Electoral results for the district of Murrumba

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

Members for Murrumba

Member		Party	Term
	James Forsythe	Ministerialist/Opposition	1912–1918
	Richard Warren	Country	1918–1932
	Frank Nicklin	Country	1932–1950
	David Nicholson	Country	1950–1972
	Des Frawley	Country	1972–1975
		National Country	1975–1977
	Joe Kruger	Labor	1977–1986
	Dean Wells	Labor	1986–2012
	Reg Gulley	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Chris Whiting	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Murrumba[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Whiting	16,997	49.45	+17.03
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	13,194	38.38	−10.73
	Greens	Simone Dejun	2,131	6.20	+1.32
	Family First	Ray Hutchinson	2,051	5.97	+0.29
Total formal votes			34,373	97.82	+0.11
Informal votes			767	2.18	−0.11
Turnout			35,140	89.80	−2.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Whiting	18,934	57.35	+16.87
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	14,079	42.65	−16.87
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+16.87

Queensland state election, 2012: Murrumba[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	14,040	49.11	+12.04
	Labor	Dean Wells	9,267	32.42	-18.38
	Katter's Australian	Paul Edwards	2,263	7.92	+7.92
	Family First	Sally Vincent	1,622	5.67	+1.07
	Greens	Rodney Blair	1,394	4.88	-2.65
Total formal votes			28,586	97.71	-0.02
Informal votes			671	2.29	+0.02
Turnout			29,257	91.89	+0.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	15,465	59.52	+16.73
	Labor	Dean Wells	10,516	40.48	-16.73
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+16.73

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Murrumba[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,921	50.8	-4.2
	Liberal National	Peter Flannery	9,428	37.1	+4.5
	Greens	Rodney Blair	1,914	7.5	+1.7
	Family First	Sally Vincent	1,171	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			25,434	97.3
Informal votes			591	2.7
Turnout			26,025	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	13,745	57.2	-4.9
	Liberal National	Peter Flannery	10,280	42.8	+4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.9

Queensland state election, 2006: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	16,646	53.9	-3.3
	Liberal	Reg Gulley	10,075	32.6	-0.6
	Independent	Terry Shaw	2,307	7.5	+7.5
	Greens	Michael Jeffrey	1,833	5.9	-3.7
Total formal votes			30,861	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			750	2.4	-0.1
Turnout			31,611	91.4	-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	17,811	61.6	-1.1
	Liberal	Reg Gulley	11,114	38.4	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.1

Queensland state election, 2004: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	15,922	57.2	-5.3
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	9,247	33.2	+14.3
	Greens	Rick Pass	2,669	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			27,838	97.5	+0.1
Informal votes			699	2.5	-0.1
Turnout			28,537	93.1	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	16,548	62.7	-8.4
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	9,848	37.3	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Queensland state election, 2001: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	14,839	62.5	+17.2
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	4,498	18.9	-2.7
	Independent	Rob McJannett	4,408	18.6	+18.6
Total formal votes			23,745	97.4
Informal votes			635	2.6
Turnout			24,380	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	15,500	71.1	+12.5
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	6,295	28.9	+28.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.5

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	10,266	45.9	-11.3
	One Nation	Tony Cleaver	6,429	28.8	+28.8
	Liberal	Susan Haskell	4,741	21.2	-21.6
	Democrats	Peter Kennedy	658	2.9	+2.9
	Reform	Mark Lewry	266	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			22,360	98.5	+0.9
Informal votes			339	1.5	-0.9
Turnout			22,699	93.7	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	11,639	55.0	-2.2
	One Nation	Tony Cleaver	9,509	45.0	+45.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.2

Queensland state election, 1995: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	11,848	57.2	-5.9
	Liberal	Fran Jones	8,867	42.8	+13.3
Total formal votes			20,715	97.6	+0.6
Informal votes			499	2.4	-0.6
Turnout			21,214	92.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.1

Queensland state election, 1992: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,187	63.1	+1.6
	Liberal	Fran Jones	5,695	29.5	+6.4
	Independent	Kevin Hendstock	1,421	7.4	+4.3
Total formal votes			19,303	97.0
Informal votes			589	3.0
Turnout			19,892	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,512	66.3	+3.0
	Liberal	Fran Jones	6,364	33.7	-3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,223	61.8	+18.5
	Liberal	Patrick Seeney	4,907	24.8	+8.1
	National	Phil Benson	2,663	13.4	-12.7
Total formal votes			19,793	97.3	-0.8
Informal votes			545	2.7	+0.8
Turnout			20,338	92.9	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dean Wells	12,410	62.7	+7.2
	Liberal	Patrick Seeney	7,303	37.3	+37.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.2

Queensland state election, 1986: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Deane Wells	7,553	43.3	-7.6
	National	Leslie Fletcher	4,558	26.1	-4.0
	Liberal	Jenny Roberts	2,905	16.7	-2.3
	Independent	Joe Kruger	2,419	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			17,435	98.1
Informal votes			343	1.9
Turnout			17,778	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Deane Wells	9,669	55.5	+0.4
	National	Leslie Fletcher	7,766	44.5	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Queensland state election, 1983: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kruger	10,169	50.9	+0.8
	National	Allan Male	6,008	30.1	-0.5
	Liberal	Roger Maguire	3,795	19.0	-0.2
Total formal votes			19,972	98.7	-0.1
Informal votes			266	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			20,238	93.1	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	11,017	55.2	-0.2
	National	Allan Male	8,955	44.8	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Queensland state election, 1980: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kruger	8,251	50.1	+3.6
	National	Yvonne Chapman	5,041	30.6	+1.3
	Liberal	Alfred Shaw	3,163	19.2	-4.9
Total formal votes			16,455	98.8	+0.9
Informal votes			203	1.2	-0.9
Turnout			16,658	90.2	-2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	9,121	55.4	+4.0
	National	Yvonne Chapman	7,334	44.6	-4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kruger	6,377	46.5	+6.2
	Liberal	Stephen Thomason	3,306	24.1	+24.1
	National	Brian Frawley	2,157	15.7	-48.0
	National	Agnes Campbell	1,861	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			13,701	97.9
Informal votes			13,992	92.3
Turnout			13,992	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kruger	7,036	51.4	+11.1
	National	Brian Frawley	6,664	48.6	-11.1
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+11.1

Queensland state election, 1974: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Des Frawley	11,080	63.7	+30.1
	Labor	Neville Lines	6,320	36.3	-10.0
Total formal votes			17,400	97.7	-0.5
Informal votes			415	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			17,815	89.7	-3.2
	National hold		Swing	+12.7

Queensland state election, 1972: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alex Barr	6,138	46.3	+1.8
	Country	Des Frawley	4,444	33.6	-14.7
	Liberal	Kathleen Macadam	2,020	15.2	+15.2
	Democratic Labor	Paul Maguire	652	4.9	-2.3
Total formal votes			13,254	98.2
Informal votes			249	1.8
Turnout			13,503	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Des Frawley	6,762	51.0	-9.1
	Labor	Alex Barr	6,492	49.0	+9.1
	Country hold		Swing	-9.1

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	7,715	48.3	+7.0
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	7,115	44.5	+2.7
	Democratic Labor	Robert Macklin	1,155	7.2	+5.0
Total formal votes			15,985	97.8	+0.3
Informal votes			365	2.2	-0.3
Turnout			16,350	93.6	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	David Nicholson	8,659	54.2	+0.2
	Labor	Reginald O'Brien	7,326	45.8	-0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Queensland state election, 1966: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Kruger	5,179	41.8	+0.3
	Country	David Nicholson	5,116	41.3	-13.3
	Liberal	Nelson Cooke	1,489	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	David Bishop	321	2.6	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Robert Vlug	272	2.2	-1.0
Total formal votes			12,377	97.5	-0.6
Informal votes			320	2.5	+0.6
Turnout			12,697	94.0	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	David Nicholson	6,688	54.0	-3.3
	Labor	Norm Kruger	5,689	46.0	+3.3
	Country hold		Swing	-3.3

Queensland state election, 1963: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	5,641	54.6	-5.9
	Labor	Norman Kruger	4,286	41.5	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	John Carter	328	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Francis O'Mara	74	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			10,329	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			200	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			10,529	94.8	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	David Nicholson	5,916	57.3	-3.2
	Labor	Norman Kruger	4,413	42.7	+3.2
	Country hold		Swing	-3.2

Queensland state election, 1960: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	5,334	60.5
	Labor	Norm Kruger	3,481	39.5
Total formal votes			8,815	98.3
Informal votes			151	1.7
Turnout			8,966	93.1
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	9,112	61.8	-0.2
	Labor	Bertram Krause	2,868	19.5	-18.5
	Queensland Labor	Michael Ryan	2,756	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			14,736	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			161	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			14,897	94.9	+1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+14.1

Queensland state election, 1956: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	8,387	62.0	+4.2
	Labor	Charles Myers	5,137	38.0	-4.2
Total formal votes			13,524	98.6	-0.6
Informal votes			187	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			13,711	93.7	+1.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Queensland state election, 1953: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	6,564	57.8	-7.3
	Labor	Kenneth Griffith	4,801	42.2	+7.3
Total formal votes			11,365	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			89	0.8	-0.3
Turnout			11,454	92.5	-0.7
	Country hold		Swing	-7.3

Queensland state election, 1950: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Nicholson	6,680	65.1
	Labor	Eric Lloyd	3,579	34.9
Total formal votes			10,259	98.9
Informal votes			111	1.1
Turnout			10,370	93.2
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	10,334	75.9	-24.1
	Independent	Samuel Halpin	3,273	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			13,607	98.2
Informal votes			249	1.8
Turnout			13,856	91.0
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1944: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Queensland state election, 1941: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	6,841	70.9	+18.0
	Labor	George Watson	2,810	29.1	+11.4
Total formal votes			9,651	98.3	-0.4
Informal votes			169	1.7	+0.4
Turnout			9,820	90.3	-4.8
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth62.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.