Electoral results for the district of Brisbane Central

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

Members for Brisbane Central

MemberPartyTerm
  Brian Davis Labor 1977–1989
  Peter Beattie Labor 1989–2007
  Grace Grace Labor 2007–2012
  Robert Cavallucci Liberal National 2012–2015
  Grace Grace Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Brisbane Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,042 41.81 −6.89
Labor Grace Grace 10,590 36.77 +3.10
Greens Kirsten Lovejoy 5,355 18.59 +3.26
Independent Kai Jones 815 2.83 +0.53
Total formal votes 28,802 98.36 +0.01
Informal votes 481 1.64 −0.01
Turnout 29,283 84.96 −1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 14,334 53.25 +8.13
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,584 46.75 −8.13
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +8.13
Queensland state election, 2012: Brisbane Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,201 48.70 +11.46
Labor Grace Grace 8,435 33.67 -8.49
Greens Anne Boccabella 3,842 15.33 -1.67
Independent Ruth Bonnett 576 2.30 +2.30
Total formal votes 25,054 98.35 -0.15
Informal votes 420 1.65 +0.15
Turnout 25,474 86.89 +0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Robert Cavallucci 12,689 54.88 +10.85
Labor Grace Grace 10,432 45.12 -10.85
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +10.85

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Brisbane Central[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grace Grace 10,238 42.2 -7.7
Liberal National Mark Wood 9,042 37.2 +8.1
Greens Anne Boccabella 4,129 17.0 -1.5
DS4SEQ Adrian Miller 873 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 24,282 98.3
Informal votes 371 1.7
Turnout 24,653 86.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 12,548 56.0 -8.4
Liberal National Mark Wood 9,870 44.0 +8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4
Brisbane Central state by-election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grace Grace 11,248 50.35 −0.13
Greens Anne Boccabella 7,396 33.11 +14.83
Family First Mark A. White 1,738 7.78 +7.78
Independent Erik Olaf Eriksen 711 3.18 +3.18
Independent Ronald Davy 674 3.02 +3.02
One Nation Ian Nelson 574 2.57 +2.57
Total formal votes 30,111 93.21 −1.16
Informal votes 2,193 6.79 +1.16
Turnout 32,304 84.93 −6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Grace Grace 11,594 57.85 −6.92
Greens Anne Boccabella 8,449 42.15 +42.15
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 2006: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 13,563 50.5 -7.8
Liberal Craig Thomas 7,748 28.8 +2.7
Greens Larissa Waters 4,912 18.3 +6.0
Independent Sam Watson 500 1.9 +1.9
Independent Alan Skyring 145 0.5 +0.0
Total formal votes 26,868 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 415 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 27,283 84.7 +0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 15,888 64.8 -4.8
Liberal Craig Thomas 8,642 35.2 +4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8
Queensland state election, 2004: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 14,644 58.3 -6.4
Liberal Reg Little 6,563 26.1 +5.1
Greens Richard Nielsen 3,095 12.3 +5.4
Independent Coral Wynter 376 1.5 +0.6
Independent Adrian McAvoy 310 1.2 +1.2
Independent Alan Skyring 117 0.5 -0.1
Total formal votes 25,105 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 403 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 25,508 84.7 -3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 16,221 69.6 -5.4
Liberal Reg Little 7,093 30.4 +5.4
Labor hold Swing -5.4
Queensland state election, 2001: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 14,894 64.7 +11.1
Liberal Joe Vasta 4,839 21.0 -5.6
Greens Richard Nielsen 1,579 6.9 +2.6
Independent Tamara Tonite 974 4.2 +4.2
Independent Samuel Tornatore 201 0.9 +0.9
Independent Coral Wynter 200 0.9 +0.9
Independent Alan Skyring 127 0.6 +0.6
Independent Dionne Buckley 112 0.5 +0.5
Independent Jayson Dalton 84 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 23,010 98.1
Informal votes 441 1.9
Turnout 23,451 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 15,936 75.0 +10.2
Liberal Joe Vasta 5,322 25.0 -10.2
Labor hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,632 53.7 +3.7
Liberal Tony Gleeson 5,179 26.2 -9.4
One Nation John Beattie 1,925 9.7 +9.7
Greens Richard Nielsen 932 4.7 -4.7
Democrats Nicky Jones 783 4.0 +4.0
Independent Graham Matthews 351 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 19,802 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 308 1.5 -0.5
Turnout 20,110 89.3 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 12,241 65.1 +4.9
Liberal Tony Gleeson 6,549 34.9 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9
Queensland state election, 1995: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 8,651 50.0 -8.7
Liberal Jason Aldworth 6,153 35.5 +3.2
Greens Richard Nielsen 1,631 9.4 +9.4
Independent Zanny Begg 541 3.1 +3.1
Independent Guy McGhie 340 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 17,316 98.0 +0.5
Informal votes 357 2.0 -0.5
Turnout 17,673 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 10,089 60.3 -4.6
Liberal Jason Aldworth 6,649 39.7 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
Queensland state election, 1992: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,946 58.7 -2.1
Liberal Richard Roberts 6,030 32.3 +6.0
Independent Susan Price 1,680 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 18,656 97.5
Informal votes 477 2.5
Turnout 19,133 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 11,869 64.8 +1.9
Liberal Richard Roberts 6,440 35.2 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Beattie 10,823 64.7 +14.5
Liberal John Peeters 3,452 20.6 +1.8
National Justin Choveaux 1,599 9.7 -15.1
Greens Ranald McDonald 860 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 16,734 96.4 +0.7
Informal votes 630 3.6 -0.7
Turnout 17,364 84.1 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Beattie 11,413 68.2 +9.1
Liberal John Peeters 5,321 31.8 -9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1
Queensland state election, 1986: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,894 50.2 -8.7
National Peter Peters 3,899 24.8 +24.8
Liberal Muriel Ward 2,955 18.8 -22.3
Independent Anthony Kneipp 405 2.6 +2.6
Socialist Jack Cotter 401 2.6 +2.6
Independent Mark Gardener 181 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 15,735 95.7
Informal votes 710 4.3
Turnout 16,445 85.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 9,299 59.1 +0.2
National Peter Peters 6,436 40.9 +40.9
Labor hold Swing +0.2
Queensland state election, 1983: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 8,164 58.9 +5.3
Liberal Rodney Daniel 5,700 41.1 -0.2
Total formal votes 13,864 96.9 -0.3
Informal votes 447 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 14,311 88.7 +4.4
Labor hold Swing +1.2
Queensland state election, 1980: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,279 53.6 +0.9
Liberal Robert Wright 5,604 41.3 -2.6
Communist Murray Broad 699 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 13,582 97.2 -0.6
Informal votes 385 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 13,967 84.3 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 7,838 57.7 +2.3
Liberal Robert Wright 5,744 42.3 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,641 52.7
Liberal Dennis Young 6,359 43.9
Socialist Dennis Bailey 490 3.4
Total formal votes 14,490 97.8
Informal votes 329 2.2
Turnout 14,819 88.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 8,033 55.4 +8.2
Liberal Dennis Young 6,457 44.6 -8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

References

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