# Electoral results for the district of Ipswich West

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

## Members for Ipswich West

| Member | Party | Term |
| Ivor Marsden | Labor | 1960–1966 |
| Vi Jordan | Labor | 1966–1974 |
| Albert Hales | National | 1974–1977 |
| David Underwood | Labor | 1977–1989 |
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 1989–1998 |
| Jack Paff | One Nation | 1998–1999 |
| Jack Paff | City Country Alliance | 1999–2001 |
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 2001–2006 |
| Wayne Wendt | Labor | 2006–2012 |
| Sean Choat | Liberal National | 2012–2015 |
| Jim Madden | Labor | 2015–2024 |
| Darren Zanow | Liberal National | 2024 |
| Wendy Bourne | Labor | 2024–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2024

2024 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Wendy Bourne | 12,660 | 38.6 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal National | Georgia Toft | 10,979 | 33.5 | +12.4 |
| | One Nation | Brad Trussell | 2,968 | 9.1 | −5.7 |
| | Greens | Mark Delaney | 2,498 | 7.6 | +1.1 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Harmony Lindsay | 1,711 | 5.2 | +0.7 |
| | Family First | Beverley Byrnes | 1,458 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Libertarian | Anthony Bull | 497 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,771 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,763 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,534 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Wendy Bourne | 17,672 | 53.9 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal National | Georgia Toft | 15,099 | 46.1 | +10.4 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal National | Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | -10.4 | |

#### 2024 by-election

2024 Ipswich West state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Darren Zanow | 11,676 | 39.53 | +18.42 |
| | Labor | Wendy Bourne | 10,349 | 35.04 | −15.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Melody Lindsay | 4,302 | 14.57 | +10.03 |
| | One Nation | Mark Bone | 3,206 | 10.86 | −3.86 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,533 | 93.52 | −2.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,046 | 6.48 | +2.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,579 | 80.69 | −6.07 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Darren Zanow | 15,801 | 53.50 | +17.85 |
| | Labor | Wendy Bourne | 13,732 | 46.50 | −17.85 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +17.85 | |

#### 2020

2020 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Madden | 15,033 | 50.15 | +2.88 |
| | Liberal National | Chris Green | 6,328 | 21.11 | +4.57 |
| | One Nation | Gary Duffy | 4,412 | 14.72 | −13.44 |
| | Greens | Raven Wolf | 1,957 | 6.53 | −1.50 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Anthony Hopkins | 1,361 | 4.54 | +4.54 |
| | Civil Liberties & Motorists | Clem Grieger | 565 | 1.88 | +1.88 |
| | Independent | Karakan Kochardy | 321 | 1.07 | +1.07 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,977 | 95.99 | +0.73 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,252 | 4.01 | −0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,229 | 86.76 | −2.08 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Madden | 19,289 | 64.35 | +2.70 |
| | Liberal National | Chris Green | 10,688 | 35.65 | −2.70 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.70 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Madden | 13,560 | 47.3 | −0.1 |
| | One Nation | Brad Trussell | 8,078 | 28.2 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal National | Anna O'Neill | 4,746 | 16.5 | −18.1 |
| | Greens | Keith Muller | 2,303 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,687 | 95.3 | −2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,427 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,114 | 88.8 | +2.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Madden | 16,844 | 58.7 | −0.4 |
| | One Nation | Brad Trussell | 11,843 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
2015 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Madden | 14,025 | 45.66 | +13.83 |
| | Liberal National | Sean Choat | 10,911 | 35.52 | −8.02 |
| | One Nation | Christopher Reynolds | 3,076 | 10.01 | +10.01 |
| | Greens | Ian Simons | 1,782 | 5.80 | −0.52 |
| | Independent | Leo Talty | 925 | 3.01 | +3.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,719 | 97.98 | +0.23 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 632 | 2.02 | −0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,351 | 91.09 | −2.15 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Madden | 16,376 | 57.71 | +14.87 |
| | Liberal National | Sean Choat | 11,998 | 42.29 | −14.87 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal National | Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +14.87 | |
2012 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Sean Choat | 12,424 | 43.54 | +6.18 |
| | Labor | Wayne Wendt | 9,083 | 31.83 | −22.16 |
| | Katter's Australian | Justin Bowman | 5,225 | 18.31 | +18.31 |
| | Greens | Ursula Monsiegneur | 1,804 | 6.32 | −2.33 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,536 | 97.75 | −0.37 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 2.25 | +0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,193 | 93.24 | +0.23 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Sean Choat | 14,146 | 57.16 | +16.71 |
| | Labor | Wayne Wendt | 10,600 | 42.84 | −16.71 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +16.71 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Wayne Wendt | 14,518 | 54.0 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal National | Sean Choat | 10,047 | 37.4 | +6.1 |
| | Greens | Di Clark | 2,327 | 8.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,892 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 516 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,408 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Wayne Wendt | 15,370 | 59.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal National | Sean Choat | 10,442 | 40.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
2006 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Wayne Wendt | 13,073 | 54.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Sean Choat | 7,410 | 30.9 | −0.6 |
| | Greens | Bill Livermore | 1,694 | 7.1 | +2.4 |
| | Family First | Barbara Brown | 1,379 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Brian Branch | 440 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,996 | 97.5 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 610 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,606 | 92.4 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Wayne Wendt | 14,005 | 63.1 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Sean Choat | 8,185 | 36.9 | −3.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 11,720 | 49.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Jean Bray | 7,536 | 31.5 | +31.5 |
| | One Nation | Alan Price | 3,090 | 12.9 | −12.7 |
| | Greens | Sarai O'Reilly-Reis | 1,134 | 4.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Michael Ward | 449 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,929 | 98.0 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 481 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,410 | 93.2 | −1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 12,678 | 59.4 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Jean Bray | 8,661 | 40.6 | +40.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 10,768 | 45.9 | +7.0 |
| | One Nation | Bob Dutton | 6,002 | 25.6 | −14.2 |
| | National | David Pahlke | 4,469 | 19.1 | +0.4 |
| | City Country Alliance | Jack Paff | 1,200 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Greens | Ben Glass | 1,016 | 4.3 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,455 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 390 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,845 | 94.7 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 11,645 | 57.3 | +11.5 |
| | One Nation | Bob Dutton | 8,679 | 42.7 | −11.5 |
| | Labor gain from One Nation | Labor gain from One Nation | Swing | +11.5 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 9,658 | 41.9 | −8.9 |
| | One Nation | Jack Paff | 8,900 | 38.6 | +38.6 |
| | National | Sue Wykes | 4,065 | 17.6 | −17.7 |
| | Reform | Lance Schloss | 416 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,039 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 291 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,330 | 95.0 | +1.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | One Nation | Jack Paff | 11,444 | 51.9 | +51.9 |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 10,626 | 48.1 | −7.3 |
| | One Nation gain from Labor | One Nation gain from Labor | Swing | +51.9 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 11,312 | 50.8 | −8.3 |
| | National | Jack Else | 7,873 | 35.3 | +11.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Vaughan | 3,090 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,275 | 97.8 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 511 | 2.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,786 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 12,008 | 55.5 | −7.2 |
| | National | Jack Else | 9,630 | 44.5 | +7.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.2 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 12,497 | 59.1 | +1.2 |
| | National | Jack Else | 4,958 | 23.4 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal | Pat Moore | 3,696 | 17.5 | −17.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,151 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,784 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 12,882 | 62.7 | +3.8 |
| | National | Jack Else | 7,676 | 37.3 | +37.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Livingstone | 12,434 | 62.1 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | Ken Clift | 7,600 | 37.9 | +20.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,034 | 95.8 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 888 | 4.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,922 | 91.8 | +1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
1986 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Underwood | 10,269 | 56.2 | +0.5 |
| | National | Neil Russell | 4,755 | 26.0 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal | Ken Clift | 3,247 | 17.8 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,271 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,670 | 90.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Underwood | 11,182 | 61.2 | +2.3 |
| | National | Neil Russell | 7,089 | 38.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
1983 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Underwood | 9,564 | 55.7 | +3.4 |
| | National | John Roberts | 5,191 | 30.2 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Tankey | 2,106 | 12.3 | −18.1 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Snell | 301 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,162 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,351 | 91.9 | +4.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Underwood | 10,185 | 59.4 | +5.3 |
| | National | John Roberts | 6,977 | 40.6 | +40.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Underwood | 8,280 | 52.3 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Pointing | 4,814 | 30.4 | +16.8 |
| | National | Neil Russell | 2,742 | 17.3 | −16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,836 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,016 | 87.8 | −3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Underwood | 8,573 | 54.1 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Pointing | 7,263 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Underwood | 7,776 | 52.4 | +6.4 |
| | National | Albert Hales | 5,042 | 34.0 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Barry Spark | 2,025 | 13.6 | −9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,843 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,004 | 91.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Underwood | 8,059 | 54.3 | +5.4 |
| | National | Albert Hales | 6,784 | 45.7 | −5.4 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +5.4 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 6,028 | 46.0 | −11.9 |
| | National | Albert Hales | 3,328 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
| | Liberal | Ronda Herrmann | 3,075 | 23.5 | −0.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Dredge | 676 | 5.2 | −2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,107 | 98.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 233 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,340 | 92.1 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Albert Hales | 6,622 | 50.5 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 6,485 | 49.5 | −12.0 |
| | National gain from Labor | National gain from Labor | Swing | +12.0 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 6,781 | 57.9 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Allan Whybird | 2,806 | 24.0 | −12.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Maxwell | 1,233 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | Ernest Devin | 887 | 7.6 | −2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,707 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,881 | 91.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 7,202 | 61.5 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Allan Whybird | 4,505 | 38.5 | −6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 7,128 | 53.7 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Allan Whybird | 4,861 | 36.6 | +18.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | Francis Carroll | 1,296 | 9.8 | +7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,285 | 98.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,524 | 90.9 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 7,483 | 56.3 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal | Allan Whybird | 5,802 | 43.7 | +11.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −11.3 | |
1966 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 6,211 | 47.5 | −16.3 |
| | Independent | James Finimore | 4,140 | 31.7 | +31.7 |
| | Liberal | Allan Whybird | 2,421 | 18.5 | −12.4 |
| | Queensland Labor | Leonard Maguire | 305 | 2.3 | −3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,077 | 98.7 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 170 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,247 | 90.4 | −2.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Vi Jordan | 6,652 | 50.9 | −13.9 |
| | Independent | James Finimore | 6,425 | 49.1 | +49.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −13.9 | |
1963 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ivor Marsden | 8,196 | 63.8 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Jim Cochrane | 3,966 | 30.9 | +1.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Len Maguire | 688 | 5.3 | −2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,850 | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,983 | 93.0 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ivor Marsden | 8,324 | 64.8 | |
| | Liberal | Jim Cochrane | 4,526 | 35.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1960 Queensland state election: Ipswich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ivor Marsden | 7,674 | 61.8 | |
| | Liberal | Harry Groth | 3,635 | 29.3 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Selby Guymer | 970 | 7.8 | |
| | Communist | Thomas Millar | 132 | 1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,411 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,498 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |