Results of the Queensland state election, 1980 (A-L)

Queensland state election, 29 November 1980[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1977 — 1983 >>

Enrolled voters 1,341,365
Votes cast 1,192,893 Turnout 88.93% –2.42%
Informal votes 18,008 Informal 1.51% –0.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 487,493 41.49% –1.34% 25 + 2
  National 328,262 27.94% +0.79% 35 ± 0
  Liberal 316,272 26.92% +1.70% 22 – 2
  Democrats 16,222 1.38% –0.23% 0 ± 0
  Progress 4,384 0.37% –1.13% 0 ± 0
  Independent 20,880 1.78% +0.09% 0 ± 0
  Others 1,372 0.12% +0.12% 0 ± 0
Total 1,174,885     82  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1980 Queensland state election for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1980: Albert[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ivan Gibbs 8,730 44.8 -8.5
Labor Harry Zaphir 6,565 33.7 -9.6
Liberal John Juett 3,342 17.1 +17.1
Democrats Peter Woolley 501 2.6 +2.6
Independent Reginald Campbell 351 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 19,489 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 383 1.9 -0.2
Turnout 19,872 85.9 -3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ivan Gibbs 11,877 60.9 +5.9
Labor Harry Zaphir 7,612 39.1 -5.9
National hold Swing +5.9

Archerfield

Queensland state election, 1980: Archerfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hooper 9,335 64.8 -1.9
National Allen Muir 2,357 16.3 +3.5
Liberal Alan Bavister 2,167 15.0 -5.6
Pensioner Miriam Cope 274 1.9 +1.9
Socialist Mary Simmons 154 1.1 +1.1
Independent Norman Eather 128 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 14,415 97.7 +0.1
Informal votes 334 2.3 -0.1
Turnout 14,749 86.8 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hooper 10,255 71.1 +2.7
National Allen Muir 4,160 28.9 +28.9
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Ashgrove

Queensland state election, 1980: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Greenwood 6,883 43.7 -7.1
Labor Patrick Comben 6,378 40.5 -2.9
Democrats Cheryl Paton 1,967 12.5 +12.5
Progress Owen Pershouse 510 3.2 -2.7
Total formal votes 15,738 98.7 -0.3
Informal votes 209 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 15,947 89.7 -2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Greenwood 7,927 50.4 -4.5
Labor Patrick Comben 7,811 49.6 +4.5
Liberal hold Swing -4.5

Aspley

Queensland state election, 1980: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Leonard Brydges 5,259 31.7 +31.7
Liberal Beryce Nelson 5,143 31.0 -30.5
Labor John Duncan 4,646 28.0 -10.5
Democrats Leslie Mundt 1,428 8.6 +8.6
Progress Gregory Curry 129 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 16,605 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 254 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 16,859 90.4 -2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Beryce Nelson 10,619 63.9 +2.4
National Leonard Brydges 5,986 36.1 +36.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Auburn

Queensland state election, 1980: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neville Harper 6,366 67.3 -0.5
Labor Ray Barker 2,833 30.0 +4.2
Progress David Trevilyan 261 2.8 -3.6
Total formal votes 9,460 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 59 0.6 -0.4
Turnout 9,519 92.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Neville Harper 6,536 69.1 -3.2
Labor Ray Barker 2,924 30.9 +3.2
National hold Swing -3.2

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1980: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,938 68.7 -3.2
Labor John Barrett 2,249 31.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,187 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 107 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 7,294 88.7 -0.8
National hold Swing -3.2

Barambah

Queensland state election, 1980: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,011 80.4 +2.1
Labor Brian Hawkes 1,670 16.8 -4.9
Independent Henry Collins 279 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,960 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 100 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 10,060 91.9 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,150 81.8 +3.5
Labor Brian Hawkes 1,810 18.2 -3.5
National hold Swing +3.5

Barron River

Queensland state election, 1980: Barron River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Martin Tenni 7,236 42.7 -7.5
Labor Keith De Lacy 7,668 45.2 -4.6
Liberal Lionel Van Dorssen 1,578 9.3 +9.3
Democrats Bruce Alexander 470 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 16,952 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 190 1.1 -0.8
Turnout 17,142 86.1 -3.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Martin Tenni 8,605 50.8 +0.6
Labor Keith De Lacy 8,347 49.2 -0.6
National hold Swing +0.6

Brisbane Central

Queensland state election, 1980: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,279 53.6 +0.9
Liberal Robert Wright 5,604 41.3 -2.6
Communist Murray Broad 699 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 13,582 97.2 -0.6
Informal votes 385 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 13,967 84.3 -4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 7,838 57.7 +2.3
Liberal Robert Wright 5,744 42.3 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1980: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron McLean 7,657 54.6 -5.2
Liberal Brian Kirkham 6,380 45.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 14,037 97.8 -0.4
Informal votes 308 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 14,345 88.9 -3.1
Labor hold Swing -5.2

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1980: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Blake 7,694 54.3 +5.6
National Bryan Conquest 4,991 35.2 +3.6
Liberal Graham Quirk 787 5.5 -7.6
Democrats Lola Lomax 706 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 14,178 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 120 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 14,298 91.5 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Blake 8,270 58.3 +3.9
National Bryan Conquest 5,908 41.7 -3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Burdekin

Queensland state election, 1980: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Val Bird 5,783 54.5 -5.8
Labor Peter Rehbein 4,836 45.5 +5.8
Total formal votes 10,619 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 120 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,739 91.5 -2.8
National hold Swing -5.8

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1980: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 8,212 69.8 +0.5
Labor Edgar Roberts 3,544 30.2 -0.5
Total formal votes 11,756 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 121 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 11,877 91.6 +0.2
National hold Swing +0.5

Caboolture

Queensland state election, 1980: Caboolture
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Frawley 8,082 42.2 -16.8
Labor John McLoughlin 4,567 23.8 -3.6
Labor Frank Hill 3,174 16.6 +16.6
Liberal Virginia Day 2,921 15.2 +15.2
Independent John Ferguson 422 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 19,166 98.1 -0.1
Informal votes 378 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 19,544 89.5 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Frawley 10,598 55.3 -3.7
Labor John McLoughlin 8,568 44.7 +3.7
National hold Swing -3.7

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1980: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Jones 9,471 58.7 +1.6
National Nigel Ette 3,928 24.3 -5.4
Liberal Francis Hoyal 2,359 14.6 +8.0
Independent Melvin Stewart 290 1.8 +1.8
Independent John Stamp 90 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 16,138 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 274 1.7 0.0
Turnout 16,412 85.8 -3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Jones 10,310 63.9 +2.5
National Nigel Ette 5,828 36.1 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Callide

Queensland state election, 1980: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lindsay Hartwig 8,252 65.8 +0.5
Labor Alan Morris 4,293 34.2 -0.5
Total formal votes 12,545 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 203 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 12,748 91.1 -0.7
National hold Swing +0.5

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1980: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 5,921 61.8 -1.7
Labor Johannes De Roo 3,659 38.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 9,580 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 126 1.3 -0.7
Turnout 9,706 91.3 -1.4
National hold Swing -1.7

Chatsworth

Queensland state election, 1980: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 9,256 58.2 +7.1
Liberal Annette Dunstan 6,646 41.8 -7.1
Total formal votes 15,902 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 281 1.7 -0.1
Turnout 16,183 90.8 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Condamine

Queensland state election, 1980: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vic Sullivan 7,877 67.9 +5.7
Labor Allan Clancey 2,843 24.5 +0.4
Progress Lindsay Sturgess 872 7.5 -3.8
Total formal votes 11,592 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 84 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 11,676 92.4 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Vic Sullivan 8,444 72.8 +1.4
Labor Allan Clancey 3,148 27.2 -1.4
National hold Swing +1.4

Cook

Queensland state election, 1980: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 4,263 59.8 +11.4
National D.A. Young 1,282 18.0 -23.2
National Justin Smith 912 12.8 +12.8
Liberal Evelyn Scott 669 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 7,126 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 155 2.1 -0.1
Turnout 7,281 81.3 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 4,447 62.4 +8.5
National D.A. Young 2,679 37.6 -8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1980: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 10,457 54.2 +2.5
Labor Sydney Appleby 5,230 27.1 -2.1
Liberal John Barbeler 2,821 14.6 -4.4
Independent Donald Sime 798 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 19,306 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 280 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 19,586 88.9 -3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 12,821 66.4 -1.7
Labor Sydney Appleby 6,485 33.6 +1.7
National hold Swing -1.7

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1980: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 8,989 70.7 -4.7
Labor Robert Ball 2,038 16.0 +2.3
Liberal Richard Barnard 1,679 13.2 +13.2
Total formal votes 12,706 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 96 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 12,787 91.4 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 10,206 80.3 -0.3
Labor Robert Ball 2,500 19.7 +0.3
National hold Swing -0.3

Everton

Queensland state election, 1980: Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Glen Milliner 6,984 45.4 -4.1
Liberal Brian Burke 4,258 27.6 -17.8
National Donald Munro 3,211 20.8 +20.8
Democrats Mark Taylor 946 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 15,399 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 173 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 15,572 91.0 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Glen Milliner 7,814 50.7 -0.3
Liberal Brian Burke 7,585 49.3 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1980: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 8,827 41.7 -19.7
Labor Ray Parker 7,322 34.6 -4.0
Liberal Thomas O'Toole 5,041 23.8 +23.8
Total formal votes 21,190 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 272 1.3 -1.1
Turnout 21,462 89.3 -2.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Selwyn Muller 12,575 59.3 -2.1
Labor Ray Parker 8,615 40.7 +2.1
National hold Swing -2.1

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1980: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter 4,993 56.0 +1.8
Labor Thomas Greenwood 3,927 44.0 +2.4
Total formal votes 8,920 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 106 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,026 86.2 -3.9
National hold Swing -1.1

Greenslopes

Queensland state election, 1980: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 8,623 62.3 +23.8
Labor Graeme Kinnear 5,217 37.7 +8.0
Total formal votes 13,840 97.8 -1.1
Informal votes 312 2.2 +1.1
Turnout 14,152 89.0 -2.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.1

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1980: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Glasson 4,220 59.2 +2.4
Labor Gordon Saunders 2,912 40.8 -2.4
Total formal votes 7,132 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 86 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 7,218 87.5 +0.2
National hold Swing +2.4

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1980: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Len Stephan 6,679 53.7 -7.8
Labor Reginald Lawler 3,216 25.9 -2.1
Liberal Minas Venardos 2,131 17.1 +17.1
Progress William Runge 412 3.3 -7.2
Total formal votes 12,438 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 106 0.9 0.0
Turnout 12,544 94.8 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Len Stephan 8,492 68.3 -0.5
Labor Reginald Lawler 3,946 31.7 +0.5
National hold Swing -0.5

Hinchinbrook

Queensland state election, 1980: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Row 5,555 49.6 -3.5
Labor Norman Hart 3,665 32.7 -14.2
Independent John Williams 1,171 10.5 +10.5
Independent Des Bredhauer 814 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 11,205 97.1 -0.7
Informal votes 335 2.9 +0.7
Turnout 11,540 90.2 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Row 6,629 59.2 +6.1
Labor Norman Hart 4,576 40.8 -6.1
National hold Swing +6.1

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1980: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llewellyn Edwards 8,319 53.5 -0.7
Labor Joseph Sciacca 6,434 41.4 -4.5
Independent James Hayden 576 3.7 +3.7
International Socialist Ian Rintoul 108 0.7 +0.7
National Front Victor Robb 103 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 15,540 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 201 1.3 -0.2
Turnout 15,741 91.8 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llewellyn Edwards 8,566 55.1 +0.9
Labor Joseph Sciacca 6,974 44.9 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Ipswich West

Queensland state election, 1980: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Underwood 8,280 52.3 -0.1
Liberal Lawrence Pointing 4,814 30.4 +16.8
National Neil Russell 2,742 17.3 -16.7
Total formal votes 15,836 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 180 1.1 0.0
Turnout 16,016 87.8 -3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Underwood 8,573 54.1 -0.2
Liberal Lawrence Pointing 7,263 45.9 +45.9
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Isis

Queensland state election, 1980: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lin Powell 7,569 50.1 +1.7
Labor Michael Edgar 5,466 36.2 -1.1
Liberal David Cooper 1,231 8.1 -3.6
Democrats Ronald Cullen 535 3.5 +3.5
Democrats Mervyn Worth 302 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 15,103 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 201 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 15,304 90.2 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Lin Powell 8,871 58.7 -0.5
Labor Michael Edgar 6,232 41.3 +0.5
National hold Swing -0.5

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1980: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Col Miller 8,114 59.9 +6.4
Labor Peter Venning 5,440 40.1 -2.8
Total formal votes 13,554 98.0 -0.7
Informal votes 272 2.0 +0.7
Turnout 13,826 87.3 -3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1980: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Doumany 7,158 50.2 +4.8
Labor Maurice Dwyer 6,549 45.9 +6.3
Progress Alvan Hawkes 562 3.9 +2.2
Total formal votes 14,269 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 286 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 14,555 87.0 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Doumany 7,523 52.7 -0.3
Labor Maurice Dwyer 6,746 47.3 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Landsborough

Queensland state election, 1980: Landsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Mike Ahern 11,215 53.9 -14.3
Labor Peter Byrne 5,051 24.3 -7.5
Liberal Paul Kingsford 2,733 13.1 +13.1
Independent Barbara Cansdell 1,795 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 20,794 99.0 +0.6
Informal votes 211 1.0 -0.6
Turnout 21,005 88.7 -2.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Mike Ahern 14,453 69.5 +1.3
Labor Peter Byrne 6,341 30.5 -1.3
National hold Swing +1.3

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1980: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Bourke 5,286 33.3 -21.7
National Tony Fitzgerald 4,497 28.3 +28.3
Labor Michael Forde 2,826 17.8 -1.8
National Terence Day 2,603 16.4 +16.4
Democrats Rae Capon 505 3.2 -5.6
Progress Michael Berry 169 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 15,886 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 223 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 16,109 90.9 -2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tony Fitzgerald 8,949 56.3 +56.3
Liberal Tony Bourke 6,937 43.7 -28.8
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Lytton

Queensland state election, 1980: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 10,543 73.6 +6.6
Liberal Moyra Bidstrup 3,784 26.4 -6.6
Total formal votes 14,327 98.0 -0.5
Informal votes 297 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,624 89.4 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +6.6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 November 1980". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.
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