Electoral results for the district of Nundah

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

Members for Nundah

Member		Party	Term
	George Agnew	Conservative	1888–1890
		Ministerial	1890–1896
	Thomas Bridges	Ministerial	1896–1903
		Liberal	1903–1907
		Kidstonites	1907
	Richard Sumner	Kidstonites	1907–1909
		Independent Opposition	1909
	Thomas Bridges	Liberal	1909–1916
		National	1916–1918
	Hubert Sizer	National	1918–1923
	William Kelso	United Party	1923–1925
		Country and Progressive National	1925–1932
	John Hayes	Labor	1932–1947
	Frank Roberts	Labor	1947–1956
	Jim Hadley	Labor	1956–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957–1957
	William Knox	Liberal	1957–1989
	Phil Heath	Labor	1989–1991
	Terry Sullivan	Labor	1991–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1991 Nundah state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	7,100	43.6	−13.8
	Liberal	John Hood	5,474	33.6	−0.5
	Independent	John Hay	1,158	7.1	+7.1
	National	Yvonne Chapman	1,010	6.2	−2.3
	Independent	Ray Hugall	536	3.3	+3.3
	Democrats	Ian Rowland	393	2.4	+2.4
	Call to Australia	Rona Joyner	349	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Ronald Nightingale	276	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			16,296	96.7	−0.9
Informal votes			558	3.3	+0.9
Turnout			16,854	83.3	−8.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Sullivan	8,208	50.4	−7.6
	Liberal	John Hood	8,088	49.6	+7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.6

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil Heath	10,443	57.4	+13.9
	Liberal	William Knox	6,201	34.1	+0.5
	National	Russell Parry	1,548	8.5	−14.3
Total formal votes			18,192	97.6	−0.6
Informal votes			450	2.4	+0.6
Turnout			18,642	91.5	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil Heath	10,551	58.0	+13.4
	Liberal	William Knox	7,641	42.0	−13.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.4

1986 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Johns	7,627	43.5	−2.8
	Liberal	William Knox	5,894	33.7	−20.0
	National	Goodwin Poole	3,996	22.8	+22.8
Total formal votes			17,517	98.2
Informal votes			316	1.8
Turnout			17,833	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Knox	9,702	55.4	+1.7
	Labor	Gary Johns	7,815	44.6	−1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

1983 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	7,999	56.2	−3.4
	Labor	Owen Gazzard	6,237	43.8	+3.4
Total formal votes			14,236	98.2	−0.1
Informal votes			262	1.8	+0.1
Turnout			14,498	90.7	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.4

1980 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	8,237	59.6	+1.5
	Labor	Owen Gazzard	5,587	40.4	−1.5
Total formal votes			13,824	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			232	1.7	−0.1
Turnout			14,056	88.1	−2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	8,235	58.1	−9.1
	Labor	Leonard Hingley	5,927	41.9	+9.1
Total formal votes			14,162	98.2
Informal votes			259	1.8
Turnout			14,421	91.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.1

1974 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	7,645	63.8	+16.5
	Labor	Leonard Hingley	4,337	36.2	−9.0
Total formal votes			11,982	98.2	−0.8
Informal votes			219	1.8	+0.8
Turnout			12,201	88.5	−5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.9

1972 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	5,341	47.3	−1.9
	Labor	Ian Brusasco	5,100	45.2	+4.9
	Queensland Labor	Ambrose Shannon	853	7.5	−3.1
Total formal votes			11,294	99.0
Informal votes			115	1.0
Turnout			11,409	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Knox	6,092	53.9	−5.5
	Labor	Ian Brusasco	5,202	46.1	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	5,471	49.2	−2.5
	Labor	Roderick Blundell	4,479	40.3	+0.4
	Queensland Labor	Brian Barlow	1,178	10.6	+2.2
Total formal votes			11,128	98.4	−0.4
Informal votes			175	1.6	+0.4
Turnout			11,303	92.3	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Knox	6,322	56.8	−1.8
	Labor	Roderick Blundell	4,806	43.2	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

1966 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	5,971	51.7	+1.9
	Labor	John Carey	4,599	39.9	−0.6
	Queensland Labor	Michael Green	972	8.4	−1.3
Total formal votes			11,542	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			145	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			11,687	93.1	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Knox	6,762	58.6	+0.3
	Labor	John Carey	4,780	41.4	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

