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

Members

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Member Party Term
  Thomas Macdonald-Paterson Protectionist 1901–1903
  Independent 1903–1903
  Millice Culpin Labour 1903–1906
  Justin Foxton Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1910
  William Finlayson Labor 1910–1919
  Donald Cameron Nationalist 1919–1931
  George Lawson Labor 1931–1961
  Manfred Cross Labor 1961–1975
  Peter Johnson Liberal 1975–1980
  Manfred Cross Labor 1980–1990
  Arch Bevis Labor 1990–2010
  Teresa Gambaro Liberal National 2010–2016
  Trevor Evans Liberal National 2016–2022
  Stephen Bates Greens 2022–Present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Brisbane.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Brisbane[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Trevor Evans 41,032 37.71 −10.13
Labor Madonna Jarrett 29,652 27.25 +2.76
Greens Stephen Bates 29,641 27.24 +4.87
One Nation Trevor Hold 2,429 2.23 −0.26
Animal Justice Tiana Kennedy 2,135 1.96 +1.96
United Australia Justin Knudson 2,102 1.93 +0.54
Liberal Democrats Anthony Bull 1,807 1.66 +1.66
Total formal votes 108,798 97.92 +0.44
Informal votes 2,312 2.08 −0.44
Turnout 111,110 88.74 −1.77
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Madonna Jarrett 59,183 54.40 +9.32
Liberal National Trevor Evans 49,615 45.60 −9.32
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Stephen Bates 58,460 53.73 +53.73
Liberal National Trevor Evans 50,338 46.27 −8.65
Greens gain from Liberal National  
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Brisbane 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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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Brisbane.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Brisbane[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Trevor Evans 48,777 47.84 −2.09
Labor Paul Newbury 24,970 24.49 −1.42
Greens Andrew Bartlett 22,807 22.37 +2.94
One Nation Anne Perry 2,537 2.49 +2.49
United Australia Aaron Whittaker 1,420 1.39 +1.39
Conservative National Rod Jeanneret 732 0.72 +0.72
Socialist Alliance Kamala Emanuel 714 0.70 +0.70
Total formal votes 101,957 97.48 −0.14
Informal votes 2,631 2.52 +0.14
Turnout 104,588 90.51 +0.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Trevor Evans 55,995 54.92 −1.08
Labor Paul Newbury 45,962 45.08 +1.08
Liberal National hold Swing −1.08

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Brisbane.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Brisbane[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Trevor Evans 46,972 49.85 +1.86
Labor Pat O'Neill 24,500 26.00 −4.12
Greens Kirsten Lovejoy 18,279 19.40 +5.06
Liberal Democrats John Humphreys 1,962 2.08 +2.08
Family First Mark Vegar 1,597 1.69 +0.77
Defence Veterans Bridget Clinch 915 0.97 +0.97
Total formal votes 94,225 97.61 +1.49
Informal votes 2,304 2.39 −1.49
Turnout 96,529 90.21 −2.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Trevor Evans 52,693 55.92 +1.64
Labor Pat O'Neill 41,532 44.08 −1.64
Liberal National hold Swing +1.64

2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Brisbane.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Brisbane[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Teresa Gambaro 41,681 47.99 +2.10
Labor Fiona McNamara 26,163 30.12 −0.26
Greens Rachael Jacobs 12,452 14.34 −6.94
Palmer United Veronica Ford 3,643 4.19 +4.19
Katter's Australian Connie Cicchini 951 1.09 +1.09
Family First Sharyn Joyner 801 0.92 −0.65
Secular Tony Rose 602 0.69 +0.69
Stable Population John Roles 564 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 86,857 96.12 −0.12
Informal votes 3,504 3.88 +0.12
Turnout 90,361 92.80 +1.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Teresa Gambaro 47,145 54.28 +3.15
Labor Fiona McNamara 39,712 45.72 −3.15
Liberal National hold Swing +3.15

2010

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Brisbane.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Brisbane[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Teresa Gambaro 37,191 45.89 +4.08
Labor Arch Bevis 24,623 30.38 −13.22
Greens Andrew Bartlett 17,244 21.28 +10.12
Family First Mark White 1,274 1.57 +0.44
Socialist Alliance Ewan Saunders 717 0.88 +0.36
Total formal votes 81,049 96.24 −0.88
Informal votes 3,169 3.76 +0.88
Turnout 84,218 91.32 −3.89
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Teresa Gambaro 41,440 51.13 +5.73
Labor Arch Bevis 39,609 48.87 −5.73
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +5.73

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arch Bevis 37,715 45.04 +2.58
Liberal Ted O'Brien 32,989 39.40 −0.58
Greens Elizabeth Guthrie 9,882 11.80 +2.47
Democrats Don Sinnamon 1,226 1.51 −0.10
Family First Mark White 1,183 1.41 −0.94
Socialist Alliance Ewan Saunders 556 0.68 +0.28
Citizens Electoral Council Nick Contarino 137 0.16 +0.06
Total formal votes 83,738 97.04 +1.27
Informal votes 2,554 2.96 −1.27
Turnout 86,292 94.10 +0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 47,526 56.76 +2.82
Liberal Ted O'Brien 36,212 43.24 −2.82
Labor hold Swing +2.82

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arch Bevis 33,687 42.47 +4.83
Liberal Ingrid Tall 31,721 39.99 −1.22
Greens Richard Nielsen 7,349 9.26 +2.70
National Nick Withycombe 2,242 2.83 +1.01
Family First Charles Newington 1,899 2.39 +2.39
Democrats Tracy Schrader 1,269 1.60 −7.07
Independent J F Barnes 767 0.97 +0.97
Socialist Alliance Coral Wynter 313 0.39 +0.39
Citizens Electoral Council Nick Contarino 76 0.10 +0.10
Total formal votes 79,323 95.78 −0.48
Informal votes 3,495 4.22 +0.48
Turnout 82,818 92.40 −1.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 42,759 53.90 +2.87
Liberal Ingrid Tall 36,564 46.10 −2.87
Labor hold Swing +2.87

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Seb Monsour 33,704 39.32 +1.30
Labor Arch Bevis 32,770 38.23 −6.11
Democrats Damian Dewar 7,947 9.27 +3.20
Greens Richard Nielsen 6,702 7.82 +3.06
One Nation P. R. Jansen 1,878 2.19 −2.65
National Sue Ekert 1,863 2.17 +2.17
Ashley Lavelle 864 1.01 +1.01
Total formal votes 85,728 96.28 −0.93
Informal votes 3,315 3.72 +0.93
Turnout 89,043 93.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 45,548 53.13 −1.46
Liberal Seb Monsour 40,180 46.87 +1.46
Labor hold Swing −1.46

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arch Bevis 35,653 44.34 +5.70
Liberal Marion Feros 30,570 38.02 −6.05
Democrats Darryl Holbrook 4,878 6.07 −2.77
One Nation Samuel Tornatore 3,895 4.84 +4.84
Greens Brenda Mason 3,824 4.76 +0.82
Independent Duncan Spender 814 1.01 +1.01
Democratic Socialist Graham Matthews 778 0.97 +0.97
Total formal votes 80,412 97.21 −0.35
Informal votes 2,311 2.79 +0.35
Turnout 82,723 92.78 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 43,895 54.59 +3.93
Liberal Marion Feros 36,517 45.41 −3.93
Labor hold Swing +3.93

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jane Williamson 34,686 44.65 +8.59
Labor Arch Bevis 29,684 38.21 −7.44
Democrats Andrew Bartlett 7,024 9.04 +3.21
Greens Mark Taylor 3,180 4.09 −0.80
Women's Party Jenny Dunn 1,354 1.74 +1.74
Independent Bob Leach 739 0.95 +0.95
Independent Zanny Begg 508 0.65 +0.65
Indigenous Peoples Rose Mather 263 0.34 +0.34
Natural Law Mark Brady 243 0.31 −0.39
Total formal votes 77,681 97.59 +0.56
Informal votes 1,917 2.41 −0.56
Turnout 79,598 92.75 −2.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 38,892 50.36 −5.84
Liberal Jane Williamson 38,333 49.64 +5.84
Labor hold Swing −5.84

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arch Bevis 34,917 46.96 +0.83
Liberal Neil Ennis 26,717 35.93 +1.08
Democrats Kerri Kellett 4,166 5.60 −7.19
Greens Lou Gugenberger 2,484 3.34 +3.34
Independent Tom Veivers 1,949 2.62 +2.62
National Justin Choveaux 1,663 2.24 −0.80
Susan Price 951 1.28 +1.28
Independent M. P. Gibson 545 0.73 +0.73
Confederate Action Robert Doring 452 0.61 +0.61
Natural Law Valerie Thurlow 274 0.37 +0.37
Independent Mariusz Chojnacki 239 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 74,357 97.13 −0.58
Informal votes 2,197 2.87 +0.58
Turnout 76,544 94.92
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 41,610 55.99 −0.16
Liberal Neil Ennis 32,705 44.01 +0.16
Labor hold Swing −0.16

