Electoral results for the district of Balonne

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

Members for Balonne

First incarnation (1873–1932)
Member		Party	Term
	Adam Walker		1873-1874
	Jacob Low		1874-1883
	Boyd Morehead	Ministerialist	1883-1896
	George Story	Ministerialist	1896-1904
	Edward Land	Labor	1904-1927
	Samuel Brassington	Labor	1927-1932
Second incarnation (1950-1992)
	John Taylor	Labor	1950-1957
	Edwin Beardmore	Country	1957-1969
	Harold Hungerford	Country	1969-1972
	Don Neal	Country	1972-1974
		National	1974-1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Balonne[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Neal	4,315	57.0	-17.1
	Labor	Barrie Ryan	1,633	21.6	-4.3
	Independent	John Ellem	932	12.3	+12.3
	Independent	Allen Tinkler	687	9.1	+9.1
Total formal votes			7,567	97.0	-0.6
Informal votes			230	3.0	+0.6
Turnout			7,797	90.7	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Don Neal	5,592	73.9	-0.2
	Labor	Barrie Ryan	1,975	26.1	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

Queensland state election, 1986: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Neal	5,350	74.1	-0.7
	Labor	Elwyn Brookes	1,872	25.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			7,222	97.6
Informal votes			180	2.4
Turnout			7,402	91.3
	National hold		Swing	-0.7

Queensland state election, 1983: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Neal	5,736	74.4	+5.7
	Labor	Graham Staerk	1,975	25.6	-5.7
Total formal votes			7,711	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			94	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			7,805	91.4	+2.7
	National hold		Swing	+5.7

Queensland state election, 1980: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Neal	4,938	68.7	-3.2
	Labor	John Barrett	2,249	31.3	+3.2
Total formal votes			7,187	98.5	+0.2
Informal votes			107	1.5	-0.2
Turnout			7,294	88.7	-0.8
	National hold		Swing	-3.2

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Neal	5,064	71.9	-3.2
	Labor	Robert Saltau	1,975	28.1	+3.2
Total formal votes			7,039	98.3
Informal votes			119	1.7
Turnout			7,158	89.5
	National hold		Swing	-3.2

Queensland state election, 1974: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Neal	4,664	75.4	+24.1
	Labor	Robert Drenan	1,523	24.6	-4.3
Total formal votes			6,187	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			63	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			6,250	87.4	-2.4
	National hold		Swing	+9.8

Queensland state election, 1972: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Don Neal	3,132	51.3	-8.1
	Labor	Bob Drenan	1,768	28.9	-11.7
	Democratic Labor	John Donnelly	814	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	William Dendle	395	6.5	+6.5
Total formal votes			6,109	99.1
Informal votes			58	0.9
Turnout			6,167	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Don Neal	4,006	65.6	+6.2
	Labor	Bob Drenan	2,103	34.3	-6.2
	Country hold		Swing	+6.2

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harold Hungerford	3,654	58.9	-3.8
	Labor	Ben Ward	2,552	41.1	+3.8
Total formal votes			6,155	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			51	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			6,206	89.6	+0.6
	Country hold		Swing	-3.8

Queensland state election, 1966: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Edwin Beardmore	4,059	62.7	-3.0
	Labor	Ben Ward	2,414	37.3	+3.0
Total formal votes			6,473	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			63	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			6,536	89.0	-1.7
	Country hold		Swing	-3.0

Queensland state election, 1963: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Edwin Beardmore	4,266	65.7	+2.6
	Labor	Russell Hall	2,231	34.3	-2.6
Total formal votes			6,497	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			59	0.9	-0.3
Turnout			6,556	90.7	+2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+2.6

Queensland state election, 1960: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Edwin Beardmore	4,049	63.1
	Labor	William Dendle	2,371	36.9
Total formal votes			6,420	98.8
Informal votes			75	1.2
Turnout			6,495	87.9
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Edwin Beardmore	2,264	43.1	-0.2
	Labor	John Taylor	1,988	37.9	-18.8
	Queensland Labor	Henry Bunton	995	19.0	+19.0
Total formal votes			5,247	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			54	1.0	-0.2
Turnout			5,301	91.3	+5.5
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+9.9

Queensland state election, 1956: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	2,616	56.7	-4.5
	Country	Eric McCorkell	1,997	43.3	+4.5
Total formal votes			4,613	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			57	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			4,670	85.8	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

Queensland state election, 1953: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	2,600	61.2	+7.3
	Country	Claude Dunshea	1,650	38.8	-7.3
Total formal votes			4,250	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			38	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			4,288	85.4	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.3

Queensland state election, 1950: Balonne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	2,324	53.9
	Country	Herbert Dearden	1,989	46.1
Total formal votes			4,313	99.0
Informal votes			44	1.0
Turnout			4,357	87.4
	Labor hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/qld/results/1989/Balonne.htm