Electoral results for the district of Bundaberg

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

Members for Bundaberg

Member		Party	Term
	Walter Adams	Conservative	1888–1890
		Ministerial	1890–1892
	George Hall	Labor	1892–1893
	Michael Duffy	Ministerial	1893–1896
	Thomas Glassey	Labor	1896–1901
	George Barber	Labor	1901–1935
	Bernard McLean	Labor	1935–1941
	Frank Barnes	Frank Barnes Labor	1941–1950
	Ted Walsh	Labor	1950–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957–1963
		Independent	1963–1969
	Lou Jensen	Labor	1969–1976
		Independent	1976–1977
	Jim Blake	Labor	1977–1983
	Clem Campbell	Labor	1983–1998
	Nita Cunningham	Labor	1998–2006
	Jack Dempsey	National	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2015
	Leanne Donaldson	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Bundaberg[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jack Dempsey	11,128	41.45	−11.71
	Labor	Leanne Donaldson	10,654	39.68	+15.96
	Palmer United	Robert Brown	3,208	11.95	+11.95
	Greens	Meg Anderson	1,112	4.14	+1.20
	Independent	Richard Freudenberg	746	2.78	+2.78
Total formal votes			26,848	97.81	+0.21
Informal votes			602	2.19	−0.21
Turnout			27,450	91.67	+0.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leanne Donaldson	12,783	51.62	+19.79
	Liberal National	Jack Dempsey	11,980	48.38	−19.79
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+19.79

Queensland state election, 2012: Bundaberg[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jack Dempsey	14,193	53.16	-0.55
	Labor	Cindy Hyland	6,335	23.73	-17.85
	Katter's Australian	Doug Anderson	4,117	15.42	+15.42
	Family First	Trevor Versace	841	3.15	+3.15
	Greens	Peter Higgins	785	2.94	-1.77
	Independent	Peter Wyatt	428	1.60	+1.60
Total formal votes			26,699	97.59	-0.51
Informal votes			658	2.41	+0.51
Turnout			27,357	91.38	-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jack Dempsey	15,900	68.17	+12.15
	Labor	Cindy Hyland	7,423	31.83	-12.15
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+12.15

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Bundaberg[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jack Dempsey	14,594	53.7	+9.0
	Labor	Phil Freeman	11,297	41.6	-3.1
	Greens	Erin Hall	1,281	4.7	+0.8
Total formal votes			27,172	98.0
Informal votes			527	2.0
Turnout			27,699	91.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jack Dempsey	14,851	56.0	+5.0
	Labor	Phil Freeman	11,660	44.0	-5.0
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.0

Queensland state election, 2006: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sonja Cleary	11,437	44.7	-6.5
	National	Jack Dempsey	11,400	44.6	+3.9
	Independent	Gregory McMahon	1,731	6.8	+6.8
	Greens	Willy Bach	1,002	3.9	-0.7
Total formal votes			25,570	97.8	-0.1
Informal votes			568	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			26,138	92.4	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Jack Dempsey	12,439	51.0	+6.3
	Labor	Sonja Cleary	11,973	49.0	-6.3
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+6.3

Queensland state election, 2004: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nita Cunningham	13,104	51.2	-13.7
	National	Jack Dempsey	10,410	40.7	+5.6
	Greens	Peter Ryan	1,171	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Adrian Wone	905	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			25,590	97.9	+2.1
Informal votes			544	2.1	-2.1
Turnout			26,134	92.8	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nita Cunningham	13,551	55.3	-9.6
	National	Jack Dempsey	10,960	44.7	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

Queensland state election, 2001: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nita Cunningham	15,812	64.9	+23.0
	National	David Porter	8,552	35.1	+9.8
Total formal votes			24,364	95.8
Informal votes			1,079	4.2
Turnout			25,443	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.4

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nita Cunningham	8,801	44.4	-6.1
	One Nation	Bernard Barry	5,819	29.3	+29.3
	National	David Porter	4,709	23.7	-25.7
	Greens	Ray Pearce	303	1.5	+1.5
	Democrats	Lance Hall	198	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			19,830	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			213	1.1	-0.4
Turnout			20,043	93.5	+0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Nita Cunningham	9,743	52.0	+1.5
	One Nation	Bernard Barry	8,979	48.0	+48.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Queensland state election, 1995: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clem Campbell	10,229	50.5	-0.7
	National	Kay McDuff	10,024	49.5	+19.9
Total formal votes			20,253	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			308	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			20,561	92.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.1

Queensland state election, 1992: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clem Campbell	10,597	51.2	-5.4
	National	Paul Petrie	6,119	29.6	+0.2
	Independent	Tony Barr	1,629	7.9	+7.9
	Liberal	Cameron Dale	1,290	6.2	-4.0
	Independent	Trevor Versace	1,065	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			20,700	98.0
Informal votes			430	2.0
Turnout			21,130	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clem Campbell	11,223	58.7	-0.6
	National	Paul Petrie	7,912	41.3	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clem Campbell	10,171	57.9	+4.0
	National	Mary Ann Walsh	5,316	30.3	-10.4
	Liberal	Peter MacSween	1,773	10.1	+10.1
	Grey Power	Linues Myles	300	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			17,560	97.9	-0.4
Informal votes			371	2.1	+0.4
Turnout			17,931	92.2	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clem Campbell	10,606	60.4	+3.8
	National	Mary Ann Walsh	6,954	39.6	-3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Queensland state election, 1986: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clem Campbell	9,223	53.9	+1.9
	National	Heather Galley	6,977	40.7	-0.8
	Independent	Alex Warren	928	5.4	-1.1
Total formal votes			17,128	98.3
Informal votes			290	1.7
Turnout			17,418	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clem Campbell	9,694	56.6	+2.3
	National	Heather Galley	7,434	43.4	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

