Electoral results for the district of Landsborough

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

Members for Landsborough

Member		Party	Term
	Frank Nicklin	Country	1950–1968
	Mike Ahern	Country	1968–1974
		National	1974–1990
	Joan Sheldon	Liberal	1990–1992

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Landsborough state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Sheldon	7,407	30.5	+13.5
	National	John Edwards	6,071	25.0	−14.5
	Independent Labor	Francis Bowyer	4,639	19.1	+19.1
	Independent	Peter Sawyer	4,017	16.6	+16.6
	Democrats	Graeme Bowman	1,238	5.1	+5.1
	Call to Australia	Rona Joyner	456	1.9	+1.9
	Conservative	Raymond Kalms	431	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			24,259	95.3	−2.2
Informal votes			1,197	4.7	+2.2
Turnout			25,456	81.8	−9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Joan Sheldon	15,644	64.5	+64.5
	National	John Edwards	8,615	35.5	−20.4
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Landsborough^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Bowyer	10,538	40.0	+7.2
	National	Mike Ahern	10,400	39.5	−10.5
	Liberal	Garnet Ross	4,465	17.0	−0.3
	Community Independents	Santo Ferraro	920	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			26,323	97.5	−0.7
Informal votes			683	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			27,006	91.2	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	14,720	55.9	−5.7
	Labor	Frank Bowyer	11,603	44.1	+5.7
	National hold		Swing	−5.7

1986 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Ahern	9,594	50.0	−6.6
	Labor	Michael Cramb	6,285	32.8	+1.3
	Liberal	John McCaw	3,311	17.2	+17.2
Total formal votes			19,190	98.1
Informal votes			361	1.9
Turnout			19,551	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	11,813	61.6	−1.2
	Labor	Michael Cramb	7,375	38.4	+1.2
	National hold		Swing	−1.2

1983 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Ahern	15,555	56.6	+2.7
	Labor	Peter Byrne	5,101	18.6	−5.7
	Labor	Gary Flanigan	3,537	12.9	+12.9
	Independent	Ken Neil	1,647	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Donald Culley	1,351	4.9	+4.9
	Progress	Dennis Marshall	296	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			27,487	98.7	−0.3
Informal votes			372	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			27,859	91.0	+2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	17,576	63.9	−5.6
	Labor	Peter Byrne	9,911	36.1	+5.6
	National hold		Swing	−5.6

1980 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Ahern	11,215	53.9	−14.3
	Labor	Peter Byrne	5,051	24.3	−7.5
	Liberal	Paul Kingsford	2,733	13.1	+13.1
	Independent	Barbara Cansdell	1,795	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			20,794	99.0	+0.6
Informal votes			211	1.0	−0.6
Turnout			21,005	88.7	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	14,453	69.5	+1.3
	Labor	Peter Byrne	6,341	30.5	−1.3
	National hold		Swing	+1.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Ahern	10,576	68.2	+0.5
	Labor	Joan Kiely	4,922	31.8	+9.4
Total formal votes			15,498	98.4
Informal votes			253	1.6
Turnout			15,751	90.9
	National hold		Swing	−6.3

1974 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Ahern	11,828	67.7	+13.4
	Labor	Ivan Guy	3,918	22.4	−7.0
	Independent	Paul Cowan	1,719	9.8	+9.8
Total formal votes			17,465	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			252	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			17,717	89.2	−3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Ahern	12,688	72.6	+6.9
	Labor	Ivan Guy	4,777	27.4	−6.9
	National hold		Swing	+6.9

1972 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Mike Ahern	7,016	54.3	−9.0
	Labor	Roger Jeffries	3,802	29.4	+0.4
	Liberal	David Barker	2,106	16.3	+16.3
Total formal votes			12,924	98.5
Informal votes			190	1.5
Turnout			13,114	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Mike Ahern	8,490	65.7	−1.9
	Labor	Roger Jeffries	4,434	34.3	+1.9
	Country hold		Swing	−1.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Mike Ahern	6,781	63.3	−8.0
	Labor	Peter Venning	3,110	29.0	+0.3
	Independent	Basil Nettleton	825	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			10,716	97.8	−0.7
Informal votes			246	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			10,962	93.6	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Mike Ahern	7,358	68.7	−2.6
	Labor	Peter Venning	3,358	31.3	+2.6
	Country hold		Swing	−2.6

1966 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	6,858	71.3	−2.3
	Labor	Frank Freemantle	2,766	28.7	+2.3
Total formal votes			9,624	98.5	−0.7
Informal votes			150	1.5	+0.7
Turnout			9,774	94.1	−0.7
	Country hold		Swing	−2.3

1963 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	6,727	74.2	−5.6
	Labor	Frank Freemantle	2,343	25.8	+5.6
Total formal votes			9,070	99.2	+0.7
Informal votes			70	0.8	−0.7
Turnout			9,140	94.8	+3.2
	Country hold		Swing	−5.6

1960 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	7,051	79.8
	Labor	Frank McLoughlin	1,768	20.2
Total formal votes			8,837	98.5
Informal votes			137	1.5
Turnout			8,974	91.6
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1956 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	7,176	73.1	−26.9
	Labor	Vincent Crosby	2,645	26.9	+26.9
Total formal votes			9,821	98.9
Informal votes			106	1.1
Turnout			9,927	93.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

1953 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

1950 Queensland state election: Landsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

References

1. "1989 Result for Landsborough". Queensland Election Archive. ABC Elections. Retrieved 23 August 2016.