Electoral results for the district of Nudgee

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

Members for Nudgee

Member		Party	Term
	Jack Melloy	Labor	1960–1977
	Ken Vaughan	Labor	1977–1995
	Neil Roberts	Labor	1995–2012
	Jason Woodforth	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Leanne Linard	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Nudgee[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leanne Linard	15,470	49.69	+12.20
	Liberal National	Jason Woodforth	10,531	33.82	−10.67
	Greens	Claire Ogden	2,979	9.57	+1.48
	Palmer United	Peter Dufficy	1,361	4.37	+4.37
	Independent	Edward Monaei	793	2.55	+2.55
Total formal votes			31,134	98.24	+0.43
Informal votes			559	1.76	−0.43
Turnout			31,693	90.30	−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leanne Linard	18,046	61.25	+14.36
	Liberal National	Jason Woodforth	11,418	38.75	−14.36
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+14.36

Queensland state election, 2012: Nudgee[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jason Woodforth	12,862	44.49	+13.55
	Labor	Leanne Linard	10,837	37.49	-18.48
	Greens	Anthony Pink	2,337	8.08	-0.71
	Katter's Australian	Terri Bell	1,953	6.76	+6.76
	Family First	Claude Gonsalves	571	1.98	-0.46
	Independent	Douglas Crowhurst	349	1.21	-0.65
Total formal votes			28,909	97.81	-0.42
Informal votes			647	2.19	+0.42
Turnout			29,556	92.10	+0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jason Woodforth	13,932	53.11	+17.37
	Labor	Leanne Linard	12,300	46.89	-17.37
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+17.37

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Nudgee[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Roberts	16,034	56.0	-5.4
	Liberal National	Michael Palmer	8,864	30.9	+2.8
	Greens	Noel Clothier	2,517	8.8	-1.4
	Family First	Centaine Francis	700	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Douglas Crowhurst	534	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			28,649	98.1
Informal votes			517	1.9
Turnout			29,166	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Roberts	17,318	64.3	-3.9
	Liberal National	Michael Palmer	9,633	35.7	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

Queensland state election, 2006: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Roberts	14,851	61.6	-1.8
	Liberal	Max Swanson	6,754	28.0	+0.3
	Greens	Noel Clothier	2,497	10.4	+1.5
Total formal votes			24,102	98.0	-0.1
Informal votes			494	2.0	+0.1
Turnout			24,596	91.5	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Roberts	15,744	68.3	-1.0
	Liberal	Max Swanson	7,294	31.7	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Queensland state election, 2004: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Roberts	15,421	63.4	-11.7
	Liberal	Lorne Thurgar	6,725	27.7	+2.8
	Greens	Mark Carey-Smith	2,167	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			24,313	98.1	+1.6
Informal votes			464	1.9	-1.6
Turnout			24,777	92.2	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Roberts	16,182	69.3	-5.8
	Liberal	Lorne Thurgar	7,160	30.7	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.8

Queensland state election, 2001: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Roberts	18,252	75.1	+19.9
	Liberal	Scott Taylor	6,042	24.9	+1.6
Total formal votes			24,294	96.5
Informal votes			882	3.5
Turnout			25,176	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.7

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Roberts	11,788	55.9	-4.8
	Liberal	Paul Varley	4,750	22.5	-16.7
	One Nation	Wayne Whitney	3,632	17.2	+17.2
	Greens	Mike Stasse	734	3.5	+3.5
	Reform	Keith Lane	172	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			21,076	98.6	+1.1
Informal votes			294	1.4	-1.1
Turnout			21,370	94.4	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Roberts	13,289	67.4	+6.7
	Liberal	Paul Varley	6,421	32.6	-6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.7

Queensland state election, 1995: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Roberts	12,409	60.7	-8.0
	Liberal	Daniel Taylor	8,022	39.3	+8.0
Total formal votes			20,431	97.5	+0.6
Informal votes			524	2.5	-0.6
Turnout			20,955	93.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.0

