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

Members

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Member Party Term
  James Wilkinson Independent Labour 1901–1904
  Labour 1904–1906
  Hugh Sinclair Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1919
  Arnold Wienholt Nationalist 1919–1922
  Josiah Francis Nationalist 1922–1931
  United Australia 1931–1944
  Liberal 1944–1955
  (Sir) James Killen Liberal 1955–1983
  Don Cameron Liberal 1983–1990
  Garrie Gibson Labor 1990–1996
  Gary Hardgrave Liberal 1996–2007
  Graham Perrett Labor 2007–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 § Moreton.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Moreton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Perrett 34,633 37.42 +2.27
Liberal National Steven Huang 30,777 33.25 −7.58
Greens Claire Garton 19,250 20.80 +4.04
One Nation Neil Swann 3,364 3.63 +0.32
United Australia Chelsea Follett 3,064 3.31 +1.09
Federation Peter Power 1,468 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 92,556 97.24 +0.24
Informal votes 2,625 2.76 −0.24
Turnout 95,181 88.86 −2.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 54,690 59.09 +7.19
Liberal National Steven Huang 37,866 40.91 −7.19
Labor hold Swing +7.19
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Moreton 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 § Moreton.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Moreton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Angela Owen 37,011 40.83 +2.99
Labor Graham Perrett 31,864 35.15 −1.60
Greens Patsy O'Brien 15,189 16.76 +3.74
One Nation William Lawrence 3,002 3.31 +3.31
United Australia Jenny-Rebecca Brown 2,015 2.22 +2.22
Conservative National Aaron Nieass 1,561 1.72 +1.72
Total formal votes 90,642 97.00 +1.11
Informal votes 2,799 3.00 −1.11
Turnout 93,441 90.92 −0.79
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 47,045 51.90 −2.12
Liberal National Angela Owen 43,597 48.10 +2.12
Labor hold Swing −2.12

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Moreton.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Moreton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Nic Monsour 32,103 37.79 −4.45
Labor Graham Perrett 31,342 36.90 −1.83
Greens Kristen Lyons 10,812 12.73 +2.74
Xenophon Des Soares 4,072 4.79 +4.79
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cooper 2,783 3.28 +3.28
Family First Florian Heise 2,507 2.95 +1.43
Katter's Australian Shan-Ju Lin 1,329 1.56 +0.26
Total formal votes 84,948 95.89 +1.51
Informal votes 3,641 4.11 −1.51
Turnout 88,589 90.60 −2.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 45,892 54.02 +2.47
Liberal National Nic Monsour 39,056 45.98 −2.47
Labor hold Swing +2.47

2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Moreton.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Moreton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 34,824 42.24 −1.16
Labor Graham Perrett 31,932 38.73 +2.72
Greens Elissa Jenkins 8,234 9.99 −5.90
Palmer United Jeremy Davey 4,147 5.03 +5.03
Family First Carolyn Ferrando 1,250 1.52 −1.92
Katter's Australian Chris Mallcott 1,070 1.30 +1.30
Future Hayden Muscat 481 0.58 +0.58
Rise Up Australia Bruce Fry 303 0.37 +0.37
Citizens Electoral Council Wayne Grunert 208 0.25 +0.25
Total formal votes 82,449 94.38 −0.77
Informal votes 4,912 5.62 +0.77
Turnout 87,361 92.65 +0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 42,503 51.55 +0.42
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 39,946 48.45 −0.42
Labor hold Swing +0.42

2010

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Moreton.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Moreton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 35,182 43.40 +2.56
Labor Graham Perrett 29,190 36.01 −12.12
Greens Elissa Jenkins 12,882 15.89 +8.74
Family First Steve Christian 2,787 3.44 +1.97
Democratic Labor Lee Nightingale 1,018 1.26 +1.26
Total formal votes 81,059 95.15 −1.69
Informal votes 4,128 4.85 +1.69
Turnout 85,187 91.86 −3.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 41,447 51.13 −4.88
Liberal National Malcolm Cole 39,612 48.87 +4.88
Labor hold Swing −4.88

