# Electoral results for the district of Burleigh

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

## Members for Burleigh

| Member | Party | Term |
| Judy Gamin | National | 1992–2001 |
| Christine Smith | Labor | 2001–2012 |
| Michael Hart | Liberal National | 2012–2024 |
| Hermann Vorster | Liberal National | 2024-present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

2024 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Hermann Vorster | 14,613 | 50.0 | 10.3 |
| | Labor | Claire Carlin | 7,165 | 24.5 | −11.3 |
| | Greens | Hunter Grove-McGrath | 2,397 | 8.2 | −1.1 |
| | Libertarian | Cathy Osborne | 1,582 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| | One Nation | Eliot Tasses | 1,251 | 4.3 | −2.9 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Jason Gann | 952 | 3.3 | −0.4 |
| | Animal Justice | Amelia Dunn | 840 | 2.9 | −0.3 |
| | Family First | Neena Tester | 416 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,216 | 94.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,862 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,078 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Hermann Vorster | 18,480 | 63.3 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Claire Carlin | 10,736 | 36.7 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | 12.0 | |
2020 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 11,743 | 39.71 | −10.02 |
| | Labor | Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew | 10,609 | 35.87 | +1.67 |
| | Greens | Rachel Mebberson | 2,753 | 9.31 | −6.76 |
| | One Nation | Georgie Batty | 2,114 | 7.15 | +7.15 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Ingrid Weber | 1,085 | 3.67 | +3.67 |
| | Animal Justice | Scott Wallace | 948 | 3.21 | +3.21 |
| | United Australia | Carlo Filingeri | 321 | 1.09 | +1.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,573 | 95.80 | +1.36 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,297 | 4.20 | −1.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,870 | 85.50 | +1.59 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 15,143 | 51.21 | −3.65 |
| | Labor | Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew | 14,430 | 48.79 | +3.65 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −3.65 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 13,717 | 49.7 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Gail Hislop | 9,435 | 34.2 | +3.2 |
| | Greens | Peter Burgoyne | 4,434 | 16.1 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,586 | 94.4 | −2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,625 | 5.6 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,211 | 83.9 | −1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 15,132 | 54.9 | −0.6 |
| | Labor | Gail Hislop | 12,454 | 45.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −0.6 | |
2015 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 13,784 | 46.67 | −4.51 |
| | Labor | Gail Hislop | 9,175 | 31.07 | +0.22 |
| | Greens | Jane Power | 3,108 | 10.52 | +2.08 |
| | Palmer United | James Mac Anally | 2,299 | 7.78 | +7.78 |
| | Family First | Susan Baynes | 1,167 | 3.95 | +1.54 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,533 | 97.42 | −0.61 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 783 | 2.58 | +0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,316 | 87.00 | −1.40 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 14,984 | 56.16 | −4.89 |
| | Labor | Gail Hislop | 11,696 | 43.84 | +4.89 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.89 | |
2012 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 14,222 | 51.18 | +12.30 |
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 8,572 | 30.85 | −15.96 |
| | Greens | Jane Power | 2,345 | 8.44 | +0.79 |
| | Katter's Australian | Dean Fisher | 1,976 | 7.11 | +7.11 |
| | Family First | Jeremy Fredericks | 671 | 2.41 | +0.50 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,786 | 98.03 | +0.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 559 | 1.97 | −0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,345 | 88.41 | −0.44 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 15,324 | 61.05 | +15.95 |
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 9,778 | 38.95 | −15.95 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +15.95 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 12,637 | 46.8 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 10,498 | 38.9 | +1.6 |
| | Greens | Anja Light | 2,065 | 7.6 | −2.2 |
| | DS4SEQ | Bryden Elssmann | 807 | 3.0 | +2.5 |
| | Family First | Jeremy Fredericks | 516 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Ray Sperring | 476 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,999 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 603 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,602 | 88.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 13,733 | 54.9 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal National | Michael Hart | 11,281 | 45.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.9 | |
2006 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 14,651 | 52.5 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Michael Hart | 10,537 | 37.7 | +37.7 |
| | Greens | Mike Beale | 2,743 | 9.8 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,931 | 97.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 642 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,573 | 87.7 | −1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 15,501 | 58.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Michael Hart | 11,072 | 41.7 | −3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 13,130 | 47.3 | +3.0 |
| | National | Max Duncan | 10,667 | 38.4 | −0.4 |
| | Greens | Inge Light | 2,386 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | One Nation | Paul Lewis | 1,593 | 5.7 | −11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,776 | 97.9 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,365 | 89.4 | −1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 14,190 | 55.0 | +3.2 |
| | National | Max Duncan | 11,590 | 45.0 | −3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 11,445 | 44.3 | +12.0 |
| | National | Judy Gamin | 10,020 | 38.8 | +2.6 |
| | One Nation | Colleen Pepperell | 4,385 | 17.0 | −4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,850 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 588 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,438 | 90.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Christine Smith | 12,062 | 51.8 | +10.3 |
| | National | Judy Gamin | 11,233 | 48.2 | −10.3 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +10.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Judy Gamin | 8,431 | 41.3 | −12.5 |
| | Labor | Michael Lennon | 6,581 | 32.2 | −7.7 |
| | One Nation | Terry Sharples | 4,403 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Greens | David Byerlee | 995 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,410 | 98.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 329 | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,739 | 91.1 | +1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Judy Gamin | 11,088 | 58.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Michael Lennon | 7,882 | 41.5 | −1.1 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Judy Gamin | 10,132 | 53.8 | +22.0 |
| | Labor | Mark Whillans | 7,508 | 39.9 | −4.7 |
| | Democrats | Melinda Norman-Hicks | 1,179 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,819 | 98.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 1.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,136 | 89.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Judy Gamin | 10,581 | 57.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Mark Whillans | 7,882 | 42.7 | −6.2 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Burleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Stern | 8,151 | 44.6 | +1.7 |
| | National | Judy Gamin | 5,811 | 31.8 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | Lyle Schuntner | 3,448 | 18.9 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Antony Bradshaw | 871 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,281 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 393 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,674 | 89.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Judy Gamin | 9,006 | 51.1 | +51.1 |
| | Labor | Pat Stern | 8,624 | 48.9 | +2.5 |
| | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |