Electoral results for the district of Gregory

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

Members for Gregory

	Party	Term
Charles Lumley Hill		1878–1882
Thomas McWhannell		1882–1888
William Henry Corfield	Ministerial	1888–1899
William Hamilton	Labor	1899–1915
George Pollock	Labor	1915–1939
Charles Brown	Independent	1939–1941
George Devries	Labor	1941–1957
George Devries	Queensland Labor	1957
Wally Rae	Country	1957–1974
Bill Glasson	National	1974–1989
Vaughan Johnson	National	1989–2008
Vaughan Johnson	Liberal National	2008–2015
Lachlan Millar	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Gregory^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	11,197	54.16	+8.90
	Labor	Dave Kerrigan	5,121	24.77	+3.83
	One Nation	Clint Rothery	2,861	13.84	−10.38
	Greens	Paul Bambrick	580	2.81	−0.25
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Bruce Currie	370	1.79	+1.79
	United Australia	Thomas Turner	288	1.39	+1.39
	Informed Medical Options	Tania Kiara	256	1.24	+1.24
Total formal votes			20,673	97.28	+0.51
Informal votes			577	2.72	−0.51
Turnout			21,250	85.74	−2.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	13,902	67.25	+3.00
	Labor	Dave Kerrigan	6,771	32.75	−3.00
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+3.00

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Gregory^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	9,556	45.3	−0.8
	One Nation	Mark Higgins	5,113	24.2	+24.1
	Labor	Dave Kerrigan	4,422	20.9	−5.3
	Independent	Bruce Currie	1,376	6.5	+1.1
	Greens	Norman Weston	645	3.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			21,112	96.8	−1.5
Informal votes			703	3.2	+1.5
Turnout			21,815	87.7	−7.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	13,499	63.9	+3.0
	One Nation	Mark Higgins	7,613	36.1	+36.1
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+3.0

2015 Queensland state election: Gregory^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	10,987	46.38	−12.72
	Labor	Cheryl Thompson	6,249	26.38	+8.87
	Katter's Australian	Ross Stockham	2,388	10.08	−6.92
	Palmer United	Michael Linton-Helliar	2,236	9.44	+9.44
	Independent	Bruce Currie	1,370	5.78	+2.12
	Greens	Norm Weston	457	1.93	−0.79
Total formal votes			23,687	98.21	−0.21
Informal votes			432	1.79	+0.21
Turnout			24,119	90.92	+1.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lachlan Millar	12,342	61.07	−14.40
	Labor	Cheryl Thompson	7,866	38.93	+14.40
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−14.40

2012 Queensland state election: Gregory^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	13,399	59.10	−2.71
	Labor	Jack O'Brien	3,970	17.51	−16.00
	Katter's Australian	Pauline Williams	3,855	17.00	+17.00
	Independent	Bruce Currie	831	3.67	+3.67
	Greens	Norman Weston	617	2.72	−1.96
Total formal votes			22,672	98.42	−0.25
Informal votes			364	1.58	+0.25
Turnout			23,036	89.86	−1.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	14,895	75.48	+11.22
	Labor	Jack O'Brien	4,840	24.52	−11.22
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+11.22

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Gregory^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	14,054	61.8	+5.5
	Labor	Fabian Webber	7,619	33.5	−1.2
	Greens	Carla Dalton	1,063	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			22,736	98.6
Informal votes			306	1.4
Turnout			23,042	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Vaughan Johnson	14,260	64.3	+2.3
	Labor	Fabian Webber	7,932	35.7	−2.3
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.3

2006 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,105	60.0	−2.0
	Labor	Shane Guley	4,691	27.9	−2.3
	Family First	Ross Grierson	1,102	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Julie-Anne Evans	930	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			16,828	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			245	1.4	−0.2
Turnout			17,073	91.0	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,767	68.0	+0.6
	Labor	Shane Guley	5,076	32.0	−0.6
	National hold		Swing	+0.6

2004 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,674	62.0	+2.7
	Labor	Shane Guley	5,204	30.2	−10.5
	One Nation	Ian Espie	1,334	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			17,212	98.4	+1.1
Informal votes			286	1.6	−1.1
Turnout			17,498	91.8	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	11,155	67.4	+8.1
	Labor	Shane Guley	5,404	32.6	−8.1
	National hold		Swing	+8.1

2001 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	10,047	59.3	+16.0
	Labor	Scott McDonell	6,897	40.7	+11.9
Total formal votes			16,944	97.3
Informal votes			476	2.7
Turnout			17,420	93.0
	National hold		Swing	−2.8

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	6,873	46.7	−22.2
	Labor	Donna O'Donoghue	4,228	28.7	−2.4
	One Nation	Allan Bahr	2,554	17.4	+17.4
	Australia First	Ron Crozier	640	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Rebecca Hack	303	2.1	+2.1
	Shooters	Frank Taylor	110	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			14,708	99.0	+0.5
Informal votes			142	1.0	−0.5
Turnout			14,850	93.9	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	8,553	63.1	−5.8
	Labor	Donna O'Donoghue	5,006	36.9	+5.8
	National hold		Swing	−5.8

1995 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	9,809	68.9	+8.7
	Labor	Jamie Lonsdale	4,428	31.1	−8.7
Total formal votes			14,237	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			212	1.5	−0.3
Turnout			14,449	92.3
	National hold		Swing	+8.7

1992 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	8,429	60.2	+9.6
	Labor	Colleen Dobson	5,565	39.8	−0.7
Total formal votes			13,994	98.3
Informal votes			247	1.7
Turnout			14,241	91.8
	National hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Vaughan Johnson	3,441	49.4	−14.1
	Labor	Robert Nilon	2,860	41.0	+4.5
	Liberal	Dudley Church	366	5.3	+5.3
	Independent	Alan Barton	189	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Leo Baird	112	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			6,968	96.8	−0.5
Informal votes			227	3.2	+0.5
Turnout			7,195	88.5	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Vaughan Johnson	3,958	56.8	−6.7
	Labor	Robert Nilon	3,010	43.2	+6.7
	National hold		Swing	−6.7

1986 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	4,370	63.5	+0.9
	Labor	Kevin Alexander	2,514	36.5	−0.9
Total formal votes			6,884	97.3	−1.8
Informal votes			188	2.7	+1.8
Turnout			7,072	88.4	−2.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.9

1983 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	4,690	62.8	+3.6
	Labor	Robert McPhee	2,772	37.2	−3.6
Total formal votes			7,462	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			70	0.9	−0.3
Turnout			7,532	90.7	+3.2
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

1980 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	4,220	59.2	+2.4
	Labor	Gordon Saunders	2,912	40.8	−2.4
Total formal votes			7,132	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			86	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			7,218	87.5	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	3,995	56.8	−2.4
	Labor	Gordon Saunders	3,044	43.2	+2.4
Total formal votes			7,039	98.7
Informal votes			90	1.3
Turnout			7,129	87.3
	National hold		Swing	−2.4

1974 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Glasson	3,823	62.0	+9.4
	Labor	Gordon Harding	2,338	38.0	−9.4
Total formal votes			6,161	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			47	0.8	−0.1
Turnout			6,208	87.6	+1.4
	National hold		Swing	+9.4

1972 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,019	52.6	−7.8
	Labor	Gordon Harding	2,725	47.4	+7.8
Total formal votes			5,744	99.1
Informal votes			53	0.9
Turnout			5,797	86.2
	Country hold		Swing	−7.8

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,724	62.7	+3.6
	Labor	John Thomas	2,217	37.3	−0.9
Total formal votes			5,941	99.0	−0.1
Informal votes			57	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			5,998	85.4	−0.8
	Country hold		Swing	+1.4