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Perrett 37,908 47.11 +7.27
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 33,921 42.16 −5.41
Greens Emma Hine 5,548 6.89 +1.12
Family First Steve Christian 1,113 1.38 −1.40
Democrats Emad Soliman 1,015 1.26 −0.41
Independent Andrew Lamb 679 0.84 −0.10
Liberty & Democracy Shane Brown 282 0.35 +0.35
Total formal votes 80,466 96.86 +1.74
Informal votes 2,611 3.14 −1.74
Turnout 83,077 94.17 +0.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 44,055 54.75 +7.58
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 36,411 45.25 −7.58
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.58

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 38,708 49.11 +1.90
Labor Graham Perrett 30,828 39.12 +0.14
Greens Jane Williamson 4,182 5.31 +1.47
Family First Terence Tam 2,142 2.72 +2.72
Democrats Frederika Steen 1,307 1.66 −3.80
One Nation Barry Weedon 846 1.07 −2.37
Independent Andrew Lamb 799 1.01 −0.06
Total formal votes 78,812 95.06 −0.16
Informal votes 4,096 4.94 +0.16
Turnout 82,908 93.87 −1.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 42,694 54.17 +1.61
Labor Graham Perrett 36,118 45.83 −1.61
Liberal hold Swing +1.61

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 39,148 48.74 +5.62
Labor Kathleen Brookes 29,144 36.29 −3.64
Democrats Tracy Comans 4,525 5.63 +0.46
Greens Lenore Taylor 3,677 4.58 +1.22
One Nation Barry Weedon 2,433 3.03 −4.16
Independent Andrew Lamb 1,385 1.72 +1.72
Total formal votes 80,312 95.70 −1.27
Informal votes 3,606 4.30 +1.27
Turnout 83,918 94.73
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 43,535 54.21 +3.64
Labor Kathleen Brookes 36,777 45.79 −3.64
Liberal hold Swing +3.64

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 33,724 43.12 −7.76
Labor Kathleen Brookes 31,227 39.93 +3.99
One Nation Vanessa Stewart 5,626 7.19 +7.19
Democrats Anthony Lee 4,046 5.17 −1.71
Greens Lenore Taylor 2,627 3.36 +0.08
Christian Democrats Jim Vote 959 1.23 +1.23
Total formal votes 78,209 96.97 −0.34
Informal votes 2,444 3.03 +0.34
Turnout 80,653 94.26 −0.57
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 39,554 50.57 −5.40
Labor Kathleen Brookes 38,655 49.43 +5.40
Liberal hold Swing −5.40

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 39,268 50.18 +7.83
Labor Garrie Gibson 28,886 36.92 −6.62
Democrats Kirsten Kirk 5,076 6.49 +1.78
Greens Annette Wilson 2,572 3.29 −0.48
Against Further Immigration Keith Bremner 735 0.94 +0.94
Independent Wendy Dent 581 0.74 +0.74
Independent Cameron Armstrong 547 0.70 +0.70
Independent Shane Dean 234 0.30 +0.07
Indigenous Peoples Norman Johns 195 0.25 −0.37
Natural Law Jacqueline Dhanji-Ayyar 153 0.20 +0.17
Total formal votes 78,247 97.16 −0.10
Informal votes 2,288 2.84 +0.10
Turnout 80,535 94.83 −0.75
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gary Hardgrave 42,997 55.09 +5.30
Labor Garrie Gibson 35,051 44.91 −5.30
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.30

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garrie Gibson 33,065 44.49 +2.45
Liberal Margaret Steen 30,474 41.00 +0.18
Democrats Ian Holland 3,407 4.58 −8.25
Greens D. C. Beattie-Burnett 3,050 4.10 +3.03
National John Kearns 2,074 2.79 +0.15
Indigenous Peoples Martin Ebsworth 671 0.90 +0.90
Confederate Action Rod Jeanneret 613 0.82 +0.82
Independent Jim O'Dempsey 370 0.50 +0.50
Independent Ira Smith 370 0.50 +0.50
Shane Dean 233 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 74,327 97.27 −0.54
Informal votes 2,086 2.73 +0.54
Turnout 76,413 95.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garrie Gibson 38,424 51.74 −0.12
Liberal Margaret Steen 35,844 48.26 +0.12
Labor hold Swing −0.12

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garrie Gibson 26,960 42.7 −2.4
Liberal Don Cameron 26,323 41.7 +3.5
Democrats Ken Davies 8,516 13.5 +7.6
National Vince Cottrell 1,366 2.2 −8.6
Total formal votes 63,165 98.0
Informal votes 1,275 2.0
Turnout 64,440 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garrie Gibson 32,996 52.3 +3.0
Liberal Don Cameron 30,037 47.7 −3.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garrie Gibson 28,053 45.1 +1.6
Liberal Don Cameron 23,740 38.2 −4.4
National Peter Freckleton 6,712 10.8 +1.7
Democrats Manfred Willinger 3,665 5.9 +1.0
Total formal votes 62,170 97.0
Informal votes 1,933 3.0
Turnout 64,103 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 31,518 50.7 −2.6
Labor Garrie Gibson 30,645 49.3 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Kinnane 26,441 43.5 −3.1
Liberal Don Cameron 25,875 42.6 −3.0
National Howard Baskerville 5,534 9.1 +9.1
Democrats Geoffrey Fawthrop 2,956 4.9 −1.8
Total formal votes 60,806 95.9
Informal votes 2,578 4.1
Turnout 63,384 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 32,381 53.3 +2.8
Labor Michael Kinnane 28,419 46.7 −2.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

1983 by-election

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1983 Moreton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Cameron 31,440 52.1 +5.4
Labor Barbara Robson 28,130 46.6 +1.1
Pensioner Norman Eater 508 0.8 +0.8
Humanitarian Marcus Platen 252 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 60,330 98.9
Informal votes 655 1.1
Turnout 60,985 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 31,882 52.8 +1.2
Labor Barbara Robson 28,448 47.2 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir James Killen 29,638 46.7 −4.0
Labor Barbara Robson 28,854 45.5 +3.2
Democrats Leonard Fitzgerald 4,230 6.7 +2.0
Socialist Workers Helen Jones 712 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 63,434 98.5
Informal votes 987 1.5
Turnout 64,421 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir James Killen 32,728 51.6 −3.0
Labor Barbara Robson 30,706 48.4 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.0

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 31,157 50.7 −5.3
Labor Barbara Robson 25,997 42.3 +8.2
Democrats Betty Whitworth 2,877 4.7 −2.3
Independent Graham Bell 1,064 1.7 +0.2
Progress Patrick Dixon 407 0.7 −0.7
Total formal votes 61,502 98.1
Informal votes 1,221 1.9
Turnout 62,723 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 54.6 −7.4
Labor Barbara Robson 45.4 +7.4
Liberal hold Swing −7.4

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 34,231 56.0 −6.1
Labor Barbara Robson 20,864 34.1 −1.6
Democrats Dirk Plooy 4,278 7.0 +7.0
Independent Graham Bell 915 1.5 +1.5
Progress Frederick Drake 887 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 61,175 98.5
Informal votes 903 1.5
Turnout 62,078 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 62.0 −0.7
Labor Barbara Robson 38.0 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 35,003 61.9 +6.4
Labor Lewin Blazevich 20,338 35.9 −6.5
Independent William Appleton 929 1.6 +1.6
Independent John Fitzgerald 323 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 56,593 98.8
Informal votes 686 1.2
Turnout 57,279 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 62.5 +6.2
Labor Lewin Blazevich 37.5 −6.2
Liberal hold Swing +6.2