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arch Bevis 29,146 45.7 −5.5
Liberal Keith Schafferius 22,573 35.4 +7.4
Democrats Leo Talty 7,814 12.3 +6.2
National Andrew Hassall 1,925 3.0 −10.5
Independent Marylou Heath 1,410 2.2 +2.2
Independent William Kenney 464 0.7 −0.6
Democratic Socialist Peter Simmons 416 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 63,748 97.9
Informal votes 1,384 2.1
Turnout 65,132 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arch Bevis 35,300 55.5 −0.9
Liberal Keith Schafferius 28,342 44.5 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 32,125 51.2 +0.9
Liberal David Drake 17,543 28.0 +0.0
National Cliff Newman 8,495 13.5 −2.0
Democrats Michael van Prooyen 3,799 6.1 −0.1
Independent William Kenney 792 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 62,754 97.1
Informal votes 1,883 2.9
Turnout 64,637 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 35,409 56.4 +2.1
Liberal David Drake 27,335 43.6 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 30,391 50.3 +0.5
Liberal Ian Douglas 16,918 28.0 −5.4
National William Owen 9,370 15.5 +6.8
Democrats George Leigh 3,764 6.2 +0.7
Total formal votes 60,443 95.5
Informal votes 2,816 4.5
Turnout 63,259 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 32,841 54.3 −2.0
Liberal Ian Douglas 27,588 45.7 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −2.0

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 31,596 50.4 +2.3
Liberal Richard Magnus 20,566 32.8 −11.9
National Bradley Garrett 5,447 8.7 +8.7
Democrats Lance Winter 3,462 5.5 −0.5
Socialist Workers Susanne Bolton 1,565 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 62,636 98.6
Informal votes 864 1.4
Turnout 63,500 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 56.9 +5.1
Liberal Richard Magnus 43.1 −5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 29,621 48.1 +6.8
Liberal Peter Johnson 27,497 44.7 −2.4
Democrats Anthony Walters 3,664 6.0 −4.0
Independent William Kenney 788 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 61,570 98.1
Informal votes 1,180 1.9
Turnout 62,750 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 31,881 51.8 +5.0
Liberal Peter Johnson 29,689 48.2 −5.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Johnson 29,821 47.1 −1.5
Labor Manfred Cross 26,103 41.3 +0.5
Democrats Joan Hadley 6,299 10.0 +10.0
Progress John Steele 1,038 1.6 −0.2
Total formal votes 63,261 98.4
Informal votes 1,022 1.6
Turnout 64,283 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Johnson 33,676 53.2 −5.2
Labor Manfred Cross 29,585 46.8 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing −5.2

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 24,802 45.3 −3.9
Liberal Peter Johnson 24,130 44.1 +3.3
National Country Harold Porter 4,813 8.8 +0.4
Workers Rodney Jeanneret 1,000 1.8 +1.8
Independent William Kenney 792 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 54,745 98.4
Informal votes 889 1.6
Turnout 55,634 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Johnson 29,495 53.9 +5.0
Labor Manfred Cross 25,250 46.1 −5.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.0

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 27,093 49.2 −0.2
Liberal Jim Anderson 22,477 40.8 +11.3
Country Bill Siller 4,600 8.4 −3.6
Australia Jeffrey Malyon 900 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 55,070 97.8
Informal votes 1,252 2.2
Turnout 56,322 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 51.1 −0.7
Liberal Jim Anderson 48.9 +0.7
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 25,467 49.4 −2.8
Liberal Jim Anderson 15,213 29.5 −10.0
Country Glen Sheil 6,208 12.0 +12.0
Democratic Labor Andrew Aitken 4,333 8.4 +0.1
Communist Charlie Gifford 372 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 51,593 96.2
Informal votes 2,024 3.8
Turnout 53,617 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 51.8 −2.1
Liberal Jim Anderson 48.2 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 28,764 52.2 +7.6
Liberal Greg O'Dwyer 21,751 39.5 −6.9
Democratic Labor Roger Judge 4,591 8.3 −0.6
Total formal votes 55,106 98.1
Informal votes 1,083 1.9
Turnout 56,189 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 53.9 +7.0
Liberal Gregory O'Dwyer 46.1 −7.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.1

