Electoral results for the district of Toowong

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

Members for Toowong

Member		Party	Term
	Theodore Unmack		1888–1893
	Matthew Reid	Labour	1893–1896
	Thomas Finney	Ministerialist	1896–1900
	Edward Macartney	Ministerialist	1900–1908
	Richard John Cottell	Ministerialist	1908–1911
	Edward Macartney	Liberal	1911–1918
		National	1918–1920
	James Maxwell	National	1920–1922
		United	1922–1925
		CPNP	1925–1938
	Harry Massey	United Australia	1938–1944
	Charles Wanstall	QPP	1944–1950
	Alan Munro	Liberal	1950–1966
	Charles Porter	Liberal	1966–1980
	Ian Prentice	Liberal	1980–1983
	Earle Bailey	National	1983–1986
	Denver Beanland	Liberal	1986–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janelle Howe	7,964	44.9	+15.2
	Liberal	Denver Beanland	7,421	41.8	+0.6
	National	Rodney Hall	1,513	8.5	−20.6
	Greens	Neil Kelly	856	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			17,754	98.0	−0.7
Informal votes			365	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			18,119	88.7	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Denver Beanland	9,109	51.3	−17.1
	Labor	Janelle Howe	8,645	48.7	+17.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−17.1

1986 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Denver Beanland	7,157	41.2	+11.7
	Labor	Jonathan Ford	5,164	29.7	−6.0
	National	Earle Bailey	5,062	29.1	−5.6
Total formal votes			17,383	98.7
Informal votes			230	1.3
Turnout			17,613	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Denver Beanland	11,884	68.4	+68.4
	Labor	Jonathan Ford	5,499	31.6	−15.6
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	N/A

1983 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nigel Pennington	5,431	35.7	+8.3
	National	Earle Bailey	5,284	34.7	+9.1
	Liberal	Ian Prentice	4,489	29.5	−4.7
Total formal votes			15,204	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			153	1.0	−0.1
Turnout			15,357	90.2	+4.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Earle Bailey	8,392	55.2	+55.2
	Labor	Nigel Pennington	6,812	44.8	+8.6
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

1980 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Prentice	5,024	34.2	−13.2
	Labor	Gailene Harrison	4,030	27.4	−3.0
	National	Peter Forrest	3,767	25.6	+25.6
	Democrats	Michael West	1,882	12.8	−5.8
Total formal votes			14,703	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			159	1.1	0.0
Turnout			14,862	85.4	−4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Prentice	9,279	63.1	+4.4
	Labor	Gailene Harrison	5,424	36.9	−4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Porter	7,010	47.8	−20.8
	Labor	Athol Kennedy	4,462	30.4	+2.6
	Democrats	Michael West	2,732	18.6	+18.6
	Progress	Gordon Oulsnam	462	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			14,666	98.9
Informal votes			168	1.1
Turnout			14,834	89.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Charles Porter	8,609	58.7	−12.5
	Labor	Athol Kennedy	6,057	41.3	+12.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.5

1974 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Porter	8,950	68.6	+13.0
	Labor	Donald Dignam	3,621	27.8	−7.7
	Queensland Labor	Brian O'Brien	474	3.6	−5.3
Total formal votes			13,045	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			164	1.2	−0.1
Turnout			13,209	86.8	−5.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Charles Porter	9,344	71.6	+8.6
	Labor	Donald Dignam	3,701	28.4	−8.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.6

1972 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Porter	6,248	55.6	−3.5
	Labor	Donald Dignam	3,987	35.5	+4.7
	Queensland Labor	Brian O'Brien	996	8.9	−1.2
Total formal votes			11,231	98.7
Informal votes			150	1.3
Turnout			11,381	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Charles Porter	7,076	63.0	−4.3
	Labor	Donald Dignam	4,155	37.0	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.3

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Porter	6,566	59.1	−6.2
	Labor	Ian Hinckfuss	3,417	30.8	+5.4
	Queensland Labor	Brian O'Brien	1,117	10.1	+0.8
Total formal votes			11,100	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			174	1.5	−0.1
Turnout			11,274	89.0	−3.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Charles Porter	7,475	67.3	−5.8
	Labor	Ian Hinckfuss	3,625	32.7	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.8

1966 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Porter	7,254	65.3	−3.8
	Labor	Douglas Wallace	2,825	25.4	+1.4
	Queensland Labor	Brian O'Brien	1,033	9.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			11,112	98.4	−0.4
Informal votes			183	1.6	+0.4
Turnout			11,295	92.8	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Charles Porter	8,124	73.1	−1.7
	Labor	Douglas Wallace	2,988	26.9	+1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.7

