Electoral results for the district of Burnett

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

Members for Burnett

First incarnation (1860–1873, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  Charles Robert Haly Squatter-conservative 1860–1863
  Robert Mackenzie Squatter-conservative 1860–1869
  John Edwards Squatter-conservative 1863–1865
  Charles Robert Haly Squatter-conservative 1865–1867
  Ratcliffe Pring Squatter-conservative 1867–1870
  Charles Robert Haly Squatter-conservative 1869–1871
  Berkeley Basil Moreton Independent Liberal 1870–1871
  John Bramston Squatter-conservative 1871–1873
  Walter Scott Squatter-conservative 1871–1873
Second incarnation (1873–1932, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Francis Jeffrey Ivory Squatter-conservative 1873–1878
  William Henry Baynes McIlwraith conservative 1878–1883
  Berkeley Basil Moreton Liberal 1883–1888
  George Hall Jones Unaligned 1888–1891
  James John Cadell Conservative 1891–1896
  William McCord Conservative 1896–1898
  William John Ryott Maughan Labor 1898–1899
  William Kent Ministerialist 1899–1904
  Alfred Jones Labor 1904–1909
  Robert Hodge Ministerialist 1909–1912
  Bernard Corser Ministerialist/Liberal/Nationalist 1912–1928
  Robert Boyd Country and Progressive National 1928–1932
Third incarnation (1960–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Claude Wharton Country 1960–1975
  National Country 1975–1982
  National 1982–1986
  Doug Slack National 1986–2001
  Trevor Strong Labor 2001–2004
  Rob Messenger National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2010
  Independent 2010–2012
  Stephen Bennett Liberal National 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Burnett[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Stephen Bennett 14,434 47.19 +7.18
Labor Bryan Mustill 9,134 29.86 +13.61
Palmer United Richard Love 4,445 14.53 +14.53
Greens Colin Sheppard 1,439 4.70 +0.95
Independent Peter Wyatt 1,134 3.71 +3.71
Total formal votes 30,586 97.57 −0.34
Informal votes 763 2.43 +0.34
Turnout 31,349 92.19 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Stephen Bennett 15,494 56.80 –1.69
Labor Bryan Mustill 11,782 43.20 +43.20
Liberal National hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 2012: Burnett[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Stephen Bennett 11,368 40.01 -16.64
Independent Rob Messenger 6,821 24.00 +24.00
Labor Stuart Tomlinson 4,618 16.25 -18.39
Katter's Australian Kevin Pauling 4,542 15.98 +15.98
Greens David Eastland 1,066 3.75 -1.23
Total formal votes 28,415 97.91 -0.16
Informal votes 608 2.09 +0.16
Turnout 29,023 91.88 -0.19
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal National Stephen Bennett 13,110 58.50 -2.60
Independent Rob Messenger 9,302 41.50 +41.50
Liberal National gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Burnett[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Rob Messenger 15,055 56.6 -0.8
Labor Chris Pianta 9,206 34.6 -7.9
Greens Bernie Williams 1,324 5.0 +5.0
Independent Peter Wyatt 760 2.9 +2.9
Independent Robert Bromwich 232 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 26,577 97.9
Informal votes 524 2.1
Turnout 27,101 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rob Messenger 15,432 61.1 +3.7
Labor Chris Pianta 9,824 38.9 -3.7
Liberal National hold Swing +3.7
Queensland state election, 2006: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Messenger 14,469 57.6 +5.0
Labor Denise Williams 10,663 42.4 -5.0
Total formal votes 25,132 97.3 -0.1
Informal votes 692 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 25,824 92.3 -0.7
National hold Swing +5.0
Queensland state election, 2004: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Messenger 12,526 52.6 +4.3
Labor Trevor Strong 11,308 47.4 -4.3
Total formal votes 23,834 97.4 +2.6
Informal votes 624 2.6 -2.6
Turnout 24,458 93.0 -0.3
National gain from Labor Swing +4.3
Queensland state election, 2001: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Trevor Strong 11,169 51.7 +25.0
National Doug Slack 10,433 48.3 +16.1
Total formal votes 21,602 94.8
Informal votes 1,179 5.2
Turnout 22,781 93.3
Labor gain from National Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
One Nation Glen Onoprienko 10,076 36.4 +36.4
National Doug Slack 8,993 32.5 -28.6
Labor Greg McMahon 7,607 27.5 -11.4
Greens Christine Kret 786 2.8 +2.8
