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Queensland state election, 29 November 1980
Legislative Assembly
<< 1977–1983 >>

Enrolled voters 1,341,365
Votes cast 1,192,893 Turnout 88.93% –2.42%
Informal votes 18,008 Informal 1.51% –0.02%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 487,493 41.49% –1.34% 25 + 2
  National 328,262 27.94% +0.79% 35 ± 0
  Liberal 316,272 26.92% +1.70% 22 – 2
  Democrats 16,222 1.38% –0.23% 0 ± 0
  Progress 4,384 0.37% –1.13% 0 ± 0
  Independent 20,880 1.78% +0.09% 0 ± 0
  Others 1,372 0.12% +0.12% 0 ± 0
Total 1,174,885     82  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1980 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1980 Queensland state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ivan Gibbs 8,730 44.8 −8.5
Labor Harry Zaphir 6,565 33.7 −9.6
Liberal John Juett 3,342 17.1 +17.1
Democrats Peter Woolley 501 2.6 +2.6
Independent Reginald Campbell 351 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 19,489 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 383 1.9 −0.2
Turnout 19,872 85.9 −3.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ivan Gibbs 11,877 60.9 +5.9
Labor Harry Zaphir 7,612 39.1 −5.9
National hold Swing +5.9

Archerfield

1980 Queensland state election: Archerfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hooper 9,335 64.8 −1.9
National Allen Muir 2,357 16.3 +3.5
Liberal Alan Bavister 2,167 15.0 −5.6
Pensioner Miriam Cope 274 1.9 +1.9
Socialist Mary Simmons 154 1.1 +1.1
Independent Norman Eather 128 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 14,415 97.7 +0.1
Informal votes 334 2.3 −0.1
Turnout 14,749 86.8 −4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Hooper 10,255 71.1 +2.7
National Allen Muir 4,160 28.9 +28.9
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Ashgrove

1980 Queensland state election: Ashgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Greenwood 6,883 43.7 −7.1
Labor Pat Comben 6,378 40.5 −2.9
Democrats Cheryl Paton 1,967 12.5 +12.5
Progress Owen Pershouse 510 3.2 −2.7
Total formal votes 15,738 98.7 −0.3
Informal votes 209 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 15,947 89.7 −2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Greenwood 7,927 50.4 −4.5
Labor Pat Comben 7,811 49.6 +4.5
Liberal hold Swing −4.5

Aspley

1980 Queensland state election: Aspley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Leonard Brydges 5,259 31.7 +31.7
Liberal Beryce Nelson 5,143 31.0 −30.5
Labor John Duncan 4,646 28.0 −10.5
Democrats Leslie Mundt 1,428 8.6 +8.6
Progress Gregory Curry 129 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 16,605 98.5 −0.2
Informal votes 254 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 16,859 90.4 −2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Beryce Nelson 10,619 63.9 +2.4
National Leonard Brydges 5,986 36.1 +36.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Auburn

1980 Queensland state election: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neville Harper 6,366 67.3 −0.5
Labor Ray Barker 2,833 30.0 +4.2
Progress David Trevilyan 261 2.8 −3.6
Total formal votes 9,460 99.4 +0.4
Informal votes 59 0.6 −0.4
Turnout 9,519 92.0 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Neville Harper 6,536 69.1 −3.2
Labor Ray Barker 2,924 30.9 +3.2
National hold Swing −3.2

Balonne

1980 Queensland state election: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Neal 4,938 68.7 −3.2
Labor John Barrett 2,249 31.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,187 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 107 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 7,294 88.7 −0.8
National hold Swing −3.2

Barambah

1980 Queensland state election: Barambah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,011 80.4 +2.1
Labor Brian Hawkes 1,670 16.8 −4.9
Independent Henry Collins 279 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,960 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 100 1.0 −0.5
Turnout 10,060 91.9 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Joh Bjelke-Petersen 8,150 81.8 +3.5
Labor Brian Hawkes 1,810 18.2 −3.5
National hold Swing +3.5