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 16,728 48.6 −1.5
Liberal Brian Perkins 14,607 42.4 +2.3
Democratic Labor Patrick Hallinan 3,076 8.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 34,411 97.0
Informal votes 1,081 3.0
Turnout 35,492 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 17,516 50.9 −3.9
Liberal Brian Perkins 16,895 49.1 +3.9
Labor hold Swing −3.9

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 17,489 50.1 −3.6
Liberal Leith Sinclair 13,999 40.1 +7.6
Democratic Labor John O'Connell 2,087 6.0 −5.7
Communist Warren Bowden 1,310 3.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 34,885 96.3
Informal votes 1,357 3.7
Turnout 36,242 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 54.8 −2.8
Liberal Leith Sinclair 45.2 +2.8
Labor hold Swing −2.8

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manfred Cross 18,793 53.7 +6.4
Liberal Kevin Cairns 11,384 32.5 −6.2
Queensland Labor Walter Barnes 4,087 11.7 +0.4
Communist Warren Bowden 713 2.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 34,977 95.6
Informal votes 1,628 4.4
Turnout 36,605 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manfred Cross 57.6 +6.9
Liberal Kevin Cairns 42.4 −6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 17,360 47.3 −5.6
Liberal Kevin Cairns 14,235 38.7 −5.3
Queensland Labor Geoffrey Maule 4,135 11.3 +11.3
Communist Jim Henderson 643 1.8 −1.3
Australian Nationalist John Morgan 363 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 36,736 94.1
Informal votes 2,290 5.9
Turnout 39,026 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 18,620 50.7 −5.0
Liberal Kevin Cairns 18,116 49.3 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 21,619 52.9 −2.5
Liberal Kevin Cairns 18,001 44.0 +1.2
Communist Claude Jones 1,269 3.1 +0.5
Total formal votes 40,889 97.2
Informal votes 1,190 2.8
Turnout 42,079 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 55.7 −1.3
Liberal Kevin Cairns 44.3 +1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 16,964 56.2 +2.6
Liberal Vic Mead 12,446 41.2 +1.2
Communist Max Julius 773 2.6 −3.8
Total formal votes 30,183 98.2
Informal votes 552 1.8
Turnout 30,735 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 58.5 −1.0
Liberal Vic Mead 41.5 +1.0
Labor hold Swing −1.0

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 18,588 53.6 +1.3
Liberal Donagh McDonagh 13,883 40.0 −2.3
Communist Alby Graham 2,225 6.4 +1.0
Total formal votes 34,696 97.5
Informal votes 886 2.5
Turnout 35,582 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 59.5 +2.2
Liberal Donagh McDonagh 40.5 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 18,890 52.3 −7.4
Liberal James Long 15,269 42.3 +6.0
Communist Alby Graham 1,954 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 36,113 97.3
Informal votes 1,021 2.7
Turnout 37,134 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 57.3 −6.4
Liberal James Long 42.7 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4

1946

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1946 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 33,763 54.6 +3.7
Liberal Geoffrey Ward 22,314 36.1 +18.1
Services Gordon Olive 5,806 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 61,883 96.7
Informal votes 2,086 3.3
Turnout 63,969 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 57.0 +3.4
Liberal Geoffrey Ward 43.0 +43.0
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1943

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1943 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 31,099 50.9 +0.5
Independent Bruce Pie 17,317 28.3 +28.3
United Australia John Fletcher 10,976 18.0 −31.6
One Parliament Robert Boardman 1,701 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 61,093 97.0
Informal votes 1,908 3.0
Turnout 63,001 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 53.6 +3.2
Independent Bruce Pie 46.4 +46.4
Labor hold Swing +3.2

1940

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1940 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 27,474 50.4 −1.1
United Australia John Fletcher 27,055 49.6 +5.3
Total formal votes 54,529 97.5
Informal votes 1,396 2.5
Turnout 55,925 92.7
Labor hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1930s

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1937

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1937 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 28,818 51.5 −0.4
United Australia Graham Hart 24,808 44.3 +5.2
Social Credit Ambrose Sawtell 2,362 4.2 +0.1
Total formal votes 55,988 96.5
Informal votes 2,003 3.5
Turnout 57,991 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 53.6 −4.9
United Australia Graham Hart 46.4 +4.9
Labor hold Swing −4.9