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 31,442 55.5 +7.6
Labor William Forgan-Smith 23,999 42.4 −0.4
Australia Robert McClintock 1,208 2.1 −0.8
Total formal votes 56,649 98.8
Informal votes 669 1.2
Turnout 57,318 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 56.3 +1.8
Labor William Forgan-Smith 45.7 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 24,706 47.9 −0.1
Labor Joe McDonald 22,071 42.8 −1.6
Democratic Labor Andrew Jackson 3,262 6.3 +0.5
Australia Arthur Smith 1,507 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 51,546 98.3
Informal votes 906 1.7
Turnout 52,452 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 28,074 54.5 +1.2
Labor Joe McDonald 23,472 45.5 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 24,273 48.0 −5.4
Labor George Harvey 22,456 44.4 +4.6
Democratic Labor Clarrissa Weedon 2,915 5.8 −1.0
Independent Kitchener Farrell 891 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 50,535 98.6
Informal votes 697 1.4
Turnout 51,232 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 26,944 53.3 −5.3
Labor George Harvey 23,591 46.7 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 35,179 54.4 +5.1
Labor Len Keogh 25,092 38.8 −5.4
Democratic Labor Miroslav Jansky 4,405 6.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 64,676 97.8
Informal votes 1,368 2.1
Turnout 66,044 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 59.0 +4.0
Labor Len Keogh 41.0 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 28,574 49.3 +6.0
Labor John O'Donnell 25,609 44.2 −3.8
Democratic Labor Eric Allingham 3,790 6.5 −0.9
Total formal votes 57,973 97.6
Informal votes 1,408 2.4
Turnout 59,381 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 31,893 55.0 +4.9
Labor John O'Donnell 26,080 45.0 −4.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.9

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John O'Donnell 25,123 48.0 +11.8
Liberal James Killen 22,667 43.3 −7.6
Queensland Labor Christian Hagen 3,882 7.4 −2.7
Communist Max Julius 676 1.3 −1.5
Total formal votes 52,348 96.5
Informal votes 1,921 3.5
Turnout 54,269 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 26,239 50.1 −10.2
Labor John O'Donnell 26,109 49.9 +10.2
Liberal hold Swing −10.2

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 23,460 50.9 −0.8
Labor Bernard Ouston 16,687 36.2 −10.3
Queensland Labor Ted Mansfield 4,652 10.1 +10.1
Communist Max Julius 1,297 2.8 +1.0
Total formal votes 46,096 96.1
Informal votes 1,888 3.9
Turnout 47,984 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 60.3 +8.4
Labor Bernard Ouston 39.7 −8.4
Liberal hold Swing +8.4

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Killen 20,908 51.7 −4.2
Labor Allen Edwards 18,788 46.5 +3.8
Communist Max Julius 713 1.8 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,409 97.8
Informal votes 919 2.2
Turnout 41,328 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Killen 51.9 −4.6
Labor Allen Edwards 48.1 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 30,873 55.7 −3.8
Labor Ted Mansfield 23,657 42.6 +3.9
Communist Bill Yarrow 946 1.7 −0.1
Total formal votes 55,476 98.8
Informal votes 633 1.1
Turnout 56,109 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 55.9 −3.8
Labor Ted Mansfield 44.1 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 27,146 59.5 −1.9
Labor Ted Mansfield 17,661 38.7 +2.3
Communist Bill Yarrow 813 1.8 −0.4
Total formal votes 45,620 98.0
Informal votes 914 2.0
Turnout 46,534 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 59.7 −1.9
Labor Ted Mansfield 40.3 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 25,125 61.4 +8.1
Labor William Thieme 14,915 36.4 −5.6
Communist Bill Yarrow 904 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 40,944 97.9
Informal votes 867 2.1
Turnout 41,811 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 61.6 +0.8
Labor William Thieme 38.4 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

1946

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1946 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josiah Francis 42,521 60.4 +10.4
Labor Jack Perrett 22,934 32.6 −8.4
Services Charles McCormack 4,985 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 70,440 97.7
Informal votes 1,690 2.3
Turnout 72,130 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Josiah Francis 65.7 +9.0
Labor Jack Perrett 34.3 −9.0
Liberal hold Swing +9.0

1943

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1943 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 32,681 50.0 −9.3
Labor Patrick McInally 26,804 41.0 +0.2
One Parliament Ralph Belcham 3,747 5.7 +5.7
Country John Cantwell 2,093 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 65,325 97.7
Informal votes 1,658 2.3
Turnout 66,893 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 56.7 −2.6
Labor Patrick McInally 43.3 +2.6
United Australia hold Swing −2.6

