Electoral results for the district of Capalaba

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

Members for Capalaba

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Elder	Labor	1992–2000
		Independent	2000–2001
	Michael Choi	Labor	2001–2012
	Steve Davies	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Don Brown	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Capalaba[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Brown	14,046	47.94	+9.57
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	11,602	39.60	−6.94
	Greens	Erin Payne	3,649	12.46	+4.89
Total formal votes			29,297	97.40	−0.09
Informal votes			782	2.60	+0.09
Turnout			30,079	91.80	−1.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Brown	16,160	57.06	+10.79
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	12,163	42.94	−10.79
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+10.79

Queensland state election, 2012: Capalaba[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	13,345	46.54	+9.63
	Labor	Michael Choi	11,004	38.37	-14.90
	Greens	Penny Allman-Payne	2,168	7.56	-2.26
	Katter's Australian	Graeme Moorhouse	1,708	5.96	+5.96
	One Nation	David Chidgey	450	1.57	+1.57
Total formal votes			28,675	97.49	-0.45
Informal votes			738	2.51	+0.45
Turnout			29,413	92.97	+0.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	14,144	53.73	+13.40
	Labor	Michael Choi	12,182	46.27	-13.40
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+13.40

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Capalaba[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	15,286	53.3	-4.2
	Liberal National	Paul Gleeson	10,591	36.9	+6.5
	Greens	Chad Kirby	2,817	9.8	-1.3
Total formal votes			28,694	97.8
Informal votes			605	2.2
Turnout			29,299	92.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	16,354	59.7	-5.1
	Liberal National	Paul Gleeson	11,055	40.3	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.1

Queensland state election, 2006: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	14,447	59.1	-0.1
	Liberal	Trish Symons	7,207	29.5	-1.3
	Greens	Greg Thomas	2,775	11.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			24,429	97.6	+0.2
Informal votes			600	2.4	-0.2
Turnout			25,029	92.5	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	15,299	66.2	+1.0
	Liberal	Trish Symons	7,821	33.8	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Queensland state election, 2004: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	14,521	59.2	+15.6
	Liberal	Phill Costello	7,553	30.8	+18.2
	Greens	Bob Knowles	2,449	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			24,523	97.4	-0.1
Informal votes			650	2.6	+0.1
Turnout			25,173	93.6	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	15,172	65.2	+0.6
	Liberal	Phill Costello	8,112	34.8	+34.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Queensland state election, 2001: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	10,577	43.6	-10.6
	Independent	Murray Elliott	3,835	15.8	+15.8
	Independent	Toni Bowler	3,403	14.0	+14.0
	Liberal	Phill Costello	3,051	12.6	-14.7
	One Nation	Mike O'Rourke	2,958	12.2	+9.8
	Independent	Mary Brown	272	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Les Reimers	158	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			24,254	97.5
Informal votes			633	2.5
Turnout			24,887	94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	11,650	64.6	+1.0
	Independent	Toni Bowler	6,379	35.4	+35.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Elder	11,398	54.9	-3.9
	Liberal	Richard Ferrett	5,748	27.7	-13.6
	Independent	David Exelby	2,412	11.6	+11.6
	Greens	Julie-Anne O'Donohue	1,215	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			20,773	97.7	+0.0
Informal votes			496	2.3	-0.0
Turnout			21,269	93.9	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Elder	12,341	63.7	+5.0
	Liberal	Richard Ferrett	7,027	36.3	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Queensland state election, 1995: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Elder	11,377	58.7	-5.9
	Liberal	Margaret Uhr	7,995	41.3	+5.9
Total formal votes			19,372	97.6	+0.4
Informal votes			468	2.4	-0.4
Turnout			19,840	93.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.9

Queensland state election, 1992: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Elder	11,728	64.7	+7.5
	Liberal	Bill Vaughan	6,408	35.3	+18.1
Total formal votes			18,136	97.2
Informal votes			522	2.8
Turnout			18,658	92.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Capalaba - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth19.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.