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

Members for Bundaberg

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Member Party Term
  Walter Adams Conservative 1888–1890
  Ministerial 1890–1892
  George Hall Labour 1892–1893
  Michael Duffy Ministerial 1893–1896
  Thomas Glassey Labour 1896–1901
  George Barber Labor 1901–1935
  Bernard McLean Labor 1935–1941
  Frank Barnes Independent Labor 1941–1947[1]
  Frank Barnes Labor 1947–1950[1]
  Ted Walsh Labor 1950–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1963
  Independent 1963–1969
  Lou Jensen Labor 1969–1976
  Independent 1976–1977
  Jim Blake Labor 1977–1983
  Clem Campbell Labor 1983–1998
  Nita Cunningham Labor 1998–2006
  Jack Dempsey National 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Leanne Donaldson Labor 2015–2017
  David Batt Liberal National 2017–2020
  Tom Smith Labor 2020–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Bundaberg.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Bundaberg[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Smith 12,819 41.7 -1.5
Liberal National Bree Watson 11,855 38.5 -3.0
One Nation Alberto Carvalho 2,334 7.6 +1.8
Legalise Cannabis Ian Zunker 1,768 5.7 +0.2
Greens Nat Baker 1,018 3.3 +0.1
Independent Geoff Warham 562 1.8 +1.8
Independent Alan Corbett 420 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 30,776 95.0 −1.48
Informal votes 1,605 5.0 +1.48
Turnout
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Smith 15,826 51.4 +1.4
Liberal National Bree Watson 14,950 48.6 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4
Results are not final. Last updated on 30 October 2024.
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Bundaberg.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Bundaberg[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Smith 13,053 43.12 +8.76
Liberal National David Batt 12,577 41.55 +6.03
One Nation Stewart Jones 1,766 5.83 −16.60
Legalise Cannabis Ian Zunker 1,669 5.51 +5.51
Greens Claire Ogden 964 3.18 −0.34
United Australia Shane Smeltz 244 0.81 +0.81
Total formal votes 30,273 96.48 +1.20
Informal votes 1,105 3.52 −1.20
Turnout 31,378 88.90 −1.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Smith 15,141 50.01 +4.21
Liberal National David Batt 15,132 49.99 −4.21
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +4.21

Elections in the 2010s

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2017 Queensland state election: Bundaberg[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National David Batt 10,578 35.5 −6.9
Labor Leanne Donaldson 10,232 34.4 −4.2
One Nation Jane Truscott 6,681 22.4 +22.4
Greens Marianne Buchanan 1,050 3.5 −0.6
Independent Alan Corbett 681 2.3 +2.3
Independent Richard Glass 313 1.1 +1.1
Independent Richard Smith 248 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 29,783 95.3 −2.5
Informal votes 1,476 4.7 +2.5
Turnout 31,259 89.9 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National David Batt 16,142 54.2 +4.7
Labor Leanne Donaldson 13,641 45.8 −4.7
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +4.7
2015 Queensland state election: Bundaberg[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 11,128 41.45 −11.71
Labor Leanne Donaldson 10,654 39.68 +15.96
Palmer United Robert Brown 3,208 11.95 +11.95
Greens Meg Anderson 1,112 4.14 +1.20
Independent Richard Freudenberg 746 2.78 +2.78
Total formal votes 26,848 97.81 +0.21
Informal votes 602 2.19 −0.21
Turnout 27,450 91.67 +0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leanne Donaldson 12,783 51.62 +19.79
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 11,980 48.38 −19.79
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +19.79
2012 Queensland state election: Bundaberg[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 14,193 53.16 -0.55
Labor Cindy Hyland 6,335 23.73 -17.85
Katter's Australian Doug Anderson 4,117 15.42 +15.42
Family First Trevor Versace 841 3.15 +3.15
Greens Peter Higgins 785 2.94 -1.77
Independent Peter Wyatt 428 1.60 +1.60
Total formal votes 26,699 97.59 −0.51
Informal votes 658 2.41 +0.51
Turnout 27,357 91.38 −0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 15,900 68.17 +12.15
Labor Cindy Hyland 7,423 31.83 -12.15
Liberal National hold Swing +12.15

