Electoral results for the district of Burdekin

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

Members for Burdekin

MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Coburn Independent 1950–1969
  Val Bird Country 1969–1975
  National Country 1975–1982
  National 1982–1983
  Mark Stoneman National 1983–1998
  Jeff Knuth One Nation 1998–1999
  Independent 1999
  Country Party Queensland 1999–2000
  City Country Alliance 2000–2001
  Steve Rodgers Labor 2001–2004
  Rosemary Menkens National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Dale Last Liberal National 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Burdekin[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Dale Last 10,510 37.30 −10.69
Labor Angela Zyla 7,522 26.70 +6.12
Katter's Australian Steven Isles 3,396 12.05 −14.21
Palmer United Jacinta Warland 2,330 8.27 +8.27
Independent BJ Davison 2,306 8.18 +8.18
One Nation Belinda Johnson 1,305 4.63 +4.63
Greens Lindy Collins 807 2.86 +0.14
Total formal votes 28,176 98.03 −0.07
Informal votes 567 1.97 +0.07
Turnout 28,743 90.90 −0.07
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Dale Last 12,201 52.88 −9.59
Labor Angela Zyla 10,872 47.12 +47.12
Liberal National hold Swing −9.59
Queensland state election, 2012: Burdekin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Rosemary Menkens 12,873 47.99 -2.49
Katter's Australian Ronald Wadforth 7,044 26.26 +26.26
Labor Angela Zyla 5,520 20.58 -23.18
Greens Pete Johnson 732 2.73 -3.03
Family First Amanda Nickson 655 2.44 +2.44
Total formal votes 26,824 98.10 -0.10
Informal votes 489 1.90 +0.10
Turnout 27,107 90.96 -0.45
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal National Rosemary Menkens 13,808 62.47 +9.32
Katter's Australian Ronald Wadforth 8,294 37.53 +37.53
Liberal National hold Swing +9.32

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Burdekin[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Rosemary Menkens 13,438 50.5 +5.2
Labor Les Walker 11,648 43.8 -3.4
Greens Maria Macdonald 1,532 5.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 26,618 98.1
Informal votes 489 1.9
Turnout 27,107 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Rosemary Menkens 13,705 53.1 +4.0
Labor Les Walker 12,082 46.9 -4.0
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +4.0
Queensland state election, 2006: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Rosemary Menkens 10,104 48.1 +12.7
Labor Steve Rodgers 9,169 43.7 +6.8
Greens Anja Light 863 4.1 +0.5
Family First Amanda Nickson 852 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 20,988 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 441 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 21,429 91.6 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Rosemary Menkens 10,589 52.4 -2.0
Labor Steve Rodgers 9,619 47.6 +2.0
National hold Swing -2.0
Queensland state election, 2004: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Steve Rodgers 7,911 36.9 +0.2
National Rosemary Menkens 7,605 35.4 +12.7
Independent Jeff Knuth 3,265 15.2 +15.2
One Nation Merle Poletto 1,921 8.9 -10.8
Greens Mike Rubenach 762 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 21,464 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 418 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 21,882 92.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Rosemary Menkens 10,478 54.4 +9.5
Labor Steve Rodgers 8,787 45.6 -9.5
National gain from Labor Swing +9.5
Queensland state election, 2001: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Steve Rodgers 7,808 36.7 +3.8
National Terry Morato 4,836 22.7 -3.2
City Country Alliance Jeff Knuth 4,439 20.9 +20.9
One Nation Merle Poletto 4,180 19.7 -15.2
Total formal votes 21,263 98.4
Informal votes 341 1.6
Turnout 21,604 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Rodgers 8,863 55.1 +14.0
National Terry Morato 7,215 44.9 +44.9
Labor gain from One Nation Swing +14.0

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
One Nation Jeff Knuth 7,657 33.1 +33.1
Labor Les Walker 7,307 31.6 -5.9
National Terry Morato 6,693 28.9 -29.0
Australia First Elaine Steley 963 4.2 +4.2
Democrats Maurie Nichols 535 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 23,155 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 296 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 23,451 93.8 +2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Jeff Knuth 12,725 59.4 +59.4
Labor Les Walker 8,692 40.6 +1.2
One Nation gain from National Swing +59.4
Queensland state election, 1995: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mark Stoneman 12,598 57.9 +17.0
Labor Jenny Hill 8,156 37.5 -7.1
Independent Alex Caldwell 992 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 21,746 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 338 1.5 -0.4
Turnout 22,084 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Mark Stoneman 13,037 60.6 +8.5
Labor Jenny Hill 8,488 39.4 -8.5
National hold Swing +8.5
Queensland state election, 1992: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jenny Hill 9,303 44.6 -1.2
National Mark Stoneman 8,531 40.9 +5.5
Liberal Steve Szendrey 3,031 14.5 -4.3
Total formal votes 20,865 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 21,279 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Mark Stoneman 10,648 52.0 +1.4
Labor Jenny Hill 9,810 48.0 -1.4
National hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1980s

