Electoral results for the district of Gladstone

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

Members for Gladstone

Member		Party	Term
	Neil Bennett	Labor	1992–1995
	Liz Cunningham	Independent	1995–2015
	Glenn Butcher	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Gladstone[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glenn Butcher	16,512	52.42	+23.23
	Independent	Craig Butler	8,981	28.51	+28.51
	Liberal National	Michael Duggan	4,784	15.19	+4.33
	Greens	Craig Tomsett	1,221	3.88	+1.77
Total formal votes			31,498	98.18	−0.18
Informal votes			583	1.82	+0.18
Turnout			32,081	90.67	−0.24
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Glenn Butcher	17,152	61.89	+25.92
	Independent	Craig Butler	10,561	38.11	+38.11
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+25.92

Queensland state election, 2012: Gladstone[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	14,020	48.96	-5.68
	Labor	Glenn Butcher	8,359	29.19	-13.45
	Liberal National	Russell Schroter	3,109	10.86	+10.86
	Katter's Australian	Anthony Beezley	2,545	8.89	+8.89
	Greens	Andrew Blake	602	2.10	-0.62
Total formal votes			28,635	98.36	-0.31
Informal votes			477	1.64	+0.31
Turnout			29,112	90.92	-1.19
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	15,890	64.03	+7.90
	Labor	Glenn Butcher	8,925	35.97	-7.90
	Independent hold		Swing	+7.90

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Gladstone[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	15,255	54.6	+7.2
	Labor	Peter O'Sullivan	11,903	42.6	-3.8
	Greens	Kirsten Neilson	760	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			27,918	98.5
Informal votes			377	1.5
Turnout			28,295	92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	15,458	56.1	+4.1
	Labor	Peter O'Sullivan	12,084	43.9	-4.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.1

Queensland state election, 2006: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	12,215	47.4	-7.9
	Labor	Chris Trevor	11,956	46.4	+9.1
	National	John Todd	1,596	6.2	-1.2
Total formal votes			25,767	98.9	+0.6
Informal votes			293	1.1	-0.6
Turnout			26,060	92.4	-1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	13,112	52.0	-9.2
	Labor	Chris Trevor	12,108	48.0	+9.2
	Independent hold		Swing	-9.2

Queensland state election, 2004: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	14,057	55.3	+4.6
	Labor	Julianne Grice	9,471	37.3	-7.8
	National	John Todd	1,881	7.4	+5.1
Total formal votes			25,409	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			426	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			25,835	93.6	-0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	15,248	61.2	+7.7
	Labor	Julianne Grice	9,648	38.8	-7.7
	Independent hold		Swing	+7.7

Queensland state election, 2001: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	12,336	50.7	+3.7
	Labor	Jennifer Ellingsen	10,992	45.1	-2.3
	National	Carl Hamann	571	2.3	-3.2
	Greens	Rex Warren	450	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			24,349	98.8
Informal votes			285	1.2
Turnout			24,634	94.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	12,772	53.5	+2.1
	Labor	Jennifer Ellingsen	11,103	46.5	-2.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+2.1

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Zussino	10,897	47.4	+3.8
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	10,812	47.0	+7.0
	National	Paul Ford	1,271	5.5	-6.9
Total formal votes			22,980	98.9	+0.2
Informal votes			258	1.1	-0.2
Turnout			23,238	94.4	+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	11,691	51.4	-1.7
	Labor	Leo Zussino	11,071	48.6	+1.7
	Independent hold		Swing	-1.7

Queensland state election, 1995: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Bennett	9,361	43.6	-5.3
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	8,598	40.1	+8.5
	National	Jenny Elliot	2,659	12.4	-2.1
	Greens	Cedric Williams	844	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			21,462	98.7	+0.6
Informal votes			288	1.3	-0.6
Turnout			21,750	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	11,138	53.1	+5.1
	Labor	Neil Bennett	9,851	46.9	-5.1
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+5.1

Queensland state election, 1992: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Bennett	10,114	48.9	-11.5
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	6,531	31.6	+31.6
	National	Jenny Elliot	2,995	14.5	-12.6
	Liberal	Maree Petty	1,044	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			20,684	98.1
Informal votes			408	1.9
Turnout			21,092	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Bennett	10,469	52.0	-12.3
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	9,668	48.0	+48.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.3

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Gladstone - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth31.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.