Barron River

1980 Queensland state election: Barron River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Martin Tenni 7,236 42.7 −7.5
Labor Keith De Lacy 7,668 45.2 −4.6
Liberal Lionel Van Dorssen 1,578 9.3 +9.3
Democrats Bruce Alexander 470 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 16,952 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 190 1.1 −0.8
Turnout 17,142 86.1 −3.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Martin Tenni 8,605 50.8 +0.6
Labor Keith De Lacy 8,347 49.2 −0.6
National hold Swing +0.6

Brisbane Central

1980 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 7,279 53.6 +0.9
Liberal Robert Wright 5,604 41.3 −2.6
Communist Murray Broad 699 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 13,582 97.2 −0.6
Informal votes 385 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 13,967 84.3 −4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 7,838 57.7 +2.3
Liberal Robert Wright 5,744 42.3 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Bulimba

1980 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron McLean 7,657 54.6 −5.2
Liberal Brian Kirkham 6,380 45.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 14,037 97.8 −0.4
Informal votes 308 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 14,345 88.9 −3.1
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Bundaberg

1980 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Blake 7,694 54.3 +5.6
National Bryan Conquest 4,991 35.2 +3.6
Liberal Graham Quirk 787 5.5 −7.6
Democrats Lola Lomax 706 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 14,178 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 120 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 14,298 91.5 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Blake 8,270 58.3 +3.9
National Bryan Conquest 5,908 41.7 −3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Burdekin

1980 Queensland state election: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Val Bird 5,783 54.5 −5.8
Labor Peter Rehbein 4,836 45.5 +5.8
Total formal votes 10,619 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 120 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,739 91.5 −2.8
National hold Swing −5.8

Burnett

1980 Queensland state election: Burnett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Claude Wharton 8,212 69.8 +0.5
Labor Edgar Roberts 3,544 30.2 −0.5
Total formal votes 11,756 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 121 1.0 −0.3
Turnout 11,877 91.6 +0.2
National hold Swing +0.5

Caboolture

1980 Queensland state election: Caboolture
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Frawley 8,082 42.2 −16.8
Labor John McLoughlin 4,567 23.8 −3.6
Labor Frank Hill 3,174 16.6 +16.6
Liberal Virginia Day 2,921 15.2 +15.2
Independent John Ferguson 422 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 19,166 98.1 −0.1
Informal votes 378 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 19,544 89.5 −2.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Frawley 10,598 55.3 −3.7
Labor John McLoughlin 8,568 44.7 +3.7
National hold Swing −3.7

Cairns

1980 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Jones 9,471 58.7 +1.6
National Nigel Ette 3,928 24.3 −5.4
Liberal Francis Hoyal 2,359 14.6 +8.0
Independent Melvin Stewart 290 1.8 +1.8
Independent John Stamp 90 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 16,138 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 274 1.7 0.0
Turnout 16,412 85.8 −3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Jones 10,310 63.9 +2.5
National Nigel Ette 5,828 36.1 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Callide

1980 Queensland state election: Callide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lindsay Hartwig 8,252 65.8 +0.5
Labor Alan Morris 4,293 34.2 −0.5
Total formal votes 12,545 98.4 −0.3
Informal votes 203 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 12,748 91.1 −0.7
National hold Swing +0.5

Carnarvon

1980 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McKechnie 5,921 61.8 −1.7
Labor Johannes De Roo 3,659 38.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 9,580 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 126 1.3 −0.7
Turnout 9,706 91.3 −1.4
National hold Swing −1.7

Chatsworth

1980 Queensland state election: Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Mackenroth 9,256 58.2 +7.1
Liberal Annette Dunstan 6,646 41.8 −7.1
Total formal votes 15,902 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 281 1.7 −0.1
Turnout 16,183 90.8 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Condamine

1980 Queensland state election: Condamine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vic Sullivan 7,877 67.9 +5.7
Labor Allan Clancey 2,843 24.5 +0.4
Progress Lindsay Sturgess 872 7.5 −3.8
Total formal votes 11,592 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 84 0.7 −0.2
Turnout 11,676 92.4 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Vic Sullivan 8,444 72.8 +1.4
Labor Allan Clancey 3,148 27.2 −1.4
National hold Swing +1.4

Cook

1980 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 4,263 59.8 +11.4
National D.A. Young 1,282 18.0 −23.2
National Justin Smith 912 12.8 +12.8
Liberal Evelyn Scott 669 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 7,126 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 155 2.1 −0.1
Turnout 7,281 81.3 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 4,447 62.4 +8.5
National D.A. Young 2,679 37.6 −8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5

Cooroora

1980 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gordon Simpson 10,457 54.2 +2.5
Labor Sydney Appleby 5,230 27.1 −2.1
Liberal John Barbeler 2,821 14.6 −4.4
Independent Donald Sime 798 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 19,306 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 280 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 19,586 88.9 −3.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Gordon Simpson 12,821 66.4 −1.7
Labor Sydney Appleby 6,485 33.6 +1.7
National hold Swing −1.7

Cunningham

1980 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tony Elliott 8,989 70.7 −4.7
Labor Robert Ball 2,038 16.0 +2.3
Liberal Richard Barnard 1,679 13.2 +13.2
Total formal votes 12,706 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 96 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 12,787 91.4 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Tony Elliott 10,206 80.3 −0.3
Labor Robert Ball 2,500 19.7 +0.3
National hold Swing −0.3

Everton

1980 Queensland state election: Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Glen Milliner 6,984 45.4 −4.1
Liberal Brian Burke 4,258 27.6 −17.8
National Donald Munro 3,211 20.8 +20.8
Democrats Mark Taylor 946 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 15,399 98.9 −0.1
Informal votes 173 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 15,572 91.0 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Glen Milliner 7,814 50.7 −0.3
Liberal Brian Burke 7,585 49.3 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

Fassifern

1980 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Selwyn Muller 8,827 41.7 −19.7
Labor Ray Parker 7,322 34.6 −4.0
Liberal Thomas O'Toole 5,041 23.8 +23.8
Total formal votes 21,190 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 272 1.3 −1.1
Turnout 21,462 89.3 −2.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Selwyn Muller 12,575 59.3 −2.1
Labor Ray Parker 8,615 40.7 +2.1
National hold Swing −2.1

Flinders

1980 Queensland state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter 4,993 56.0 +1.8
Labor Thomas Greenwood 3,927 44.0 +2.4
Total formal votes 8,920 98.8 −0.1
Informal votes 106 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,026 86.2 −3.9
National hold Swing −1.1

Greenslopes

1980 Queensland state election: Greenslopes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Hewitt 8,623 62.3 +23.8
Labor Graeme Kinnear 5,217 37.7 +8.0
Total formal votes 13,840 97.8 −1.1
Informal votes 312 2.2 +1.1
Turnout 14,152 89.0 −2.8
Liberal hold Swing −0.1

Gregory

1980 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Glasson 4,220 59.2 +2.4
Labor Gordon Saunders 2,912 40.8 −2.4
Total formal votes 7,132 98.8 −0.1
Informal votes 86 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 7,218 87.5 +0.2
National hold Swing +2.4

Gympie

1980 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Len Stephan 6,679 53.7 −7.8
Labor Reginald Lawler 3,216 25.9 −2.1
Liberal Minas Venardos 2,131 17.1 +17.1
Progress William Runge 412 3.3 −7.2
Total formal votes 12,438 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 106 0.9 0.0
Turnout 12,544 94.8 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Len Stephan 8,492 68.3 −0.5
Labor Reginald Lawler 3,946 31.7 +0.5
National hold Swing −0.5

Hinchinbrook

1980 Queensland state election: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ted Row 5,555 49.6 −3.5
Labor Norman Hart 3,665 32.7 −14.2
Independent John Williams 1,171 10.5 +10.5
Independent Des Bredhauer 814 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 11,205 97.1 −0.7
Informal votes 335 2.9 +0.7
Turnout 11,540 90.2 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Ted Row 6,629 59.2 +6.1
Labor Norman Hart 4,576 40.8 −6.1
National hold Swing +6.1