Independent Richard Smith 201 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 27,663 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 312 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 27,975 94.0 +0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Doug Slack 12,648 52.3 -8.8
One Nation Glen Onoprienko 11,521 47.7 +47.7
National hold Swing -8.8
Queensland state election, 1995: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Doug Slack 14,962 61.1 +15.0
Labor Barbara Woods 9,530 38.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 24,492 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 371 1.5 -0.6
Turnout 24,863 93.4
National hold Swing +1.6
Queensland state election, 1992: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Doug Slack 9,776 46.1 +6.4
Labor Michael Klein 7,479 35.2 -3.1
Independent Maurice Chapman 2,047 9.6 -1.8
Confederate Action Bill May 1,927 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 21,229 97.9
Informal votes 450 2.1
Turnout 21,679 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Slack 12,113 59.5 +2.7
Labor Michael Klein 8,247 40.5 -2.7
National hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Doug Slack 6,584 46.6 -18.5
Labor Vicki Pritchett 4,786 33.9 -1.0
Independent Maurice Chapman 1,618 11.5 +11.5
Liberal Alex Warren 1,131 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 14,119 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 299 2.1 -0.1
Turnout 14,418 92.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Doug Slack 8,627 61.1 -4.0
Labor Vicki Pritchett 5,492 38.9 +4.0
National hold Swing -4.0
Queensland state election, 1986: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Doug Slack 8,165 65.1 -0.2
Labor Robin Webcke 4,378 34.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 12,543 97.8
Informal votes 277 2.2
Turnout 12,820 93.1
National hold Swing -0.2
Queensland state election, 1983: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 8,709 66.1 -3.7
Labor Graham Betts 4,461 33.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 13,170 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 124 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 13,294 93.3 +1.7
National hold Swing -3.7
Queensland state election, 1980: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 8,212 69.8 +0.5
Labor Edgar Roberts 3,544 30.2 -0.5
Total formal votes 11,756 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 121 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 11,877 91.6 +0.2
National hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 7,817 69.3 -4.8
Labor Andrew Jackson 3,457 30.7 +4.8
Total formal votes 11,274 98.7
Informal votes 151 1.3
Turnout 11,425 91.4
National hold Swing -4.8
Queensland state election, 1974: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 7,951 74.1 +8.2
Labor Ken Green 2,784 25.9 -2.7
Total formal votes 10,735 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 100 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 10,835 92.3 +0.6
National hold Swing +3.6
Queensland state election, 1972: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 6,383 65.9 +0.6
Labor Granville Batkines 2,772 28.6 -6.1
Democratic Labor Leonard Galligan 535 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,690 98.7
Informal votes 132 1.3
Turnout 9,822 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Claude Wharton 6,828 70.5 +5.2
Labor Granville Batkines 2,862 29.5 -5.2
Country hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 6,257 65.9 +2.3
Labor Alexander Craig 3,235 34.1 -2.3
Total formal votes 9,492 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 105 1.1 0.0
Turnout 9,597 94.3 -0.3
Country hold Swing +2.3
Queensland state election, 1966: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 5,934 63.6 -1.5
Labor Alexander Craig 3,402 36.4 +1.5
Total formal votes 9,336 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 106 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 9,442 94.6 -0.7
Country hold Swing -1.5
Queensland state election, 1963: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 5,947 65.1 +10.2
Labor Denis Grace 3,185 34.9 +7.7
Total formal votes 9,132 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 88 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 9,220 95.3 +1.6
Country hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1960: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Claude Wharton 4,969 54.9
Labor Denis Grace 2,459 27.2
Queensland Labor Edward McDonnell 1,616 17.9
Total formal votes 9,044 99.2
Informal votes 75 0.8
Country hold Swing

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