Electoral results for the district of Toowoomba South

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

Members for Toowoomba South

	Party	Term
Peter Wood	Labor	1972–1974
John Warner	Country	1974–1974
John Warner	National	1974–1986
Clive Berghofer	National	1986–1991
Mike Horan	National	1991–2008
Mike Horan	Liberal National	2008–2012
John McVeigh	Liberal National	2012–2016
David Janetzki	Liberal National	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David Janetzki	16,689	51.33	+4.83
	Labor	Susan Krause	10,028	30.84	+3.91
	One Nation	Dylan Kozlowski	2,502	7.70	−8.77
	Greens	Thomas Coyne	2,232	6.87	−0.34
	Independent	Rob Berry	570	1.75	−1.13
	United Australia	Allan Turner	490	1.51	+1.51
Total formal votes			32,511	97.22	+0.96
Informal votes			929	2.78	−0.96
Turnout			33,440	88.58	−0.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	David Janetzki	19,579	60.22	+0.24
	Labor	Susan Krause	12,932	39.78	−0.24
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.24

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David Janetzki	14,893	46.5	−8.1
	Labor	Susan Krause	8,626	26.9	−7.9
	One Nation	Jeremy Scamp	5,273	16.5	+16.5
	Greens	Alyce Nelligan	2,308	7.2	−2.5
	Independent	Rob Berry	923	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			32,023	96.3	−1.3
Informal votes			1,243	3.7	+1.3
Turnout			33,266	88.9	−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	David Janetzki	19,208	60.0	+1.6
	Labor	Susan Krause	12,815	40.0	−1.6
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+1.6

2016 Toowoomba South state by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David Janetzki	13,005	46.37	−8.96
	Independent	Di Thorley	9,827	35.04	+35.04
	Family First	Alexandra Todd	2,019	7.20	+7.20
	Greens	Ken Gover	1,519	5.42	−4.44
	Katter's Australian	Ken Elliott	1,188	4.24	+4.24
	Independent	Rob Berry	486	1.73	+1.73
Total formal votes			28,044	96.76	−0.79
Informal votes			940	3.24	+0.79
Turnout			28,984	83.49	−8.80
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	David Janetzki	15,591	55.59	−10.07
	Independent	Di Thorley	12,453	44.41	+44.41
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.07

2015 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	John McVeigh	16,851	55.33	−3.20
	Labor	Graham Storey	10,601	34.81	+13.78
	Greens	Anne Waters	3,003	9.86	+4.38
Total formal votes			30,455	97.54	−0.40
Informal votes			767	2.46	+0.40
Turnout			31,222	90.99	−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	John McVeigh	17,216	58.89	−12.73
	Labor	Graham Storey	12,018	41.11	+12.73
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−12.73

2012 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	John McVeigh	17,283	58.53	+5.04
	Labor	Sam McFarlane	6,208	21.03	−16.40
	Katter's Australian	David Curless	3,520	11.92	+11.92
	Greens	Trevor Smith	1,619	5.48	+0.86
	Independent	Charlene Phillips	896	3.03	+3.03
Total formal votes			29,526	97.95	−0.31
Informal votes			619	2.05	+0.31
Turnout			30,145	91.94	+0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	John McVeigh	18,794	71.62	+13.40
	Labor	Sam McFarlane	7,448	28.38	−13.40
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+13.40

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Mike Horan	15,708	53.5	+1.9
	Labor	Dan Toombs	10,992	37.4	+4.9
	Greens	Barnaby Heaton	1,357	4.6	−1.5
	Independent	Peter Pyke	1,308	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			29,365	98.2
Informal votes			519	1.8
Turnout			29,884	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Mike Horan	16,300	58.2	−3.0
	Labor	Dan Toombs	11,699	41.8	+3.0
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.0

2006 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	12,012	50.6	−2.3
	Labor	Frank Burke	8,043	33.9	+1.3
	Family First	Peter Hicks	1,596	6.7	+6.7
	Greens	Christine Tuppurainen	1,482	6.2	−0.8
	Independent	Grahame Volker	609	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			23,742	98.1	−0.2
Informal votes			448	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			24,190	91.6	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Horan	13,177	59.8	−1.7
	Labor	Frank Burke	8,863	40.2	+1.7
	National hold		Swing	−1.7

2004 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	12,229	52.9	+9.1
	Labor	Andrew Irvine	7,536	32.6	+0.1
	One Nation	Dennis Kronk	1,762	7.6	−12.4
	Greens	Karey Harrison	1,608	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			23,135	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			404	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			23,539	92.3	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Horan	13,364	61.5	+3.6
	Labor	Andrew Irvine	8,369	38.5	−3.6
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

2001 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	10,028	43.8	−2.4
	Labor	Peter Shooter	7,439	32.5	+5.1
	One Nation	David Hoy	4,577	20.0	−4.3
	Independent	Hugh Wilson	857	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			22,901	98.4
Informal votes			374	1.6
Turnout			23,275	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Horan	11,319	57.9	−5.8
	Labor	Peter Shooter	8,216	42.1	+5.8
	National hold		Swing	−5.8