Ipswich

1980 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llew Edwards 8,319 53.5 −0.7
Labor Joseph Sciacca 6,434 41.4 −4.5
Independent James Hayden 576 3.7 +3.7
International Socialist Ian Rintoul 108 0.7 +0.7
National Front Victor Robb 103 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 15,540 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 201 1.3 −0.2
Turnout 15,741 91.8 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Llew Edwards 8,566 55.1 +0.9
Labor Joseph Sciacca 6,974 44.9 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Ipswich West

1980 Queensland state election: Ipswich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Underwood 8,280 52.3 −0.1
Liberal Lawrence Pointing 4,814 30.4 +16.8
National Neil Russell 2,742 17.3 −16.7
Total formal votes 15,836 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 180 1.1 0.0
Turnout 16,016 87.8 −3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Underwood 8,573 54.1 −0.2
Liberal Lawrence Pointing 7,263 45.9 +45.9
Labor hold Swing −0.2

Isis

1980 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lin Powell 7,569 50.1 +1.7
Labor Michael Edgar 5,466 36.2 −1.1
Liberal David Cooper 1,231 8.1 −3.6
Democrats Ronald Cullen 535 3.5 +3.5
Democrats Mervyn Worth 302 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 15,103 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 201 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 15,304 90.2 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Lin Powell 8,871 58.7 −0.5
Labor Michael Edgar 6,232 41.3 +0.5
National hold Swing −0.5

Ithaca

1980 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Col Miller 8,114 59.9 +6.4
Labor Peter Venning 5,440 40.1 −2.8
Total formal votes 13,554 98.0 −0.7
Informal votes 272 2.0 +0.7
Turnout 13,826 87.3 −3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

Kurilpa

1980 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Doumany 7,158 50.2 +4.8
Labor Maurice Dwyer 6,549 45.9 +6.3
Progress Alvan Hawkes 562 3.9 +2.2
Total formal votes 14,269 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 286 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 14,555 87.0 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Doumany 7,523 52.7 −0.3
Labor Maurice Dwyer 6,746 47.3 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Landsborough

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

Lockyer

1980 Queensland state election: Lockyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Bourke 5,286 33.3 −21.7
National Tony FitzGerald 4,497 28.3 +28.3
Labor Michael Forde 2,826 17.8 −1.8
National Terence Day 2,603 16.4 +16.4
Democrats Rae Capon 505 3.2 −5.6
Progress Michael Berry 169 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 15,886 98.6 −0.4
Informal votes 223 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 16,109 90.9 −2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tony FitzGerald 8,949 56.3 +56.3
Liberal Tony Bourke 6,937 43.7 −28.8
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Lytton

1980 Queensland state election: Lytton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Burns 10,543 73.6 +6.6
Liberal Moyra Bidstrup 3,784 26.4 −6.6
Total formal votes 14,327 98.0 −0.5
Informal votes 297 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,624 89.4 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Mackay

1980 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ed Casey 10,106 59.2 +2.1
National Lionel Bevis 5,457 32.0 +9.2
Liberal Kevin Dray 1,500 8.8 −3.7
Total formal votes 17,063 98.9 +0.5
Informal votes 190 1.1 −0.5
Turnout 17,253 88.3 −3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ed Casey 10,518 61.6 −0.3
National Lionel Bevis 6,545 38.4 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

Mansfield

1980 Queensland state election: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Kaus 9,374 54.9 −1.9
Labor John Fraser 6,819 40.0 +5.1
Progress Des McKay 876 5.1 −3.2
Total formal votes 17,069 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 238 1.5 0.0
Turnout 17,335 90.5 −2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Kaus 9,943 58.3 −4.3
Labor John Fraser 7,126 41.7 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing −4.3

Maryborough

1980 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan Hansen 6,747 47.7 −2.5
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,676 47.2 −2.6
Democrats Arthur Townsend 725 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 14,148 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 109 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 14,257 92.3 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan Hansen 7,154 50.6 +0.4
Liberal Gilbert Alison 6,994 49.4 −0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Merthyr

1980 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Lane 7,334 54.5 +0.9
Labor Barbara Dawson 6,116 45.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 13,450 97.1 −0.4
Informal votes 398 2.9 +0.4
Turnout 13,848 84.0 −4.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.9

Mirani

1980 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Conrad Nicolai 4,728 38.4 −0.1
National Jim Randell 4,592 37.2 −24.3
Independent John Comerford 2,291 18.6 +18.6
Liberal Leonard Goode 717 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 12,328 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 86 0.7 −0.6
Turnout 12,414 91.2 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Randell 6,533 53.0 −8.6
Labor Conrad Nicolai 5,795 47.0 +8.6
National hold Swing −8.6

Mount Coot-tha

1980 Queensland state election: Mount Coot-tha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lickiss 9,487 62.8 +0.3
Democrats David Dalgarno 3,137 20.8 +20.8
Labor Graham Kevin 2,489 16.5 −10.5
Total formal votes 15,114 98.8 −0.4
Informal votes 189 1.2 +0.4
Turnout 15,303 89.1 −2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Lickiss 11,024 72.9 +3.1
Labor Graham Kevin 4,089 27.1 −3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1
  • The two party preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and Democrat candidates for Mount Coot-tha.

Mount Gravatt

1980 Queensland state election: Mount Gravatt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 7,006 43.8 +8.2
Labor Marion McInnes 4,953 31.0 −5.9
National Ian Henderson 4,031 25.2 +2.0
Total formal votes 15,990 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 196 1.2 −0.5
Turnout 16,186 89.6 −2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guelfi Scassola 10,500 65.7 +5.3
Labor Marion McInnes 5,490 34.3 −5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3

Mount Isa

1980 Queensland state election: Mount Isa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony McGrady 5,398 44.4 −2.3
National Angelo Bertoni 5,209 42.8 −2.7
Liberal Joyce Boyd 1,048 8.6 +8.6
Democrats Ray Oldman 504 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 12,159 97.3 +1.2
Informal votes 331 2.7 −1.2
Turnout 12,490 84.0 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Angelo Bertoni 6,192 50.9 +0.3
Labor Tony McGrady 5,967 49.1 −0.3
National hold Swing +0.3

Mourilyan

1980 Queensland state election: Mourilyan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Eaton 5,139 51.3 +3.9
National Vicky Kippin 4,875 48.7 +1.6
Total formal votes 10,014 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 117 1.2 −0.5
Turnout 10,131 90.3 −2.3
Labor gain from National Swing +1.6

Mulgrave

1980 Queensland state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Max Menzel 4,739 44.6 −13.8
Labor James Moses 4,041 38.1 −3.5
Liberal Jean Huxley 1,840 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 10,620 99.1 +0.7
Informal votes 96 0.9 −0.7
Turnout 10,716 90.8 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Max Menzel 5,995 56.5 −1.9
Labor James Moses 4,625 43.5 +1.9
National hold Swing −1.9

Murrumba

1980 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Kruger 8,251 50.1 +3.6
National Yvonne Chapman 5,041 30.6 +1.3
Liberal Alfred Shaw 3,163 19.2 −4.9
Total formal votes 16,455 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 203 1.2 −0.9
Turnout 16,658 90.2 −2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kruger 9,121 55.4 +4.0
National Yvonne Chapman 7,334 44.6 −4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Nudgee

1980 Queensland state election: Nudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Vaughan 8,567 60.9 +2.2
Liberal Gerald Connor 5,503 39.1 −2.2
Total formal votes 14,070 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 210 1.5 −0.4
Turnout 14,280 90.7 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Nundah

1980 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Knox 8,237 59.6 +1.5
Labor Owen Gazzard 5,587 40.4 −1.5
Total formal votes 13,824 98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 232 1.7 −0.1
Turnout 14,056 88.1 −2.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Peak Downs

