Electoral results for the Division of Wide Bay

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Andrew Fisher	Labor	1901–1915
	Edward Corser	Liberal	1915–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1928
	Bernard Corser	Country	1928–1954
	William Brand	Country	1954–1958
	Henry Bandidt	Country	1958–1961
	Brendan Hansen	Labor	1961–1974
	Clarrie Millar	Country, National	1974–1990
	Warren Truss	National	1990–2010
		Liberal National	2010–2016
	Llew O'Brien	Liberal National	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wide Bay.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	41,601	43.47	−3.62
	Labor	Geoff Williams	20,345	21.26	−0.49
	One Nation	Nathan Buckley	9,765	10.20	−0.63
	Greens	Craig Armstrong	9,088	9.50	−0.44
	United Australia	Tracy Bennett	4,406	4.60	+0.99
	Independent	Kelli Jacobi	4,106	4.29	+4.29
	Independent	Tim Jerome	2,737	2.86	−1.64
	Informed Medical Options	Andrea Newland	2,097	2.19	+2.19
	Australian Values	Daniel Williams	1,057	1.10	+1.10
	Federation	John Woodward	501	0.52	+0.52
Total formal votes			95,703	93.58	−1.68
Informal votes			6,569	6.42	+1.68
Turnout			102,272	88.69	−2.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	58,708	61.34	−1.81
	Labor	Geoff Williams	36,995	38.66	+1.81
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.81

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wide Bay.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	44,204	47.09	+3.23
	Labor	Jason Scanes	20,418	21.75	−0.81
	One Nation	Aaron Vico	10,166	10.83	−4.73
	Greens	Daniel Bryar	9,330	9.94	+1.74
	Independent	Tim Jerome	4,220	4.50	+4.50
	United Australia	Andrew Schebella	3,385	3.61	+3.61
	Conservative National	Jasmine Smith	2,149	2.29	+2.29
Total formal votes			93,872	95.26	+0.26
Informal votes			4,667	4.74	−0.26
Turnout			98,539	91.67	−0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	59,279	63.15	+4.96
	Labor	Jason Scanes	34,593	36.85	−4.96
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+4.96

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wide Bay.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	39,373	43.80	−5.07
	Labor	Lucy Stanton	20,301	22.58	+1.87
	One Nation	Elise Cottam	14,022	15.60	+15.60
	Greens	Bron Marsh	7,355	8.18	+1.63
	Glenn Lazarus Team	Jannean Dean	4,082	4.54	+4.54
	Family First	Bruce Mayer	2,399	2.67	+1.17
	Katter's Australian	Barry Cook	2,357	2.62	−3.26
Total formal votes			89,889	95.00	−0.32
Informal votes			4,728	5.00	+0.32
Turnout			94,617	91.99	−2.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Llew O'Brien	52,264	58.14	−5.02
	Labor	Lucy Stanton	37,625	41.86	+5.02
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−5.02

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wide Bay.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Warren Truss	41,767	48.87	−9.99
	Labor	Lucy Stanton	17,697	20.71	−3.39
	Palmer United	Stephen Anderson	13,574	15.88	+15.88
	Greens	Joy Ringrose	5,596	6.55	−4.45
	Katter's Australian	Gordon Dale	5,022	5.88	+5.88
	Family First	John Chapman	1,286	1.50	−2.24
	Rise Up Australia	Grace Dickins	517	0.60	+0.60
Total formal votes			85,459	95.32	+0.57
Informal votes			4,199	4.68	−0.57
Turnout			89,658	94.25	+1.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Warren Truss	53,975	63.16	−2.45
	Labor	Lucy Stanton	31,484	36.84	+2.45
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−2.45

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Wide Bay.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Warren Truss	47,977	58.86	+10.25
	Labor	Nikolee Ansell	19,645	24.10	−6.87
	Greens	Jim McDonald	8,967	11.00	+2.96
	Family First	Ken Herschell	3,049	3.74	+0.29
	One Nation	Santo Ferraro	1,875	2.30	+1.09
Total formal votes			81,513	94.75	−1.25
Informal votes			4,519	5.25	+1.25
Turnout			86,032	92.87	−1.66
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Warren Truss	53,484	65.61	+7.22
	Labor	Nikolee Ansell	28,029	34.39	−7.22
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+7.22

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	39,177	48.59	+20.76
	Labor	Tony Lawrence	24,758	30.70	+5.19
	Greens	Katherine Webb	6,615	8.20	+1.19
	Independent	Cate Molloy	5,576	6.92	+6.92
	Family First	John Chapman	2,792	3.46	−0.13
	One Nation	Martin Essenberg	996	1.24	−2.90
	Democrats	Terry Shaw	719	0.89	−0.85
Total formal votes			80,633	96.02	+0.95
Informal votes			3,343	3.98	−0.95
Turnout			83,976	94.41	−0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	47,149	58.47	−3.74
	Labor	Tony Lawrence	33,484	41.53	+3.74
	National hold		Swing	−3.74

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	38,544	47.08	+13.51
	Labor	Sean Ambrose	21,031	25.69	−0.97
	Independent	Lars Hedberg	9,980	12.19	+12.19
	One Nation	Wesley Robinson	4,048	4.94	−6.21
	Greens	Ian Richards	3,624	4.43	+2.32
	Family First	Glen Wilson	2,899	3.54	+3.54
	Democrats	Darryl Weir	935	1.14	−1.04
	Independent	Cy D'Oliviera	816	1.00	+1.00
Total formal votes			81,877	95.22	+0.44
Informal votes			4,112	4.78	−0.44
Turnout			85,989	94.63	−0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	51,489	62.89	+2.99
	Labor	Sean Ambrose	30,388	37.11	−2.99
	National hold		Swing	+2.99

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	33,124	45.15	+13.69
	Labor	Russ Tremlin	19,733	26.90	−1.53
	One Nation	Jim Dwyer	8,176	11.15	−15.19
	Independent	Graeme Wicks	3,380	4.61	+4.61
	Independent	David Dalgleish	3,192	4.35	+4.35
	Independent	Tony Pitt	2,650	3.61	+3.61
	Greens	Paul Jansen	1,385	1.89	+0.61
	Democrats	Althea Smith	1,230	1.68	−0.49
	Citizens Electoral Council	Maurice Hetherington	489	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			73,359	94.43	−2.30
Informal votes			4,329	5.57	+2.30
Turnout			77,688	96.04
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	44,548	60.73	+7.87
	Labor	Russ Tremlin	28,811	39.27	−7.87
	National hold		Swing	+7.87

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	22,569	31.46	−27.78
	Labor	Russ Tremlin	20,391	28.42	+1.05
	One Nation	Graeme Wicks	18,891	26.33	+26.33
	Liberal	Desley Fraser	5,937	8.28	+7.79
	Democrats	Phil Rodhouse	1,552	2.16	−4.75
	Independent	Bob Postle	1,480	2.06	+2.06
	Greens	Richard Nielsen	917	1.28	+1.21
Total formal votes			71,737	96.73	−0.41
Informal votes			2,427	3.27	+0.41
Turnout			74,164	95.07	−0.85
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	37,923	52.86	−15.32
	Labor	Russ Tremlin	33,814	47.14	+15.32
	National hold		Swing	−15.32

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	43,670	59.55	+16.88
	Labor	Alan Holmes	19,390	26.44	−7.55
	Democrats	Pamela South	5,415	7.38	+3.78
	Independent	John Francis	2,891	3.94	+3.94
	Indigenous Peoples	Charlie Watson	1,064	1.45	+1.45
	One Australia	Wayne Skilton	908	1.24	+1.24
Total formal votes			73,338	97.09	−0.60
Informal votes			2,201	2.91	+0.60
Turnout			75,539	95.92	+0.00
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	50,157	68.53	+9.74
	Labor	Alan Holmes	23,037	31.47	−9.74
	National hold		Swing	+9.74