Queensland state election, 1983: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clem Campbell	7,676	52.0	-2.3
	National	Des Barritt	6,122	41.5	+6.3
	Democrats	Alex Warren	956	6.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			14,754	99.1	-0.1
Informal votes			138	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			14,892	93.7	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clem Campbell	8,154	55.3	-3.0
	National	Des Barritt	6,600	44.7	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Queensland state election, 1980: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Blake	7,694	54.3	+5.6
	National	Bryan Conquest	4,991	35.2	+3.6
	Liberal	Graham Quirk	787	5.5	-7.6
	Democrats	Lola Lomax	706	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			14,178	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			120	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			14,298	91.5	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Blake	8,270	58.3	+3.9
	National	Bryan Conquest	5,908	41.7	-3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.9

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Blake	6,898	48.7	-0.8
	National	Bryan Conquest	4,471	31.6	+0.5
	Liberal	John Heaps	1,863	13.2	-3.4
	Independent	Lou Jensen	930	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			14,162	99.0
Informal votes			148	1.0
Turnout			14,310	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Blake	7,705	54.4	+3.1
	National	Bryan Conquest	6,457	44.6	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Queensland state election, 1974: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lou Jensen	5,363	49.5	-19.4
	National	David Jenkin	3,369	31.1	+31.1
	Liberal	Keith Powell	1,796	16.6	+16.6
	Democratic Labor	Alan Birchley	310	2.9	-28.2
Total formal votes			10,838	98.8	+0.6
Informal votes			127	1.2	-0.6
Turnout			10,965	93.3	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lou Jensen	5,694	52.5	-2.3
	National	David Jenken	5,144	47.5	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.3

Queensland state election, 1972: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lou Jensen	6,940	68.9	+19.4
	Democratic Labor	Alan Birchley	3,128	31.1	+28.4
Total formal votes			10,068	98.2
Informal votes			185	1.8
Turnout			10,253	92.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.6

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lou Jensen	7,155	49.5	+3.0
	Country	Paul Neville	4,522	31.1	+31.1
	Independent	Clifford Nielsen	1,525	10.5	+10.5
	Liberal	Stanley Smith	623	4.3	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	William Hutchinson	389	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Seth Cottell	324	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			14,538	97.3	-1.8
Informal votes			404	2.7	+1.8
Turnout			14,942	94.2	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lou Jensen	8,450	58.1	+11.6
	Country	Paul Neville	6,088	41.9	+41.9
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+11.6

Queensland state election, 1966: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ted Walsh	7,492	53.5	0.0
	Labor	Matt Tallon	6,516	46.5	0.0
Total formal votes			14,008	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			133	0.9	-0.2
Turnout			14,141	93.8	-1.1
	Independent hold		Swing	0.0

Queensland state election, 1963: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ted Walsh	7,011	53.5	+53.5
	Labor	Matthew Tallon	6,103	46.5	+6.1
Total formal votes			13,114	98.9	+0.8
Informal votes			146	1.1	-0.8
Turnout			13,260	94.9	0.0
	Independent gain from Democratic Labor		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1960: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Queensland Labor	Ted Walsh	5,138	40.5
	Labor	John Salter	5,122	40.4
	Liberal	Robert Howard	2,415	19.1
Total formal votes			12,675	98.1
Informal votes			245	1.9
Turnout			12,920	94.9
	Queensland Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Queensland Labor	Ted Walsh	6,058	53.8	+53.8
	Country	Thomas Pulsford	2,652	23.6	+23.6
	Labor	William Elson-Green	2,543	22.6	-77.4
Total formal votes			11,253	99.4
Informal votes			73	0.6
Turnout			11,326	94.3
	Queensland Labor gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1956: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Walsh	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Queensland state election, 1953: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Walsh	6,513	65.6	+21.0
	Liberal	Willie Howard	2,865	28.9	+3.1
	Independent	James Julin	549	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			9,927	99.3	+1.7
Informal votes			67	0.7	-1.7
Turnout			9,994	94.5	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Queensland state election, 1950: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Walsh	4,152	44.6
	Frank Barnes Labor	Frank Barnes	2,759	29.6
	Liberal	Frank Row	2,401	25.8
Total formal votes			9,312	97.6
Informal votes			230	2.4
Turnout			9,542	95.5
	Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Frank Barnes Labor	Frank Barnes	4,828	40.4	+0.4
	Labor	Viv Brown	3,940	33.0	-0.4
	Queensland People's Party	Geoffrey Boreham	3,185	26.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			11,953	99.4	+1.1
Informal votes			73	0.6	-1.1
Turnout			12,026	91.8	+3.5
	Frank Barnes Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Queensland state election, 1944: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Frank Barnes Labor	Frank Barnes	4,180	40.0	-11.1
	Labor	Bernard McLean	3,495	33.4	-15.5
	Queensland People's Party	Tom McCracken	2,218	21.2	+21.2
	Independent Labor	Arthur Howe	432	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Alfred Maughan	136	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			10,461	98.3	+0.5
Informal votes			182	1.7	-0.5
Turnout			10,643	88.3	-5.1
	Frank Barnes Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Queensland state election, 1941: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	Frank Barnes	5,476	51.1	+51.1
	Labor	Bernard McLean	4,356	48.9	+4.8
Total formal votes			10,715	97.8	-1.4
Informal votes			246	2.2	+1.4
Turnout			10,961	93.4	-2.1
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Bundaberg - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth11.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 11 December 2011.