Electoral results for the district of Everton

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

Members for Everton

Member		Party	Term
	Gerry Jones	Labor	1972—1974
	Brian Lindsay	Liberal	1974—1977
	Glen Milliner	Labor	1977—1992
	Rod Welford	Labor	1992—2009
	Murray Watt	Labor	2009–2012
	Tim Mander	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Everton[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Tim Mander	14,601	49.34	−8.16
	Labor	Jeff Frew	11,910	40.24	+9.14
	Greens	Aidan Norrie	3,084	10.42	+3.21
Total formal votes			29,595	98.31	−0.16
Informal votes			508	1.69	+0.16
Turnout			30,103	92.38	−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Tim Mander	14,965	51.77	−11.38
	Labor	Jeff Frew	13,944	48.23	+11.38
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−11.38

Queensland state election, 2012: Everton[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Tim Mander	16,364	57.50	+13.38
	Labor	Murray Watt	8,851	31.10	-13.29
	Greens	Bruce Hallett	2,053	7.21	-1.86
	Katter's Australian	Denym Witherow	1,192	4.19	+4.19
Total formal votes			28,460	98.47	+0.10
Informal votes			442	1.53	-0.10
Turnout			28,902	93.64	+0.38
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Tim Mander	17,125	63.15	+14.54
	Labor	Murray Watt	9,991	36.85	-14.54
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+14.54

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Everton[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Murray Watt	12,304	44.4	-8.4
	Liberal National	Troy Knox	12,229	44.1	+11.0
	Greens	Bruce Hallett	2,513	9.1	+1.1
	DS4SEQ	Anthony Vella	674	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			27,720	98.3
Informal votes			460	1.7
Turnout			28,180	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Murray Watt	13,605	51.4	-9.2
	Liberal National	Troy Knox	12,870	48.6	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.2

Queensland state election, 2006: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	13,382	52.0	-4.6
	Liberal	Ken King	8,511	33.1	-1.9
	Greens	Bruce Hallett	2,015	7.8	+1.5
	Family First	Dale Shuttleworth	1,823	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			25,731	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			415	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			26,146	92.2	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	14,413	60.1	-1.5
	Liberal	Ken King	9,549	39.9	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.5

Queensland state election, 2004: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	14,664	56.6	-6.2
	Liberal	Tracy Palmer-Davis	9,076	35.0	+7.1
	Greens	Debbi Stainsby	1,624	6.3	+6.3
	Independent	Leo De Marchi	556	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			25,920	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			438	1.7	-0.3
Turnout			26,358	93.6	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	15,367	61.6	-5.9
	Liberal	Tracy Palmer-Davis	9,581	38.4	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.9

Queensland state election, 2001: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	15,719	62.8	+15.8
	Liberal	John Dangerfield	6,990	27.9	-4.8
	City Country Alliance	Lynette Edwards	2,302	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			25,011	98.0
Informal votes			517	2.0
Turnout			25,528	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	16,063	67.5	+11.8
	Liberal	John Dangerfield	7,749	32.5	-11.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	10,686	47.2	-3.7
	Liberal	Karen Jones	7,329	32.4	-16.6
	One Nation	Ken Brady	3,481	15.4	+15.4
	Democrats	Brett Matthews	1,120	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			22,616	98.8	+0.6
Informal votes			269	1.2	-0.6
Turnout			22,885	94.6	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	12,194	56.0	+5.0
	Liberal	Karen Jones	9,585	44.0	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Queensland state election, 1995: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	10,790	51.0	-8.6
	Liberal	Judy Robertson	10,368	49.0	+23.2
Total formal votes			21,158	98.2	+0.6
Informal votes			387	1.8	-0.6
Turnout			21,545	94.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.7

Queensland state election, 1992: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	12,185	59.6	+2.7
	Liberal	Bryan Carpenter	5,277	25.8	-5.7
	National	John Jurss	2,999	14.7	+5.2
Total formal votes			20,461	97.6
Informal votes			495	2.4
Turnout			20,956	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	12,445	61.7	+3.3
	Liberal	Bryan Carpenter	7,736	38.3	-3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Milliner	12,165	62.7	+13.3
	Liberal	Greg Smith	5,909	30.5	+2.6
	National	Peter Kuskie	1,317	6.8	-15.9
Total formal votes			19,391	97.8	-0.8
Informal votes			438	2.2	+0.8
Turnout			19,829	93.9	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	12,255	63.2	+11.7
	Liberal	Greg Smith	7,136	36.8	-11.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.7

Queensland state election, 1986: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Milliner	8,765	49.4	-3.4
	Liberal	Greg Smith	4,940	27.9	+11.6
	National	Richard Jackson	4,023	22.7	-8.2
Total formal votes			17,728	98.6
Informal votes			257	1.4
Turnout			17,985	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	9,122	51.5	-2.8
	Liberal	Greg Smith	8,606	48.5	+48.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

Queensland state election, 1983: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Milliner	8,412	52.9	+7.5
	National	Donald Munro	4,916	30.9	+10.1
	Liberal	Gregory Smith	2,588	16.3	-11.3
Total formal votes			15,916	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			137	0.9	-0.2
Turnout			16,053	94.1	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	8,990	56.5	+5.8
	National	Donald Munro	6,926	43.5	-5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.8

Queensland state election, 1980: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Milliner	6,984	45.4	-4.1
	Liberal	Brian Burke	4,258	27.6	-17.8
	National	Donald Munro	3,211	20.8	+20.8
	Democrats	Mark Taylor	946	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			15,399	98.9	-0.1
Informal votes			173	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			15,572	91.0	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	7,814	50.7	-0.3
	Liberal	Brian Burke	7,585	49.3	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.3

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glen Milliner	7,150	49.5
	Liberal	Brian Lindsay	6,559	45.4
	Progress	Owen Pershouse	739	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			14,448	99.0
Informal votes			139	1.0
Turnout			14,587	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glen Milliner	7,374	51.0	+10.2
	Liberal	Brian Lindsay	7,074	49.0	-10.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.2

Queensland state election, 1974: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Lindsay	5,972	48.3	+24.8
	Labor	Gerry Jones	5,652	45.7	-7.9
	Democratic Labor	James Doherty	565	4.6	-2.6
	Independent	Theoron Toon	169	1.4	-2.0
Total formal votes			12,358	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			183	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			12,541	91.1	-3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Brian Lindsay	6,518	52.7	+11.0
	Labor	Gerry Jones	5,840	47.3	-11.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.0

Queensland state election, 1972: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry Jones	5,835	53.6	-6.3
	Liberal	Denver Beanland	2,553	23.5	-7.6
	Country	Fred Roberts	1,341	12.3	+12.3
	Democratic Labor	Lyle Jehn	787	7.2	-1.8
	Independent	Theoron Toon	366	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			10,882	98.0
Informal votes			218	2.0
Turnout			11,100	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry Jones	6,339	58.3	-3.1
	Liberal	Denver Beanland	4,543	41.7	+3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.1

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Everton - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth28.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.