Electoral results for the district of Redlands

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

Members for Redlands

Member		Party	Term
	Edgar Baldwin	Labor	1972–1974
	John Goleby	Country	1974–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1985
	Paul Clauson	National	1985–1989
	Darryl Briskey	Labor	1989–1992
	John Budd	Labor	1992–1995
	John Hegarty	National	1995–2001
	John English	Labor	2001–2009
	Peter Dowling	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Redlands[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Matt McEachan	13,340	43.86	−21.94
	Labor	Deborah Kellie	10,442	34.33	+10.28
	Greens	David Keogh	2,261	7.43	−2.72
	Independent	Sheena Hewlett	1,939	6.37	+6.37
	Palmer United	Susan Bylett	1,809	5.95	+5.95
	Family First	Carolyn Ferrando	625	2.05	+2.05
Total formal votes			30,416	97.67	+0.10
Informal votes			726	2.33	−0.10
Turnout			31,142	91.52	−0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Matt McEachan	14,399	52.23	−18.87
	Labor	Deborah Kellie	13,167	47.77	+18.87
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−18.87

Queensland state election, 2012: Redlands[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Peter Dowling	17,849	65.80	+21.08
	Labor	Peter Seage	6,524	24.05	-18.97
	Greens	David Keogh	2,753	10.15	+4.91
Total formal votes			27,126	97.57	-0.41
Informal votes			675	2.43	+0.41
Turnout			27,801	92.16	+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Peter Dowling	18,381	71.10	+21.03
	Labor	Peter Seage	7,471	28.90	-21.03
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+21.03

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Redlands[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Peter Dowling	11,356	44.7	+9.9
	Labor	John English	10,923	43.0	-6.7
	Greens	Colin Nightingale	1,330	5.2	-1.9
	Independent	Mark Edwards	1,066	4.2	+4.2
	DS4SEQ	Cameron Crook	435	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Heather Steinberg	283	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			25,393	97.6
Informal votes			523	2.4
Turnout			25,916	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Peter Dowling	11,984	50.1	+6.8
	Labor	John English	11,950	49.9	-6.8
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+6.8

Queensland state election, 2006: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John English	13,416	49.7	-3.7
	National	Russell Biddle	9,295	34.4	-2.3
	Independent	John Hegarty	2,349	8.7	+8.7
	Greens	Brad Scott	1,931	7.2	+2.3
Total formal votes			26,991	97.9	-0.3
Informal votes			577	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			27,568	91.1	-2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John English	14,433	56.9	-1.6
	National	Russell Biddle	10,925	43.1	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

Queensland state election, 2004: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John English	13,320	53.4	+4.8
	National	John Hegarty	9,137	36.7	+7.5
	One Nation	John Walter	1,258	5.0	+5.0
	Greens	Lyndon Harris	1,215	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			24,930	98.2	+0.9
Informal votes			467	1.8	-0.9
Turnout			25,397	93.2	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John English	13,900	58.5	+1.6
	National	John Hegarty	9,876	41.5	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Queensland state election, 2001: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John English	10,797	48.6	+9.8
	National	John Hegarty	6,500	29.2	-2.1
	Independent	John Burns	3,210	14.4	+14.4
	City Country Alliance	Susan Hancock	1,731	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			22,238	97.3
Informal votes			611	2.7
Turnout			22,849	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John English	11,494	56.9	+7.5
	National	John Hegarty	8,721	43.1	-7.5
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Budd	10,226	38.5	-2.2
	National	John Hegarty	8,703	32.8	-13.0
	One Nation	June Woodward	6,234	23.5	+23.5
	Democrats	Graham Jenkin	1,092	4.1	-4.5
	Reform	Don Ruwoldt	302	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			26,557	98.5	+0.2
Informal votes			416	1.5	-0.2
Turnout			26,973	94.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Hegarty	12,652	51.0	-3.6
	Labor	John Budd	12,165	49.0	+3.6
	National hold		Swing	-3.6

Queensland state election, 1995: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Hegarty	10,653	45.8	+17.7
	Labor	John Budd	9,484	40.7	-9.0
	Democrats	Jenny Van Rooyen	2,014	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	Rosemary Skelly	1,132	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			23,283	98.3	+0.7
Informal votes			405	1.7	-0.7
Turnout			23,688	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Hegarty	12,447	54.6	+9.8
	Labor	John Budd	10,353	45.4	-9.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+9.8

Queensland state election, 1992: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Budd	9,909	49.8	+1.0
	National	Paul Clauson	5,596	28.1	+3.5
	Liberal	Mike Jones	3,240	16.3	-5.3
	Independent	Rick Pisera	611	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Charles Connelly	556	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			19,912	97.6
Informal votes			491	2.4
Turnout			20,403	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Budd	10,622	55.2	-0.8
	National	Paul Clauson	8,604	44.8	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darryl Briskey	11,750	48.9	+9.1
	National	Paul Clauson	6,024	25.1	-16.5
	Democrats	Geoffrey Speakman	978	4.1	+1.2
	Independent	Leo Grace	297	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,031	97.8	-0.6
Informal votes			534	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			24,565	92.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Darryl Briskey	13,505	56.2	+10.0
	National	Paul Clauson	10,526	43.8	-10.0
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+10.0

Queensland state election, 1986: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Paul Clauson	7,716	41.6	-4.4
	Labor	Graeme Kinnear	7,367	39.8	-1.6
	Liberal	Martin Shepherd	2,918	15.8	+9.6
	Democrats	Richard May	530	2.9	-3.5
Total formal votes			18,531	98.4
Informal votes			297	1.6
Turnout			18,828	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Clauson	9,975	53.8	-5.0
	Labor	Graeme Kinnear	8,556	46.2	+5.0
	National hold		Swing	-5.0

Redlands state by-election, 1985[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Con Sciacca	12,650	43.28	+1.88
	National	Paul Clauson	10,877	37.21	–8.78
	Liberal	Max Bolte	4,169	14.26	+7.85
	Democrats	Richard May	991	3.39	–2.81
	Independent	Bernard Irving	366	1.25	+1.25
	Anti-Hashish Labor Party	Thomas Aeon-Masterson	106	0.36	+0.36
	Union Solidarity Party	Jackson Brown	72	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			29,231	98.28	–0.36
Informal votes			513	1.72	+0.36
Turnout			29,744	90.75	–2.05
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Paul Clauson	14,722	50.36	–3.51
	Labor	Con Sciacca	14,508	49.64	+3.51
	National hold		Swing	–3.51

Queensland state election, 1983: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Goleby	12,194	46.0	+3.6
	Labor	Andrew Mellis	10,977	41.4	+0.7
	Democrats	Kathleen Walker	1,700	6.4	+6.4
	Liberal	Ken Eastwell	1,643	6.2	-10.7
Total formal votes			26,514	98.6	-0.3
Informal votes			365	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			26,879	92.8	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Goleby	14,332	54.0	-0.2
	Labor	Andrew Mellis	12,182	46.0	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

Queensland state election, 1980: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Goleby	8,836	42.4	+0.5
	Labor	Con Sciacca	8,477	40.7	-0.7
	Liberal	Peter Hunter	3,520	16.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			20,833	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			236	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			21,069	90.9	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Goleby	11,300	54.2	-1.2
	Labor	Con Sciacca	9,533	45.8	+1.2
	National hold		Swing	-1.2

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Goleby	6,436	41.9	+10.1
	Labor	Con Sciacca	6,350	41.4	+5.0
	Liberal	Peter Hunter	2,558	16.7	-14.0
Total formal votes			15,344	98.6
Informal votes			224	1.4
Turnout			15,568	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Goleby	8,499	55.4	-4.8
	Labor	Con Sciacca	6,845	44.6	+4.8
	National hold		Swing	-4.8

Queensland state election, 1974: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edgar Baldwin	7,357	36.4	-15.2
	National	John Goleby	6,430	31.8	+7.5
	Liberal	Brian Dee	6,207	30.7	+10.3
	Democratic Labor	Peter McMahon	228	1.1	-2.5
Total formal votes			20,222	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			321	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			20,543	88.7	-2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Goleby	12,075	59.7	+14.8
	Labor	Edgar Baldwin	8,147	40.3	-14.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+14.8

Queensland state election, 1972: Redlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edgar Baldwin	6,929	51.6	+2.4
	Country	Ernest Wood	3,271	24.3	-19.2
	Liberal	Edward Fitzgerald	2,746	20.4	+20.4
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Bayliss	486	3.6	-3.7
Total formal votes			13,432	98.3
Informal votes			229	1.7
Turnout			13,661	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Edgar Baldwin	7,395	55.1	+2.0
	Country	Ernest Wood	6,037	44.9	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Redlands - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth70.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
4. Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 64.