Electoral results for the district of Burrum

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

Members for Burrum

The following people were elected in the seat of Burrum: [1]

MemberPartyTerm
 Charles PowersOpposition1888–1893
 Nicholas ToothMinisterial1893–1902
 George MartinLabor1902–1905
 Colin RankinMinisterial1905–1918
 Liberal
 Albert WhitfordLabor1918–1920
 William BrandCountry1920–1932
 CPNP

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

Queensland state election, 1929: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPNP William Brand 3,754 60.2 +5.2
Labor Timothy Hanley 2,479 39.8 -5.2
Total formal votes 6,233 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 38 0.6 -0.5
Turnout 6,271 92.3 +2.4
CPNP hold Swing +5.2
Queensland state election, 1926: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPNP William Brand 3,311 55.0 +4.4
Labor John Laurison 2,713 45.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 6,024 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 65 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 6,089 89.9 +6.1
CPNP hold Swing +4.4
Queensland state election, 1923: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Brand 2,860 50.6 -7.1
Labor Montague Parker 2,796 49.4 +7.1
Total formal votes 5,656 99.3 -0.2
Informal votes 37 0.7 +0.2
Turnout 5,693 83.8 +0.6
Country hold Swing -7.1
Queensland state election, 1920: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Brand 2,252 57.7 +57.7
Labor Albert Whitford 1,652 42.3 -9.3
Total formal votes 3,904 99.5 +1.9
Informal votes 20 0.5 -1.9
Turnout 3,924 83.2 -0.8
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

Queensland state election, 1918: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Whitford 2,060 51.6 +5.0
National Colin Rankin 1,936 48.4 -5.0
Total formal votes 3,996 97.6 -1.2
Informal votes 100 2.4 +1.2
Turnout 4,096 84.0 -6.4
Labor gain from National Swing +5.0
Queensland state election, 1915: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Colin Rankin 1,993 53.4 -5.0
Labor Albert Whitford 1,741 46.6 +5.0
Total formal votes 3,734 98.8 -0.3
Informal votes 46 1.2 +0.3
Turnout 3,780 90.4 +19.1
Liberal hold Swing -5.0
Queensland state election, 1912: Burrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Colin Rankin 1,623 58.4
Labor Albert Whitford 1,157 41.6
Total formal votes 2,780 99.1
Informal votes 26 0.9
Turnout 2,806 71.3
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and of the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-31.
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