# Electoral results for the district of Kurwongbah

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

## Members for Kurwongbah

First incarnation (1992–2009) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Margaret Woodgate | Labor | 1992–1997 |
| | Linda Lavarch | Labor | 1997–2009 |
| Second incarnation (2017–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Shane King | Labor | 2017–present |

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

2024 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Shane King | 15,596 | 43.4 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal National | Tanya McKewen | 12,123 | 33.7 | +6.7 |
| | Greens | Jordan Martin | 3,006 | 8.4 | +1.0 |
| | One Nation | Christopher Leech | 2,789 | 7.7 | −1.3 |
| | Family First | William Ross Pitt | 1,575 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Animal Justice | Gregory Dillon | 883 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,972 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,347 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,319 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Shane King | 20,103 | 55.9 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal National | Tanya McKewen | 15,869 | 44.1 | +7.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
2020 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Shane King | 16,243 | 51.79 | +10.40 |
| | Liberal National | Kerry Petrus | 8,460 | 26.98 | +2.50 |
| | One Nation | Kim Attrill | 2,834 | 9.04 | −12.76 |
| | Greens | Earl Snijders | 2,317 | 7.39 | −1.12 |
| | Animal Justice | Heather Dwane | 787 | 2.51 | +2.51 |
| | Independent | Thor Prohaska | 721 | 2.30 | −1.53 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,362 | 96.34 | +0.77 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,192 | 3.66 | −0.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,554 | 88.72 | −0.36 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Shane King | 19,804 | 63.15 | +6.15 |
| | Liberal National | Kerry Petrus | 11,558 | 36.85 | −6.15 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.15 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Shane King | 12,255 | 41.4 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal National | Allan Cook | 7,247 | 24.5 | −14.4 |
| | One Nation | Karen Haddock | 6,452 | 21.8 | +21.8 |
| | Greens | Rachel Doherty | 2,519 | 8.5 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Thor Prohaska | 1,134 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,607 | 95.6 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,374 | 4.4 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,981 | 89.1 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Shane King | 16,874 | 57.0 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal National | Allan Cook | 12,733 | 43.0 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 17,699 | 56.48 | +1.93 |
| | National | Terry Orreal | 10,686 | 34.10 | +2.60 |
| | Greens | Terry Jones | 2,949 | 9.41 | +1.83 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,334 | 98.03 | −0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 630 | 1.97 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,964 | 92.99 | −0.62 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 18,791 | 62.36 | −0.09 |
| | National | Terry Orreal | 11,341 | 37.64 | +0.09 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.09 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 16,148 | 54.55 | −8.40 |
| | National | Terry Orreal | 9,323 | 31.50 | +31.50 |
| | Greens | Daniel Boon | 2,245 | 7.58 | +1.01 |
| | One Nation | Dean Westbury | 1,184 | 4.00 | +4.00 |
| | Independent | Connie Wood | 701 | 2.37 | +2.37 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,601 | 98.16 | +0.57 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 554 | 1.84 | −0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,155 | 93.61 | −0.72 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 17,128 | 62.45 | −10.25 |
| | National | Terry Orreal | 10,299 | 37.55 | +37.55 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.25 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 16,889 | 62.9 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal | Brenda Martin | 5,757 | 21.5 | −1.2 |
| | Greens | Kim Pantano | 1,762 | 6.6 | +0.9 |
| | Democrats | Matt Harrison | 1,460 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | City Country Alliance | Steve Purtill | 963 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,831 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 663 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,494 | 94.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 17,987 | 72.7 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Brenda Martin | 6,755 | 27.3 | −9.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 11,857 | 49.5 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Justin Kerr | 5,423 | 22.6 | −9.8 |
| | One Nation | Kim Thistlethwaite | 5,312 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Greens | Kim Pantano | 1,371 | 5.7 | −3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,963 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,319 | 94.8 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 13,847 | 63.2 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | Justin Kerr | 8,061 | 36.8 | −7.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
1997 Kurwongbah state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 10,148 | 48.19 | +3.20 |
| | Liberal | Peter Rankin | 5,238 | 24.88 | −7.48 |
| | Independent | Yvonne Moran | 3,173 | 15.07 | +15.07 |
| | Greens | Kim Pantano | 1,359 | 6.45 | −2.76 |
| | Independent | Rona Joyner | 521 | 2.47 | +2.47 |
| | Shooters | Bev Salisbury | 452 | 2.15 | +2.15 |
| | Independent | Peter Byrne | 167 | 0.79 | +0.79 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,056 | 98.14 | −0.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 400 | 1.86 | +0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,456 | 84.37 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Linda Lavarch | 11,484 | 60.20 | +4.30 |
| | Liberal | Peter Rankin | 7,580 | 39.80 | −4.30 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.30 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Margaret Woodgate | 9,810 | 45.0 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Sharkey | 7,055 | 32.4 | +12.6 |
| | Independent | Rob Akers | 2,129 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Greens | Kim Pantano | 2,009 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Confederate Action | Paul Hunter | 800 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,803 | 98.6 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 319 | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,122 | 93.0 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Margaret Woodgate | 11,326 | 55.9 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Sharkey | 8,936 | 44.1 | +7.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 7.2 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Margaret Woodgate | 11,750 | 57.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Graeme Ashworth | 4,075 | 19.8 | −2.9 |
| | National | Bruce Stewart | 3,092 | 15.0 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | Dennis Sharkey | 1,634 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,551 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 433 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,984 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Margaret Woodgate | 12,488 | 63.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Graeme Ashworth | 7,315 | 36.9 | −3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |