Electoral results for the district of Rockhampton

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

Members for Rockhampton

First incarnation (1865–1878, 1 member)
Member Term
Charles Fitzsimmons 1865–1867
Thomas Henry Fitzgerald 1867
Archibald Archer 1867–1869
Henry Milford[1] 1869–1870
Alexander Fyfe 1870–1873
Charles Hardie Buzacott 1873–1877
John MacFarlane 1877–1878
1 Milford did not take his seat, resigned, and was defeated in the resulting by-election.
Second incarnation (1878–1912, 2 members)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  William Rea   1878–1881   Thomas Macdonald-Paterson   1878–1883
  John Ferguson Griffith 1881–1888   William Higson Griffith 1883–1888
  Archibald Archer Independent 1888–1896   William Pattison Conservative 1888–1893
  George Curtis Independent 1893–1902
  William Kidston Labor 1896–1907
  Kenneth Grant Labor 1902–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1909   Kidstonites 1907–1909
Liberal 1909–1911 Liberal 1909–1912
  John Adamson Labor 1911–1912
Third incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  John Adamson Labor 1912–1916
  Independent 1916–1917
  Frank Forde Labor 1917–1922
  George Farrell Labor 1923–1929
  Thomas Dunlop Independent 1929–1932
  James Larcombe Labor 1932–1956
  Mick Gardner Labor 1956–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Fourth incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Keith Wright Labor 1972–1985
  Paul Braddy Labor 1985–1995
  Robert Schwarten Labor 1995–2012
  Bill Byrne Labor 2012–2017
  Barry O'Rourke Labor 2017–2024
  Donna Kirkland Liberal National 2024–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Rockhampton.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Marshall 9,774 30.2 −14.1
Liberal National Donna Kirkland 9,243 28.6 +4.8
Independent Margaret Strelow 5,780 17.9 +17.8
One Nation David Bond 4,382 13.5 +1.1
Legalise Cannabis Jacinta Waller 1,279 3.9 0.0
Greens Mick Jones 1,241 3.8 +0.4
Family First Fredy Johnson 671 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 32,370 95.6
Informal votes 1,506 4.4
Turnout 33,876
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Donna Kirkland 16,772 51.8 +10.4
Labor Craig Marshall 15,598 48.2 −10.4
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +10.4
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Rockhampton.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry O'Rourke 13,289 44.32 +12.58
Liberal National Tony Hopkins 7,118 23.74 +5.89
One Nation Torin O'Brien 3,714 12.39 −9.00
Independent Dominic Doblo 2,042 6.81 +6.81
Legalise Cannabis Laura Barnard 1,189 3.97 +3.97
Katter's Australian Christian Shepherd 1,151 3.84 +3.84
Greens Mick Jones 1,025 3.42 −2.07
Informed Medical Options Yvette Saxon 328 1.09 +1.09
United Australia Paul Crangle 130 0.43 +0.43
Total formal votes 29,986 95.27 −0.45
Informal votes 1,489 4.73 +0.45
Turnout 31,475 86.18 −2.78
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry O'Rourke 17,579 58.62 +0.60
Liberal National Tony Hopkins 12,407 41.38 −0.60
Labor hold Swing +0.60

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry O'Rourke 9,675 31.7 −21.2
Independent Margaret Strelow 7,174 23.5 +23.5
One Nation Wade Rothery 6,521 21.4 +21.4
Liberal National Douglas Rodgers 5,442 17.9 −12.4
Greens Kate Giamarelos 1,674 5.5 −0.7
Total formal votes 30,486 95.7 −1.6
Informal votes 1,362 4.3 +1.6
Turnout 31,848 89.0 −1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Barry O'Rourke 16,825 55.2 −8.8
One Nation Wade Rothery 13,661 44.8 +44.8
Labor hold Swing −8.8
2015 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Byrne 15,432 52.88 +13.09
Liberal National Bridie Luva 8,869 30.39 −1.37
Greens Michelle Taylor 1,863 6.38 +2.93
Family First Sally-Anne Vincent 1,703 5.84 +3.18
Independent Anne Margaret O'Connor 1,317 4.51 +3.48
Total formal votes 29,184 97.27 +0.26
Informal votes 818 2.73 −0.26
Turnout 30,002 91.76 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Byrne 17,301 63.87 +9.92
Liberal National Bridie Luva 9,787 36.13 −9.92
Labor hold Swing +9.92
2012 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Byrne 11,002 39.79 −21.78
Liberal National Gavin Finch 8,781 31.76 +4.54
Katter's Australian Shane Guley 3,507 12.68 +12.68
Independent Bruce Diamond 1,847 6.68 +6.68
Greens Bronwen Lloyd 954 3.45 −0.62
Family First Genevieve Ellis 734 2.65 +2.65
Independent Diane Hamilton 541 1.96 +1.96
Independent Chris Hooper 286 1.03 +1.03
Total formal votes 27,652 97.02 −1.06
Informal votes 850 2.98 +1.06
Turnout 28,502 91.73 −0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Byrne 12,191 53.95 −13.97
Liberal National Gavin Finch 10,406 46.05 +13.97
Labor hold Swing −13.97

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 16,922 61.6 −7.4
Liberal National Don Kane 7,482 27.2 −2.2
Independent Gavin Finch 1,962 7.1 +7.1
Greens Sam Clifford 1,118 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 27,484 98.0
Informal votes 537 2.0
Turnout 28,021 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Schwarten 17,672 67.9 −1.9
Liberal National Don Kane 8,348 32.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9
2006 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 15,581 70.5 +1.5
National Robert Mills 6,512 29.5 −1.5
Total formal votes 22,093 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 546 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 22,639 91.2 −1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.5
2004 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 15,539 69.0 −0.1
National Pamela Olive 6,997 31.0 +9.1
Total formal votes 22,536 97.4 −0.1
Informal votes 589 2.6 +0.1
Turnout 23,125 92.8 −0.6
Labor hold Swing −5.2
2001 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 15,926 69.1 +20.5
National Ron Bahnisch 5,053 21.9 +1.0
City Country Alliance Peter Schuback 2,056 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 23,035 97.5
Informal votes 592 2.5
Turnout 23,627 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Schwarten 16,166 74.2 +13.1
National Ron Bahnisch 5,626 25.8 +25.8
Labor hold Swing +13.1

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 9,690 50.9 −1.0
One Nation Len Timms 4,919 25.9 +25.9
National Karen Mackay 3,677 19.3 −18.6
Democrats Fay Lawrence 740 3.9 −0.6
Total formal votes 19,026 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 267 1.4 −0.4
Turnout 19,293 94.1 +2.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Robert Schwarten 10,853 59.6 +3.2
One Nation Len Timms 7,355 40.4 +40.4
Labor hold Swing +3.2
1995 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Schwarten 10,143 51.9 −5.0
National Sam Hassall 7,406 37.9 +11.2
Democrats Chris Head 884 4.5 +4.5
Independent Nev Thring 690 3.5 +3.5
Independent Christopher Hooper 419 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 19,542 98.2 +0.8
Informal votes 360 1.8 −0.8
Turnout 19,902 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Schwarten 10,704 56.4 −6.7
National Sam Hassall 8,269 43.6 +6.7
Labor hold Swing −6.7
1992 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Braddy 11,866 56.9 −3.5
National Ron Bahnisch 5,566 26.7 −5.2
Liberal John Fillod 1,139 5.5 +0.5
Independent Ross Allan 941 4.5 +4.5
Greens Peter George 842 4.0 +4.0
Independent Peter Boyle 511 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 20,865 97.3
Informal votes 569 2.7
Turnout 21,434 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Braddy 12,485 63.1 +1.1
National Ron Bahnisch 7,307 36.9 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Braddy 10,022 63.8 +7.9
National Barry Such 5,693 36.2 −3.2
Total formal votes 15,715 96.0 −2.2
Informal votes 649 4.0 +2.2
Turnout 16,364 93.1 −0.8
Labor hold Swing +5.6
1986 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Braddy 8,838 55.9 −1.3
National Dennis Stevenson 6,234 39.4 +14.5
Independent Carl Hatte 751 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 15,823 98.2
Informal votes 292 1.8
Turnout 16,115 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Braddy 9,209 58.2 −2.9
National Dennis Stevenson 6,614 41.8 +2.9
Labor hold Swing −2.9
Rockhampton state by-election, 1985[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Braddy 8,409 58.98 +1.77
National Col Webber 5,849 41.02 –0.92
Total formal votes 14,258 97.87 –1.13
Informal votes 310 2.13 +1.13
Turnout 14,568 87.77 –5.24
Labor hold Swing +1.77
1983 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 8,936 57.2 −7.3
National Charles Doblo 3,892 24.9 −0.4
Liberal Alan Agnew 2,660 17.0 +6.8
Independent Brian Dillon 131 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 15,619 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 157 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 15,776 93.0 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 9,596 61.4 −5.9
National Charles Doblo 6,023 38.6 +5.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9
1980 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 10,125 64.5 −0.1
National Garnet Lincoln 3,965 25.3 +10.6
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 1,603 10.2 −8.3
Total formal votes 15,693 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 142 0.9 −0.2
Turnout 15,835 90.3 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 10,566 67.3 0.0
National Garnet Lincoln 5,127 32.7 +32.7
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 10,342 64.6
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 2,961 18.5
National Charles Doblo 2,356 14.7
Progress Graham James 343 2.1
Total formal votes 16,002 98.9
Informal votes 180 93.2
Turnout 16,182 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 10,775 67.3 +8.9
Liberal Douglas Cuddy 5,227 32.7 −8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9
1974 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 6,347 50.9 −2.3
Liberal Alan Agnew 3,814 30.6 +4.0
National Michael Bleines 1,915 15.4 +0.8
Queensland Labor Robert Bom 385 3.1 −2.4
Total formal votes 12,461 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 88 0.7 −0.3
Turnout 12,549 93.0 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 6,680 53.6 −2.3
Liberal Alan Agnew 5,781 46.4 +2.3
Labor hold Swing −2.3
1972 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Wright 6,319 53.2 +2.3
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 3,163 26.6 −14.2
Country Terence Molloy 1,741 14.6 +14.6
Queensland Labor Robert Bom 658 5.5 −2.8
Total formal votes 11,881 99.0
Informal votes 125 1.0
Turnout 12,006 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Wright 6,643 55.9 +3.7
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 5,238 44.1 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Mick Gardner 3,245 36.3 +36.3
Liberal James Marshall 2,589 29.0 −20.3
Labor James Fraser 2,203 24.6 −25.4
Independent Rex Pilbeam 895 10.0 +10.0
Independent Thomas Kelly 9 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 8,941 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 51 0.6 −0.4
Turnout 8,992 95.7 +0.2
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Gardner 4,445 50.0 −11.8
