Electoral results for the district of Thuringowa

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

Members for Thuringowa

Member		Party	Term
	Ken McElligott	Labor	1986–1998
	Ken Turner	One Nation	1998–1999
		Independent	1999–2001
	Anita Phillips	Labor	2001–2004
	Craig Wallace	Labor	2004–2012
	Sam Cox	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Aaron Harper	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Thuringowa[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aaron Harper	11,584	39.51	+12.15
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	9,945	33.92	−2.22
	Palmer United	Ian Ferguson	3,407	11.62	+11.62
	One Nation	Jeff Knuth	2,161	7.37	+7.37
	Greens	Karen Thompson	1,028	3.51	−0.12
	Family First	Michael Waters	617	2.10	−0.65
	Independent	Margaret Bell	579	1.97	+1.97
Total formal votes			29,321	97.37	+0.07
Informal votes			792	2.63	−0.07
Turnout			30,113	89.49	−0.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Aaron Harper	14,312	55.54	+12.20
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	11,456	44.46	−12.20
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+12.20

Queensland state election, 2012: Thuringowa[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	9,837	36.14	+2.28
	Katter's Australian	Steve Todeschini	8,201	30.13	+30.13
	Labor	Craig Wallace	7,448	27.36	-21.78
	Greens	Bernie Williams	986	3.62	-0.64
	Family First	Adrian Britton	749	2.75	+2.75
Total formal votes			27,221	97.30	+0.30
Informal votes			754	2.70	-0.30
Turnout			27,975	89.78	-0.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	10,857	51.38	+9.85
	Katter's Australian	Steve Todeschini	10,274	48.62	+48.62
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Thuringowa[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Wallace	12,830	49.1	-11.3
	Liberal National	Tony Elms	8,841	33.9	+5.1
	Independent	Ken Turner	2,793	10.7	+10.7
	Greens	Frank Reilly	1,113	4.3	-2.1
	Independent	Paul Lynam	534	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			26,111	96.5
Informal votes			807	3.5
Turnout			26,918	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Wallace	13,574	58.5	-8.4
	Liberal National	Tony Elms	9,641	41.5	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Queensland state election, 2006: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Wallace	16,613	60.5	+15.7
	National	Rod Hardacre	7,815	28.5	+3.0
	Greens	Frank Reilly	1,698	6.2	+0.5
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	1,311	4.8	-5.0
Total formal votes			27,437	96.9	-0.3
Informal votes			871	3.1	+0.3
Turnout			28,308	90.8	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Wallace	17,255	67.0	+9.1
	National	Rod Hardacre	8,493	33.0	-9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.1

Queensland state election, 2004: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Wallace	11,647	44.8	+3.8
	National	Sandra Chesney	6,635	25.5	+6.8
	Independent	David Moyle	3,338	12.8	+12.8
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	2,550	9.8	+9.8
	Greens	Meg Davis	1,491	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	John Ryan	350	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			26,011	97.2	-0.3
Informal votes			755	2.8	+0.3
Turnout			26,766	92.1	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Wallace	12,982	57.9	+4.3
	National	Sandra Chesney	9,441	42.1	+42.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Queensland state election, 2001: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anita Phillips	9,952	41.0	+4.9
	Independent	Ken Turner	6,258	25.8	+25.8
	National	Neil Weekes	4,532	18.7	+9.6
	Liberal	Marnie Nelson	2,447	10.1	-7.6
	City Country Alliance	Adam Morton	762	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Wolfe Lindner	311	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			24,262	97.5
Informal votes			633	2.5
Turnout			24,895	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Anita Phillips	11,052	53.6	+9.2
	Independent	Ken Turner	9,581	46.4	+46.4
	Labor gain from One Nation		Swing	+9.2

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	8,976	35.1	-11.3
	One Nation	Ken Turner	8,918	34.9	+34.9
	Liberal	David Moore	4,430	17.3	+17.3
	National	Ross Contarino	2,434	9.5	-34.6
	Democrats	Annette Reed	518	2.0	-7.4
	Independent	Lilian Malcolm	278	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			25,554	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			405	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			25,959	93.4	+2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	One Nation	Ken Turner	13,720	56.6	+56.6
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,508	43.4	-8.0
	One Nation gain from Labor		Swing	+56.6

Queensland state election, 1995: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,406	46.5	-5.6
	National	Richard Lane	9,881	44.1	+15.7
	Democrats	Annette Reed	2,111	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			22,398	98.2	+0.8
Informal votes			419	1.8	-0.8
Turnout			22,817	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	11,292	51.4	-5.7
	National	Richard Lane	10,673	48.6	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

Queensland state election, 1992: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,062	52.1	-3.4
	National	Sandra Chesney	5,482	28.4	+2.4
	Liberal	Harold Burch	2,980	15.4	-3.0
	Independent	Daro Maroevic	795	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			19,319	97.4
Informal votes			523	2.6
Turnout			19,842	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,627	57.1	-1.9
	National	Sandra Chesney	7,973	42.9	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	13,513	56.5	+10.9
	National	Reg Fenton	6,008	25.1	-10.5
	Liberal	Sandra Chesney	4,397	18.4	-0.1
Total formal votes			23,918	96.4	-1.8
Informal votes			893	3.6	+1.8
Turnout			24,811	89.0	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	14,351	60.0	+9.3
	National	Reg Fenton	9,567	40.0	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

Queensland state election, 1986: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	8,696	45.9
	National	Bronwyn Walker	6,757	35.6
	Liberal	Allan Paulsen	3,513	18.5
Total formal votes			18,966	98.2
Informal votes			347	1.8
Turnout			19,313	89.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	9,624	50.7	-3.5
	National	Bronwyn Walker	9,342	49.3	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.5

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Thuringowa - District Summary, ECQ.
2. http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth81.html
3. Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.