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	33,255	44.07	−3.76
	Labor	Judy Caplick	24,861	32.94	−3.53
	Liberal	Trevor Hartshorne	6,519	8.64	+8.05
	Confederate Action	Andrew Baker	4,279	5.67	+5.67
	Democrats	Marie Woodley	2,700	3.58	−9.22
	Greens	Lily Podger	2,083	2.76	+2.76
	Independent	Ray Smith	1,770	2.35	+2.35
Total formal votes			75,467	97.69	+0.20
Informal votes			1,786	2.31	−0.20
Turnout			77,253	95.92
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	45,043	59.71	+4.12
	Labor	Judy Caplick	30,390	40.29	−4.12
	National hold		Swing	+4.12

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Warren Truss	32,498	47.3	−3.2
	Labor	Andrew Foley	25,347	36.9	−0.6
	Democrats	Bryan Sandall	9,108	13.3	+8.8
	Independent	John Zschech	1,695	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			68,648	97.5
Informal votes			1,738	2.5
Turnout			70,386	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Warren Truss	37,613	54.9	−3.9
	Labor	Andrew Foley	30,885	45.1	+3.9
	National hold		Swing	−3.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clarrie Millar	30,699	50.5	−8.6
	Labor	Andrew Foley	22,815	37.5	+1.6
	Liberal	Cam Primavera	4,616	7.6	+7.6
	Democrats	Ray Barry	2,714	4.5	−0.5
Total formal votes			60,844	96.7
Informal votes			2,072	3.3
Turnout			62,916	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Clarrie Millar	35,755	58.8	−3.0
	Labor	Andrew Foley	25,087	41.2	+3.0
	National hold		Swing	−3.0

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clarrie Millar	32,656	59.1	+4.2
	Labor	Fred Hoberg	19,833	35.9	−2.7
	Democrats	Glen Spicer	2,745	5.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			55,234	94.9
Informal votes			2,942	5.1
Turnout			58,176	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Clarrie Millar	34,110	61.8	+3.9
	Labor	Fred Hoberg	21,124	38.2	−3.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clarrie Millar	35,472	48.9	−1.5
	Labor	James Finemore	32,362	44.6	+4.2
	Democrats	Mervyn Worth	2,850	3.9	−2.8
	Progress	Raymond Bird	1,813	2.5	+0.0
Total formal votes			72,497	98.9
Informal votes			806	1.1
Turnout			73,303	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Clarrie Millar	37,602	51.9	−2.5
	Labor	James Finemore	34,895	48.1	+2.5
	National hold		Swing	−2.5

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Clarrie Millar	33,377	50.4	−2.8
	Labor	James Finemore	26,708	40.4	+3.6
	Democrats	Geoffrey Schuh	4,414	6.7	−3.3
	Progress	Raymond Bird	1,675	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			66,174	98.5
Informal votes			997	1.5
Turnout			67,171	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Clarrie Millar		54.4	−3.8
	Labor	James Finemore		45.6	+3.8
	National Country hold		Swing	−3.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Clarrie Millar	33,252	53.2	−4.5
	Labor	Frederick Faircloth	23,276	36.8	−2.5
	Democrats	Douglas Mackenzie	6,321	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			63,252	99.0
Informal votes			637	1.0
Turnout			63,889	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Clarrie Millar		58.2	−1.1
	Labor	Frederick Faircloth		41.8	+1.1
	National Country hold		Swing	−1.1

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Clarrie Millar	34,143	57.7	+14.0
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	23,286	39.3	−6.6
	Workers	Gerrit Alberts	1,759	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			59,188	99.0
Informal votes			598	1.0
Turnout			59,786	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Clarrie Millar		59.3	+5.8
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		40.7	−5.8
	National Country hold		Swing	+5.8

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	26,127	45.9	−6.3
	Country	Clarrie Millar	24,875	43.7	+1.8
	Liberal	Ian Theodore	5,920	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			56,922	99.1
Informal votes			508	0.9
Turnout			57,430	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Clarrie Millar	30,463	53.5	+6.8
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	26,459	46.5	−6.8
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+6.8

