Electoral results for the district of Thuringowa

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

Members for Thuringowa

2020 Queensland state election: Thuringowa^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aaron Harper	10,922	36.83	+4.63
	Liberal National	Natalie Marr	9,022	30.42	+9.20
	Katter's Australian	Julianne Wood	4,780	16.12	+0.53
	One Nation	Jeni Alexander	2,907	9.80	−10.35
	Greens	Heidi Hardisty	1,476	4.98	−0.62
	United Australia	Michael (Blu) Turner	547	1.84	+1.84
Total formal votes			29,654	96.17	+1.28
Informal votes			1,182	3.83	−1.28
Turnout			30,836	85.57	−1.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Aaron Harper	15,790	53.25	+2.10
	Liberal National	Natalie Marr	13,864	46.75	−2.10
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.10

2017 Queensland state election: Thuringowa^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aaron Harper	9,394	32.2	−8.9
	Liberal National	Nick Martinez	6,191	21.2	−13.0
	One Nation	Mark Thornton	5,878	20.2	+14.3
	Katter's Australian	Terry Fox	4,546	15.6	+15.6
	Greens	Mike Rubenach	1,633	5.6	+1.3
	Independent	Stephen Lane	1,527	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			29,169	94.9	−2.5
Informal votes			1,572	5.1	+2.5
Turnout			30,741	86.8	−1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Aaron Harper	15,795	54.1	−2.4
	One Nation	Mark Thornton	13,374	45.9	+45.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.4

2015 Queensland state election: Thuringowa^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aaron Harper	11,584	39.51	+12.15
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	9,945	33.92	−2.22
	Palmer United	Ian Ferguson	3,407	11.62	+11.62
	One Nation	Jeff Knuth	2,161	7.37	+7.37
	Greens	Karen Thompson	1,028	3.51	−0.12
	Family First	Michael Waters	617	2.10	−0.65
	Independent	Margaret Bell	579	1.97	+1.97
Total formal votes			29,321	97.37	+0.07
Informal votes			792	2.63	−0.07
Turnout			30,113	89.49	−0.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Aaron Harper	14,312	55.54	+12.20
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	11,456	44.46	−12.20
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+12.20

2012 Queensland state election: Thuringowa^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	9,837	36.14	+2.28
	Katter's Australian	Steve Todeschini	8,201	30.13	+30.13
	Labor	Craig Wallace	7,448	27.36	-21.78
	Greens	Bernie Williams	986	3.62	-0.64
	Family First	Adrian Britton	749	2.75	+2.75
Total formal votes			27,221	97.30	+0.30
Informal votes			754	2.70	-0.30
Turnout			27,975	89.78	-0.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Sam Cox	10,857	51.38	+9.85
	Katter's Australian	Steve Todeschini	10,274	48.62	+48.62
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

2009 Queensland state election: Thuringowa^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Wallace	12,830	49.1	-11.3
	Liberal National	Tony Elms	8,841	33.9	+5.1
	Independent	Ken Turner	2,793	10.7	+10.7
	Greens	Frank Reilly	1,113	4.3	-2.1
	Independent	Paul Lynam	534	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			26,111	96.5
Informal votes			807	3.5
Turnout			26,918	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Wallace	13,574	58.5	-8.4
	Liberal National	Tony Elms	9,641	41.5	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

2006 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Wallace	16,613	60.5	+15.7
	National	Rod Hardacre	7,815	28.5	+3.0
	Greens	Frank Reilly	1,698	6.2	+0.5
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	1,311	4.8	-5.0
Total formal votes			27,437	96.9	-0.3
Informal votes			871	3.1	+0.3
Turnout			28,308	90.8	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Wallace	17,255	67.0	+9.1
	National	Rod Hardacre	8,493	33.0	-9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.1

2004 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Wallace	11,647	44.8	+3.8
	National	Sandra Chesney	6,635	25.5	+6.8
	Independent	David Moyle	3,338	12.8	+12.8
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	2,550	9.8	+9.8
	Greens	Meg Davis	1,491	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	John Ryan	350	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			26,011	97.2	-0.3
Informal votes			755	2.8	+0.3
Turnout			26,766	92.1	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Wallace	12,982	57.9	+4.3
	National	Sandra Chesney	9,441	42.1	+42.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

2001 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anita Phillips	9,952	41.0	+4.9
	Independent	Ken Turner	6,258	25.8	+25.8
	National	Neil Weekes	4,532	18.7	+9.6
	Liberal	Marnie Nelson	2,447	10.1	-7.6
	City Country Alliance	Adam Morton	762	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Wolfe Lindner	311	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			24,262	97.5
Informal votes			633	2.5
Turnout			24,895	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Anita Phillips	11,052	53.6	+9.2
	Independent	Ken Turner	9,581	46.4	+46.4
	Labor gain from One Nation		Swing	+9.2

1998 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	8,976	35.1	-11.3
	One Nation	Ken Turner	8,918	34.9	+34.9
	Liberal	David Moore	4,430	17.3	+17.3
	National	Ross Contarino	2,434	9.5	-34.6
	Democrats	Annette Reed	518	2.0	-7.4
	Independent	Lilian Malcolm	278	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			25,554	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			405	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			25,959	93.4	+2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	One Nation	Ken Turner	13,720	56.6	+56.6
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,508	43.4	-8.0
	One Nation gain from Labor		Swing	+56.6

1995 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,406	46.5	-5.6
	National	Richard Lane	9,881	44.1	+15.7
	Democrats	Annette Reed	2,111	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			22,398	98.2	+0.8
Informal votes			419	1.8	-0.8
Turnout			22,817	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	11,292	51.4	-5.7
	National	Richard Lane	10,673	48.6	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

1992 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,062	52.1	-3.4
	National	Sandra Chesney	5,482	28.4	+2.4
	Liberal	Harold Burch	2,980	15.4	-3.0
	Independent	Daro Maroevic	795	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			19,319	97.4
Informal votes			523	2.6
Turnout			19,842	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	10,627	57.1	-1.9
	National	Sandra Chesney	7,973	42.9	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

1989 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	13,513	56.5	+10.9
	National	Reg Fenton	6,008	25.1	-10.5
	Liberal	Sandra Chesney	4,397	18.4	-0.1
Total formal votes			23,918	96.4	-1.8
Informal votes			893	3.6	+1.8
Turnout			24,811	89.0	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	14,351	60.0	+9.3
	National	Reg Fenton	9,567	40.0	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

1986 Queensland state election: Thuringowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken McElligott	8,696	45.9
	National	Bronwyn Walker	6,757	35.6
	Liberal	Allan Paulsen	3,513	18.5
Total formal votes			18,966	98.2
Informal votes			347	1.8
Turnout			19,313	89.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken McElligott	9,624	50.7	-3.5
	National	Bronwyn Walker	9,342	49.3	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.5