Liberal Rex Pilbeam 4,379 49.3 +13.7
Independent Tom Kelly 66 0.7 −1.9
Total formal votes 8,890 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 86 1.0 0.0
Turnout 8,976 95.5 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −12.7
1953 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,457 61.8 +10.5
Liberal Thomas Donohoe 3,141 35.6 −13.0
Independent Thomas Kelly 227 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 8,825 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 88 1.0 0.0
Turnout 8,913 95.1 +2.2
Labor hold Swing +12.2
1950 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 4,709 51.3
Liberal Ron Diamond 4,464 48.7
Total formal votes 9,173 99.0
Informal votes 90 1.0
Turnout 9,263 92.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,312 50.4 −15.1
People's Party Arthur Gordon 2,981 28.3 +28.3
Independent Edwin Price 1,193 11.3 +11.3
Frank Barnes Labor Arthur Webb 1,060 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 10,546 99.3 +1.7
Informal votes 74 0.7 −1.7
Turnout 10,620 92.9 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4
1944 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 6,361 65.5 −7.4
Country Jack O'Shanesey 3,345 34.5 +34.5
Total formal votes 9,706 97.6 +1.7
Informal votes 236 2.4 −1.7
Turnout 9,942 86.5 −1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1941 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 6,920 72.9 +12.0
Communist Robert Nicholls 2,575 27.1 +27.1
Total formal votes 9,495 95.9 −3.3
Informal votes 401 4.1 +3.3
Turnout 9,896 88.4 −3.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,939 60.9 −11.5
Country Thomas Parris 2,732 28.0 +28.0
Social Credit Vivian Pugh 1,086 11.1 −16.5
Total formal votes 9,757 99.2 +1.0
Informal votes 80 0.8 −1.0
Turnout 9,837 91.8 −0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 6,517 72.4
Social Credit Vivian Pugh 2,481 27.6
Total formal votes 8,998 98.2
Informal votes 169 1.8
Turnout 9,167 92.1
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,331 60.7
Independent Thomas Dunlop 2,346 26.7
Independent Joseph Conachan 1,101 12.5
Total formal votes 8,778 99.0
Informal votes 92 1.0
Turnout 8,870 93.2
Labor gain from Independent Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Dunlop 2,993 61.7 +61.7
Labor George Farrell 1,855 38.3 −29.4
Total formal votes 4,848 98.7 +0.9
Informal votes 62 1.3 −0.9
Turnout 4,910 92.0 +4.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
1926 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Farrell 3,088 67.7 +6.3
CPNP James Cullen 1,473 32.3 −6.3
Total formal votes 4,561 97.8 −0.6
Informal votes 101 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 4,662 88.2 +11.9
Labor hold Swing +6.3
1923 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Farrell 2,705 61.4 −4.2
United Thomas Lanigan 1,699 38.6 +4.2
Total formal votes 4,404 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 72 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 4,476 76.3 −0.1
Labor hold Swing −4.2
1920 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 2,997 65.6 −2.7
National Theodore Kingel 1,572 34.4 +2.7
Total formal votes 4,569 99.0 +0.8
Informal votes 45 1.0 −0.8
Turnout 4,614 76.4 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 3,033 68.3 +2.2
National John Egerton 1,407 31.7 −2.2
Total formal votes 4,440 98.2 −0.1
Informal votes 79 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 4,519 76.0 −10.4
Labor hold Swing +2.2
1915 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Adamson 2,576 66.1 +10.6
Liberal Thomas Renshaw 1,321 33.9 −10.6
Total formal votes 2,997 98.3 −0.8
Informal votes 68 1.7 +0.8
Turnout 3,065 86.4 +19.4
Labor hold Swing +10.6
1912 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Adamson 1,705 55.5
Liberal George Curtis 1,366 44.5
Total formal votes 3,071 99.1
Informal votes 27 0.9
Turnout 3,098 67.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1860s

Queensland general election, held on 27 June 1867

The result in Rockhampton in the general election held on 27 June 1867 were:[9]

Candidate Votes Result
Thomas Henry FitzGerald 197 elected
Archibald Archer 187
John Bright 17

References

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  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Rockhampton – District Summary, ECQ.
  3. ^ "Rockhampton - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. ^ 2017 State General Election - Rockhampton - District Summary, ECQ.
  5. ^ 2015 State General Election - Rockhampton - District Summary, ECQ.
  6. ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Rockhampton - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  8. ^ Queensland Legislative Assembly (17 March 1987). Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986. p. 65.
  9. ^ "ROCKHAMPTON". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1867. p. 5. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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