Electoral results for the Division of Petrie

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Petrie in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Alan Hulme Liberal 1949–1961
  Reginald O'Brien Labor 1961–1963
  (Sir) Alan Hulme Liberal 1963–1972
  Marshall Cooke Liberal 1972–1974
  John Hodges Liberal 1974–1983
  Dean Wells Labor 1983–1984
  John Hodges Liberal 1984–1987
  Gary Johns Labor 1987–1996
  Teresa Gambaro Liberal 1996–2007
  Yvette D'Ath Labor 2007–2013
  Luke Howarth Liberal National 2013–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Petrie.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Petrie[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Luke Howarth 46,325 43.49 −4.62
Labor Mick Denton 31,972 30.02 −0.84
Greens Will Simon 12,169 11.42 +2.68
United Australia Kelly Guenoun 5,914 5.55 +2.24
One Nation Marcus Mitchell 5,613 5.27 −2.25
Animal Justice Chris Cicchitti 2,331 2.19 +2.19
Liberal Democrats Anneke Wilson 2,189 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 106,513 96.46 +0.08
Informal votes 3,913 3.54 −0.08
Turnout 110,426 88.46 −2.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Luke Howarth 57,981 54.44 −3.96
Labor Mick Denton 48,532 45.56 +3.96
Liberal National hold Swing −3.96

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Petrie.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Petrie[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Luke Howarth 48,879 48.11 +3.41
Labor Corinne Mulholland 31,348 30.86 −7.52
Greens Jason Kennedy 8,877 8.74 +1.37
One Nation Nikhil Aai Reddy 7,638 7.52 +7.52
United Australia Troy Hopkins 3,361 3.31 +3.31
Conservative National Neville Fowler 1,494 1.47 +1.47
Total formal votes 101,597 96.38 +0.40
Informal votes 3,813 3.62 −0.40
Turnout 105,410 91.30 −0.32
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Luke Howarth 59,331 58.40 +6.75
Labor Corinne Mulholland 42,266 41.60 −6.75
Liberal National hold Swing +6.75

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Petrie.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Petrie[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Luke Howarth 41,475 44.70 +4.05
Labor Jacqui Pedersen 35,616 38.38 −1.14
Greens Sue Weber 6,840 7.37 +2.85
Family First Mark White 4,746 5.11 +2.96
Liberal Democrats Catherine Buckley 2,877 3.10 +3.10
Arts Andrew Tyrrell 1,239 1.34 +1.34
Total formal votes 92,793 95.98 +1.18
Informal votes 3,886 4.02 −1.18
Turnout 96,679 91.73 −1.96
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Luke Howarth 47,926 51.65 +1.12
Labor Jacqui Pedersen 44,867 48.35 −1.12
Liberal National hold Swing +1.12

2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Queensland § Petrie.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Petrie[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Luke Howarth 33,570 40.65 +0.59
Labor Yvette D'Ath 32,630 39.52 −3.27
Palmer United Thor Prohaska 8,422 10.20 +10.20
Greens John Marshall 3,729 4.52 −4.58
Family First Tasman Spence 1,774 2.15 −2.86
Katter's Australian Chris Thomson 1,336 1.62 +1.62
Rise Up Australia Elise Jennings 920 1.11 +1.11
Citizens Electoral Council Geoff Cornell 192 0.23 +0.23
Total formal votes 82,573 94.80 +0.08
Informal votes 4,530 5.20 −0.08
Turnout 87,103 93.69 +0.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Luke Howarth 41,722 50.53 +3.04
Labor Yvette D'Ath 40,851 49.47 −3.04
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +3.04

2010

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Queensland § Petrie.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Petrie[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Yvette D'Ath 32,677 42.79 −6.27
Liberal National Dean Teasdale 30,590 40.06 −2.76
Greens Peter Jeremijenko 6,949 9.10 +4.68
Family First Sally Vincent 3,829 5.01 +3.14
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Buckley 1,604 2.10 +1.79
Democratic Labor Lawrence Addison 715 0.94 +0.94
Total formal votes 76,364 94.72 −2.06
Informal votes 4,253 5.28 +2.06
Turnout 80,617 93.00 −1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yvette D'Ath 40,097 52.51 −1.70
Liberal National Dean Teasdale 36,267 47.49 +1.70
Labor hold Swing −1.70

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Yvette D'Ath 38,988 46.89 +9.39
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 37,299 44.86 −7.41
Greens Terry Jones 3,890 4.68 −0.02
Family First Sally Vincent 1,516 1.82 −1.88
Democrats Bruce Carnwell 814 0.98 −0.76
Christian Democrats Peter Britt 430 0.52 +0.52
Liberty & Democracy Michael Pope 217 0.26 +0.26
Total formal votes 83,154 97.03 +1.04
Informal votes 2,546 2.97 −1.04
Turnout 85,700 95.12 −0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yvette D'Ath 43,283 52.05 +9.50
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 39,871 47.95 −9.50
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.50

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 41,987 52.73 +4.47
Labor Gavin Brady 29,589 37.16 −0.80
Greens Rick Pass 3,676 4.62 +1.93
Family First Wade Whincop 2,972 3.73 +3.73
Democrats Terri Ball 1,403 1.76 −3.44
Total formal votes 79,627 95.98 +0.26
Informal votes 3,338 4.02 −0.26
Turnout 82,965 94.69 −0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 46,119 57.92 +4.44
Labor Gavin Brady 33,508 42.08 −4.44
Liberal hold Swing +4.44

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 39,411 48.19 +5.82
Labor Rosemary Hume 31,044 37.96 −1.70
Democrats Owen Griffiths 4,284 5.24 +0.15
One Nation Bill Black 3,463 4.23 −6.86
Greens Kim Pantano 2,254 2.76 +0.96
Independent Ron Eaton 1,319 1.61 +1.61
Total formal votes 81,775 95.74 −1.67
Informal votes 3,640 4.26 +1.67
Turnout 85,415 95.62
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 43,682 53.42 +2.67
Labor Rosemary Hume 38,093 46.58 −2.67
Liberal hold Swing +2.67

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 32,994 42.37 −9.19
Labor Rosemary Hume 30,882 39.66 +3.60
One Nation Raymond Bower 8,637 11.09 +11.09
Democrats Pamela Stowell 3,962 5.09 −1.42
Greens Peter Burgoyne 1,395 1.79 −0.80
Total formal votes 77,870 97.41 −0.17
Informal votes 2,072 2.59 +0.17
Turnout 79,942 94.68 −0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 39,522 50.75 −7.52
Labor Rosemary Hume 38,348 49.25 +7.52
Liberal hold Swing −7.52

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 38,415 51.23 +11.51
Labor Gary Johns 27,280 36.38 −8.24
Democrats Zillah Jackson 4,918 6.56 +2.23
Greens Dell Jones 1,995 2.66 +0.19
Independent Nat Karmichael 1,148 1.53 +1.53
Independent Leonard Matthews 382 0.51 +0.51
Independent John Phillips 337 0.45 +0.45
Independent Kerry Hay 275 0.37 +0.37
Indigenous Peoples Keryn Jackson 236 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 74,986 97.51 +0.06
Informal votes 1,916 2.49 −0.06
Turnout 76,902 95.04 −0.90
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Teresa Gambaro 43,172 57.70 +9.85
Labor Gary Johns 31,651 42.30 −9.85
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.85

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gary Johns 32,436 44.14 −0.73
Liberal Alan Sherlock 29,487 40.12 +1.21
Independent Jeff Gehrmann 3,182 4.33 +4.33
Democrats Zillah Jackson 3,167 4.31 −6.89
National Brendan Power 2,126 2.89 −1.02
Greens Angela Jones 1,854 2.52 +2.52
Confederate Action Allan Mutch 1,025 1.39 +1.39
Natural Law Gina Neville 215 0.29 +0.29
Total formal votes 73,492 97.51 −0.63
Informal votes 1,887 2.49 +0.63
Turnout 75,369 95.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Johns 38,256 52.10 −0.84
Liberal Alan Sherlock 35,176 47.90 +0.84
Labor hold Swing −0.84

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gary Johns 30,763 44.2 −2.0
Liberal Bruce Flegg 27,992 40.2 +7.2
Democrats Anthony Bloomer 7,740 11.1 +4.4
National Peter Bateman 2,327 3.3 −10.9
Democratic Socialist Natasha Simons 792 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 69,614 98.1
Informal votes 1,335 1.9
Turnout 70,949 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Johns 36,327 52.3 +0.9
Liberal Bruce Flegg 33,185 47.7 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gary Johns 30,537 46.2 +0.0
Liberal John Hodges 21,780 33.0 −0.2
National Gerard Cross 9,375 14.2 −1.6
Democrats Isobel Robinson 4,404 6.7 +1.9
Total formal votes 66,096 97.0
Informal votes 2,013 3.0
Turnout 68,109 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Johns 33,995 51.4 +2.0
Liberal John Hodges 32,086 48.6 −2.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.0

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Deane Wells 28,392 46.2 −1.8
Liberal John Hodges 20,395 33.2 −9.9
National Don Munro 9,701 15.8 +15.8
Democrats Garry Somerville 2,971 4.8 −1.6
Total formal votes 61,459 95.5
Informal votes 2,879 4.5
Turnout 64,338 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hodges 31,115 50.6 +2.1
Labor Deane Wells 30,339 49.4 −2.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.1

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Deane Wells 33,283 47.0 +4.3
Liberal John Hodges 31,227 44.1 −3.9
Democrats Ray Hollis 4,506 6.4 −0.4
Independent Christopher Caldwell 1,453 2.0 +2.0
Progress Phillip Grimison 411 0.6 −2.0
Total formal votes 70,880 98.6
Informal votes 1,003 1.4
Turnout 71,883 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deane Wells 35,800 50.5 +3.9
Liberal John Hodges 35,080 49.5 −3.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.9