Elections in the 2000s

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2009 Queensland state election: Bundaberg[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 14,594 53.7 +9.0
Labor Phil Freeman 11,297 41.6 -3.1
Greens Erin Hall 1,281 4.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 27,172 98.0
Informal votes 527 2.0
Turnout 27,699 91.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jack Dempsey 14,851 56.0 +5.0
Labor Phil Freeman 11,660 44.0 -5.0
Liberal National hold Swing +5.0
2006 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonja Cleary 11,437 44.7 -6.5
National Jack Dempsey 11,400 44.6 +3.9
Independent Gregory McMahon 1,731 6.8 +6.8
Greens Willy Bach 1,002 3.9 -0.7
Total formal votes 25,570 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 568 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 26,138 92.4 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Jack Dempsey 12,439 51.0 +6.3
Labor Sonja Cleary 11,973 49.0 -6.3
National gain from Labor Swing +6.3
2004 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nita Cunningham 13,104 51.2 -13.7
National Jack Dempsey 10,410 40.7 +5.6
Greens Peter Ryan 1,171 4.6 +4.6
Independent Adrian Wone 905 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 25,590 97.9 +2.1
Informal votes 544 2.1 −2.1
Turnout 26,134 92.8 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nita Cunningham 13,551 55.3 -9.6
National Jack Dempsey 10,960 44.7 +9.6
Labor hold Swing -9.6
2001 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nita Cunningham 15,812 64.9 +23.0
National David Porter 8,552 35.1 +9.8
Total formal votes 24,364 95.8
Informal votes 1,079 4.2
Turnout 25,443 93.7
Labor hold Swing +10.4

Elections in the 1990s

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1998 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nita Cunningham 8,801 44.4 -6.1
One Nation Bernard Barry 5,819 29.3 +29.3
National David Porter 4,709 23.7 -25.7
Greens Ray Pearce 303 1.5 +1.5
Democrats Lance Hall 198 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 19,830 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 213 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 20,043 93.5 +0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Nita Cunningham 9,743 52.0 +1.5
One Nation Bernard Barry 8,979 48.0 +48.0
Labor hold Swing +1.5
1995 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clem Campbell 10,229 50.5 -0.7
National Kay McDuff 10,024 49.5 +19.9
Total formal votes 20,253 98.5 +0.5
Informal votes 308 1.5 −0.5
Turnout 20,561 92.6
Labor hold Swing -8.1
1992 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clem Campbell 10,597 51.2 -5.4
National Paul Petrie 6,119 29.6 +0.2
Independent Tony Barr 1,629 7.9 +7.9
Liberal Cameron Dale 1,290 6.2 -4.0
Independent Trevor Versace 1,065 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 20,700 98.0
Informal votes 430 2.0
Turnout 21,130 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 11,223 58.7 -0.6
National Paul Petrie 7,912 41.3 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1980s

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1989 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clem Campbell 10,171 57.9 +4.0
National Mary Ann Walsh 5,316 30.3 -10.4
Liberal Peter MacSween 1,773 10.1 +10.1
Grey Power Linues Myles 300 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 17,560 97.9 −0.4
Informal votes 371 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 17,931 92.2 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 10,606 60.4 +3.8
National Mary Ann Walsh 6,954 39.6 -3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8
1986 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clem Campbell 9,223 53.9 +1.9
National Heather Galley 6,977 40.7 -0.8
Independent Alex Warren 928 5.4 -1.1
Total formal votes 17,128 98.3
Informal votes 290 1.7
Turnout 17,418 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 9,694 56.6 +2.3
National Heather Galley 7,434 43.4 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3
1983 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clem Campbell 7,676 52.0 -2.3
National Des Barritt 6,122 41.5 +6.3
Democrats Alex Warren 956 6.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 14,754 99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 138 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 14,892 93.7 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clem Campbell 8,154 55.3 -3.0
National Des Barritt 6,600 44.7 +3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0
1980 Queensland state election: 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

Elections in the 1970s

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1977 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Blake 6,898 48.7 -0.8
National Bryan Conquest 4,471 31.6 +0.5
Liberal John Heaps 1,863 13.2 -3.4
Independent Lou Jensen 930 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 14,162 99.0
Informal votes 148 1.0
Turnout 14,310 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Blake 7,705 54.4 +3.1
National Bryan Conquest 6,457 44.6 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
1974 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Jensen 5,363 49.5 -19.4
National David Jenkin 3,369 31.1 +31.1
Liberal Keith Powell 1,796 16.6 +16.6
Queensland Labor Alan Birchley 310 2.9 -28.2
Total formal votes 10,838 98.8 +0.6
Informal votes 127 1.2 −0.6
Turnout 10,965 93.3 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Jensen 5,694 52.5 -2.3
National David Jenken 5,144 47.5 +2.3
Labor hold Swing -2.3
1972 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Jensen 6,940 68.9 +19.4
Queensland Labor Alan Birchley 3,128 31.1 +28.4
Total formal votes 10,068 98.2
Informal votes 185 1.8
Turnout 10,253 92.9
Labor hold Swing +10.6