1963 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	5,860	49.8	−2.2
	Labor	Frank Roberts	4,763	40.5	+8.3
	Queensland Labor	Denis Cleary	1,144	9.7	−6.1
Total formal votes			11,767	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			132	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			11,899	94.7	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Knox	6,861	58.3
	Labor	Frank Roberts	4,906	41.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1960 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	6,148	52.0
	Labor	Michael Sweeney	3,808	32.2
	Queensland Labor	Jim Hadley	1,873	15.8
Total formal votes			11,829	98.5
Informal votes			178	1.5
Turnout			12,007	93.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Knox	4,421	39.3	−5.2
	Queensland Labor	Jim Hadley	3,526	31.3	+31.3
	Labor	Dudley Ryder	3,307	29.4	−26.1
Total formal votes			11,254	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			124	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			11,378	95.4	+0.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

1956 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Hadley	6,136	55.5	−6.4
	Liberal	William Knox	4,924	44.5	+6.4
Total formal votes			11,060	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			166	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			11,226	94.8	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

1953 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Roberts	6,882	61.9	+9.6
	Liberal	Nellie Taylor	4,232	38.1	−9.6
Total formal votes			11,114	98.6	−0.3
Informal votes			162	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			11,276	94.5	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

1950 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Roberts	5,624	52.3
	Liberal	William Cook	5,122	47.7
Total formal votes			10,746	98.9
Informal votes			123	1.1
Turnout			10,869	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Roberts	7,128	50.8	−0.8
	People's Party	Alex Dewar	6,893	49.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			14,021	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			165	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			14,186	93.4	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

1944 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hayes	5,862	51.6	−1.7
	People's Party	William Cunningham	5,493	48.4	+1.7
Total formal votes			11,355	98.9	+0.5
Informal votes			125	1.1	−0.5
Turnout			11,480	90.4	−3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

1941 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hayes	5,672	53.3	+13.6
	United Australia	William Cook	4,972	46.7	+21.2
Total formal votes			10,644	98.4	−0.6
Informal votes			175	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			10,819	93.5	−2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hayes	5,014	48.4	−18.1
	Protestant Labor	Thomas Denovan	2,707	26.1	+26.1
	United Australia	William Kelso	2,644	25.5	−8.0
Total formal votes			10,365	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			101	1.0	−0.1
Turnout			10,466	95.9	+2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Hayes	5,167	53.2	−13.3
	Protestant Labor	Thomas Denovan	4,544	46.8	+46.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1935 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hayes	6,066	66.5
	CPNP	Alfred Thompson	3,059	33.5
Total formal votes			9,125	98.9
Informal votes			102	1.1
Turnout			9,227	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing

1932 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hayes	4,493	51.2
	CPNP	William Kelso	3,933	44.8
	Independent	Jack MacDonald	358	4.1
Total formal votes			8,784	99.4
Informal votes			56	0.6
Turnout			8,840	94.0
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	William Kelso	6,754	67.1	+7.9
	Labor	Thomas Darby	3,315	32.9	−7.9
Total formal votes			10,069	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			88	0.9	0.0
Turnout			10,157	93.4	+0.7
	CPNP hold		Swing	+7.9

1926 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	William Kelso	4,860	59.2	+2.5
	Labor	Victor Kearney	3,353	40.8	−2.5
Total formal votes			8,213	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			76	0.9	−0.3
Turnout			8,289	92.7	+4.9
	CPNP hold		Swing	+2.5

1923 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	William Kelso	3,659	56.7	−5.8
	Labor	James McCabe	2,492	38.6	+1.1
	Independent	Thomas Shaw	298	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			6,449	98.8	−0.6
Informal votes			77	1.2	+0.6
Turnout			6,526	87.8	+3.2
	United hold		Swing	N/A

1920 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Hubert Sizer	5,727	62.5	+4.9
	Labor	George Robbins	3,430	37.5	−4.9
Total formal votes			9,157	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			51	0.6	−0.1
Turnout			9,208	84.6	−0.1
	National hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Hubert Sizer	4,327	57.6	+5.9
	Labor	Sid Cook	3,186	42.4	−5.9
Total formal votes			7,513	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			51	0.7	−0.3
Turnout			7,564	84.7	−4.2
	National hold		Swing	+5.9

1915 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bridges	2,830	51.7	−13.4
	Labor	Richard Sumner	2,640	48.3	+13.4
Total formal votes			5,470	99.0	−0.5
Informal votes			57	1.0	+0.5
Turnout			5,527	88.9	+9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.4

1912 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bridges	2,301	65.1
	Labor	Robert McCormack	1,232	34.9
Total formal votes			3,533	99.5
Informal votes			17	0.5
Turnout			3,550	79.9
	Liberal hold		Swing