Electoral results for the district of Sandgate

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

Members for Sandgate

Member		Party	Term
	Hubert Sizer	United Party/Country and Progressive National	1923–1935
	Ronald Hislop	Labor	1935–1941
	Eric Decker	Country/Queensland People's/Liberal	1941–1953
	Herbert Robinson	Labor	1953–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Thomas Ahearn	Liberal	1957–1960
	Harold Dean	Labor	1960–1977
	Nev Warburton	Labor	1977–1992
	Gordon Nuttall	Labor	1992–2006
	Vicky Darling	Labor	2006–2012
	Kerry Millard	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Stirling Hinchliffe	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Sandgate[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	14,802	49.74	+12.09
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	10,967	36.85	−6.90
	Greens	John Harbison	3,033	10.19	+1.21
	Independent	Hamish Gray	959	3.22	+1.58
Total formal votes			29,761	98.09	+0.33
Informal votes			580	1.91	−0.33
Turnout			30,341	91.90	−1.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	17,262	60.10	+12.97
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	11,462	39.90	−12.97
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+12.97

Queensland state election, 2012: Sandgate[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	12,096	43.75	+11.41
	Labor	Vicky Darling	10,408	37.64	-16.41
	Greens	Claire Ogden	2,483	8.98	+0.78
	Katter's Australian	John Dunkley	1,458	5.27	+5.27
	Family First	Penny McCreery	751	2.72	+0.53
	Independent	Mike Crook	454	1.64	+0.31
Total formal votes			27,650	97.76	-0.38
Informal votes			633	2.24	+0.38
Turnout			28,283	93.06	+0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	13,228	52.87	+15.24
	Labor	Vicky Darling	11,794	47.13	-15.24
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+15.24

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Sandgate[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vicky Darling	14,708	54.0	-2.0
	Liberal National	Lenard Gaffel	8,800	32.3	+4.1
	Greens	Keith Skelton	2,231	8.2	+0.8
	Family First	Mark Grundy	597	2.2	-4.7
	Independent	Kevin Stiller	516	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Mike Crook	361	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			27,213	98.0
Informal votes			515	2.0
Turnout			27,728	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vicky Darling	15,880	62.4	-2.9
	Liberal National	Lenard Gaffel	9,581	37.6	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

Queensland state election, 2006: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vicky Darling	13,756	55.9	+1.7
	Liberal	Alan Boulton	6,937	28.2	-2.0
	Greens	Peter Fagan	1,816	7.4	-5.9
	Family First	Sally Vincent	1,765	7.2	+7.2
	Independent	Ronny Eaton	321	1.3	+0.2
Total formal votes			24,595	97.8	-0.2
Informal votes			563	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			25,158	91.9	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vicky Darling	14,845	65.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Alan Boulton	7,927	34.8	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Queensland state election, 2004: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	13,235	54.2	-12.6
	Liberal	Luke Howarth	7,381	30.2	+10.1
	Greens	Susan Black	3,253	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Ron Eaton	279	1.1	-12.0
	Independent	Rod McDonough	259	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			24,407	98.0	+0.3
Informal votes			505	2.0	-0.3
Turnout			24,912	92.8	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	14,258	64.0	-10.5
	Liberal	Luke Howarth	8,022	36.0	+10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.5

Queensland state election, 2001: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	16,242	66.8	+17.4
	Liberal	Don Young	4,890	20.1	-0.0
	Independent	Ron Eaton	3,179	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			24,311	97.7
Informal votes			565	2.3
Turnout			24,876	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	16,774	74.5	+8.5
	Liberal	Don Young	5,750	25.5	-8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	11,155	49.4	-6.6
	Liberal	Don Young	4,546	20.1	-19.7
	One Nation	Elizabeth Thurman	4,176	18.5	+18.5
	Independent	Anne Hobbs	1,812	8.0	+8.0
	Greens	Peter Burgoyne	631	2.8	+2.8
	Reform	Fay Mills	243	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			22,563	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			340	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			22,903	93.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	13,272	66.0	+8.1
	Liberal	Don Young	6,841	34.0	-8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Queensland state election, 1995: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	11,843	56.1	-10.3
	Liberal	Anne Hobbs	8,414	39.8	+6.3
	Confederate Action	Steve Purtill	859	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			21,116	98.0	+1.0
Informal votes			429	2.0	-1.0
Turnout			21,545	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	12,130	57.9	-8.5
	Liberal	Anne Hobbs	8,823	42.1	+8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.5

Queensland state election, 1992: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Nuttall	13,572	66.4	-0.5
	Liberal	Rob Dixon	6,858	33.6	+11.7
Total formal votes			20,430	97.0
Informal votes			620	3.0
Turnout			21,050	93.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nev Warburton	12,839	66.5	+7.3
	Liberal	Ron Nankervis	4,308	22.3	+6.1
	National	Stephen Purtill	2,171	11.2	-13.5
Total formal votes			19,318	97.0	-1.0
Informal votes			587	3.0	+1.0
Turnout			19,905	91.7	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	13,001	67.3	+3.6
	Liberal	Ron Nankervis	6,317	32.7	+32.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6

Queensland state election, 1986: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nev Warburton	10,635	59.2	-0.7
	National	John Curtin	4,428	24.6	-2.9
	Liberal	Ivan Storey	2,904	16.2	+3.6
Total formal votes			17,967	98.0
Informal votes			369	2.0
Turnout			18,336	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	11,445	63.7	+2.5
	National	John Curtin	6,522	36.3	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Queensland state election, 1983: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nev Warburton	9,023	59.9	-0.6
	National	Ian Armstrong	4,135	27.5	+27.5
	Liberal	Ian Parminter	1,895	12.6	-14.5
Total formal votes			15,053	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			244	1.6	0.0
Turnout			15,297	92.2	+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	9,446	62.8	-1.8
	National	Ian Armstrong	5,607	37.2	+37.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Queensland state election, 1980: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nev Warburton	8,971	60.5	+4.5
	Liberal	David Preston	4,027	27.1	-2.4
	Coalitionist	Peter Jackman	1,530	10.3	+10.3
	Independent	Anthony Catip	309	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			14,837	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			240	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			15,077	89.4	-2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	9,585	64.6	+6.6
	Liberal	David Preston	5,252	35.4	-6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nev Warburton	8,306	56.0	+4.0
	Liberal	Donald Connolly	4,385	29.5	-18.5
	National	Peter Jackman	2,153	14.5	+14.5
Total formal votes			14,844	98.3
Informal votes			251	1.7
Turnout			15,095	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nev Warburton	8,607	58.0	+6.0
	Liberal	Donald Connolly	6,237	42.0	-6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Queensland state election, 1974: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Dean	6,758	53.5	-8.2
	Liberal	Malcolm Thompson	5,870	46.5	+23.4
Total formal votes			12,628	97.6	-0.6
Informal votes			316	2.4	+0.6
Turnout			12,944	91.7	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.1

Queensland state election, 1972: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Dean	7,184	61.7	-1.5
	Liberal	Ivan Brown	2,684	23.1	-4.0
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Beston	1,770	15.2	+5.5
Total formal votes			11,638	98.2
Informal votes			208	1.8
Turnout			11,846	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Dean	7,399	63.6	-2.5
	Liberal	Ivan Brown	4,239	36.4	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.5

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Dean	7,431	63.2	+0.3
	Liberal	Colin Clark	3,190	27.1	-4.1
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Beston	1,146	9.7	+3.8
Total formal votes			11,767	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			205	1.7	-0.1
Turnout			11,972	92.1	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Dean	7,612	64.7	+0.7
	Liberal	Colin Clark	4,155	35.3	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Queensland state election, 1966: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Dean	7,087	62.9	+7.5
	Liberal	Colin Clark	3,510	31.2	-6.0
	Democratic Labor	Reginald Lincoln	666	5.9	-1.5
Total formal votes			11,263	98.2	-0.3
Informal votes			202	1.8	+0.3
Turnout			11,465	92.4	-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Dean	7,211	64.0	+7.2
	Liberal	Colin Clark	4,052	36.0	-7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.2

Queensland state election, 1963: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Dean	5,765	55.4	+4.6
	Liberal	Maurice White	3,866	37.2	-4.6
	Democratic Labor	Austin McShane	767	7.4	0.0
Total formal votes			10,398	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			160	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			10,558	94.7	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Dean	5,908	56.8
	Liberal	Maurice White	4,490	43.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1960: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Dean	4,990	50.8
	Liberal	Thomas Ahearn	4,112	41.8
	Queensland Labor	Hindrick Lokhorst	727	7.4
Total formal votes			9,829	98.7
Informal votes			126	1.3
Turnout			9,955	92.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Ahearn	6,620	37.2	-6.2
	Labor	Harold Dean	6,323	35.5	-21.1
	Queensland Labor	Herbert Robinson	4,867	27.3	+27.3
Total formal votes			17,810	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			173	1.0	-0.2
Turnout			17,983	95.3	+2.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.7

Queensland state election, 1956: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Robinson	9,562	56.6	+0.7
	Liberal	Thomas Ahearn	7,340	43.4	-0.7
Total formal votes			16,902	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			210	1.2	-0.2
Turnout			17,112	93.3	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Queensland state election, 1953: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Robinson	8,047	55.9	+9.9
	Liberal	Eric Decker	6,338	44.1	-9.9
Total formal votes			14,385	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			209	1.4	0.0
Turnout			14,594	94.0	-0.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.9

Queensland state election, 1950: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Decker	6,193	54.0
	Labor	Herbert Robinson	5,273	46.0
Total formal votes			11,466	98.6
Informal votes			168	1.4
Turnout			11,634	94.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Queensland state election, 1947: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Queensland People's Party	Eric Decker	7,904	58.3	-1.2
	Labor	Ron McAuliffe	5,664	41.7	+1.2
Total formal votes			13,568	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			160	1.2	-0.1
Turnout			13,728	93.5	+3.3
	Queensland People's Party hold		Swing	-1.2

Queensland state election, 1944: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Queensland People's Party	Eric Decker	6,613	59.5	+35.6
	Labor	Erle Wettemeyer	4,501	40.5	+1.8
Total formal votes			11,114	98.7	+0.9
Informal votes			141	1.3	-0.9
Turnout			11,255	90.2	-2.9
	Queensland People's Party gain from Country		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1941: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ronald Hislop	3,969	38.7	-6.7
	Country	Eric Decker	3,936	37.4	+37.4
	United Australia	James Fry	2,457	23.9	-14.8
Total formal votes			10,292	97.8	-1.0
Informal votes			231	2.2	+1.0
Turnout			10,493	93.1	-2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Eric Decker	4,915	54.5	+54.5
	Labor	Ronald Hislop	4,105	45.5	-6.8
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Sandgate - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth72.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.