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Solicitor, Legal Aid Commission Victoria. Partner in Mt Isa law firm 1986. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 01.4 Effect of redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over NPA 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,862 +11.4 Votes cast: 75,948 93.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,308 03.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 73,640 97.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Petrie 3,162 04.3 Norman Johnson 401 00.5 Donald Logan 323 00.4 Hon Robert Katter NPA 27,805 37.8 +06.3 Dave Cashmore Lib 7,882 10.7 -04.7 Kevin Paine AD 1,906 02.6 -05.4 Saeed de Ridder Grn 1,241 01.7 Rob Hulls * ALP 30,920 42.0 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Logan's 323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrie 58 18.0 3,220 04.4 Johnson 59 18.3 460 00.6 Katter 84 26.0 27,889 37.9 Cashmore 30 09.3 7,912 10.7 Paine 33 10.2 1,939 02.6 De Ridder 22 06.8 1,263 01.7 Hulls * 37 11.5 30,957 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 323 73,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Johnson's 460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrie 172 37.8 3,392 04.6 Katter 105 23.1 27,994 38.0 Cashmore 18 04.0 7,930 10.8 Paine 40 08.8 1,979 02.7 De Ridder 25 05.5 1,288 01.8 Hulls * 95 20.9 31,052 42.2 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 460 73,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: de Ridder's 1,288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrie 140 10.9 3,532 04.8 Katter 98 07.6 28,092 38.2 Cashmore 98 07.6 8,020 10.9 Paine 521 40.6 2,500 03.4 Hulls * 431 33.5 31,483 42.8 (exhausted 0 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,288 3,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Paine's 2,500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petrie 582 23.3 4,114 05.6 Katter 413 16.6 28,505 38.7 Cashmore 289 11.6 8,317 11.3 Hulls * 1,210 48.5 32,693 44.0 (exhausted 6 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,500 73,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Petrie's 4,114 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter 2,404 58.9 30,909 42.0 Cashmore 705 17.3 9,022 12.3 Hulls * 970 23.8 33,663 45.7 (exhausted 35 47 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,114 73,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cashmore's 9,022 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER 8,006 88.8 38,915 52.9 Hulls * 1,012 11.2 34,675 47.1 (exhausted 4 50 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,022 73,640 02.9 04.8 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Rob Justin Hulls (born 1957): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993 Later career: Chief of Staff to John Brumby MP, Leader of the Opposition in Victoria. Vic MLA for Niddrie 1996-2012. Attorney- General, Minister for Manufacturing Industry, Minister for Racing 1999-2002. Minister for Industrial Relations 2002-10. Minister for WorkCover 2002-05. Minister for Planning 2005-06. Minister for Racing 2006-10. Deputy Premier 2007-10. > Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993 Born: 22 May 1945, Cloncurry, Queensland. Career: Insurance, mining and cattle interests. Son of Hon Robert Cummin Katter MP. State politics: Qld MLA for Flinders 1974-92. Minister for Northern Development 1983-89. Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs 1983-87. Minister for Community Services 1987-89. Minister for Ethnic Affairs 1987-89. Minister for Mines and Energy 1989. Minister for Northern and Regional Development 1989. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Ingham, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 02.9 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,701 +02.3 Votes cast: 77,456 93.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,221 02.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 75,235 97.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Col Parker AD 4,973 06.6 +04.0 Clarence Walden 1,124 01.5 Jo Valentine Grn 1,807 02.4 +00.7 Fay Donovan ALP 22,257 29.6 -12.6 Hon Robert KATTER * NPA 45,074 59.9 +22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walden's 1,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 296 26.5 5,269 07.0 Valentine 177 15.8 1,984 02.6 Donovan 337 30.1 22,594 30.0 KATTER * 308 27.5 45,382 60.3 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,124 75,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Valentine's 1,984 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 1,002 50.9 6,271 08.3 Donovan 627 31.9 23,221 30.9 KATTER * 338 17.2 45,720 60.8 (exhausted 17 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,984 75,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parker's 6,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donovan 3,452 55.9 26,673 35.5 KATTER * 2,720 44.1 48,440 64.5 (exhausted 99 122 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,271 75,235 14.5 11.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Ingham, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 14.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,680 +01.2 Votes cast: 78,566 93.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,970 03.8 +00.9 Formal votes: 75,596 96.2 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Pohlmann 2,217 02.9 Steve Theodore 476 00.6 Judy Harris 256 00.3 Jayson Dalton ON 14,237 18.8 Ken Parker Grn 1,034 01.4 -01.0 Alan Isherwood AD 1,907 02.5 -04.1 Kenneth Stark ALP 22,117 29.3 -00.2 Hon Robert Katter * NPA 33,352 44.1 -12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris]s 255 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pohlmann 30 11.8 2,249 03.0 Theodore 77 30.2 553 00.7 Dalton 54 21.2 14,294 18.9 Parker 30 11.8 1,063 01.4 Isherwood 10 03.9 1,917 02.5 Stark 16 06.3 22,126 29.3 Katter * 38 14.9 33,393 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 255 75,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Theodore]s 553 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pohlmann 294 53.2 2,543 03.4 Dalton 138 25.0 14,432 19.1 Parker 25 04.5 1,088 01.4 Isherwood 18 03.3 1,935 02.6 Stark 29 05.2 22,155 29.3 Katter * 49 08.9 33,442 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 553 75,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parker]s 1,088 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pohlmann 208 19.1 2,751 03.6 Dalton 121 11.1 14,553 19.3 Isherwood 377 34.7 2,312 03.1 Stark 272 25.0 22,427 29.7 Katter * 110 10.1 33,552 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,088 75,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Isherwood]s 2,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pohlmann 549 23.7 3,300 04.4 Dalton 171 07.4 14,724 19.5 Stark 1,023 44.2 23,450 31.0 Katter * 569 24.6 34,121 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,312 75,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pohlmann]s 3,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dalton 1,183 35.8 15,907 21.0 Stark 724 21.9 24,174 32.0 Katter * 1,393 42.2 35,514 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,300 75,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Dalton]s 15,907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stark 5,167 32.5 29,341 38.8 KATTER * 10,740 67.5 46,254 61.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,907 75,596 11.2 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Ingham, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,943 +00.3 Votes cast: 79,168 94.3 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,685 04.6 +00.8 Formal votes: 75,483 95.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jo Wall AD 2,307 03.1 +00.5 Cherie Rivas Grn 1,601 02.1 +00.7 Alan Neilan ALP 17,613 23.3 -05.9 Mary Lyle + NPA 10,718 14.2 -29.9 Judith Harris 229 00.3 Hon Robert Katter * 35,555 47.1 Jerry Burnett ON 7,460 09.9 -08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter was an independent candidate, having resigned from the NPA in 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 229 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wall 25 10.9 2,332 03.1 Rivas 24 10.5 1,625 02.1 Neilan 22 09.6 17,635 23.4 Lyle 57 24.9 10,775 14.3 Katter * 72 31.4 35,627 47.2 Burnett 29 12.7 7,489 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 229 75,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rivas's 1,625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wall 728 44.8 3,060 04.0 Neilan 413 25.4 18,048 23.9 Lyle 131 08.1 10,906 14.4 Katter * 238 14.6 35,865 47.5 Burnett 115 07.1 7,604 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,625 75,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wall's 3,060 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 1,705 55.7 19,753 26.2 Lyle 578 18.9 11,484 15.2 Katter * 575 18.8 36,440 48.3 Burnett 202 06.6 7,806 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,060 75,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Burnett's 7,806 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 984 12.6 20,737 27.5 Lyle 815 10.4 12,299 16.3 KATTER * 6,007 76.9 42,447 56.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,806 75,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lyle's 12,299 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 2,144 17.4 22,881 30.3 KATTER * 10,155 82.6 52,602 69.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,299 75,483 19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North-west Queensland: Atherton, Charters Towers, Ingham, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Independent over ALP 19.7 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,089 +09.7 Votes cast: 85,239 92.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 3,782 04.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 81,457 95.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Jones Grn 2,879 03.5 +01.4 Alan Neilan ALP 19,296 23.7 -00.5 Hon Bob Katter * 32,688 40.1 -03.2 James Doyle NPA 19,413 23.8 +10.8 Judith Harris 316 00.4 Terry Hennesey AD 575 00.7 -02.3 Bill Hankin ON 3,698 04.5 -05.4 Keith Douglas FF 2,592 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 316 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 41 13.0 2,920 03.6 Neilan 14 04.4 19,310 23.7 Katter * 84 26.6 32,772 40.2 Doyle 58 18.4 19,471 23.9 Hennesey 36 11.4 611 00.8 Hankin 48 15.2 3,746 04.6 Douglas 35 11.1 2,627 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 316 81,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harris's 611 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 138 22.6 3,058 03.8 Neilan 93 15.2 19,403 23.8 Katter * 115 18.8 32,887 40.4 Doyle 119 19.5 19,590 24.1 Hankin 84 13.8 3,830 04.7 Douglas 62 10.2 2,689 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 611 81,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Douglas's 2,689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 273 10.2 3,331 04.1 Neilan 376 14.0 19,779 24.3 Katter * 783 29.1 33,670 41.3 Doyle 634 23.6 20,224 24.8 Hankin 623 23.2 4,453 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,689 81,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jones's 3,331 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 1,919 57.6 21,698 26.6 Katter * 797 23.9 34,467 42.3 Doyle 331 09.9 20,555 25.2 Hankin 284 08.5 4,737 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,331 81,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hankin's 4,737 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 795 16.8 22,493 27.6 Katter * 2,550 53.8 37,017 45.4 Doyle 1,392 29.4 21,947 26.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,737 81,457 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Doyle's 21,947 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 2,855 13.0 25,348 31.1 KATTER * 19,092 87.0 56,109 68.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,947 81,457 18.9 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- National 7th count: Katter's 37,017 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neilan 10,942 29.6 33,435 41.1 DOYLE 26,075 70.4 48,022 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,017 81,457 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Qld: Ingham, Innisfail, Mareeba, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-candidate majority: Independent over Labor 18.9 Effect of 2006 redistribution: cannot be calculated 2007 notional majority: Independent over Labor unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,713 -00.4 Votes cast: 85,610 93.4 +00.8 Informal votes: 3,291 03.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 82,319 96.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Morrison Nat 20,292 24.7 +01.2 Hon Bob Katter * 32,537 39.5 -00.2 Bill Hankin ON 1,441 01.8 -02.7 Keith Douglas FF 1,674 02.0 -01.1 Frank Reilly Grn 2,649 03.2 -00.3 Alan Neilan ALP 23,122 28.1 +04.1 Nigel Asplin AD 604 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Asplin's 604 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison 110 18.2 20,402 24.8 Katter * 97 16.1 32,634 39.6 Hankin 28 04.6 1,469 01.8 Douglas 43 07.1 1,717 02.1 Reilly 151 25.0 2,800 03.4 Neilan 175 29.0 23,297 28.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 604 82,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hankin's 1,717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison 244 16.6 20,646 25.1 Katter * 713 48.5 33,347 40.5 Douglas 230 15.7 1,947 02.4 Reilly 132 09.0 2,932 03.6 Neilan 150 10.2 23,447 28.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,717 82,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Douglas's 1,947 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison 467 24.0 21,113 25.7 Katter * 776 39.9 34,123 41.5 Reilly 380 19.5 3,312 04.0 Neilan 324 16.6 23,771 28.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,947 82,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Reilly's 3,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison 456 13.8 21,569 26.2 Katter * 969 29.3 35,092 42.6 Neilan 1,887 57.0 25,658 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,312 82,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Morrison's 21,569 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER * 19,479 90.3 54,571 66.3 Neilan 2,090 09.7 27,748 33.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,569 82,319 16.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a 2.5% two-candidate swing from Katter to the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 6th count: Katter's 35,092 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORRISON 25,770 73.4 47,339 57.5 Neilan 9,322 26.6 34,980 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,092 82,319 07.5 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Qld: Charters Towers, Ingham, Innisfail, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-candidate majority: Independent over Labor 16.3 Effect of 2009 redistribution: cannot be calculated 2007 notional majority: Independent over Labor unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,465 Votes cast: 86,370 91.4 Informal votes: 4,648 05.4 Formal votes: 81,722 94.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Turnour ALP 16,513 20.2 -08.8 Jess Jones Grn 3,669 04.5 +01.1 Fred Dykstra FF 1,633 02.0 00.0 Hon Bob Katter * 38,170 46.7 +09.9 Ed Morrison LNP 21,737 26.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dykstra's 1,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnour 235 14.4 16,748 20.5 Jones 312 19.1 3,981 04.9 Katter * 742 45.4 38,912 47.6 Morrison 344 21.1 22,081 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,633 81,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jones's 3,981 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnour 2,210 55.5 18,958 23.2 Katter * 1,395 35.0 40,307 49.3 Morrison 376 09.4 22,457 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,981 81,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Turnour's 18,958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER * 15,545 82.0 55,852 68.3 Morrison 3,413 18.0 25,870 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,958 81,722 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- On a two-party basis, the LNP had a majority of 11.9% over Labor, a swing of 4.6% to the LNP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 4th count: Katter's 40,307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnour 12,148 30.1 31,106 38.1 MORRISON 28,159 69.9 50,616 61.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 40,307 81,722 11.9 04.5 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Qld: Charters Towers, Ingham, Innisfail, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-candidate majority: Independent over Labor 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,394 +02.0 Votes cast: 88,929 92.3 +00.9 Informal votes: 4,828 05.4 00.0 Formal votes: 84,101 94.