Electoral results for the district of Brisbane (Queensland)

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

Members for Brisbane[edit]

Member Party Term
  Mick Kirwan Labor 1912–1932
  Robert Funnell Labor 1932–1936
  Johnno Mann Labor 1936–1969
  Brian Davis Labor 1969–1974
  Harold Lowes Liberal 1974–1977

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1974 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 4,523 48.3 -6.7
Liberal Harold Lowes 4,454 47.6 +19.3
Queensland Labor Viliam Simek 387 4.1 -7.0
Total formal votes 9,364 97.5 +0.9
Informal votes 243 2.5 -0.9
Turnout 9,607 82.8 -7.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Lowes 4,796 51.2 +10.9
Labor Brian Davis 4,568 48.8 -10.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.9
1972 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 5,414 55.0 -1.2
Liberal Harold Lowes 2,785 28.3 -1.4
Queensland Labor Kenneth Walpole 1,088 11.1 -3.0
Independent Llewellyn Davies 549 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 9,836 96.6
Informal votes 342 3.4
Turnout 10,178 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 5,873 59.7 0.0
Liberal Harold Lowes 3,963 40.3 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Davis 4,162 56.2 +0.3
Liberal Neville Jackson 2,200 29.7 -2.8
Queensland Labor Patrick Hallinan 1,040 14.1 +2.5
Total formal votes 7,402 96.1 0.0
Informal votes 303 3.9 0.0
Turnout 7,705 84.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Davis 4,355 58.8 +0.8
Liberal Neville Jackson 3,047 41.2 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
1966 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 4,726 55.9 +0.8
Liberal Brian Cahill 2,749 32.5 -0.7
Queensland Labor John O'Connell 983 11.6 0.0
Total formal votes 8,458 96.1 -0.6
Informal votes 347 3.9 +0.6
Turnout 8,805 86.0 -3.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mann 4,909 58.0 +0.7
Liberal Brian Cahill 3,549 42.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7
1963 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 5,110 55.1 +3.5
Liberal James Rowan 3,081 33.2 +3.4
Queensland Labor Jack O'Connell 1,078 11.6 -6.9
Total formal votes 9,269 96.7 -1.4
Informal votes 318 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 9,587 89.6 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mann 5,311 57.3
Liberal James Rowan 3,958 42.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 5,511 51.6 +13.5
Liberal Jim Rowan 3,180 29.8 -1.4
Queensland Labor Lionel Orreal 1,979 18.5 -12.2
Total formal votes 10,670 98.1
Informal votes 201 1.9
Turnout 10,871 85.9
Labor hold Swing +8.4

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1957 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 2,744 38.4 -21.6
Queensland Labor Daniel Casey 2,307 32.3 +32.3
Liberal Roger Moore 2,087 29.2 -5.8
Total formal votes 7,138 98.0 -0.2
Informal votes 146 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 7,284 90.8 +4.0
Labor hold Swing -8.8
1956 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 4,402 60.0 -15.2
Liberal Roger Moore 2,569 35.0 +35.0
Independent Peter Day 369 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 7,340 98.2
Informal votes 137 1.8
Turnout 7,477 86.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1953 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 6,239 75.2 +16.4
Social Credit Colin Nonmus 1,598 19.3 +19.3
Communist Laura Hansen 457 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,294 95.3 -3.4
Informal votes 407 4.7 +3.4
Turnout 8,701 89.5 +0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 5,942 58.8
Liberal John Herbert 4,159 41.2
Total formal votes 10,101 98.7
Informal votes 134 1.3
Turnout 10,235 89.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 4,457 51.0 -7.4
People's Party Maurice Mitchell 3,310 37.8 -3.8
Independent Labor Charles Coward 981 11.2 +11.2
Total formal votes 8,748 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 185 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 8,933 86.9 +1.5
Labor hold Swing -1.0
1944 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 4,774 58.4 +1.0
People's Party George Regan 3,396 41.6 +7.1
Total formal votes 8,170 97.6 0.0
Informal votes 200 2.4 0.0
Turnout 8,370 85.4 -1.4
Labor hold Swing -4.0
1941 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 4,749 57.4 -8.6
United Australia Neville Fogerty 2,856 34.5 +0.5
Communist Claude Jones 670 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 8,275 97.6 -0.7
Informal votes 199 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 8,474 86.8 -1.4
Labor hold Swing -3.6

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mann 5,704 66.0 +1.6
United Australia Benjamin White 2,933 34.0 +34.0
Total formal votes 8,637 98.3 +1.1
Informal votes 146 1.7 -1.1
Turnout 8,637 88.2 +3.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1936 Brisbane state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 4,726 65.5 +1.1
Independent Edwyn Roper 1,720 23.8 +23.8
Social Credit Charles Martin 770 10.7 -2.4
Total formal votes 7,216 98.5 +1.3
Informal votes 113 1.5 -1.3
Turnout 7,329 74.2 -10.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Funnell 5,500 64.4
Independent Labor Henry Shea 1,918 22.5
Social Credit Charles Martin 1,118 13.1
Total formal votes 8,536 97.2
Informal votes 244 2.8
Turnout 8,780 84.3
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Funnell 5,479 59.9
CPNP George Mocatta 2,839 31.0
Lang Labor Herbert Carrigan 400 4.4
Independent Marion Steel 180 2.0
Queensland Party William Allen 172 1.9
Total formal votes 9,142 97.1
Informal votes 277 2.9
Turnout 9,419 87.7
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 2,128 47.1 -12.7
CPNP Thomas Thatcher 2,080 46.0 +5.8
Communist John Miles 219 4.9 +4.9
Independent Fred O'Keefe 91 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 4,508 97.2 -1.2
Informal votes 138 2.8 +1.2
Turnout 4,646 81.5 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mick Kirwan 2,154 50.3 -9.5
CPNP Thomas Thatcher 2,126 49.7 +9.5
Labor hold Swing -9.5
1926 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 2,723 59.8 0.0
CPNP Fred O'Keefe 1,832 40.2 0.0
Total formal votes 4,555 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 72 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 4,627 78.5 +4.5
Labor hold Swing 0.0
1923 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 3,099 59.8 +5.8
United James Crawford 2,087 40.2 -5.8
Total formal votes 5,186 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 53 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 5,239 74.0 +5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.8
1920 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 2,971 54.0 -6.6
National Patrick Currie 2,531 46.0 +6.6
Total formal votes 5,502 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 84 1.5 -0.6
Turnout 5,586 69.0
Labor hold Swing -6.6

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 3,273 60.6 -0.2
National Norman Warrall 2,126 39.4 +0.2
Total formal votes 5,399 97.9 +0.7
Informal votes 116 2.1 -0.7
Turnout 5,515 61.7 -20.7
Labor hold Swing -0.2
1915 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 2,529 60.8 +10.4
Liberal Charles Jenkinson 1,632 39.2 -10.4
Total formal votes 4,161 97.2 -1.7
Informal votes 118 2.8 +1.7
Turnout 4,279 82.4 +9.1
Labor hold Swing +10.4
1912 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Kirwan 2,281 50.4
Liberal Edward Forrest 2,249 49.6
Total formal votes 4,530 98.9
Informal votes 51 1.1
Turnout 4,581 73.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

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