1940

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1940 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 36,265 59.3 +4.0
Labor Henry Herbert 24,938 40.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 61,203 98.0
Informal votes 1,268 2.0
Turnout 62,471 95.8
United Australia hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1930s

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1937

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1937 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 32,813 55.3 +4.1
Labor John McCoy 22,021 37.1 −1.1
Social Credit Henry Hogg 4,508 7.6 −3.0
Total formal votes 59,342 97.8
Informal votes 1,335 2.2
Turnout 60,677 97.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 59.1 +2.6
Labor John McCoy 40.9 −2.6
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

1934

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1934 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 27,951 51.2 −48.8
Labor Jack Perrett 20,886 38.2 +38.2
Social Credit William Worley 5,794 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 54,631 97.3
Informal votes 1,525 2.7
Turnout 56,156 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 56.5 −43.5
Labor Jack Perrett 43.5 +43.5
United Australia hold Swing −43.5

1931

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1931 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1929

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1929 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis 27,716 60.1 −39.9
Labor Robert Taylor 18,371 39.9 +39.9
Total formal votes 46,087 96.4
Informal votes 1,733 3.6
Turnout 47,820 96.2
Nationalist hold Swing −39.9

1928

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1928 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

1925

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1925 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis 25,650 63.2 +18.7
Labor Horace Lee 14,907 36.8 −1.4
Total formal votes 40,557 96.8
Informal votes 1,325 3.2
Turnout 41,882 94.1
Nationalist hold Swing +3.7

1922

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1922 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Josiah Francis 14,762 44.5 −12.0
Labor Horace Lee 12,676 38.2 −5.3
Country Francis Brewer 5,714 17.2 +17.2
Total formal votes 33,152 94.7
Informal votes 1,852 5.3
Turnout 35,004 85.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Josiah Francis 19,730 59.5 +3.0
Labor Horace Lee 13,422 40.5 −3.0
Nationalist hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1910s

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1919

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1919 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Arnold Wienholt 17,834 55.2 +5.1
Labor William Heffernan 14,491 44.8 −5.1
Total formal votes 32,325 98.3
Informal votes 572 1.7
Turnout 32,897 84.8
Nationalist hold Swing +5.1

1917

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1917 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Hugh Sinclair 16,292 50.1 −7.2
Labor Cuthbert Butler 16,234 49.9 +7.2
Total formal votes 32,526 98.2
Informal votes 601 1.8
Turnout 33,127 87.2
Nationalist hold Swing −7.2

1914

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1914 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Sinclair 15,811 57.3 −3.4
Labor John Sherlock 11,774 42.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 27,585 97.6
Informal votes 667 2.4
Turnout 28,252 77.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.4

1913

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1913 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Sinclair 16,967 60.7 −3.4
Labor John Sherlock 10,975 39.3 +3.4
Total formal votes 27,942 97.5
Informal votes 709 2.5
Turnout 28,651 80.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.4

1910

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1910 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Sinclair 11,276 61.1 −1.4
Labour Thomas Emmerson 7,191 38.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 18,467 97.7
Informal votes 442 2.3
Turnout 18,909 58.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1900s

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1906

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1906 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Hugh Sinclair 10,055 62.5 +18.3
Labour James Wilkinson 6,038 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 16,093 96.9
Informal votes 514 3.1
Turnout 16,607 52.4
Anti-Socialist gain from Independent Labour Swing +18.3

1903

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1903 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 6,941 55.8 +16.4
Protectionist George Harrison 5,508 44.2 +12.0
Total formal votes 12,449 98.3
Informal votes 214 1.7
Turnout 12,663 46.4
Independent Labour hold Swing +2.2

1901

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1901 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour James Wilkinson 2,569 39.4 +39.4
Protectionist Anthony Darvall 2,099 32.2 +32.2
Protectionist William Ryott Maughan 1,296 19.9 +19.9
Independent Edward Kretschmer 301 4.6 +4.6
Protectionist William Kellett 149 2.3 +2.3
Independent Robert Neilson 114 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 6,528 94.4
Informal votes 388 5.6
Turnout 6,916 56.7
Independent Labour win (new seat)

References

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