Electoral results for the district of Gregory

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

Members for Gregory

Member		Party	Term
	Charles Lumley Hill		1878–1882
	Thomas McWhannell		1882–1888
	William Henry Corfield	Ministerial	1888–1899
	William Hamilton	Labor	1899–1915
	George Pollock	Labor	1915–1939
	Charles Brown	Independent	1939–1941
	George Devries	Labor	1941–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Wally Rae	Country	1957–1974
	Bill Glasson	National	1974–1989
	Vaughan Johnson	National	1989–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2015
	Lachlan Millar	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Gregory[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	10,987	46.38	−12.72
	Labor	Cheryl Thompson	6,249	26.38	+8.87
	Katter's Australian	Ross Stockham	2,388	10.08	−6.92
	Palmer United	Michael Linton-Helliar	2,236	9.44	+9.44
	Independent	Bruce Currie	1,370	5.78	+2.12
	Greens	Norm Weston	457	1.93	−0.79
Total formal votes			23,687	98.21	−0.21
Informal votes			432	1.79	+0.21
Turnout			24,119	90.92	+1.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	12,342	61.07	−14.40
	Labor	Cheryl Thompson	7,866	38.93	+14.40
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−14.40

Queensland state election, 2012: Gregory[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	13,399	59.10	-2.71
	Labor	Jack O'Brien	3,970	17.51	-16.00
	Katter's Australian	Pauline Williams	3,855	17.00	+17.00
	Independent	Bruce Currie	831	3.67	+3.67
	Greens	Norman Weston	617	2.72	-1.96
Total formal votes			22,672	98.42	-0.25
Informal votes			364	1.58	+0.25
Turnout			23,036	89.86	-1.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	14,895	75.48	+11.22
	Labor	Jack O'Brien	4,840	24.52	-11.22
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+11.22

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Gregory[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	14,054	61.8	+5.5
	Labor	Fabian Webber	7,619	33.5	-1.2
	Greens	Carla Dalton	1,063	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			22,736	98.6
Informal votes			306	1.4
Turnout			23,042	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	14,260	64.3	+2.3
	Labor	Fabian Webber	7,932	35.7	-2.3
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.3

Queensland state election, 2006: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,105	60.0	-2.0
	Labor	Shane Guley	4,691	27.9	-2.3
	Family First	Ross Grierson	1,102	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Julie-Anne Evans	930	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			16,828	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			245	1.4	-0.2
Turnout			17,073	91.0	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,767	68.0	+0.6
	Labor	Shane Guley	5,076	32.0	-0.6
	National hold		Swing	+0.6

Queensland state election, 2004: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,674	62.0	+2.7
	Labor	Shane Guley	5,204	30.2	-10.5
	One Nation	Ian Espie	1,334	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			17,212	98.4	+1.1
Informal votes			286	1.6	-1.1
Turnout			17,498	91.8	-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	11,155	67.4	+8.1
	Labor	Shane Guley	5,404	32.6	-8.1
	National hold		Swing	+8.1

Queensland state election, 2001: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,047	59.3	+16.0
	Labor	Scott McDonell	6,897	40.7	+11.9
Total formal votes			16,944	97.3
Informal votes			476	2.7
Turnout			17,420	93.0
	National hold		Swing	-2.8

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	6,873	46.7	-22.2
	Labor	Donna O'Donoghue	4,228	28.7	-2.4
	One Nation	Allan Bahr	2,554	17.4	+17.4
	Australia First	Ron Crozier	640	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Rebecca Hack	303	2.1	+2.1
	Shooters	Frank Taylor	110	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			14,708	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			142	1.0	-0.5
Turnout			14,850	93.9	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	8,553	63.1	-5.8
	Labor	Donna O'Donoghue	5,006	36.9	+5.8
	National hold		Swing	-5.8

Queensland state election, 1995: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	9,809	68.9	+8.7
	Labor	Jamie Lonsdale	4,428	31.1	-8.7
Total formal votes			14,237	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			212	1.5	-0.3
Turnout			14,449	92.3
	National hold		Swing	+8.7

Queensland state election, 1992: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	8,429	60.2	+9.6
	Labor	Colleen Dobson	5,565	39.8	-0.7
Total formal votes			13,994	98.3
Informal votes			247	1.7
Turnout			14,241	91.8
	National hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	3,441	49.4	-14.1
	Labor	Robert Nilon	2,860	41.0	+4.5
	Liberal	Dudley Church	366	5.3	+5.3
	Independent	Alan Barton	189	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Leo Baird	112	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			6,968	96.8	-0.5
Informal votes			227	3.2	+0.5
Turnout			7,195	88.5	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	3,958	56.8	-6.7
	Labor	Robert Nilon	3,010	43.2	+6.7
	National hold		Swing	-6.7

Queensland state election, 1986: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	4,370	63.5	+0.9
	Labor	Kevin Alexander	2,514	36.5	-0.9
Total formal votes			6,884	97.3	-1.8
Informal votes			188	2.7	+1.8
Turnout			7,072	88.4	-2.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.9

Queensland state election, 1983: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	4,690	62.8	+3.6
	Labor	Robert McPhee	2,772	37.2	-3.6
Total formal votes			7,462	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			70	0.9	-0.3
Turnout			7,532	90.7	+3.2
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

Queensland state election, 1980: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	4,220	59.2	+2.4
	Labor	Gordon Saunders	2,912	40.8	-2.4
Total formal votes			7,132	98.8	-0.1
Informal votes			86	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			7,218	87.5	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.4

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	3,995	56.8	-2.4
	Labor	Gordon Saunders	3,044	43.2	+2.4
Total formal votes			7,039	98.7
Informal votes			90	1.3
Turnout			7,129	87.3
	National hold		Swing	-2.4

Queensland state election, 1974: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	3,823	62.0	+9.4
	Labor	Gordon Harding	2,338	38.0	-9.4
Total formal votes			6,161	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			47	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			6,208	87.6	+1.4
	National hold		Swing	+9.4

Queensland state election, 1972: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,019	52.6	-7.8
	Labor	Gordon Harding	2,725	47.4	+7.8
Total formal votes			5,744	99.1
Informal votes			53	0.9
Turnout			5,797	86.2
	Country hold		Swing	-7.8

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,724	62.7	+3.6
	Labor	John Thomas	2,217	37.3	-0.9
Total formal votes			5,941	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			57	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			5,998	85.4	-0.8
	Country hold		Swing	+1.4

Queensland state election, 1966: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,844	59.1	+6.9
	Labor	Gilbert Burns	2,482	38.2	-4.4
	Democratic Labor	David Parker	180	2.8	-2.4
Total formal votes			6,506	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			59	0.9	-0.5
Turnout			6,565	86.2	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wally Rae	3,991	61.3	+5.3
	Labor	Gilbert Burns	2,515	38.7	-5.3
	Country hold		Swing	+5.3

Queensland state election, 1963: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,545	52.2	-2.2
	Labor	Martin Laracy	2,891	42.6	-3.0
	Democratic Labor	Bill Hutchinson	353	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			6,789	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			93	1.4	-0.1
Turnout			6,882	87.6	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wally Rae	3,801	56.0	+1.6
	Labor	Martin Laracy	2,988	44.0	-1.6
	Country hold		Swing	+1.6

Queensland state election, 1960: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,695	54.4
	Labor	Martin Laracy	3,098	45.6
Total formal votes			6,793	98.5
Informal votes			104	1.5
Turnout			6,897	84.9
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

The 1957 election in Gregory was delayed due to the death of incumbent MP George Devries weeks before the election. A supplementary election was held in October, two months after the rest of the state.

Queensland state election, 1957: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	2,075	47.6	+12.8
	Labor	Jack Duggan	1,328	30.5	-34.8
	Queensland Labor	K Smith	955	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			4,358	99.7	+0.4
Informal votes			12	0.3	-0.4
Turnout			4,370	84.6	-0.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+26.3

Queensland state election, 1956: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,847	65.3	-34.7
	Country	Robert Campbell	1,516	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			4,363	99.3
Informal votes			32	0.7
Turnout			4,395	85.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1953: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Queensland state election, 1950: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,594	64.1
	Country	Gordon Lee	1,450	35.9
Total formal votes			4,044	99.3
Informal votes			29	0.7
Turnout			4,073	86.0
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	3,335	59.6	-40.4
	Country	Gordon Lee	2,264	40.4	+40.4
Total formal votes			5,599	98.9
Informal votes			60	1.1
Turnout			5,659	81.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1944: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Queensland state election, 1941: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,709	54.2	-10.7
	Independent	Charles Brown	2,291	45.8	+45.8
Total formal votes			5,000	97.3	-0.6
Informal votes			136	2.7	+0.6
Turnout			5,136	72.6	-8.8
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Gregory - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth34.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.