1966 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,844	59.1	+6.9
	Labor	Gilbert Burns	2,482	38.2	−4.4
	Queensland Labor	David Parker	180	2.8	−2.4
Total formal votes			6,506	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			59	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			6,565	86.2	−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wally Rae	3,991	61.3	+5.3
	Labor	Gilbert Burns	2,515	38.7	−5.3
	Country hold		Swing	+5.3

1963 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,545	52.2	−2.2
	Labor	Martin Laracy	2,891	42.6	−3.0
	Queensland Labor	Bill Hutchinson	353	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			6,789	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			93	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			6,882	87.6	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Wally Rae	3,801	56.0	+1.6
	Labor	Martin Laracy	2,988	44.0	−1.6
	Country hold		Swing	+1.6

1960 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	Wally Rae	3,695	54.4
	Labor	Martin Laracy	3,098	45.6
Total formal votes			6,793	98.5
Informal votes			104	1.5
Turnout			6,897	84.9
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

The 1957 election in Gregory was delayed due to the death of incumbent MP George Devries weeks before the election. A supplementary election was held in October, two months after the rest of the state.

1957 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wally Rae	2,075	47.6	+12.8
	Labor	Jack Duggan	1,328	30.5	−34.8
	Queensland Labor	K Smith	955	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			4,358	99.7	+0.4
Informal votes			12	0.3	−0.4
Turnout			4,370	84.6	−0.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+26.3

1956 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,847	65.3	−34.7
	Country	Robert Campbell	1,516	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			4,363	99.3
Informal votes			32	0.7
Turnout			4,395	85.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1953 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1950 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	George Devries	2,594	64.1
	Country	Gordon Lee	1,450	35.9
Total formal votes			4,044	99.3
Informal votes			29	0.7
Turnout			4,073	86.0
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	3,335	59.6	−40.4
	Country	Gordon Lee	2,264	40.4	+40.4
Total formal votes			5,599	98.9
Informal votes			60	1.1
Turnout			5,659	81.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1944 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1941 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	2,709	54.2	−10.7
	Independent	Charles Brown	2,291	45.8	+45.8
Total formal votes			5,000	97.3	−0.6
Informal votes			136	2.7	+0.6
Turnout			5,136	72.6	−8.8
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	3,785	64.9	−35.1
	Country	Edward Phillott	2,045	35.1	+35.1
Total formal votes			5,830	97.9
Informal votes			125	2.1
Turnout			5,955	81.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1935 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1932 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1926 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1923 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	2,014	66.8	+7.9
	United	Fergus McMaster	1,000	33.2	+33.2
Total formal votes			3,014	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			38	1.2	−0.2
Turnout			3,052	58.8	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1920 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Pollock	2,504	58.9	−11.6
	Northern Country	Robert Nowland	1,748	41.1	+41.1
Total formal votes			4,252	98.6	+1.4
Informal votes			62	1.4	−1.4
Turnout			4,314	57.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.6

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colin Pollock	2,593	70.5	−29.5
	National	Eric Anning	1,084	29.5	+29.5
Total formal votes			3,677	97.2
Informal votes			104	2.8
Turnout			3,781	57.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1915 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Hamilton	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1912 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	William Hamilton	1,249	74.4
	Liberal	Francis North	429	25.6
Total formal votes			1,678	96.4
Informal votes			63	3.6
Turnout			1,741	46.6
	Labor hold		Swing

References

^ 2020 State General Election – Gregory – District Summary, ECQ.
^ "Gregory - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
^ 2017 State General Election - Gregory - District Summary, ECQ.
^ 2015 State General Election - Gregory - District Summary, ECQ.
^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Gregory - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[1] 2020 State General Election – Gregory – District Summary, ECQ.

[2] "Gregory - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

[3] 2017 State General Election - Gregory - District Summary, ECQ.

[4] 2015 State General Election - Gregory - District Summary, ECQ.

[5] "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Gregory - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[6] Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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