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Electoral results for the Division of Capricornia

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Capricornia in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Alexander Paterson Ind. Free Trade 1901–1903
  David Thomson Labour 1903–1906
  Edward Archer Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1910
  William Higgs Labor 1910–1920
  Independent 1920
  Nationalist 1920–1922
  Frank Forde Labor 1922–1946
  Charles Davidson Liberal 1946–1949
  George Pearce Liberal 1949–1961
  George Gray Labor 1961–1967
  Doug Everingham Labor 1967–1975
  Colin Carige National 1975–1977
  Doug Everingham Labor 1977–1984
  Keith Wright Labor 1984–1993
  Independent 1993
  Marjorie Henzell Labor 1993–1996
  Paul Marek National 1996–1998
  Kirsten Livermore Labor 1998–2013
  Michelle Landry Liberal National 2013–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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2022 Australian federal election: Capricornia[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Michelle Landry 35,613 39.44 −1.21
Labor Russell Robertson 25,330 28.05 +4.31
One Nation Kylee Stanton 13,179 14.60 −2.38
Greens Mick Jones 5,302 5.87 +1.03
United Australia Nathan Harding 3,555 3.94 +0.29
Independent Ken Murray 3,048 3.38 +0.89
Great Australian Zteven Whitty 1,747 1.93 +1.93
Liberal Democrats Steve Murphy 1,392 1.54 +1.54
Informed Medical Options Paula Ganfield 1,126 1.25 +1.25
Total formal votes 90,292 93.86 +0.19
Informal votes 5,904 6.14 −0.19
Turnout 96,196 88.60 −3.98
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michelle Landry 51,096 56.59 −5.76
Labor Russell Robertson 39,196 43.41 +5.76
Liberal National hold Swing −5.76
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Capricornia in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 Australian federal election: Capricornia[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Michelle Landry 36,163 40.65 +0.59
Labor Russell Robertson 21,120 23.74 −14.33
One Nation Wade Rothery 15,105 16.98 +16.98
Greens Paul Bambrick 4,307 4.84 +0.12
Katter's Australian George Birkbeck 3,269 3.67 −3.40
United Australia Lindsay Sturgeon 3,250 3.65 +3.65
Independent Ken Murray 2,211 2.49 −2.35
Conservative National Grant Pratt 1,905 2.14 +2.14
Democratic Labour Richard Temple 1,637 1.84 +1.84
Total formal votes 88,967 93.67 −2.76
Informal votes 6,008 6.33 +2.76
Turnout 94,975 92.58 −0.47
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michelle Landry 55,475 62.35 +11.72
Labor Russell Robertson 33,492 37.65 −11.72
Liberal National hold Swing +11.72

2016

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2016 Australian federal election: Capricornia[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Michelle Landry 35,310 40.05 +0.47
Labor Leisa Neaton 33,579 38.09 +1.05
Katter's Australian Laurel Carter 6,241 7.08 +1.54
Family First Lindsay Temple 4,547 5.16 +1.30
Independent Ken Murray 4,312 4.89 +4.89
Greens Kate Giamarelos 4,166 4.73 +1.30
Total formal votes 88,155 96.45 +1.60
Informal votes 3,242 3.55 −1.60
Turnout 91,397 93.08 −1.75
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michelle Landry 44,633 50.63 −0.14
Labor Leisa Neaton 43,522 49.37 +0.14
Liberal National hold Swing −0.14

2013

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2013 Australian federal election: Capricornia[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Michelle Landry 33,608 39.58 −0.84
Labor Peter Freeleagus 31,450 37.04 −8.73
Palmer United Derek Ison 6,747 7.95 +7.95
Katter's Australian Robbie Williams 4,708 5.54 +5.54
Family First Hazel Alley 3,274 3.86 +0.37
Greens Paul Bambrick 2,910 3.43 −2.09
Bruce Diamond 1,777 2.09 +2.09
Rise Up Australia Paul Lewis 439 0.52 +0.52
Total formal votes 84,913 94.85 +1.00
Informal votes 4,614 5.15 −1.00
Turnout 89,527 94.83 +1.70
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michelle Landry 43,109 50.77 +4.45
Labor Peter Freeleagus 41,804 49.23 −4.45
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +4.45

