Electoral results for the district of Stafford

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

Members for Stafford

First incarnation (1972–1992)
Member		Party	Term
	Roy Harvey	Labor	1972–1974
	Terry Gygar	Liberal	1974–1983
	Denis Murphy	Labor	1983–1984
	Terry Gygar	Liberal	1984–1989
	Rod Welford	Labor	1989–1992
Second incarnation (2001–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Terry Sullivan	Labor	2001–2006
	Stirling Hinchliffe	Labor	2006–2012
	Chris Davis	Liberal National	2012–2014
	Anthony Lynham	Labor	2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Stafford[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	13,824	48.14	+14.57
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	10,822	37.69	−12.54
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	4,069	14.17	+2.87
Total formal votes			28,715	98.35	+0.25
Informal votes			482	1.65	−0.25
Turnout			29,197	91.16	−0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	16,590	59.59	+16.65
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	11,249	40.41	−16.65
	Labor hold		Swing	+16.65

Stafford state by-election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	12,626	50.6	+17.1
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	8,339	33.4	−16.8
	Greens	Anne Boccabella	2,971	11.9	+0.6
	Family First	Sally-Anne Vincent	997	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			24,933	98.1	−0.0
Informal votes			485	1.9	+0.0
Turnout			25,418	81.5	−9.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Lynham	14,562	62.0	+19.1
	Liberal National	Bob Andersen	8,925	38.0	−19.1
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+19.1

Queensland state election, 2012: Stafford[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Chris Davis	13,423	50.23	+12.35
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	8,972	33.58	-14.87
	Greens	Peter Jeremijenko	3,020	11.30	-0.49
	Katter's Australian	Karin Hunter	1,307	4.89	+4.89
Total formal votes			26,722	98.10	-0.11
Informal votes			517	1.90	+0.11
Turnout			27,239	91.36	+0.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Chris Davis	14,302	57.06	+14.35
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	10,763	42.94	-14.35
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+14.35

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Stafford[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	12,870	48.4	-5.9
	Liberal National	Brad Carswell	10,062	37.9	+7.3
	Greens	Tristan Peach	3,133	11.8	-0.1
	Family First	Paul Fomiatti	499	1.9	+1.8
Total formal votes			26,564	98.1
Informal votes			484	1.9
Turnout			27,048	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	14,460	57.3	-6.9
	Liberal National	Brad Carswell	10,778	42.7	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

Queensland state election, 2006: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	13,288	55.5	-3.6
	Liberal	Brad Carswell	7,165	29.9	-0.0
	Greens	Sam Clifford	2,588	10.8	-0.2
	Independent	Jim Dooley	901	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			23,942	98.0	-0.0
Informal votes			484	2.0	+0.0
Turnout			24,426	91.0	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	14,564	64.9	-1.4
	Liberal	Brad Carswell	7,880	35.1	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Queensland state election, 2004: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	14,262	59.1	-6.3
	Liberal	Christopher Kelly	7,207	29.9	+5.7
	Greens	Sue Meehan	2,665	11.0	+0.5
Total formal votes			24,134	98.0	+0.3
Informal votes			482	2.0	-0.3
Turnout			24,616	91.6	-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	15,274	66.3	-6.1
	Liberal	Christopher Kelly	7,751	33.7	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Queensland state election, 2001: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	16,190	65.4	+13.8
	Liberal	Zenia Belcher	5,982	24.2	-2.8
	Greens	Sue Meehan	2,590	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			24,762	97.7
Informal votes			591	2.3
Turnout			25,353	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	17,052	72.4	+10.1
	Liberal	Zenia Belcher	6,503	27.6	-10.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.1

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rod Welford	10,004	54.4	+11.8
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	5,803	31.5	+3.9
	National	Robert Hutchinson	1,735	9.4	-16.9
	Democrats	Gayle Woodrow	858	4.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			18,400	97.8	-0.6
Informal votes			417	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			18,817	95.2	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rod Welford	10,598	57.6	+12.1
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,802	42.4	-12.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.1

Queensland state election, 1986: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janine Walker	7,560	42.6	-2.6
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	4,901	27.5	-0.1
	National	Robert Hutschinson	4,666	26.3	-1.0
	Democrats	Marjorie Blair-West	602	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			17,729	98.4	-0.2
Informal votes			288	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			18,017	93.8	+5.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	9,656	54.5	+3.7
	Labor	Janine Walker	8,073	45.5	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Stafford state by-election, 1984[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janine Walker	6,764	45.17	−1.18
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	4,215	27.55	+2.63
	National	Pat Blake	4,048	27.28	−1.45
Total formal votes			14,973	98.64	−0.04
Informal votes			206	1.36	+0.04
Turnout			15,179	88.12	−4.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,063	53.85	+53.85
	Labor	Janine Walker	6,910	46.15	−3.97
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Queensland state election, 1983: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Denis Murphy	7,301	46.4	-2.9
	National	Patrick Blake	4,525	28.7	+28.7
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	3,923	24.9	-25.8
Total formal votes			15,749	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			311	2.0	-0.7
Turnout			15,960	92.8	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Denis Murphy	7,894	50.1	+0.8
	National	Patrick Blake	7,855	49.9	+49.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+0.8

Queensland state election, 1980: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,584	50.7	+0.1
	Labor	Brian Mellifont	7,385	49.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			14,969	98.0	-0.8
Informal votes			311	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			15,280	90.5	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	7,521	50.5	-7.0
	Labor	William Harvey	7,357	49.5	+12.2
Total formal votes			14,878	98.8
Informal votes			180	1.2
Turnout			15,058	92.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.6

Queensland state election, 1974: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,034	57.5	+16.8
	Labor	Roy Harvey	5,211	37.3	-12.2
	Democratic Labor	Edward Doherty	603	4.3	-5.5
	Independent	Laurence Gormley	130	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			13,978	98.9	+3.5
Informal votes			156	1.1	-3.5
Turnout			14,134	90.5	-3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Gygar	8,628	61.7	+13.3
	Labor	Roy Harvey	5,350	38.3	-13.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+13.3

Queensland state election, 1972: Stafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Harvey	5,872	49.5
	Liberal	Percy Smith	4,834	40.7
	Democratic Labor	James Hancock	1,163	9.8
Total formal votes			11,869	95.4
Informal votes			545	4.6
Turnout			12,414	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Harvey	6,119	51.6	-0.8
	Liberal	Percy Smith	5,750	48.4	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Stafford - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth77.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. 63.