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	9,328	46.5	−19.8
	Labor	Andrew Isfree	5,615	28.0	−5.7
	One Nation	Darryl Shoesmith	4,748	23.7	+23.7
	Reform	Andrew Chambers	357	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			20,048	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			226	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			20,274	93.5	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mike Horan	11,627	63.4	−2.9
	Labor	Andrew Isfree	6,725	36.6	+2.9
	National hold		Swing	−2.9

1995 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	13,134	66.3	+5.1
	Labor	Matt Russell	6,681	33.7	−5.1
Total formal votes			19,815	98.4	+0.4
Informal votes			313	1.6	−0.4
Turnout			20,128	91.9
	National hold		Swing	+5.1

1992 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	12,681	61.2	+22.0
	Labor	Con Carlyon	8,047	38.8	+3.5
Total formal votes			20,728	98.0
Informal votes			421	2.0
Turnout			21,149	92.6
	National hold		Swing	+1.8

1991 Toowoomba South state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mike Horan	7,707	39.2	−1.9
	Independent Labor	Des McGovern	6,146	31.3	+31.3
	Liberal	Neville Stewart	4,478	22.8	+0.5
	New Country	L.A. Kruger	856	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Vincent Burke	455	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			19,642	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			463	2.3	−0.3
Turnout			20,105	86.7	−6.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Mike Horan	12,374	63.0	+3.9
	Independent Labor	Des McGovern	7,268	37.0	+37.0
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clive Berghofer	8,046	41.1	−6.5
	Labor	Bill Buchanan	7,179	36.7	+13.3
	Liberal	John Gouldson	4,357	22.3	+3.6
Total formal votes			19,582	97.4	−1.0
Informal votes			514	2.6	+1.0
Turnout			20,096	92.8	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Clive Berghofer	11,569	59.1	−6.7
	Labor	Bill Buchanan	8,013	40.9	+6.7
	National hold		Swing	−6.7

1986 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Clive Berghofer	8,401	47.6	−4.4
	Labor	Neville Green	4,129	23.4	−14.3
	Liberal	John Gouldson	3,301	18.7	+8.4
	Independent	Peter Mather	1,809	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			17,640	98.4
Informal votes			277	1.6
Turnout			17,917	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Clive Berghofer	11,607	65.8	+5.7
	Labor	Neville Green	6,033	34.2	−5.7
	National hold		Swing	+5.7

1983 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Warner	8,964	52.0	+7.0
	Labor	Kim McCasker	6,500	37.7	+4.5
	Liberal	Neil O'Sullivan	1,782	10.3	+7.8
Total formal votes			17,256	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			139	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			17,395	92.8	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Warner	10,348	60.0	−0.1
	Labor	Kim McCasker	6,898	40.0	+0.1
	National hold		Swing	−0.1

1980 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Warner	7,097	45.0	−4.7
	Labor	Ron Fraser	5,225	33.2	−7.7
	Liberal	Colin Brimblecombe	2,860	18.1	+18.1
	Democrats	Michael Clifford	578	3.7	−5.7
Total formal votes			15,760	98.6	−0.2
Informal votes			223	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			15,983	89.7	−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Warner	9,471	60.1	+5.2
	Labor	Ron Fraser	6,289	39.9	−5.2
	National hold		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Warner	7,375	49.7	+20.4
	Labor	Peter Wood	6,073	40.9	+2.5
	Democrats	Michael Clifford	1,388	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			14,836	98.8
Informal votes			178	1.2
Turnout			15,014	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Warner	8,145	54.9	−3.1
	Labor	Peter Wood	6,691	45.1	+3.1
	National hold		Swing	−3.1

1974 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Wood	5,469	38.4	−14.7
	National	John Warner	4,647	29.3	+8.2
	Liberal	Leslie Whykes	3,218	21.8	+3.2
	Queensland Labor	Mary Ryan	501	3.2	−4.0
Total formal votes			13,835	98.7	−0.2
Informal votes			178	1.3	+0.2
Turnout			14,013	88.4	−5.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Warner	7,989	57.7	+14.6
	Labor	Peter Wood	5,846	42.3	−14.6
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+14.6

1972 Queensland state election: Toowoomba South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Wood	6,148	53.1	−0.3
	Country	John Peel	2,446	21.1	+21.1
	Liberal	Allison Dickson	2,151	18.6	−21.6
	Queensland Labor	Francis Mullins	831	7.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			11,576	98.9
Informal votes			133	1.1
Turnout			11,709	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Wood	6,589	56.9	+3.0
	Country	John Peel	4,987	43.1	+43.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

References

^ 2020 State General Election – Toowoomba South – District Summary, ECQ.
^ 2017 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.
^ 2016 Toowoomba South By-Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary: ECQ
^ 2015 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.
^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Toowoomba South - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[1] 2020 State General Election – Toowoomba South – District Summary, ECQ.

[2] 2017 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.

[3] 2016 Toowoomba South By-Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary: ECQ

[4] 2015 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.

[5] "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Toowoomba South - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[6] Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). ABC Election Unit. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

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