Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Queensland

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1990 federal election in the state of Queensland.[1][2]

1990 Australian federal election
(Queensland)

← 1987 24 March 1990 1993 →

All 24 Queensland seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Hawke Andrew Peacock
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition
Last election 13 11 seats
Seats won 15 seats 9 seats
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 695,291 756,680
Percentage 41.6% 45.3%
Swing Decrease 3.4 Decrease 4.6
TPP 50.19% 49.81%
TPP swing Increase 0.87 Decrease 0.87

Overall results

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Turnout 94.7% (CV) — Informal 2.2%[3]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
    Liberal 476,560 28.51 7.49 6   1
  National 280,120 16.76 –12.09 3   3
Liberal/National Coalition 756,680 45.27 –4.60 9   2
  Labor 695,291 41.59 –3.37 15   2
  Democrats 193,817 11.59 6.71
  Independent 11,499 0.69 0.51
  Greens 10,054 0.60 0.60
  Democratic Socialist 2,728 0.16 0.16
  Conservative 1,528 0.09 0.09
Total 1,671,597 24
Two-party-preferred vote
  Labor 837,508 50.19 +0.87 15   2
  Liberal/National Coalition 831,015 49.81 –0.87 9   2
Invalid/blank votes 38,065 2.23 –1.18
Turnout 1,709,662 94.71
Registered voters 1,805,141
Source: Federal Elections 1990

Results by division

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Bowman

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1990 Australian federal election: Bowman[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Con Sciacca 34,925 46.3 −2.0
Liberal Peter Trounce 23,571 31.3 +8.3
Democrats Phillip Grattan 12,207 16.2 +7.2
National Stan Brimson 4,697 6.2 −11.9
Total formal votes 75,400 97.7
Informal votes 1,773 2.3
Turnout 77,173 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 43,275 57.5 +2.5
Liberal Peter Trounce 31,950 42.5 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Brisbane

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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

Capricornia

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1990 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 33,200 50.5 −3.5
National Stan Collard 24,627 37.5 +3.9
Greens Craig Hardy 7,885 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 65,712 97.9
Informal votes 1,413 2.1
Turnout 67,125 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 37,551 57.3 +0.3
National Stan Collard 27,926 42.7 −0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Dawson

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1990 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg McGarvie 29,869 42.9 −4.0
National Ray Braithwaite 26,780 38.4 −7.7
Liberal Jim Seymour 7,459 10.7 +3.6
Democrats Tom Irelandes 5,566 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 69,674 97.9
Informal votes 1,525 2.1
Turnout 71,199 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Ray Braithwaite 34,873 50.1 −1.8
Labor Greg McGarvie 34,692 49.9 +1.8
National hold Swing −1.8

Fadden

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1990 Australian federal election: Fadden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Jull 28,361 43.9 +8.1
Labor Marie Wilkinson 24,388 37.8 −3.4
Democrats Eugene Cross 8,641 13.4 +6.6
National Peter Freckleton 2,354 3.6 −12.5
Independent Richard Heymann 794 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 64,538 97.8
Informal votes 1,438 2.2
Turnout 66,021 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 34,621 53.8 −0.6
Labor Marie Wilkinson 29,766 46.2 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −0.6

Fairfax

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1990 Australian federal election: Fairfax
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Beryl Muspratt 26,017 32.8 −2.4
National John Stone 20,928 26.4 −13.4
Liberal Alex Somlyay 20,395 25.7 +8.5
Democrats Bob Borsellino 10,439 13.2 +5.5
Conservative Sheila Adams 1,528 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 79,307 98.0
Informal votes 1,632 2.0
Turnout 80,939 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Somlyay 45,449 57.5 +57.5
Labor Beryl Muspratt 33,634 42.5 −0.2
Liberal gain from National Swing +0.2