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	26,572	52.2	−2.9
	Country	George Crawford	21,336	41.9	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	Alan Birchley	2,751	5.4	+1.7
	National Socialist	Les Leisemann	203	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			50,862	98.6
Informal votes			717	1.4
Turnout			51,579	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		53.3	−2.5
	Country	George Crawford		46.7	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	27,962	55.1	+7.0
	Country	Paul Neville	20,935	41.2	−5.2
	Democratic Labor	Laurence Kehoe	1,865	3.7	−1.8
Total formal votes			50,762	99.2
Informal votes			399	0.8
Turnout			51,161	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		55.8	+6.6
	Country	Paul Neville		44.2	−6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.6

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	23,459	54.9	−1.1
	Country	Albert White	16,936	39.6	−0.4
	Democratic Labor	William Hutchinson	2,347	5.5	+3.2
Total formal votes			42,742	98.3
Informal votes			739	1.7
Turnout			43,481	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		56.0	−1.3
	Country	Albert White		44.0	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	23,182	56.0	+2.6
	Country	Albert White	16,568	40.0	−0.1
	Democratic Labor	Rogers Judge	935	2.3	−2.0
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	700	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			41,385	98.2
Informal votes			738	1.8
Turnout			42,123	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		57.3	+2.1
	Country	Albert White		42.7	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	21,808	53.4	+12.4
	Country	Henry Bandidt	16,578	40.6	−7.1
	Queensland Labor	Edward McDonnell	1,747	4.3	−7.0
	Independent	James Dunn	730	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			40,863	98.3
Informal votes			718	1.7
Turnout			41,581	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan Hansen		55.2	+9.5
	Country	Henry Bandidt		44.8	−9.5
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+9.5

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Henry Bandidt	19,184	47.7	−7.5
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	16,498	41.0	−3.8
	Queensland Labor	Edward McDonnell	4,526	11.3	+11.3
Total formal votes			40,208	98.3
Informal votes			697	1.7
Turnout			40,905	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Henry Bandidt	21,815	54.3	−0.9
	Labor	Brendan Hansen	18,393	45.7	+0.9
	Country hold		Swing	−0.9

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	21,859	55.2	+2.4
	Labor	Matthew Tallon	17,724	44.8	−1.3
Total formal votes			39,583	98.6
Informal votes			553	1.4
Turnout			40,136	96.0
	Country hold		Swing	+1.9

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	22,493	54.1	−2.8
	Labor	Frank Forde	18,648	44.8	+1.7
	Communist	Frank Falls	442	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			41,583	99.1
Informal votes			379	0.9
Turnout			41,962	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	William Brand		54.2	−2.7
	Labor	Frank Forde		45.8	+2.7
	Country hold		Swing	−2.7

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	22,895	56.9	+0.4
	Labor	Thomas Wallace	17,337	43.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			40,232	98.5
Informal votes			594	1.5
Turnout			40,826	97.1
	Country hold		Swing	−7.4

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	22,037	56.5	+9.0
	Labor	Samuel Round	10,941	28.0	−7.9
	Independent	Robert McDowell	6,037	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			39,015	98.6
Informal votes			572	1.4
Turnout			39,587	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		64.3	+8.9
	Labor	Samuel Round		35.7	−8.9
	Country hold		Swing	+8.9

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	31,027	54.3	+1.5
	Labor	George Watson	16,071	28.1	−6.6
	Services	Eric Paterson	7,866	13.8	+13.8
	Communist	Max Julius	2,142	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			57,106	98.1
Informal votes			1,091	1.9
Turnout			58,197	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		65.1	+8.6
	Labor	George Watson		34.9	−8.6
	Country hold		Swing	+8.6

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	20,662	38.5	−2.1
	Labor	George Watson	18,638	34.7	+5.4
	Country	James Heading	7,678	14.3	+14.3
	Independent	Henry Madden	3,750	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Clive Lambourne	2,988	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			53,716	97.7
Informal votes			1,237	2.3
Turnout			54,953	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser	30,342	56.5	−2.4
	Labor	George Watson	23,374	43.5	+2.4
	Country hold		Swing	−2.4