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Brazier PUP 6,419 07.6 Chester Tuxford 571 00.7 Jenny Stirling Grn 2,727 03.2 -01.3 Hon Bob Katter * KAP 24,691 29.4 Pam Hecht 508 00.6 Dan Vogler FF 1,064 01.3 -00.7 Noelene Ikin LNP 34,344 40.8 +14.2 Andrew Turnour ALP 13,777 16.4 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter’s primary vote was a decline of 17.3% from the 46.7% he polled as an independent in 2010. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hecht's 508 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazier 55 10.8 6,474 07.7 Tuxford 25 04.9 596 00.7 Stirling 25 04.9 2,752 03.3 Katter * 108 21.3 24,799 29.5 Vogler 212 41.7 1,276 01.5 Ikin 55 10.8 34,399 40.9 Turnour 28 05.5 13,805 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 508 84,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tuxford's 596 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazier 150 25.2 6,624 07.9 Stirling 123 20.6 2,875 03.4 Katter * 111 18.6 24,910 29.6 Vogler 93 15.6 1,369 01.6 Ikin 63 10.6 34,462 41.0 Turnour 56 09.4 13,861 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 596 84,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vogler's 1,369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazier 266 19.4 6,890 08.2 Stirling 154 11.3 3,029 03.6 Katter * 393 28.7 25,303 30.1 Ikin 429 31.3 34,891 41.5 Turnour 127 09.3 13,988 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,369 84,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stirling's 3,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazier 520 17.2 7,410 08.8 Katter * 698 23.0 26,001 30.9 Ikin 269 08.9 35,160 41.8 Turnour 1,542 50.9 15,530 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,029 84,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Brazier's 7,410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter * 4,567 61.6 30,568 36.4 Ikin 1,909 25.8 37,069 44.1 Turnour 934 12.6 16,464 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,410 84,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Turnour's 16,464 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER * 13,328 81.0 43,896 52.2 Ikin 3,136 19.0 40,205 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,464 84,101 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter was elected an an independent in 2010. In two-candidate terms there was a swing of 16.1% from Katter to the Nationals. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 7th count: Katter's 30,568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- IKIN 19,407 63.5 56,476 67.2 Turnour 11,161 36.5 27,625 32.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,568 84,101 17.2 05.3 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Qld: Charters Towers, Ingham, Innisfail, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-candidate majority: Katter's Austalian Party over LNP 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,883 +03.6 Votes cast: 89,428 89.5 -02.8 Informal votes: 3,418 03.8 -01.6 Formal votes: 86,010 96.2 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Valerie Weier Grn 4,213 04.9 +01.7 Donna Gallehawk FF 3,234 03.8 +02.5 Norm Jacobsen ALP 16,480 19.2 +02.8 Hon Bob Katter * KAP 34,277 39.9 +10.5 Jonathan Pavetto LNP 27,806 32.3 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gallehawk's 3,234 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weier 746 23.1 4,959 05.8 Jacobsen 534 16.5 17,014 19.8 Katter * 1,421 43.9 35,698 41.5 Pavetto 533 16.5 28,339 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,234 86,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Weier's 4,959 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobsen 3,048 61.5 20,062 23.3 Katter * 1,287 26.0 36,985 43.0 Pavetto 624 12.6 28,963 33.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,959 86,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jacobsen's 20,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER * 15,585 77.7 52,570 61.1 Pavetto 4,477 22.3 33,440 38.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,062 86,010 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter's majority represented a swing of 8.9% from the LNP to the KAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 4th count: Katter's 36,985 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobsen 17,045 46.1 37,107 43.1 PAVETTO 19,940 53.9 48,903 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,985 86,010 06.9 10.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Qld: Charters Towers, Hughenden, Ingham, Innisfail, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: KAP over LNP 11.1 Effect of 2018 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,679 +07.8 Votes cast: 95,944 89.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,996 04.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 91,948 95.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Bertuch UAP 6,124 06.7 Hon Bob Katter * KAP 37,665 41.0 +02.6 Lyle Burness Grn 4,751 05.2 +00.2 Ian Hackwell FACNP 2,532 02.8 Frank Beveridge LNP 25,264 27.5 -05.1 Brett McGuire ALP 15,612 17.0 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hackwell's 2,532 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bertuch 616 24.3 6,740 07.3 Katter * 1,227 48.5 38,892 42.3 Burness 145 05.7 4,896 05.3 Beveridge 460 18.2 25,724 28.0 McGuire 84 03.3 15,696 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,532 91,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burness's 4,896 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bertuch 528 10.8 7,268 07.9 Katter * 887 18.1 39,779 43.3 Beveridge 536 11.0 26,260 28.6 McGuire 2,945 60.2 18,641 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,896 91,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bertuch's 7,268 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter * 4,758 65.5 44,537 48.4 Beveridge 1,855 25.5 28,115 30.6 McGuire 655 09.0 19,296 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,268 91,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McGuire's 19,296 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER * 13,694 71.0 58,231 63.3 Beveridge 5,602 29.0 33,717 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,296 91,948 13.3 02.2 to KAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2013, 2016, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Qld: Charters Towers, Hughenden, Ingham, Innisfail, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: KAP over Nationals 13.3 2019 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,399 +06.4 Votes cast: 96,775 84.6 -04.5 Informal votes: 3,171 03.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 93,604 96.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bob Katter * KAP 39,036 41.7 +00.7 Bryce MacDonald Nat 26,387 28.2 +00.7 Jen Sackley 2,981 03.2 Jennifer Cox Grn 6,013 06.4 +01.3 Jason Brandon ALP 15,033 16.1 -00.9 Peter Campion UAP 4,154 04.4 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,604 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sackley's 2,981 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter * 976 32.7 40,012 42.8 MacDonald 374 12.6 26,761 28.6 Cox 666 22.3 6,679 07.1 Brandon 332 11.1 15,365 16.4 Campion 633 21.3 4,787 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,981 93,604 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Campion's 4,787 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter * 3,264 68.2 43,276 46.2 MacDonald 635 13.3 27,396 29.3 Cox 457 09.6 7,136 07.6 Brandon 431 09.0 15,796 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,787 93,604 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cox's 7,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter * 1,715 24.0 44,991 48.1 MacDonald 915 12.8 28,311 30.3 Brandon 4,506 63.1 20,302 21.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,136 93,604 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Brandon's 20,302 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KATTER * 14,069 69.3 59,060 63.1 MacDonald 6,233 30.7 34,544 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,302 93,604 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Qld: Charters Towers, Hughenden, Ingham, Innisfail, Mt Isa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: KAP over Nationals 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 123,696 +08.1 Votes cast: 103,622 83.8 -00.8 Informal votes: 6,460 06.2 +03.0 Formal votes: 97,162 93.8 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Annette Swaine LNP 23,135 23.8 -04.4 Steven Clare 1,625 01.7 Carole Stanford Grn 5,761 05.9 -00.5 Douglas Lush FFA 1,681 01.7 Kate Harris PHON 7,541 07.8 Sharon Winn Labor 15,917 16.4 +00.3 Mark Westcott ToP 2,283 02.4 -02.0 Hon Bob Katter * KAP 39,219 40.4 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clare's 1,625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swaine 247 15.2 23,382 24.1 Stanford 369 22.7 6,130 06.3 Lush 285 17.5 1,966 02.0 Harris 153 09.4 7,694 07.9 Winn 193 11.9 16,110 16.6 Westcott 96 05.9 2,379 02.5 Katter * 282 17.4 39,501 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,625 97,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lush's 1,966 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swaine 238 12.1 23,620 24.3 Stanford 364 18.5 6,494 06.7 Harris 434 22.1 8,128 08.4 Winn 202 10.3 16,312 16.8 Westcott 168 08.6 2,547 02.6 Katter * 560 28.5 40,061 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,966 97,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Westcott's 2,547 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swaine 239 09.4 23,859 24.6 Stanford 179 07.0 6,673 06.9 Harris 732 28.7 8,860 09.1 Winn 145 05.7 16,457 16.9 Katter * 1,252 49.2 41,313 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,547 97,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stanford's 6,673 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swaine 768 11.5 24,627 25.4 Harris 733 11.0 9,593 09.9 Winn 4,101 61.5 20,558 21.2 Katter * 1,071 16.1 42,384 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,673 97,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Harris's 9,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swaine 2,256 23.5 26,883 27.7 Winn 933 09.7 21,491 22.1 KATTER * 6,404 66.8 48,788 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,593 97,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Winn's 21,491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swaine 6,391 29.7 33,274 34.2 KATTER * 15,100 70.3 63,888 65.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,491 97,162 15.8 02.7 to KAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Carl Katter (born 1945): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 6th count: Katter's 48,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SWAINE 30,758 63.0 57,641 59.3 Winn 18,030 37.0 39,521 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,788 97,162 09.3 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.