1980 Queensland state election: Peak Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Vince Lester 6,235 61.3 +3.5
Labor William Coffey 3,721 36.6 −5.6
Independent Anthony Whitfield 167 1.6 +1.6
Progress Robin Wright 54 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 10,177 99.3 +0.9
Informal votes 72 0.7 −0.9
Turnout 10,249 88.9 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Vince Lester 6,320 62.1 +4.3
Labor William Coffey 3,857 37.9 −4.3
National hold Swing +4.3

Pine Rivers

1980 Queensland state election: Pine Rivers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Akers 10,476 57.5 +7.5
Labor June Willmot 7,747 42.5 −2.5
Total formal votes 18,223 98.0 −0.9
Informal votes 367 2.0 +0.9
Turnout 18,590 91.5 −1.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Port Curtis

1980 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Prest 7,191 53.8 −4.8
National Michael Crowley 4,341 32.5 +9.8
Liberal John Mawer 1,656 12.4 −2.6
Liberal Georgina Pickers 175 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 13,363 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 133 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 13,496 90.4 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Prest 7,695 57.6 −4.2
National Michael Crowley 5,668 42.4 +4.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Redcliffe

1980 Queensland state election: Redcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry White 8,599 55.3 +26.0
Labor Roderick Lugton 6,941 44.7 +7.6
Total formal votes 15,540 98.4 −0.2
Informal votes 248 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 15,788 92.0 −0.6
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Redlands

1980 Queensland state election: Redlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Goleby 8,836 42.4 +0.5
Labor Con Sciacca 8,477 40.7 −0.7
Liberal Peter Hunter 3,520 16.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 20,833 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 236 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 21,069 90.9 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John Goleby 11,300 54.2 −1.2
Labor Con Sciacca 9,533 45.8 +1.2
National hold Swing −1.2

Rockhampton

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

Rockhampton North

1980 Queensland state election: Rockhampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Yewdale 9,978 57.9 −6.3
National Robert Simpson 5,046 29.3 +15.3
Liberal Keith Harris 1,381 8.0 −13.8
Independent Patrick Carroll 757 4.4 +4.4
Socialist Jeffrey Jones 86 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 17,248 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 138 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 17,386 92.3 −3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Yewdale 10,730 62.2 −4.0
National Robert Simpson 6,518 37.8 +37.8
Labor hold Swing −4.0

Roma

1980 Queensland state election: Roma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Tomkins 4,706 65.4 +2.3
Labor David Bowden 2,491 34.6 +1.9
Total formal votes 7,197 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 88 1.2 −0.1
Turnout 7,285 88.6 −1.5
National hold Swing −0.6

Salisbury

1980 Queensland state election: Salisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 7,949 46.3 −4.4
Labor Bill Wilcox 7,722 45.0 −4.3
Independent Mary Ellwood 1,496 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 17,167 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 326 1.9 −0.4
Turnout 17,493 89.2 −2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Kyburz 8,973 52.3 +1.6
Labor Bill Wilcox 8,194 47.7 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Sandgate

1980 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nev Warburton 8,971 60.5 +4.5
Liberal David Preston 4,027 27.1 −2.4
Coalitionist Peter Jackman 1,530 10.3 +10.3
Independent Anthony Catip 309 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 14,837 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 240 1.6 −0.1
Turnout 15,077 89.4 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nev Warburton 9,585 64.6 +6.6
Liberal David Preston 5,252 35.4 −6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Sherwood

1980 Queensland state election: Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Angus Innes 9,004 54.7 −3.9
Labor Peter Doyle 4,384 26.6 −8.6
National Terrence Mahoney 2,762 16.8 +16.8
Progress Judith Forbes 320 1.9 −4.2
Total formal votes 16,470 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 178 1.1 0.0
Turnout 16,648 89.7 −2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Angus Innes 11,678 70.9 +8.0
Labor Peter Doyle 4,792 29.1 −8.0
Liberal hold Swing +8.0

Somerset

1980 Queensland state election: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Gunn 9,381 50.0 −12.4
Labor Ron Hazelden 5,508 29.4 +3.3
Liberal Owen Nugent 3,854 20.6 +20.6
Total formal votes 18,743 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 213 1.1 0.0
Turnout 18,956 90.9 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Gunn 12,175 65.0 −2.9
Labor Ron Hazelden 6,568 35.0 +2.9
National hold Swing −2.9

South Brisbane

1980 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Fouras 7,006 52.3 +0.4
Liberal Colin Lamont 5,935 44.3 +0.7
Independent Edward Grevsmuhl 444 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 13,385 97.5 +0.4
Informal votes 336 2.5 −0.4
Turnout 13,721 84.1 −4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Fouras 7,228 54.0 +0.8
Liberal Colin Lamont 6,157 46.0 −0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

South Coast

1980 Queensland state election: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russ Hinze 8,049 44.1 −11.3
Labor Philip Button 3,969 21.8 −15.1
Liberal Ross Woods 2,404 13.2 +13.2
Liberal Elizabeth Diamond 1,929 10.6 +10.6
Independent Robert Neumann 1,394 7.6 +7.6
Coalitionist Michael Carey 303 1.7 +1.7
Independent Julia Freebury 119 0.7 +0.7
Independent James Drabsch 77 0.4 −7.3
Total formal votes 18,244 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 323 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 18,567 84.7 −3.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Russ Hinze 11,788 64.6 +5.3
Labor Philip Button 6,456 35.4 −5.3
National hold Swing +5.3

Southport

1980 Queensland state election: Southport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter White 6,376 38.5 +4.4
National Doug Jennings 5,570 33.7 −2.5
Labor Ian Rogers 4,195 25.4 −3.2
Progress Kevin Chaffey 219 1.3 +1.3
Independent Peter Courtney 112 0.7 +0.7
Independent Grace Plunkett 67 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 16,539 97.3 −1.0
Informal votes 461 2.7 +1.0
Turnout 17,000 85.5 −3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Doug Jennings 8,623 52.1 +11.9
Liberal Peter White 7,916 47.9 −11.9
National gain from Liberal Swing +11.9

Stafford

1980 Queensland state election: Stafford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Gygar 7,584 50.7 +0.1
Labor Brian Mellifont 7,385 49.3 −0.1
Total formal votes 14,969 98.0 −0.8
Informal votes 311 2.0 +0.8
Turnout 15,280 90.5 −2.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Surfers Paradise

1980 Queensland state election: Surfers Paradise
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Borbidge 7,459 41.9 +3.2
Liberal Bruce Bishop 5,842 32.8 +6.9
Labor Khalil Salem 3,725 20.9 −1.1
Independent Eileen Peters 768 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 17,794 98.3 +0.6
Informal votes 304 1.7 −0.6
Turnout 18,098 84.7 −2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Borbidge 10,305 57.9 +13.6
Liberal Bruce Bishop 7,489 42.1 −13.6
National gain from Liberal Swing +13.6

Toowong

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

Toowoomba North

1980 Queensland state election: Toowoomba North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lockwood 8,418 55.5 +8.0
Labor Lindsay Jones 6,754 44.5 −0.9
Total formal votes 15,172 98.2 −0.6
Informal votes 280 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 15,452 89.8 −2.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

Toowoomba South

1980 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Warner 7,097 45.0 −4.7
Labor Ron Fraser 5,225 33.2 −7.7
Liberal Colin Brimblecombe 2,860 18.1 +18.1
Democrats Michael Clifford 578 3.7 −5.7
Total formal votes 15,760 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 223 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 15,983 89.7 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John Warner 9,471 60.1 +5.2
Labor Ron Fraser 6,289 39.9 −5.2
National hold Swing +5.2

Townsville

1980 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Dobinson 7,601 42.3 +1.7
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 7,027 39.1 −11.9
National Phillip Morton 3,329 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 17,957 98.5 −0.2
Informal votes 272 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 18,229 84.3 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Scott-Young 10,061 56.0 −0.3
Labor Brian Dobinson 7,896 44.0 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Townsville South

