Electoral results for the district of Carpentaria
This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Carpentaria in Queensland state elections.
Members for Carpentaria
The following people were elected in the seat of Carpentaria:[1]
First incarnation 1888–1912 | ||||
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Member | Party | Term | ||
Edward Palmer | none | 1888–1893 | ||
George Phillips | none | 1893–1896 | ||
George Charles Sim | Labor | 1896–1899 | ||
James Forsyth | Ministerial | 1899–1907 | ||
Thomas Nevitt | Labor | 1907–1912 | ||
Second incarnation 1932–1960 | ||||
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Member | Party | Term | ||
John Mullan | Labor | 1932–1941 | ||
Norm Smith | Labor | 1941–1957 | ||
QLP | 1957–1960 |
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Queensland Labor | Norm Smith | 2,832 | 38.6 | +38.6 | |
Labor | Alec Inch | 2,292 | 31.3 | -28.8 | |
Country | William Aplin | 2,211 | 30.1 | -9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 7,335 | 99.2 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 57 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 7,392 | 87.0 | +5.7 | ||
Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Norm Smith | 3,377 | 60.1 | -2.6 | |
Country | William Aplin | 2,240 | 39.9 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 5,617 | 99.1 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 50 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,667 | 81.3 | -2.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Norm Smith | 3,093 | 62.7 | -0.2 | |
Country | William Aplin | 1,842 | 37.3 | +5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 4,935 | 99.1 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 47 | 0.9 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,982 | 84.2 | +3.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Norm Smith | 2,709 | 62.9 | ||
Country | George Keyes | 1,358 | 31.5 | ||
Independent Labor | Merv Pether | 243 | 5.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,310 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 61 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,371 | 80.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Norm Smith | 3,650 | 70.2 | +12.7 | |
Independent | Walter Grant | 1,549 | 29.8 | +29.8 | |
Total formal votes | 5,199 | 94.7 | -4.0 | ||
Informal votes | 290 | 5.3 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,489 | 83.3 | +6.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Norm Smith | 2,969 | 57.5 | +5.7 | |
Independent Labor | James Boyd | 1,834 | 35.5 | -12.7 | |
Independent | John Carson | 208 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Independent | Bernard McInerney | 155 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,166 | 98.7 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 67 | 1.3 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,233 | 77.0 | +4.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Norm Smith | 3,054 | 51.8 | -4.0 | |
Independent | James Boyd | 2,838 | 48.2 | +48.2 | |
Total formal votes | 5,892 | 98.6 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 83 | 1.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,975 | 72.7 | -7.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Mullan | 3,501 | 55.8 | -44.2 | |
Country | James Boyd | 2,775 | 44.2 | +44.2 | |
Total formal votes | 6,276 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 75 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,351 | 79.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Mullan | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Mullan | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Register of Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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