This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Townsville West in Queensland state elections.
Members for Townsville West
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perc Tucker | Labor | 1972–1974 | |
| Max Hooper | National | 1974–1980 | |
| Geoff Smith | Labor | 1980–1986 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Geoff Smith | 7,605 | 51.2 | -1.3 | |
| National | Clifford Donohue | 4,700 | 31.6 | -13.5 | |
| Liberal | Leslie Tyrell | 1,845 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Independent | Ron Aitken | 709 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,859 | 98.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 195 | 1.3 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 15,054 | 88.5 | +1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Geoff Smith | 8,372 | 56.3 | +1.9 | |
| National | Clifford Donohue | 6,487 | 43.7 | -1.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Geoff Smith | 7,356 | 52.5 | +8.3 | |
| National | Max Hooper | 6,321 | 45.1 | +13.8 | |
| Communist | Frank Bishop | 325 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,002 | 98.2 | -0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 263 | 1.8 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 14,265 | 86.9 | -0.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Geoff Smith | 7,616 | 54.4 | +5.3 | |
| National | Max Hooper | 6,386 | 45.6 | -5.3 | |
| Labor gain from National | Swing | +5.3 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Geoff Smith | 6,016 | 44.2 | +1.4 | |
| National | Max Hooper | 4,259 | 31.3 | +18.0 | |
| Liberal | Fred Greensill | 2,473 | 18.2 | -5.3 | |
| Independent | Lilian Malcolm | 873 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,621 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 144 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 13,765 | 87.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Max Hooper | 6,931 | 50.9 | -5.0 | |
| Labor | Geoff Smith | 6,690 | 49.1 | +5.0 | |
| National hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,318 | 42.8 | -6.4 | |
| Liberal | Keith Rundle | 2,926 | 23.5 | -4.0 | |
| National | Max Hooper | 1,652 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
| National | Bryan Newell | 1,606 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
| Queensland Labor | Kiernan Dorney | 926 | 7.4 | -2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,428 | 98.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 163 | 1.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 12,591 | 90.6 | -1.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Max Hooper | 6,657 | 53.6 | +5.8 | |
| Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,771 | 46.4 | -5.8 | |
| National gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,526 | 49.2 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | Keith Rundle | 3,091 | 27.5 | +2.3 | |
| Country | Jean Thomas | 1,477 | 13.1 | -3.9 | |
| Queensland Labor | Brian Hurney | 1,146 | 10.2 | 0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 11,240 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 145 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 11,385 | 91.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,862 | 52.2 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Keith Rundle | 5,378 | 47.8 | -2.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
References
- ^ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.
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