Electoral results for the district of Charters Towers

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

Members for Charters Towers

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First incarnation (1888–1912, 2 members)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Robert Sayers Unaligned 1888–1893   Sir Arthur Rutledge Ministerialist 1888–1893
  Anderson Dawson Labor 1893–1901   John Dunsford Labor 1893–1905
  John Burrows Labor 1901–1907
  William Paull Opposition 1905–1908
  Joe Millican Opposition 1907–1908
  Vernon Winstanley Labor 1908–1912   John Mullan Labor 1908–1912
Second incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Robert Williams Ministerialist 1912–1915
  William Wellington Labor 1915–1939
  Arthur Jones Labor 1939–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
Third incarnation (1992–2009, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Rob Mitchell National 1992–2001
  Christine Scott Labor 2001–2004
  Shane Knuth National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009

Election results

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Elections in the 2000s

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The results for the 2006 election were:[1]

2006 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Shane Knuth 10,136 61.05 +14.28
Labor Bruce Scott 6,468 38.95 -4.62
Total formal votes 16,604 98.58 −0.18
Informal votes 240 1.42 +0.18
Turnout 16,844 90.96 −1.32
National hold Swing +8.34
2004 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Shane Knuth 7,910 46.77 +12.19
Labor Christine Scott 7,369 43.57 -0.21
One Nation Jerry Burnett 1,635 9.67 -11.97
Total formal votes 16,914 98.76 −0.30
Informal votes 212 1.24 +0.30
Turnout 17,126 92.28 −1.41
Two-party-preferred result
National Shane Knuth 8,481 52.71 +4.88
Labor Christine Scott 7,608 47.29 -4.88
National gain from Labor Swing +4.88
2001 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Christine Scott 7,575 43.8 +6.1
National Rob Mitchell 5,984 34.6 -0.4
One Nation Mark Ree 3,745 21.6 -3.8
Total formal votes 17,304 99.1
Informal votes 165 0.9
Turnout 17,469 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christine Scott 8,138 52.2 +5.4
National Rob Mitchell 7,460 47.8 -5.4
Labor gain from National Swing +5.4

Elections in the 1990s

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1998 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Christine Scott 5,758 37.1 -2.5
National Rob Mitchell 5,454 35.2 -20.0
One Nation Richard O'Pray 4,066 26.2 +26.2
Shooters Peter Salisbury 116 0.8 +0.8
Reform Ben Dyball 114 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 15,508 99.2 +0.3
Informal votes 128 0.8 −0.3
Turnout 15,636 93.2 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Mitchell 7,706 53.7 -4.3
Labor Christine Scott 6,641 46.3 +4.3
National hold Swing -4.3
1995 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Mitchell 8,562 55.2 +11.1
Labor John White 6,151 39.6 -6.0
Independent Jo Cronin 513 3.3 -2.2
Democrats Kevin Paine 290 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 15,516 98.9 +0.9
Informal votes 169 1.1 −0.9
Turnout 15,685 92.7 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Mitchell 8,902 58.0 +7.6
Labor John White 6,448 42.0 -7.6
National hold Swing +7.6
1992 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Smyth 7,475 45.7 -3.0
National Rob Mitchell 7,209 44.1 +0.3
Independent Jo Cronin 901 5.5 +5.5
Liberal Joseph Kirk 526 3.2 +1.0
Independent Harrison Duncan 229 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 16,340 98.0
Informal votes 326 2.0
Turnout 16,666 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Mitchell 7,966 50.4 +2.0
Labor Ken Smyth 7,853 49.6 -2.0
National gain from Labor Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1950s

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1957 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Arthur Jones 1,837 43.8 +43.8
Liberal Kieth Siemon 1,294 30.9 -1.5
Labor Robert Davies 1,060 25.3 -42.3
Total formal votes 4,191 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 68 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 4,259 95.4 +0.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,766 67.6 -32.4
Liberal Jan Karlik 1,329 32.4 +32.4
Total formal votes 4,095 99.0
Informal votes 40 1.0
Turnout 4,135 94.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,675 59.2
Liberal George Ellis 1,643 36.4
NQ Labor Victor Hay 201 4.4
Total formal votes 4,519 97.3
Informal votes 124 2.7
Turnout 4,643 96.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 3,947 63.2 -4.3
Country Reg Smith 1,459 23.3 +23.3
Independent George Carbis 843 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 6,249 99.1 +0.9
Informal votes 55 0.9 −0.9
Turnout 6,304 91.0 +9.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1944 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 4,241 67.5 +4.3
Independent Labor Syd Williams 2,344 32.5 -4.3
Total formal votes 6,285 98.2 −0.4
Informal votes 115 1.8 +0.4
Turnout 6,400 81.8 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +4.3
1941 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jones 4,023 63.2 -36.8
Protestant Labor Syd Williams 2,344 36.8 +36.8
Total formal votes 6,367 98.6
Informal votes 89 1.4
Turnout 6,456 82.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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1938 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1935 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 4,443 64.5
Independent Frederick Thornleigh 2,020 29.3
Independent Alexander Hunter 425 6.2
Total formal votes 6,888 99.0
Informal votes 70 1.0
Turnout 6,958 90.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 4,580 63.6
CPNP Herbert Poole 2,621 36.4
Total formal votes 7,201 98.9
Informal votes 81 1.1
Turnout 7,282 91.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 1,976 54.0 -8.3
CPNP Herbert Poole 1,682 46.0 +8.3
Total formal votes 3,658 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 40 1.1 −0.1
Turnout 3,698 85.6 −3.0
Labor hold Swing -8.3
1926 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 2,251 62.3 +0.6
CPNP William Clark 1,365 37.7 -0.6
Total formal votes 3,616 98.8 −0.1
Informal votes 42 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 3,658 88.6 +2.9
Labor hold Swing +0.6
1923 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 2,487 61.7 +7.0
United Frank Wood 1,545 38.3 +38.3
Total formal votes 4,032 98.9 −0.6
Informal votes 44 1.1 +0.6
Turnout 4,076 85.7 +8.4
Labor hold Swing +7.0
1920 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 1,392 54.7 -2.0
Northern Country David Guthrie 1,152 45.3 +45.3
Total formal votes 2,544 99.5 +1.7
Informal votes 13 0.5 −1.7
Turnout 2,557 77.3 −2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1910s

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1918 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 1,583 56.7 -1.6
National Robert Williams 1,209 43.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 2,792 97.8 +0.9
Informal votes 64 2.2 −0.9
Turnout 2,856 79.4 −10.9
Labor hold Swing -1.6
1915 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 1,663 58.3 +11.6
Liberal Robert Williams 1,192 41.7 -11.6
Total formal votes 2,855 96.9 −1.7
Informal votes 90 3.1 +1.7
Turnout 2,945 90.3 +7.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.6
1912 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Williams 1,569 53.3
Labor John Mullan 1,374 46.7
Total formal votes 2,943 98.6
Informal votes 42 1.4
Turnout 2,985 82.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Charters Towers - 2006 - Election Archive". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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