1963 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	7,586	69.1	−9.6
	Labor	Leslie McGrath	2,630	24.0	+24.0
	Queensland Labor	Brian O'Brien	765	7.0	−14.3
Total formal votes			10,981	98.8	+3.8
Informal votes			136	1.2	−3.8
Turnout			11,117	94.1	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Munro	8,209	74.8
	Labor	Leslie McGrath	2,772	25.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1960 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	8,200	78.7
	Queensland Labor	Roger Judge	2,222	21.3
Total formal votes			10,422	95.0
Informal votes			553	5.0
Turnout			10,975	91.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

1956 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

1953 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	7,135	62.8	−4.2
	Labor	Frank Venables	4,234	37.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			11,369	98.8	−0.3
Informal votes			136	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			11,505	94.0	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.2

1950 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Munro	7,101	67.0
	Labor	Frank Venables	3,494	33.0
Total formal votes			10,595	99.1
Informal votes			94	0.9
Turnout			10,689	93.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Charles Wanstall	8,375	70.2	+13.6
	Labor	Frank Venables	3,549	29.8	+29.8
Total formal votes			11,924	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			136	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			12,060	91.9	+0.8
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

1944 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Charles Wanstall	6,047	56.6	−7.2
	Independent	Tom Laws	2,437	22.3	+22.3
	Independent	Harry Massey	1,881	17.6	+17.6
	Independent	Harold Jiear	325	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			10,690	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			166	1.5	−0.1
Turnout			10,856	91.1	−2.0
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

1941 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Harry Massey	6,403	63.8	+38.4
	Labor	Tom Laws	3,632	36.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			10,037	98.4	−0.3
Informal votes			158	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			10,195	93.1	−1.8
	United Australia gain from Ind. United Australia		Swing	N/A

• Massey was elected as an Independent at the previous election.

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. United Australia	Harry Massey	3,137	31.9	+31.9
	Labor	John O'Shea	2,561	26.0	−13.1
	United Australia	Nicholas Lockyer	2,499	25.4	−27.1
	Protestant Labor	Joseph West	1,639	16.7	+16.7
Total formal votes			9,836	98.7	+0.1
Informal votes			125	1.3	−0.1
Turnout			9,961	94.9	0.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Ind. United Australia	Harry Massey	5,264	66.2
	Labor	John O'Shea	2,690	33.8
	Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia		Swing	N/A

1935 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	James Maxwell	4,781	52.5
	Labor	Edward Turner	3,558	39.1
	Social Credit	Charles Hallick	766	8.4
Total formal votes			9,105	98.6
Informal votes			129	1.4
Turnout			9,234	94.9
	CPNP hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

1932 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	James Maxwell	5,354	58.9
	Labor	Edward Turner	3,105	34.2
	Queensland Party	James Trotter	428	4.7
	Independent	Charles Graves	196	2.2
Total formal votes			9,083	99.3
Informal votes			61	0.7
Turnout			9,144	94.0
	CPNP hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	James Maxwell	6,336	73.8	+5.8
	Labor	Leslie Day	2,255	26.3	−5.8
Total formal votes			8,591	99.1	−0.3
Informal votes			74	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			8,665	91.4	+0.9
	CPNP hold		Swing	+5.8

1926 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	James Maxwell	4,588	68.0	−1.7
	Labor	William Stock	2,583	32.0	+1.7
Total formal votes			8,071	99.4	0.0
Informal votes			51	0.6	0.0
Turnout			8,122	90.5	+3.2
	CPNP hold		Swing	−1.7

1923 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	James Maxwell	4,855	69.7	−2.2
	Labor	Robert Easton	2,112	30.3	+2.2
Total formal votes			6,967	99.4	0.0
Informal votes			42	0.6	0.0
Turnout			7,009	87.3	+1.9
	United hold		Swing	−2.2

1920 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	James Maxwell	5,551	71.9	+4.2
	Labor	William McCosker	2,164	28.1	−4.2
Total formal votes			7,715	99.4	−0.1
Informal votes			48	0.6	+0.1
Turnout			7,763	85.4	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	+4.2

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Edward Macartney	4,610	67.7	+8.1
	Labor	William McCosker	2,201	32.3	−8.1
Total formal votes			6,811	99.5	−0.1
Informal votes			37	0.5	+0.1
Turnout			6,848	84.9	−6.8
	National hold		Swing	+8.1

1915 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Macartney	3,376	59.6	−10.9
	Labor	Arthur Lilley	2,284	40.4	+10.9
Total formal votes			5,660	99.6	−0.2
Informal votes			22	0.4	+0.2
Turnout			5,682	91.7	+10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.9

1912 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Macartney	2,734	70.5
	Labor	Lewis McDonald	1,145	29.5
Total formal votes			3,879	99.8
Informal votes			9	0.2
Turnout			3,888	81.2
	Liberal hold		Swing