Electoral results for the district of Clayfield

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

Members for Clayfield

First incarnation (1950–1977)
MemberPartyTerm
  Harold Taylor Liberal 1950–1963
  John Murray Liberal 1963–1976
  Ivan Brown Liberal 1976–1977
Second incarnation (1992–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Santo Santoro Liberal 1992–2001
  Liddy Clark Labor 2001–2006
  Tim Nicholls Liberal 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Queensland state election, 2015: Clayfield[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 16,113 52.89 −9.44
Labor John Martin 9,769 32.07 +10.47
Greens Anthony Pink 3,393 11.14 +0.30
Independent Katrina MacDonald 1,188 3.90 +3.90
Total formal votes 30,463 98.39 +0.02
Informal votes 498 1.61 −0.02
Turnout 30,961 89.38 −1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 16,735 57.21 −13.35
Labor John Martin 12,515 42.79 +13.35
Liberal National hold Swing −13.35
Queensland state election, 2012: Clayfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 17,468 62.33 +13.09
Labor Brent Davidson 6,115 21.60 -14.94
Greens Luke Morey 3,068 10.84 +0.17
Katter's Australian Will Keenan 1,483 5.24 +5.24
Total formal votes 28,314 98.37 -0.28
Informal votes 470 1.63 +0.28
Turnout 28,784 91.30 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 18,597 70.56 +14.72
Labor Brent Davidson 7,760 29.44 -14.72
Liberal National hold Swing +14.72

Elections in the 2000s

Queensland state election, 2009: Clayfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 13,784 49.2 +5.1
Labor Joff Lelliott 10,230 36.5 -4.7
Greens Andrew Jeremijenko 2,988 10.7 -0.1
DS4SEQ Randle Thomas 560 2.0 +2.0
Family First Brendan Wong 433 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 27,995 98.5
Informal votes 384 1.5
Turnout 28,379 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tim Nicholls 14,738 55.8 +6.1
Labor Joff Lelliott 11,656 44.2 -6.1
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +6.1
Queensland state election, 2006: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tim Nicholls 10,847 46.2 +1.1
Labor Liddy Clark 9,335 39.7 -5.5
Greens Justin Wells 2,419 10.3 +2.7
Independent Brad Gradwell 720 3.1 +3.1
Independent Erik Eriksen 171 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,492 98.5 +0.0
Informal votes 357 1.5 -0.0
Turnout 25,814 89.1 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Nicholls 11,553 51.7 +2.9
Labor Liddy Clark 10,806 48.3 -2.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.9
Queensland state election, 2004: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Liddy Clark 10,633 45.2 -0.7
Liberal Sally Hannah 10,598 45.1 +2.9
Greens Peter Thomas 1,787 7.6 +2.4
Independent Robyn McGee 491 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 23,509 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 358 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 23,867 90.3 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liddy Clark 11,611 51.2 -0.8
Liberal Sally Hannah 11,078 48.8 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8
Queensland state election, 2001: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Liddy Clark 10,839 45.9 +5.6
Liberal Santo Santoro 9,948 42.2 -7.3
Independent Robert Brittan 1,582 6.7 +6.7
Greens Marit Hegge 1,228 5.2 +1.3
Total formal votes 23,597 98.4
Informal votes 394 1.6
Turnout 23,991 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liddy Clark 11,593 52.0 +6.5
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,708 48.0 -6.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.5

Elections in the 1990s

Queensland state election, 1998: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,107 52.6 -7.5
Labor Liddy Clark 7,498 39.0 +5.4
Greens Malcolm Lewis 871 4.5 +4.5
Democrats Michael Brown 756 3.9 -2.4
Total formal votes 19,232 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 331 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 19,563 92.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,481 56.5 -7.6
Labor Liddy Clark 8,054 43.5 +7.6
Liberal hold Swing -7.6
Queensland state election, 1995: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Santo Santoro 11,521 60.0 +8.9
Labor Dennis Williams 6,445 33.6 -9.6
Democrats James Leddy 1,224 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 19,190 98.6 +0.5
Informal votes 277 1.4 -0.5
Turnout 19,467 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Santo Santoro 12,073 64.2 +10.1
Labor Dennis Williams 6,742 35.8 -10.1
Liberal hold Swing +10.1
Queensland state election, 1992: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,178 51.1 +11.1
Labor Dennis Williams 8,609 43.2 -5.9
Independent Peter Dove 565 2.8 +2.8
Indigenous Peoples Darby McCarthy 561 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 19,913 98.0
Informal votes 395 2.0
Turnout 20,308 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Santo Santoro 10,602 54.1 +4.1
Labor Dennis Williams 9,004 45.9 -4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1970s

Queensland state election, 1974: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Murray 7,619 63.3 +16.1
Labor John Stephens 3,701 30.7 -9.7
Democratic Labor Francis Andrews 722 6.0 -6.5
Total formal votes 12,042 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 186 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 12,228 86.0 -5.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 8,253 68.5 +10.3
Labor John Stephens 3,789 31.5 -10.3
Liberal hold Swing +10.3
Queensland state election, 1972: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Murray 5,215 47.2 -4.4
Labor John Stephens 4,459 40.4 +4.0
Democratic Labor Francis Andrews 1,378 12.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 11,052 98.2
Informal votes 199 1.8
Turnout 11,251 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,436 58.2 -4.7
Labor John Stephens 4,616 41.8 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1960s

Queensland state election, 1969: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Murray 5,064 51.6 -4.6
Labor David Hunter 3,578 36.4 +3.2
Democratic Labor Francis Andrews 1,178 12.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 9,820 98.5 +0.7
Informal votes 154 1.5 -0.7
Turnout 9,974 89.6 -2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 5,919 60.3 -4.6
Labor David Hunter 3,901 39.7 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6
Queensland state election, 1966: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Murray 5,688 56.2 +0.3
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,356 33.2 -0.6
Democratic Labor Mary Ryan 1,074 10.6 +0.3
Total formal votes 10,118 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 222 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 10,340 92.4 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,562 64.9 +0.6
Labor Bruce Strachan 3,556 35.1 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
Queensland state election, 1963: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Murray 5,907 55.9 +1.6
Labor Norm Butler 3,566 33.8 +6.1
Democratic Labor Jack Dolan 1,085 10.3 -7.7
Total formal votes 10,558 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 152 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 10,710 94.5 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Murray 6,790 64.3
Labor Norm Butler 3,768 35.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1960: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Taylor 5,905 54.3
Labor Edgar Abel 3,015 27.7
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 1,953 18.0
Total formal votes 10,873 98.4
Informal votes 172 1.6
Turnout 11,045 91.9
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

Queensland state election, 1957: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,447 78.3 +4.3
Independent James Ryan 2,065 21.7 -4.3
Total formal votes 9,512 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 275 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 9,787 93.1 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.3
Queensland state election, 1956: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Taylor 6,888 74.0 -26.0
Independent James Ryan 2,420 26.0 +26.0
Total formal votes 9,308 97.4
Informal votes 244 2.6
Turnout 9,552 90.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Queensland state election, 1953: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Taylor unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Queensland state election, 1950: Clayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Taylor 7,459 74.6
Labor Edmund Roberts 2,539 25.4
Total formal votes 9,998 99.3
Informal votes 70 0.7
Turnout 10,068 91.7
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Clayfield - District Summary, ECQ.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/booth21.html
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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