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hodges 32,979 48.0 −4.8
Labor Deane Wells 29,319 42.7 +8.7
Democrats Pauline Moylan 4,668 6.8 −5.1
Progress Phillip Grimson 1,768 2.6 +1.3
Total formal votes 68,734 98.4
Informal votes 1,091 1.6
Turnout 69,825 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hodges 36,671 53.4 −6.5
Labor Deane Wells 32,063 46.6 +6.5
Liberal hold Swing −6.5

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hodges 33,853 52.8 −9.7
Labor Gerard Molloy 21,774 34.0 −3.5
Democrats Leslie Mundt 7,648 11.9 +11.9
Progress Rodney Jeanneret 823 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 64,098 98.7
Informal votes 819 1.3
Turnout 64,917 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hodges 59.9 −2.6
Labor Gerard Molloy 40.1 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hodges 47,414 62.5 +21.2
Labor John Hungerford 28,452 37.5 −5.5
Total formal votes 75,866 98.6
Informal votes 1,049 1.4
Turnout 76,915 95.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Murphy 30,651 43.0 −2.2
Liberal John Hodges 29,442 41.3 +5.5
Country Peter Addison 10,009 14.0 +3.8
Australia Jill Ritchie 1,202 1.7 −1.8
Total formal votes 71,304 98.5
Informal votes 1,063 1.5
Turnout 72,367 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hodges 39,183 55.0 +3.7
Labor Denis Murphy 32,121 45.0 −3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Murphy 27,942 45.2 +0.9
Liberal Marshall Cooke 22,092 35.8 −11.2
Country Gordon Olive 6,332 10.2 +10.2
Democratic Labor Frank Andrews 3,285 5.3 −0.5
Australia Alex Dewar 2,137 3.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 61,788 98.1
Informal votes 1,215 1.9
Turnout 63,003 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Marshall Cooke 31,709 51.3 −2.6
Labor Denis Murphy 30,079 48.7 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 25,656 47.0 −4.3
Labor Kenneth Turbet 24,160 44.3 +4.7
Democratic Labor Robert Macklin 3,168 5.8 −2.8
Australia Sydney Appleby 1,550 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 54,534 98.9
Informal votes 595 1.1
Turnout 55,129 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 29,383 53.9 −5.9
Labor Kenneth Turbet 25,151 46.1 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.9

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 34,715 51.9 +4.8
Labor Reginald O'Brien 26,073 39.0 −6.7
Democratic Labor Thomas Grundy 5,740 8.6 +1.7
Independent Francis O'Mara 299 0.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 66,827 98.4
Informal votes 1,081 1.6
Turnout 67,908 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 59.2 +5.7
Labor Reginald O'Brien 40.8 −5.7
Liberal hold Swing +5.7

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 27,616 47.1 +5.2
Labor Reginald O'Brien 26,804 45.7 −3.5
Democratic Labor Brian Balaam 4,035 6.9 +1.0
Independent Francis O'Mara 159 0.3 −0.2
Total formal votes 58,614 97.7
Informal votes 1,394 2.3
Turnout 60,008 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 31,335 53.5 +4.2
Labor Reginald O'Brien 27,279 46.5 −4.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.2

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reginald O'Brien 26,468 49.2 +14.3
Liberal Alan Hulme 22,516 41.9 −8.6
Queensland Labor Trevol Sturling 3,179 5.9 −4.9
Independent Cecil Guilfoyle 1,314 2.4 +2.4
Independent Francis O'Mara 266 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 53,743 97.1
Informal votes 1,611 2.9
Turnout 55,354 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reginald O'Brien 27,269 50.7 +11.2
Liberal Alan Hulme 26,474 49.3 −11.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.2

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 23,682 50.5 −6.3
Labor John Claffey 16,376 34.9 −8.3
Queensland Labor Maxwell McCurdie 5,081 10.8 +10.8
Australian Nationalist Horace Burge 1,776 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 46,915 96.1
Informal votes 1,910 3.9
Turnout 48,825 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 60.5 +3.7
Labor John Claffey 39.5 −3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 23,328 56.8 +1.7
Labor Noel Curran 17,740 43.2 −1.7
Total formal votes 41,068 97.6
Informal votes 993 2.4
Turnout 42,061 95.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 26,706 55.1 −3.5
Labor Alexander Barry 21,774 44.9 +3.5
Total formal votes 48,480 98.9
Informal votes 561 1.1
Turnout 49,041 96.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.5

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 24,843 58.6 −1.1
Labor Patrick Bredhauer 17,533 41.4 +4.8
Total formal votes 42,376 98.0
Informal votes 849 2.0
Turnout 43,225 95.9
Liberal hold Swing −3.0

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Petrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hulme 23,803 59.7 +14.6
Labor Samuel Martin 14,593 36.6 −7.4
Independent James Ryan 1,488 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 39,884 98.3
Informal votes 683 1.7
Turnout 40,567 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hulme 61.6 +10.8
Labor Samuel Martin 38.4 −10.8
Liberal notional hold Swing +10.8

References

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  1. ^ Petrie, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Petrie, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Petrie, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Petrie, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Petrie". AEC.
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