2010

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2010 Australian federal election: Capricornia[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kirsten Livermore 36,793 45.77 −9.57
Liberal National Michelle Landry 32,489 40.42 +3.44
Greens Paul Bambrick 4,435 5.52 +2.52
Family First Sandra Corneloup 2,802 3.49 +1.70
Independent Shane Guley 2,045 2.54 +2.54
Independent Bevan Mowen 1,402 1.74 +1.74
Secular Steve Jeffery 414 0.52 +0.52
Total formal votes 80,380 93.85 −2.83
Informal votes 5,263 6.15 +2.83
Turnout 85,643 93.13 −2.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirsten Livermore 43,150 53.68 −8.40
Liberal National Michelle Landry 37,230 46.32 +8.40
Labor hold Swing −8.40

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kirsten Livermore 47,508 55.84 +9.89
National Robert Mills 15,664 18.41 −10.99
Liberal Scott Kilpatrick 15,416 18.12 +6.96
Greens Paul Bambrick 2,481 2.92 +0.67
Independent Bob Oakes 1,859 2.19 +2.19
Family First Jon Eaton 1,508 1.77 −2.13
Democrats Anton Prange 422 0.50 −0.87
Citizens Electoral Council Bill Ingrey 222 0.26 −0.52
Total formal votes 85,080 96.64 +1.16
Informal votes 2,960 3.36 −1.16
Turnout 88,040 94.97 −0.79
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirsten Livermore 53,355 62.71 +8.70
National Robert Mills 31,725 37.29 −8.70
Labor hold Swing +8.70

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kirsten Livermore 38,984 47.21 +0.07
National John Lever 22,719 27.51 +3.14
Liberal Di Kuntschik 10,938 13.25 −1.27
Family First Alan J Spackman 3,424 4.15 +4.15
One Nation Larry H Coleman 2,575 3.12 −4.81
Greens Michael Kane 1,690 2.05 +0.54
Democrats Naomi Johns 1,185 1.44 −0.47
HEMP Judy Canales 787 0.95 +0.95
Citizens Electoral Council Bill Ingrey 273 0.33 −0.52
Total formal votes 82,575 95.75 −0.10
Informal votes 3,664 4.25 +0.10
Turnout 86,239 94.74 −1.79
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirsten Livermore 45,531 55.14 −0.38
National John Lever 37,044 44.86 +0.38
Labor hold Swing −0.38

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kirsten Livermore 36,580 48.95 +1.85
National John Lever 15,889 21.26 −11.09
Liberal Lea Taylor 13,159 17.61 +17.61
One Nation Herb Clarke 5,364 7.18 −6.72
Democrats Naomi Johns 1,334 1.79 −1.23
Greens Bob Muir 1,068 1.43 −0.35
Independent Peter Schuback 512 0.69 −0.80
Citizens Electoral Council Ray Gillham 476 0.64 +0.27
Independent John Murphy 343 0.46 +0.46
Total formal votes 74,725 96.05 −1.35
Informal votes 3,070 3.95 +1.35
Turnout 77,795 96.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirsten Livermore 42,492 56.86 +1.57
National John Lever 32,233 43.14 −1.57
Labor hold Swing +1.57

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kirsten Livermore 35,229 47.11 +6.83
National Paul Marek 24,197 32.35 +3.69
One Nation Len Timms 10,393 13.90 +13.90
Democrats Fay Lawrence 2,255 3.02 −2.27
Greens Joan Furness 1,334 1.78 −0.70
Independent Peter Schuback 1,107 1.48 +1.48
Citizens Electoral Council Andrew Purvis 271 0.36 +0.36
Total formal votes 74,786 97.41 −0.42
Informal votes 1,990 2.59 +0.42
Turnout 76,776 95.25 −0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirsten Livermore 41,352 55.29 +8.75
National Paul Marek 33,434 44.71 −8.75
Labor gain from National Swing +8.75

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marjorie Henzell 31,531 40.37 −0.45
National Paul Marek 21,823 27.94 +5.89
Liberal Mike Wilkinson 18,321 23.46 +6.75
Democrats Fay Lawrence 4,071 5.21 +3.02
Greens Bob Muir 1,980 2.54 +0.89
Indigenous Peoples Bevan Tull 371 0.48 +0.16
Total formal votes 78,097 97.83 +0.42
Informal votes 1,733 2.17 −0.42
Turnout 79,830 95.42 −0.65
Two-party-preferred result
National Paul Marek 41,801 53.62 +6.40
Labor Marjorie Henzell 36,153 46.38 −6.40
National gain from Labor Swing +6.40