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	28,693	54.9	+17.1
	Labor	Samuel Round	15,305	29.3	+6.7
	Protestant Labor	John Rex	8,300	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			52,298	98.5
Informal votes			825	1.5
Turnout			53,123	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		58.9	+8.4
	Labor	Samuel Round		41.1	+41.1
	Country hold		Swing	+8.4

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	20,356	39.6	+27.9
	Country	Bernard Corser	19,437	37.8	−15.9
	Labor	George Watson	11,644	22.6	−9.8
Total formal votes			51,437	98.2
Informal votes			942	1.8
Turnout			52,379	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser	25,991	50.5	−9.3
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	25,446	49.5	+49.5
	Country hold		Swing	−9.3

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	26,254	53.7	−46.3
	Labor	George Webb	15,857	32.4	+32.4
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	5,723	11.7	+11.7
	Communist	Colin Hennessy	1,085	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			48,919	97.6
Informal votes			1,196	2.4
Turnout			50,115	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		59.8	−40.2
	Labor	George Webb		40.2	+40.2
	Country hold		Swing	−40.2

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	29,249	67.2	−32.8
	Labor	John O'Keefe	14,307	32.8	+32.8
Total formal votes			43,556	95.6
Informal votes			2,023	4.4
Turnout			45,59	95.1
	Country hold		Swing	−32.8

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1928 by-election

1928 Wide Bay by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	unopposed
	Country gain from Nationalist		Swing

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	25,877	64.5	+26.1
	Labor	Andrew Thompson	14,231	35.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			40,108	96.7
Informal votes			1,348	3.3
Turnout			41,456	91.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+4.0

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	13,069	38.4	−20.8
	Labor	Joseph Johnston	11,580	34.0	−6.8
	Country	James Heading	9,427	27.7	+27.7
Total formal votes			34,076	94.9
Informal votes			1,830	5.1
Turnout			35,906	84.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	20,633	60.5	+1.3
	Labor	Joseph Johnston	13,443	39.5	−1.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.3

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	16,272	54.3	+1.4
	Labor	Frederick Martyn	13,685	45.7	−1.4
Total formal votes			29,957	98.2
Informal votes			534	1.8
Turnout			30,491	87.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.4

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Corser	15,991	52.9	+52.9
	Labor	Frederick Martyn	14,250	47.1	−17.2
Total formal votes			30,241	98.3
Informal votes			525	1.7
Turnout			30,766	91.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+17.2

1915 by-election

1915 Wide Bay by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Corser	14,027	50.2	+50.2
	Labor	Andrew Thompson	13,941	49.8	−14.5
Total formal votes			27,968	99.3
Informal votes			202	0.7
Turnout			28,170	82.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+14.5

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Fisher	16,494	64.3	+8.7
	Queensland Farmers	John Austin	9,155	35.7	+35.7
Total formal votes			25,649	97.0
Informal votes			788	3.0
Turnout			26,437	78.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.7

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Fisher	15,702	55.6	−3.3
	Liberal	Arnold Wienholt	12,543	44.4	+3.3
Total formal votes			28,245	98.4
Informal votes			464	1.6
Turnout			28,709	84.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	12,154	54.1	−0.4
	Liberal	Jacob Stumm	10,303	45.9	+0.4
Total formal votes			22,457	98.3
Informal votes			380	1.7
Turnout			22,837	71.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.4

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	8,118	54.5	−6.7
	Anti-Socialist	Jasper Harvey	6,784	45.5	+6.7
Total formal votes			14,902	97.5
Informal votes			389	2.5
Turnout			15,291	52.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.7

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	10,622	61.2	+5.8
	Protectionist	George Stupart	6,730	38.8	−5.8
Total formal votes			17,352	98.0
Informal votes			346	2.0
Turnout			17,698	67.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fisher	4,910	55.4	+55.4
	Protectionist	John Annear	3,955	44.6	+44.6
Total formal votes			8,865	98.6
Informal votes			122	1.4
Turnout			8,987	71.2
	Labour win		(new seat)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos