Electoral results for the district of Fitzroy (Queensland)

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

Members for Fitzroy

First incarnation (1888–1960)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robert Lyons Conservative 1888–1889
  Albert Callan Independent 1889–1902
  Henri Cowap Labor 1902–1907
  Kidston 1907–1909
  James Crawford Labor 1909–1911
  Independent 1911–1912
  Kenneth Grant Ministerialist/Queensland Liberal 1912–1915
  Harold Hartley Labor 1915–1929
  William Carter Country and Progressive National 1929–1932
  Jens Peterson Country and Progressive National 1932–1935
  James Clark Labor 1935–1960
Second incarnation (1992–2009)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jim Pearce Labor 1992–2009

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2006: Fitzroy[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,617 63.94 +1.59
National John Engwicht 6,639 31.17 -6.48
Independent David Foster 1,041 4.89 +4.89
Total formal votes 21,297 98.39 +0.32
Informal votes 348 1.61 -0.32
Turnout 21,645 91.67 -1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 13,817 66.40 +4.05
National John Engwicht 6,992 33.60 -4.05
Labor hold Swing +4.05
Queensland state election, 2004: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,279 62.35 -0.42
National John Engwicht 8,019 37.65 +9.09
Total formal votes 21,298 98.07 -0.34
Informal votes 420 1.93 +0.34
Turnout 21,718 92.67 -1.19
Labor hold Swing -4.83
Queensland state election, 2001: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 13,599 62.8 +16.1
National Rod Lawrie 6,187 28.6 +5.4
City Country Alliance Di Schuback 1,879 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 21,665 98.4
Informal votes 351 1.6
Turnout 22,016 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 13,915 67.2 +8.6
National Rod Lawrie 6,797 32.8 -8.6
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 10,214 52.2 -4.4
One Nation Joan Wilson 4,402 22.5 +22.5
National Richie Bills 4,069 20.8 -22.6
Australia First Christopher Chatham 641 3.3 +3.3
Democrats Peter Cvetko-Lueger 241 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 19,567 99.2 +0.6
Informal votes 161 0.8 -0.6
Turnout 19,728 93.9 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 11,276 60.7 +4.1
One Nation Joan Wilson 7,295 39.3 +39.3
Labor hold Swing +4.1
Queensland state election, 1995: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 11,061 56.6 -0.1
National Karen Mackay 8,473 43.4 +16.7
Total formal votes 19,534 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 268 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 19,802 92.1 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -5.4
Queensland state election, 1992: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Pearce 11,551 56.7 -0.1
National Marie Mahood 5,450 26.7 -9.3
Liberal Dick Phillips 1,731 8.5 +7.6
Independent Keith Scantlebury 1,646 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 20,378 98.4
Informal votes 329 1.6
Turnout 20,707 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Pearce 12,092 62.0 +2.5
National Marie Mahood 7,412 38.0 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark 3,743 43.1 -19.5
Liberal Gordon Dunn 2,693 31.0 -5.3
Queensland Labor John Norton 2,255 25.9 +25.9
Total formal votes 8,691 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 62 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 8,753 95.6 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -5.1
Queensland state election, 1956: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark 5,472 62.6 -6.9
Liberal Gerard Davies 3,175 36.3 +7.6
Communist Eric Browne 100 1.1 -0.7
Total formal votes 8,747 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 91 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,838 95.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -7.2
Queensland state election, 1953: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark 6,028 69.5 +7.6
Liberal William Hoare 2,490 28.7 -9.4
Communist Eric Browne 157 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 8,675 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 78 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 8,753 95.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +8.9
Queensland state election, 1950: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark 5,377 61.9
Liberal Hugh Douglas 3,313 38.1
Total formal votes 8,690 99.0
Informal votes 84 1.0
Turnout 8,774 93.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark 5,538 54.7 +3.3
Queensland People's Party Harry Weir 4,437 43.8 -4.8
Frank Barnes Labor Gordon Loukes 103 1.0 +1.0
Independent John Wharton 51 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 10,129 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 67 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 10,196 93.5 +9.0
Labor hold Swing +4.1
Queensland state election, 1944: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark 4,832 51.4 -48.6
Queensland People's Party Harry Weir 4,563 48.6 +48.6
Total formal votes 9,395 99.0
Informal votes 93 1.0
Turnout 9,488 84.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1941: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Clark unopposed
Labor hold Swing

References

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