Fisher

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1990 Australian federal election: Fisher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Lavarch 35,004 42.8 −1.9
Liberal Tony Holmes 21,225 26.0 +13.8
National Brian Sheahan 14,490 17.7 −18.6
Democrats Glen Spicer 10,981 13.4 +6.6
Total formal votes 81,700 98.0
Informal votes 1,655 2.0
Turnout 83,355 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Lavarch 42,401 52.0 +1.5
Liberal Tony Holmes 39,136 48.0 +48.0
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Forde

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1990 Australian federal election: Forde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Crawford 28,063 43.7 −2.7
Liberal Brad Bauman 24,232 37.7 +2.2
Democrats Jason Neville 7,138 11.1 +5.0
Greens Coral Wynter 2,169 3.4 +3.4
National Ross Adams 1,967 3.1 −8.9
Independent John Duggan 646 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 64,215 97.4
Informal votes 1,717 2.6
Turnout 65,932 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mary Crawford 34,910 54.5 +3.5
Liberal Brad Bauman 29,161 45.5 −3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Griffith

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1990 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ben Humphreys 31,616 49.8 −4.7
Liberal Doug Edwards 20,580 32.4 +8.3
Democrats Steven Lyndon 8,431 13.3 +5.7
National Sean Cousins 1,872 2.9 −11.0
Democratic Socialist Russel Norman 963 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 63,462 97.2
Informal votes 1,812 2.8
Turnout 65,274 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 38,179 60.3 −0.1
Liberal Doug Edwards 25,155 39.7 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Groom

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1990 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 29,041 40.8 +27.5
Labor Stewart Scott-Irving 22,103 31.1 −1.3
National Terry Day 11,664 16.4 −32.5
Democrats Trevor Ives 8,319 11.7 +6.3
Total formal votes 71,127 98.1
Informal votes 1,396 1.9
Turnout 72,523 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 44,138 62.2 +1.9
Labor Stewart Scott-Irving 26,880 37.8 −1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Herbert

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1990 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Lindsay 32,166 45.8 −5.3
Liberal Peter Hazard 17,384 24.8 +8.7
National Rick Anderton 12,749 18.2 −9.5
Democrats Colin Parker 7,885 11.2 +6.1
Total formal votes 70,184 98.0
Informal votes 1,419 2.0
Turnout 71,603 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Lindsay 38,438 54.9 −1.9
Liberal Peter Hazard 31,529 45.1 +45.1
Labor hold Swing −1.9

Hinkler

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1990 Australian federal election: Hinkler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Courtice 32,995 47.3 −0.8
National John Evans 23,453 33.7 −9.4
Democrats Ronald Cullen 6,630 9.5 +6.3
Liberal Frank Hibble 6,618 9.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 69,696 97.7
Informal votes 1,620 2.3
Turnout 71,316 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Courtice 37,543 54.0 +2.9
National John Evans 32,033 46.0 −2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Kennedy

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1990 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Hulls 28,936 44.3 −0.8
National Ross Shannon 21,751 33.3 −14.0
Liberal Fred Tritton 9,134 14.0 +6.4
Democrats Patricia Banzhaf 5,473 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 65,294 97.2
Informal votes 1,901 2.8
Turnout 67,195 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Hulls 33,536 51.4 +4.4
National Ross Shannon 31,702 48.6 −4.4
Labor gain from National Swing +4.4

Leichhardt

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1990 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Gayler 31,318 44.5 −6.3
Liberal Bill Cummings 15,985 22.7 +13.1
National Kevin Byrne 14,553 20.7 −15.6
Democrats Jim Downey 7,382 10.5 +7.1
Independent Jim Waldock 1,148 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 70,386 97.5
Informal votes 1,816 2.5
Turnout 72,202 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Gayler 37,606 53.5 −0.8
Liberal Bill Cummings 32,727 46.5 +46.5
Labor hold Swing −0.8

Lilley

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1990 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Elaine Darling 32,453 50.0 −7.3
Liberal Ronald Nankervis 22,644 34.9 +7.7
Democrats Elizabeth Rowland 7,023 10.8 +10.8
National Steve Purtill 2,217 3.4 −12.2
Democratic Socialist Dave Riley 557 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 64,894 97.9
Informal votes 1,418 2.1
Turnout 66,312 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Elaine Darling 37,373 57.7 −0.5
Liberal Ronald Nankervis 27,422 42.3 +0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.5

Maranoa

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1990 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Scott 31,594 47.7 −7.8
Labor John Adams 20,716 31.3 −0.8
Liberal John Stone 8,373 12.6 −7.8
Democrats Mary Hopkins 5,567 8.4 +4.3
Total formal votes 66,250 97.8
Informal votes 1,469 2.2
Turnout 67,719 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Scott 41,838 63.2 −1.7
Labor John Adams 24,351 36.8 +1.7
National hold Swing −1.7

McPherson

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1990 Australian federal election: McPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bradford 40,986 50.2 +11.8
Labor Pat Stern 26,607 32.6 −1.1
Democrats Robert North 8,088 9.9 +4.6
National Randall Cook 4,102 5.0 −17.6
Independent Bert Cockerill 1,703 2.1 +2.1
Independent Otto Kuhne 170 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 81,656 97.8
Informal votes 1,812 2.2
Turnout 83,468 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bradford 49,760 61.0 −1.6
Labor Pat Stern 31,769 39.0 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

Moncrieff

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1990 Australian federal election: Moncrieff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kathy Sullivan 37,630 47.8 +13.1
Labor Col Struthers 26,473 33.6 −2.3
Democrats Jonathan Cornish 10,028 12.7 +7.3
National Peter Lyons 4,549 5.8 −18.2
Total formal votes 78,680 97.6
Informal votes 1,941 2.4
Turnout 80,621 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kathy Sullivan 46,759 59.5 −0.7
Labor Col Struthers 31,868 40.5 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7

Moreton

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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

Oxley

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1990 Australian federal election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Scott 33,359 52.1 −7.8
Liberal David Cooke 18,739 29.3 +14.5
Democrats Althea Rossmuller 9,660 15.1 +10.0
National Ray Wilms 2,267 3.5 −16.7
Total formal votes 64,025 97.5
Informal votes 1,660 2.5
Turnout 65,685 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Scott 39,615 62.0 −2.9
Liberal David Cooke 24,270 38.0 +38.0
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Petrie

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1990 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gary Johns 30,763 44.2 −2.0
Liberal Bruce Flegg 27,992 40.2 +7.2
Democrats Anthony Bloomer 7,740 11.1 +4.4
National Peter Bateman 2,327 3.3 −10.9
Democratic Socialist Natasha Simons 792 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 69,614 98.1
Informal votes 1,335 1.9
Turnout 70,949 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Johns 36,327 52.3 +0.9
Liberal Bruce Flegg 33,185 47.7 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Rankin

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1990 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 31,782 46.3 −2.9
Liberal John Miles 16,014 23.3 +10.2
National Huan Fraser 11,065 16.1 −15.9
Democrats John Hoskins 7,512 10.9 +6.5
Independent Richard Whiteman 1,865 2.7 +2.7
Independent Cheryl Crisp 465 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 68,703 97.3
Informal votes 1,916 2.7
Turnout 70,619 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 38,037 55.5 +0.7
Liberal John Miles 30,519 44.5 +44.5
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Ryan

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1990 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 31,301 43.8 +1.2
Labor Denny Campbell 21,085 29.5 −5.9
Democrats Adair Ferguson 13,669 19.1 +10.6
National Helen McAllister 4,325 6.0 −7.5
Independent Alan Skyring 1,139 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 71,519 98.7
Informal votes 955 1.3
Turnout 72,474 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 40,870 57.2 −1.7
Labor Denny Campbell 30,576 42.8 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.7

Wide Bay

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1990 House of Representatives: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ Newman, G; Kopras, A (20 July 1990). "Federal Elections 1990" (PDF). Background Paper 18 1990. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1034-8107. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1990 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.