Queensland state election, 1992: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	14,359	68.7	+3.2
	Liberal	Max Shadlow	6,539	31.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			20,898	96.9
Informal votes			673	3.1
Turnout			21,571	93.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	11,629	67.8	+9.7
	Liberal	Ron Nightingale	3,593	21.0	+2.9
	National	Charles Allsop	1,927	11.2	-12.6
Total formal votes			17,149	97.0	-1.0
Informal votes			349	3.0	+1.0
Turnout			17,682	92.4	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	11,764	68.6	+5.5
	Liberal	Ron Nightingale	5,385	31.4	+31.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Queensland state election, 1986: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	9,849	58.1	-4.3
	National	Reginald Rofe	4,041	23.8	+23.8
	Liberal	Peter Hull	3,069	18.1	-19.5
Total formal votes			16,959	98.0	+0.2
Informal votes			349	2.0	-0.2
Turnout			17,308	94.0	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	10,701	63.1	+2.1
	National	Reginald Rofe	6,258	36.9	+36.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Queensland state election, 1983: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	8,973	62.4	+1.5
	Liberal	Peter Hull	5,398	37.6	-1.5
Total formal votes			14,371	97.7	-0.8
Informal votes			331	2.3	+0.8
Turnout			14,702	93.4	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Queensland state election, 1980: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	8,567	60.9	+2.2
	Liberal	Gerald Connor	5,503	39.1	-2.2
Total formal votes			14,070	98.5	+0.4
Informal votes			210	1.5	-0.4
Turnout			14,280	90.7	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vaughan	8,483	58.7	+7.6
	Liberal	Denis Simonyi	5,976	41.3	-7.6
Total formal votes			14,459	98.1
Informal votes			278	1.9
Turnout			14,737	92.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Queensland state election, 1974: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Melloy	7,399	54.1	-10.2
	Liberal	Denis Simonyi	6,286	45.9	+19.2
Total formal votes			13,685	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			208	1.5	-0.3
Turnout			13,893	91.2	-3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.3

Queensland state election, 1972: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Melloy	7,908	64.3	+2.7
	Liberal	Alan Camp	3,288	26.7	-0.8
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Blain	1,100	9.0	+0.4
Total formal votes			12,296	98.2
Informal votes			221	1.8
Turnout			12,517	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Melloy	8,042	65.4	+1.7
	Liberal	Alan Camp	4,254	34.6	-1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Melloy	8,771	61.6	-1.7
	Liberal	Robert Harper	3,914	27.5	-7.2
	Democratic Labor	David Mapstone	1,228	8.6	+8.6
	Social Credit	Hubert Giesberts	335	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			14,248	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			268	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			14,516	95.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Melloy	9,111	63.9	-1.0
	Liberal	Robert Harper	5,137	36.1	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Queensland state election, 1966: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Melloy	8,547	63.3	+2.9
	Liberal	Kenneth Nugent	4,685	34.7	+3.4
	Communist	William Hill	270	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			13,502	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			226	1.7	-0.3
Turnout			13,728	94.9	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Melloy	8,763	64.9	+2.9
	Liberal	Kenneth Nugent	4,739	35.1	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Queensland state election, 1963: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Melloy	7,563	60.4	+6.7
	Liberal	Dennis Hedges	3,919	31.3	-2.0
	Democratic Labor	Mick O'Connor	1,033	8.3	-3.8
Total formal votes			12,515	98.0	-0.7
Informal votes			261	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			12,776	95.5	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Melloy	7,755	62.0
	Liberal	Dennis Hedges	4,760	38.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1960: Nudgee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Melloy	6,325	53.7
	Liberal	William Banks	3,926	33.3
	Queensland Labor	Walter Barnes	1,423	12.1
	Communist	William Hill	105	0.9
Total formal votes			11,779	98.7
Informal votes			151	1.3
Turnout			11,930	93.9
	Labor win		(new division)

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Nudgee - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth66.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.