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marjorie Henzell 30,766 40.86 −9.71
National Margaret Goody 16,243 21.57 −14.66
Liberal Chris Alroe 12,807 17.01 +15.57
Independent Jim Rundle 5,308 7.05 +7.05
Independent Keith Wright 4,472 5.94 +5.94
Confederate Action Mavis Hinton 1,835 2.44 +2.44
Democrats Fay Lawrence 1,673 2.22 +1.05
Greens Bob Muir 1,259 1.67 −8.91
David Bridgeman 363 0.48 +0.48
Cameron Smyth 322 0.43 +0.43
Indigenous Peoples Bevan Tull 240 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 75,288 97.41 −0.48
Informal votes 1,998 2.59 +0.48
Turnout 77,286 96.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marjorie Henzell 39,663 52.73 −4.68
National Margaret Goody 35,554 47.27 +4.68
Labor hold Swing −4.68

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 33,200 50.5 −3.5
National Stan Collard 24,627 37.5 +3.9
Greens Craig Hardy 7,885 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 65,712 97.9
Informal votes 1,413 2.1
Turnout 67,125 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 37,551 57.3 +0.3
National Stan Collard 27,926 42.7 −0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 34,147 54.0 +3.1
National Ted Price 21,272 33.6 −3.0
Liberal Tom Young 6,084 9.6 +0.5
Nuclear Disarmament J. S. Page 1,718 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 63,221 97.3
Informal votes 1,752 2.7
Turnout 64,973 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 36,065 57.0 +2.9
National Ted Price 27,155 43.0 −2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 29,936 50.9 +0.1
National Colin Webber 21,539 36.6 +7.6
Liberal Alan Agnew 5,385 9.1 −7.9
Democrats Peter Knack 1,588 2.7 −0.1
Independent Eric Geissmann 416 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 58,864 96.7
Informal votes 2,019 3.3
Turnout 60,883 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 31,925 54.2 −2.1
National Colin Webber 26,934 45.8 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 36,662 54.4 +3.5
National Robert Simpson 11,480 17.0 −7.8
Liberal Alan Agnew 11,465 17.0 +4.9
National Helen Reeves 5,620 8.3 +8.3
Democrats Gregory Read 1,881 2.8 −0.6
Socialist David Ryan 226 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 67,334 98.9
Informal votes 754 1.1
Turnout 68,088 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 59.9 +5.6
National Robert Simpson 40.1 −5.6
Labor hold Swing +5.6

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 32,688 50.9 +2.0
National Country Colin Carige 21,292 33.2 −8.1
Liberal William Park 7,781 12.1 +6.2
Democrats Lloyd Webber 2,177 3.4 −0.2
Progress Paul Rackemann 225 0.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 64,162 98.7
Informal votes 855 1.3
Turnout 65,017 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 54.3 +3.1
National Country Colin Carige 45.7 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 29,996 48.9 +2.0
National Country Colin Carige 25,314 41.3 +13.6
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 3,606 5.9 −19.5
Democrats Edward Batey 2,217 3.6 +3.6
Progress Ronald Kitching 207 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 61,340 98.7
Informal votes 784 1.3
Turnout 62,124 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 51.2 +2.7
National Country Colin Carige 48.8 −2.7
Labor gain from National Country Swing +3.1

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 26,874 48.3 −4.0
National Country Colin Carige 15,035 27.0 +1.4
Liberal Alfred Millroy 13,735 24.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 55,644 99.1
Informal votes 513 0.9
Turnout 56,157 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Colin Carige 27,890 50.1 +5.0
Labor Doug Everingham 27,754 49.9 −5.0
National Country gain from Labor Swing +5.0

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 27,951 52.3 −3.5
Country Kevin Connor 13,713 25.6 +2.2
Liberal Noel Kenny 11,254 21.0 +6.0
Independent Therese Warner 556 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 53,474 98.9
Informal votes 590 1.1
Turnout 54,064 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 54.9 −3.3
Country Kevin Connor 45.1 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 26,632 55.8 −6.6
Country Kevin Connor 11,176 23.4 +23.4
Liberal Brian Palmer 7,163 15.0 −16.1
Democratic Labor Brian Besley 2,743 5.7 −0.8
Total formal votes 47,714 98.6
Informal votes 685 1.4
Turnout 48,399 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 58.2 −5.5
Country Kevin Connor 42.8 +42.8
Labor hold Swing −5.5