Elections in the 1960s

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1969 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Jensen 7,155 49.5 +3.0
Country Paul Neville 4,522 31.1 +31.1
Independent Clifford Nielsen 1,525 10.5 +10.5
Liberal Stanley Smith 623 4.3 +4.3
Queensland Labor William Hutchinson 389 2.7 +2.7
Independent Seth Cottell 324 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 14,538 97.3 −1.8
Informal votes 404 2.7 +1.8
Turnout 14,942 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Jensen 8,450 58.1 +11.6
Country Paul Neville 6,088 41.9 +41.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing +11.6
1966 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,492 53.5 0.0
Labor Matt Tallon 6,516 46.5 0.0
Total formal votes 14,008 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 133 0.9 −0.2
Turnout 14,141 93.8 −1.1
Independent hold Swing 0.0
1963 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Walsh 7,011 53.5 +53.5
Labor Matthew Tallon 6,103 46.5 +6.1
Total formal votes 13,114 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 146 1.1 −0.8
Turnout 13,260 94.9 0.0
Independent gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 5,138 40.5
Labor John Salter 5,122 40.4
Liberal Robert Howard 2,415 19.1
Total formal votes 12,675 98.1
Informal votes 245 1.9
Turnout 12,920 94.9
Queensland Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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1957 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Ted Walsh 6,058 53.8 +53.8
Country Thomas Pulsford 2,652 23.6 +23.6
Labor William Elson-Green 2,543 22.6 -77.4
Total formal votes 11,253 99.4
Informal votes 73 0.6
Turnout 11,326 94.3
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1953 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 6,513 65.6 +21.0
Liberal Willie Howard 2,865 28.9 +3.1
Independent James Julin 549 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,927 99.3 +1.7
Informal votes 67 0.7 −1.7
Turnout 9,994 94.5 −1.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0
1950 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,152 44.6
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 2,759 29.6
Liberal Frank Row 2,401 25.8
Total formal votes 9,312 97.6
Informal votes 230 2.4
Turnout 9,542 95.5
Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 4,828 40.4 +0.4
Labor Viv Brown 3,940 33.0 -0.4
People's Party Geoffrey Boreham 3,185 26.6 +5.4
Total formal votes 11,953 99.4 +1.1
Informal votes 73 0.6 −1.1
Turnout 12,026 91.8 +3.5
Frank Barnes Labor hold Swing +0.6
1944 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frank Barnes Labor Frank Barnes 4,180 40.0 -11.1
Labor Bernard McLean 3,495 33.4 -15.5
People's Party Tom McCracken 2,218 21.2 +21.2
Independent Labor Arthur Howe 432 4.1 +4.1
Independent Alfred Maughan 136 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 10,461 98.3 +0.5
Informal votes 182 1.7 −0.5
Turnout 10,643 88.3 −5.1
Frank Barnes Labor hold Swing +3.4
1941 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Frank Barnes 5,476 51.1 +51.1
Labor Bernard McLean 4,356 48.9 +4.8
Total formal votes 10,715 97.8 −1.4
Informal votes 246 2.2 +1.4
Turnout 10,961 93.4 −2.1
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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1938 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bernard McLean 4,356 44.1 -8.3
Country Laurence Scotney 2,393 24.2 +10.1
Social Credit Henry Clegton 1,699 17.2 -16.3
Protestant Labor Ernest Miles 1,439 14.6 -18.9
Total formal votes 9,887 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 83 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 9,970 95.5 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bernard McLean 4,694 59.1
Country Laurence Scotney 3,247 40.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bernard McLean 4,738 52.4
Social Credit Henry Clegton 3,029 33.5
CPNP Edward Redmond 1,279 14.1
Total formal votes 9,046 99.3
Informal votes 62 0.7
Turnout 9,108 96.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 3,816 51.1 -8.3
CPNP Andrew Christiansen 3,651 48.9 +8.3
Total formal votes 7,467 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 96 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 7,563 93.5 +1.5
Labor hold Swing -8.3
1926 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 4,158 59.4 +0.4
CPNP William Gavegan 2,844 40.6 -0.4
Total formal votes 7,002 98.9 −0.4
Informal votes 76 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 7,078 92.0 +4.8
Labor hold Swing +0.4
1923 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 3,777 59.0 +1.6
Country Henry Cattermull 2,628 41.0 -1.6
Total formal votes 6,405 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 48 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 6,453 87.2 +13.4
Labor hold Swing +1.6
1920 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 2,788 57.4 -9.1
Country John Forgan 2,073 42.6 +42.6
Total formal votes 4,861 98.8 −0.5
Informal votes 60 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 4,921 73.8 −9.2
Labor hold Swing -9.1

Elections in the 1910s

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1918 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 3,184 66.5 -2.5
National William Foster 1,607 33.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 4,785 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 36 0.7 −0.7
Turnout 4,821 83.0 −5.8
Labor hold Swing -2.5
1915 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 2,920 69.0 +13.3
Liberal Lancelot Wilkinson 1,311 31.0 -13.3
Total formal votes 4,231 98.6 −0.8
Informal votes 61 1.4 +0.8
Turnout 4,292 88.8 +5.6
Labor hold Swing +13.3
1912 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber 1,926 55.7
Liberal James Macleod 1,531 44.3
Total formal votes 3,457 99.4
Informal votes 22 0.6
Turnout 3,479 83.2
Labor hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Bundaberg - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Bundaberg – District Summary, ECQ.
  4. ^ 2017 State General Election - Bundaberg - District Summary, ECQ.
  5. ^ 2015 State General Election - Bundaberg - District Summary, ECQ.
  6. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Bundaberg - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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