Queensland state election, 1989: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mark Stoneman 5,229 41.1 -11.5
Labor Don Wallace 5,002 39.3 +6.0
Liberal Anthony Chandler 2,506 19.7 +9.3
Total formal votes 12,737 97.3 -0.9
Informal votes 358 2.7 +0.9
Turnout 13,095 93.1 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Mark Stoneman 7,249 56.9 -5.0
Labor Don Wallace 5,488 43.1 +5.0
National hold Swing -5.0
Queensland state election, 1986: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mark Stoneman 6,570 52.6 +5.2
Labor Richard Tucker 4,163 33.3 -6.6
Liberal Colin Jackson 1,295 10.4 -1.8
Independent Laurence Fabrellas 457 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 12,485 98.2
Informal votes 231 1.8
Turnout 12,716 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Mark Stoneman 7,728 61.9 +5.5
Labor Richard Tucker 4,757 38.1 -5.5
National hold Swing +5.5
Queensland state election, 1983: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Mark Stoneman 5,376 47.4 -7.1
Labor Peter Rehbein 4,532 39.9 -5.6
Liberal Ian MacDonald 1,335 11.8 +11.8
Independent Keven Proberts 108 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 11,351 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 129 1.1 0.0
Turnout 11,480 94.4 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Mark Stoneman 6,437 56.7 +2.2
Labor Peter Rehbein 4,914 43.3 -2.2
National hold Swing +2.2
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

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1977: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Val Bird 6,181 60.3 -6.0
Labor Alex Brown 4,076 39.7 +10.8
Total formal votes 10,257 98.9
Informal votes 117 1.1
Turnout 10,374 94.3
National hold Swing -10.0
Queensland state election, 1974: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Val Bird 6,603 66.3 +11.9
Labor Clyde Ferris 2,875 28.9 -10.9
Democratic Labor Emil Liebrecht 475 4.8 -1.0
Total formal votes 9,953 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 110 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,063 93.3 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Val Bird 6,998 70.3 +11.1
Labor Clyde Ferris 2,955 29.7 -11.1
National hold Swing +11.1
Queensland state election, 1972: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Val Bird 4,883 54.4 +22.5
Labor Ronald Nuttall 3,568 39.8 -1.7
Democratic Labor Emil Liebrecht 518 5.8 -1.9
Total formal votes 7,245 96.6
Informal votes 252 3.4
Turnout 7,497 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Val Bird 5,313 59.2 +6.2
Labor Ronald Nuttall 3,656 40.8 -6.2
Country hold Swing +6.2

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ronald Nuttall 3,007 41.5 +17.6
Country Val Bird 2,313 31.9 +31.9
Liberal Stanley Pearce 1,369 18.9 -0.5
Democratic Labor Emil Liebrecht 556 7.7 -3.4
Total formal votes 7,245 96.6 -1.7
Informal votes 252 3.4 +1.7
Turnout 7,497 93.0 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Val Bird 3,927 54.2 +54.2
Labor Ronald Nuttall 3,318 45.8 +2.7
Country gain from Independent Swing +54.2
Queensland state election, 1966: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,318 45.6 -10.6
Labor Herbert O'Brien 1,739 23.9 -4.3
Liberal Stanley Pearce 1,415 19.4 +19.4
Democratic Labor Oliver Anderson 810 11.1 -4.6
Total formal votes 7,282 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 124 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 7,406 94.4 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,262 58.5 -5.5
Liberal Stanley Pearce 3,020 41.5 +41.5
Independent hold Swing -5.5
Queensland state election, 1963: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,888 56.2 +5.5
Labor Thomas Niven 1,949 28.2 +8.6
Democratic Labor Oliver Anderson 1,085 15.7 -13.9
Total formal votes 6,922 98.1 -1.1
Informal votes 133 1.9 +1.1
Turnout 7,055 94.9 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,430 64.0
Labor Thomas Niven 2,492 36.0
Independent hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1960: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,529 50.7
Queensland Labor Colin McCathie 2,063 29.6
Labor Fred Page 1,367 19.6
Total formal votes 6,959 99.2
Informal votes 53 0.8
Turnout 7,012 93.1
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,145 52.0 -11.9
Labor John Grafton 2,268 28.5 -4.8
Queensland Labor Oliver Andersen 1,560 19.6 +19.6
Total formal votes 7,973 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 54 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 8,027 96.2 +1.3
Independent hold Swing -1.2
Queensland state election, 1956: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,891 63.9 +5.9
Labor Henry Skinner 2,546 33.3 -8.7
Communist Howard Connors 215 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 7,652 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 67 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 7,719 94.9 -1.2
Independent hold Swing +7.3
Queensland state election, 1953: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 4,337 58.0 +5.5
Labor William Wall 3,137 42.0 -2.0
Total formal votes 7,474 98.6 -0.5
Informal votes 107 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 7,581 96.1 +4.5
Independent hold Swing +3.6
Queensland state election, 1950: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Arthur Coburn 3,955 52.5
Labor Ernest Russell 3,318 44.0
Communist Jack Penberthy 267 3.5
Total formal votes 7,540 99.1
Informal votes 66 0.9
Turnout 7,606 91.6
Independent gain from Labor Swing

References

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