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 28,188 62.4 +13.4
Liberal Brian Palmer 14,049 31.1 −10.6
Democratic Labor Alfred Rose 2,950 6.5 −2.8
Total formal votes 45,187 99.1
Informal votes 413 0.9
Turnout 45,600 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 63.7 +12.0
Liberal Brian Palmer 36.3 −12.0
Labor hold Swing +12.0

1967 by-election

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1967 Capricornia by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Everingham 20,215 53.0 +0.8
Liberal Frank Rudd 12,048 31.6 −6.9
Country Glen Sheil 3,279 8.6 +8.6
Democratic Labor Peter Boyle 2,628 6.9 −2.4
Total formal votes 38,170 99.2
Informal votes 316 0.8
Turnout 38,486 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Doug Everingham 56.0 +1.1
Liberal Frank Rudd 44.0 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gray 20,315 52.2 −3.9
Liberal Neil McKendry 14,977 38.5 +2.4
Democratic Labor Peter Boyle 3,635 9.3 +1.5
Total formal votes 38,927 98.8
Informal votes 482 1.2
Turnout 39,409 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Gray 54.9 −2.8
Liberal Neil McKendry 45.1 +2.8
Labor hold Swing −2.8

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gray 21,335 56.1 +6.7
Liberal Maurice South 13,705 36.1 −2.2
Democratic Labor Alphonsus Schleger 2,967 7.8 −4.5
Total formal votes 38,007 98.5
Informal votes 569 1.5
Turnout 38,576 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Gray 57.7 +2.7
Liberal Maurice South 42.3 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gray 18,517 49.4 +8.8
Liberal Henry Pearce 14,357 38.3 −10.7
Queensland Labor Mick Gardner 4,606 12.3 +1.9
Total formal votes 37,480 97.7
Informal votes 891 2.3
Turnout 38,371 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Gray 20,606 55.0 +10.7
Liberal Henry Pearce 16,874 45.0 −10.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pearce 18,074 49.0 −4.8
Labor Colin Maxwell 14,978 40.6 −2.8
Queensland Labor James Verney 3,830 10.4 +10.4
Total formal votes 36,882 97.3
Informal votes 1,020 2.7
Turnout 37,902 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Pearce 21,284 57.7 +1.7
Labor Colin Maxwell 15,598 42.3 −1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pearce 19,617 53.8 +0.5
Labor Colin Maxwell 15,804 43.4 −2.2
Communist Eric Browne 1,026 2.8 +1.7
Total formal votes 36,447 97.8
Informal votes 823 2.2
Turnout 37,270 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Pearce 54.0 +0.2
Labor Colin Maxwell 46.0 −0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pearce 18,234 54.9 +3.0
Labor Mick Gardner 14,318 43.1 −5.0
Communist Eric Browne 664 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 33,216 98.7
Informal votes 444 1.3
Turnout 33,660 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Pearce 55.1 +3.2
Labor Mick Gardner 44.9 −3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pearce 17,073 51.9 −0.2
Labor Mick Gardner 15,848 48.1 +1.5
Total formal votes 32,921 99.0
Informal votes 346 1.0
Turnout 33,267 96.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Pearce 16,949 52.2 −0.1
Labor Mick Gardner 15,121 46.6 +2.1
Communist Ted Robertson 413 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 32,483 98.5
Informal votes 508 1.5
Turnout 32,991 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Henry Pearce 52.3 −2.3
Labor Mick Gardner 47.7 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

1946

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1946 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Charles Davidson 28,999 49.9 +5.8
Labor Frank Forde 26,611 45.8 −10.1
Services Andrew Taylor 2,454 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 58,064 98.2
Informal votes 1,094 1.8
Turnout 59,158 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Charles Davidson 30,731 52.9 +8.8
Labor Frank Forde 27,333 47.1 −8.8
National gain from Labor Swing +8.8

1943

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1943 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 32,396 55.9 −2.8
United Australia Charles Ward 25,597 44.1 +44.1
Total formal votes 57,993 98.9
Informal votes 627 1.1
Turnout 58,620 95.7
Labor hold Swing −2.8