1934

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1934 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 27,218 51.9 +4.4
United Australia Neil O'Sullivan 20,484 39.1 −8.1
Communist Bert Hurworth 2,593 4.9 +4.9
Social Credit Patrick Madden 2,147 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 52,442 97.0
Informal votes 1,628 3.0
Turnout 54,070 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 58.5 +6.8
United Australia Neil O'Sullivan 41.5 −6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

1931

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1931 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Donald Cameron 19,965 48.9 −3.5
Labor George Lawson 19,152 46.9 −0.7
Lang Labor Hugh Talty 1,725 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 40,842 97.7
Informal votes 957 2.3
Turnout 41,799 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 20,691 50.7 +3.1
United Australia Donald Cameron 20,151 49.3 −3.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1920s

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1929

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1929 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Donald Cameron 21,048 52.4 −4.3
Labor Myles Ferricks 19,103 47.6 +4.3
Total formal votes 40,151 97.1
Informal votes 1,202 2.9
Turnout 41,353 94.6
Nationalist hold Swing −4.3

1928

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1928 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Donald Cameron 21,563 56.7 +1.6
Labor Frank Burke 16,500 43.3 −0.8
Total formal votes 38,063 93.6
Informal votes 2,592 6.4
Turnout 40,655 92.6
Nationalist hold Swing +1.2

1925

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1925 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Donald Cameron 20,902 55.1 +3.1
Labor John Fihelly 16,711 44.1 −3.9
Independent Labor Herbert Collie 322 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 37,935 97.3
Informal votes 1,035 2.7
Turnout 38,970 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Donald Cameron 55.5 +3.5
Labor John Fihelly 44.5 −3.5
Nationalist hold Swing +3.5

1922

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1922 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Donald Cameron 16,417 52.0 +3.6
Labor Frank Burke 15,183 48.0 −3.6
Total formal votes 31,600 96.1
Informal votes 1,285 3.9
Turnout 32,885 80.7
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1910s

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1919

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1919 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Donald Cameron 17,804 49.2 −0.8
Labor William Finlayson 17,576 48.6 −1.4
Independent Sine Boland 773 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 36,153 94.7
Informal votes 2,035 5.3
Turnout 38,188 85.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Donald Cameron 18,436 51.0 +1.0
Labor William Finlayson 17,717 49.0 −1.0
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +1.0

1917

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1917 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Finlayson 19,571 50.0 −10.3
Nationalist Alfred Plane 19,556 50.0 +10.3
Total formal votes 39,127 97.8
Informal votes 877 2.2
Turnout 40,004 90.9
Labor hold Swing −10.3

1914

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1914 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Finlayson 18,743 60.3 +3.4
Liberal John Lackey 12,353 39.7 −3.4
Total formal votes 31,096 97.5
Informal votes 809 2.5
Turnout 31,905 74.7
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1913

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1913 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Finlayson 18,559 56.9 +6.1
Liberal Osborne Fenwick 14,050 43.1 −6.1
Total formal votes 32,609 97.1
Informal votes 977 2.9
Turnout 33,586 80.8
Labor hold Swing +6.1

1910

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1910 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Finlayson 8,909 51.2 +12.6
Liberal Justin Foxton 8,500 48.8 −12.5
Total formal votes 17,409 97.1
Informal votes 501 2.9
Turnout 17,930 61.0
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +12.5

Elections in the 1900s

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1906

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1906 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Justin Foxton 8,200 61.3 +61.3
Labour Millice Culpin 5,187 38.7 −8.1
Total formal votes 13,387 96.7
Informal votes 455 3.3
Turnout 13,842 39.7
Anti-Socialist gain from Labour Swing +13.4

1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Millice Culpin 8,019 46.8 +15.1
Protectionist William Morse 7,321 42.7 −4.1
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 1,799 10.5 +10.5
Total formal votes 17,139 98.1
Informal votes 327 1.9
Turnout 17,466 51.2
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +9.7

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Macdonald-Paterson 3,351 46.8 +46.8
Labour Daniel Guilfoyle 2,273 31.7 +31.7
Protectionist Charles Hardie Buzacott 1,538 21.5 +21.5
Total formal votes 7,162 96.9
Informal votes 234 3.1
Turnout 7,396 57.0
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

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