1980 Queensland state election: Townsville South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alex Wilson 6,667 48.9 −0.5
National Alan Metcalfe 3,481 25.5 +25.5
Liberal Hector Garrick 2,630 19.3 +19.3
Independent Francis Rossiter 864 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 13,642 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 192 1.4 −0.7
Turnout 13,834 86.3 −2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alex Wilson 7,861 57.6 +6.6
National Alan Metcalfe 5,781 42.4 −6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Townsville West

1980 Queensland state election: Townsville West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Smith 7,356 52.5 +8.3
National Max Hooper 6,321 45.1 +13.8
Communist Frank Bishop 325 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 14,002 98.2 −0.7
Informal votes 263 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 14,265 86.9 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Smith 7,616 54.4 +5.3
National Max Hooper 6,386 45.6 −5.3
Labor gain from National Swing +5.3

Warrego

1980 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neil Turner 3,826 52.6 +1.0
Labor Michael Gordon 3,448 47.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 7,274 98.6 −0.6
Informal votes 104 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 7,378 88.9 −0.8
National hold Swing −0.4

Warwick

1980 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Des Booth 6,199 64.4 +11.5
Labor Stephen Fazackerley 2,790 29.0 +0.5
Democrats Maria Heyboer 632 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 9,621 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 9,714 91.7 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Des Booth 6,509 67.7 −1.2
Labor Stephen Fazackerley 3,112 32.3 +1.2
National hold Swing −1.2

Wavell

1980 Queensland state election: Wavell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Austin 7,960 56.9 +23.5
Labor Jack Geran 6,020 43.1 −2.3
Total formal votes 13,980 98.1 −0.7
Informal votes 14,253 88.8 −3.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Whitsunday

1980 Queensland state election: Whitsunday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Muntz 7,238 53.5 +0.8
Labor Stanley Yardley 6,284 46.5 +5.0
Total formal votes 13,522 98.7 −0.1
Informal votes 178 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 13,700 89.7 −2.2
National hold Swing −2.0

Windsor

1980 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Moore 6,685 47.5 −7.0
Labor Frank Melit 6,323 45.0 −0.5
Independent Louis McKenzie 1,055 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 14,063 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 218 1.5 −0.1
Turnout 14,281 89.2 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Moore 7,213 51.3 −3.2
Labor Frank Melit 6,850 48.7 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

Wolston

1980 Queensland state election: Wolston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gibbs 8,702 59.4 +1.2
Liberal Bob Harper 3,485 23.8 −1.0
National Roy Buchanan 2,460 16.8 −0.2
Total formal votes 14,647 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 320 2.1 −0.2
Turnout 14,967 87.8 −3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Gibbs 8,965 61.2 +0.6
Liberal Bob Harper 5,682 38.8 −0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Woodridge

1980 Queensland state election: Woodridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill D'Arcy 8,531 46.3 −3.1
Liberal Douglas Dagleish 6,449 35.0 +2.1
Democrats Robert Webb 1,404 7.6 +7.6
Independent Anne Glew 921 5.0 +5.0
Independent Jack Davis 737 4.0 +4.0
Independent Robert Bartlett 378 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 18,420 97.9 −0.2
Informal votes 397 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 18,817 86.6 −4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill D'Arcy 10,395 56.4 +2.3
Liberal Douglas Dagleish 8,025 43.6 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Wynnum

1980 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Shaw 8,068 52.4 +3.6
National Merven Hoppner 4,556 29.6 −7.0
Liberal Vanessa Gregory 2,781 18.1 +10.8
Total formal votes 15,405 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 184 1.2 −0.1
Turnout 15,589 90.0 −2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Shaw 8,833 57.3 +3.2
National Merven Hoppner 6,572 42.7 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Yeronga

1980 Queensland state election: Yeronga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norm Lee 8,283 57.0 +2.3
Labor Kitchener Farrell 6,237 43.0 +2.5
Total formal votes 14,520 98.0 −0.5
Informal votes 300 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,820 90.4 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

See also

References

  1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 November 1980". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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