1940

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1940 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 33,211 58.7 +8.3
Country Edwin Hiskens 23,330 41.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 56,541 98.7
Informal votes 733 1.3
Turnout 57,274 94.7
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1930s

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1937

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1937 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 27,221 50.4 −9.9
Country Edwin Hiskens 20,543 38.0 +38.0
Social Credit John Harding 6,235 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 53,999 98.5
Informal votes 849 1.5
Turnout 54,848 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Forde 56.2 −4.1
Country Edwin Hiskens 44.8 +45.8
Labor hold Swing −4.1

1934

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1934 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 29,902 60.3 +1.0
United Australia John O'Shanesy 19,706 39.7 +39.7
Total formal votes 49,608 98.1
Informal votes 965 1.9
Turnout 50,573 96.5
Labor hold Swing +1.0

1931

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1931 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 28,449 58.8 +5.4
Country Robert Staines 19,944 41.2 +41.2
Total formal votes 48,393 97.1
Informal votes 1,455 2.9
Turnout 49,848 95.6
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 1920s

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1929

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1929 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 24,362 53.4 +0.9
Nationalist Robert Staines 21,277 46.6 +46.6
Total formal votes 45,639 95.6
Informal votes 2,116 4.4
Turnout 47,755 94.1
Labor hold Swing +0.9

1928

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1928 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 23,376 52.5 +0.6
Country Robert Staines 21,114 47.5 −0.6
Total formal votes 44,490 96.3
Informal votes 1,728 3.7
Turnout 46,218 93.8
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1925

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1925 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 22,524 51.9 +0.0
Country William Doherty 20,846 48.1 +41.9
Total formal votes 543,370 97.2
Informal votes 1,261 2.8
Turnout 44,631 91.1
Labor hold Swing −0.6

1922

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1922 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 19,904 51.9 +0.5
Nationalist William Higgs 16,079 41.9 −6.7
Country Albert Gorrie 2,362 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 38,345 96.5
Informal votes 1,403 3.5
Turnout 39,748 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Forde 52.5 +1.1
Nationalist William Higgs 47.5 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1910s

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1919

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1919 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Higgs 15,134 52.8 +0.5
Nationalist Alexander Cameron 13,521 47.2 −0.5
Total formal votes 28,655 98.0
Informal votes 577 2.0
Turnout 29,232 87.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

1917

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1917 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Higgs 15,544 52.3 −15.1
Nationalist Robert Duncan 14,153 47.7 +15.1
Total formal votes 29,697 97.9
Informal votes 638 2.1
Turnout 30,335 92.1
Labor hold Swing −15.1

1914

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1914 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Higgs 15,475 67.4 +3.3
Liberal Neal Macrossan 7,489 32.6 −3.3
Total formal votes 22,964 97.0
Informal votes 700 3.0
Turnout 23,664 70.9
Labor hold Swing +3.3

1913

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1913 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Higgs 15,583 64.1 +6.4
Liberal Francis Dyer 8,720 35.9 −6.4
Total formal votes 24,303 97.5
Informal votes 618 2.5
Turnout 24,921 74.5
Labor hold Swing +6.4

1910

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1910 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Higgs 11,759 56.8 +12.4
Liberal Edward Archer 8,950 43.2 −12.4
Total formal votes 20,759 98.0
Informal votes 413 2.0
Turnout 21,122 68.0
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +12.4

Elections in the 1900s

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1906

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1906 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Edward Archer 7,892 55.6 +25.1
Labour David Thomson 6,304 44.4 −5.2
Total formal votes 14,196 96.4
Informal votes 529 3.6
Turnout 14,725 52.5
Anti-Socialist gain from Labour Swing +15.2

1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Thomson 6,065 49.6 +0.6
Protectionist George Curtis 3,725 30.5 +30.5
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Ryan 2,435 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 12,225 97.2
Informal votes 358 2.8
Turnout 12,583 58.2
Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade Swing +8.6

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade Alexander Paterson 3,632 51.0 +51.0
Labour Wallace Nelson 3,493 49.0 +49.0
Total formal votes 7,125 97.8
Informal votes 160 2.2
Turnout 7,285 68.3
Ind. Free Trade win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Capricornia, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Capricornia, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Capricornia, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Capricornia, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Capricornia". AEC.