# Electoral results for the district of Lytton

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

## Members for Lytton

| Member | Party | Term |
| Tom Burns | Labor | 1972–1996 |
| Paul Lucas | Labor | 1996–2012 |
| Neil Symes | Liberal National | 2012–2015 |
| Joan Pease | Labor | 2015–present |

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

2024 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 14,003 | 40.2 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal National | Chad Gardiner | 13,146 | 37.7 | +7.3 |
| | Greens | Jade Whitla | 3,932 | 11.3 | +0.7 |
| | One Nation | David White | 1,926 | 5.5 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Craig Moore | 1,158 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Family First | James (Jim) Vote | 681 | 2.0 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,846 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,164 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,010 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 18,470 | 53.0 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal National | Chad Gardiner | 16,376 | 47.0 | +10.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -10.3 | |
2020 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 17,067 | 52.21 | +3.28 |
| | Liberal National | Gordon Walters | 9,955 | 30.45 | +6.13 |
| | Greens | Ken Austin | 3,450 | 10.55 | −0.79 |
| | One Nation | Debra Smith | 1,289 | 3.94 | −11.46 |
| | Informed Medical Options | Georgia Phillips | 606 | 1.85 | +1.85 |
| | United Australia | Jonathan Spaits | 321 | 0.98 | +0.98 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,688 | 97.45 | +0.69 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 856 | 2.55 | −0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,544 | 89.76 | −0.10 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 20,708 | 63.35 | +1.33 |
| | Liberal National | Gordon Walters | 11,980 | 36.65 | −1.33 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.33 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 15,416 | 48.9 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal National | Karren Strahan | 7,663 | 24.3 | −11.9 |
| | One Nation | Suzanne Black | 4,854 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| | Greens | Ken Austin | 3,573 | 11.3 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,506 | 96.8 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,057 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,563 | 89.9 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 19,541 | 62.0 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal National | Karren Strahan | 11,965 | 38.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
2015 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 14,368 | 49.00 | +9.71 |
| | Liberal National | Neil Symes | 10,657 | 36.35 | −7.32 |
| | Greens | Dave Nelson | 2,616 | 8.92 | +0.84 |
| | Independent | Tamera Michel | 849 | 2.90 | +2.90 |
| | Independent | Jamie Evans | 831 | 2.83 | +2.83 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,321 | 98.11 | +0.63 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 564 | 1.89 | −0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,885 | 91.30 | −0.89 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joan Pease | 16,754 | 59.80 | +11.38 |
| | Liberal National | Neil Symes | 11,265 | 40.20 | −11.38 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal National | Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +11.38 | |
2012 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Neil Symes | 12,181 | 43.66 | +11.43 |
| | Labor | Daniel Cheverton | 10,961 | 39.29 | −13.20 |
| | Greens | Daniel Crute | 2,256 | 8.09 | +0.96 |
| | Katter's Australian | Jim Vote | 1,881 | 6.74 | +6.74 |
| | Independent | Russell McVey | 618 | 2.22 | +2.22 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,897 | 97.49 | −0.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 719 | 2.51 | +0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,616 | 92.19 | −0.49 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Neil Symes | 13,101 | 51.58 | +13.79 |
| | Labor | Daniel Cheverton | 12,299 | 48.42 | −13.79 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +13.79 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 14,594 | 52.5 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal National | Ryan Murphy | 8,960 | 32.2 | +3.1 |
| | Greens | Daniel Crute | 1,982 | 7.1 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | Trish Kelly | 1,526 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | DS4SEQ | Neil Plevey | 739 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,801 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 528 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,329 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 15,968 | 62.2 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal National | Ryan Murphy | 9,699 | 37.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.0 | |
2006 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 14,398 | 59.3 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Wiklund | 6,892 | 28.4 | −0.6 |
| | Greens | David Wyatt | 2,992 | 12.3 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,282 | 97.9 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 514 | 2.1 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,796 | 92.0 | −1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 15,390 | 66.8 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Wiklund | 7,633 | 33.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 15,128 | 61.8 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | Glenn Weymouth | 7,104 | 29.0 | +7.1 |
| | Greens | Panche Hadzi-Andonov | 2,242 | 9.2 | −2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,474 | 97.9 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 527 | 2.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,001 | 93.2 | −1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 15,958 | 67.9 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal | Glenn Weymouth | 7,553 | 32.1 | +6.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 16,305 | 66.9 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal | Vincent Ladner | 5,329 | 21.9 | −5.4 |
| | Greens | Fay Smith | 2,736 | 11.2 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,370 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 697 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,067 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 17,150 | 74.4 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | Vincent Ladner | 5,902 | 25.6 | −7.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 12,579 | 59.8 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Tony Murphy | 5,859 | 27.9 | −7.1 |
| | Democrats | Marianne Dickie | 1,385 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Greens | Rob Wilson | 1,207 | 5.7 | −3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,030 | 97.5 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 540 | 2.5 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,570 | 94.3 | +1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 13,730 | 67.4 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Tony Murphy | 6,626 | 32.6 | −6.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
1996 Lytton state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 10,832 | 54.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | Jenny Mansell | 5,480 | 27.7 | −7.3 |
| | Democrats | Marianne Dickie | 1,223 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Shooters | Wendy Kelly | 750 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Nigel Freemarijuana | 608 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Greens | Norma Nord | 570 | 2.9 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | B Groom | 147 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | B Richardson | 131 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Steve Purtill | 47 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,788 | 98.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 1.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,017 | 88.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 11,952 | 66.1 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Jenny Mansell | 6,129 | 33.9 | −4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 11,395 | 56.2 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal | Jenny Mansell | 7,098 | 35.0 | +4.8 |
| | Greens | Bert Nord | 1,786 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,279 | 98.4 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 321 | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,600 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 12,266 | 61.3 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | Jenny Mansell | 7,740 | 38.7 | +8.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.5 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 14,465 | 69.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Tom McKaskill | 6,248 | 30.2 | +13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,713 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 499 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,212 | 93.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 14,243 | 71.6 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Dutton | 3,313 | 16.7 | +3.1 |
| | National | Victor Sirl | 2,328 | 11.7 | −12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,884 | 97.5 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 511 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,395 | 92.8 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 14,416 | 72.5 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Dutton | 5,468 | 27.5 | −6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
1986 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 11,472 | 62.5 | −8.9 |
| | National | Liz Upton | 4,382 | 23.9 | +23.9 |
| | Liberal | Daryl Mercer | 2,503 | 13.6 | −15.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,357 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 369 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,726 | 92.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 12,171 | 66.3 | +3.2 |
| | National | Liz Upton | 6,186 | 33.7 | +33.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
1983 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 10,670 | 71.4 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | Moyra Bidstrup | 4,276 | 28.6 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,946 | 97.6 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 364 | 2.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,310 | 92.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 10,543 | 73.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Moyra Bidstrup | 3,784 | 26.4 | −6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,327 | 98.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,624 | 89.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 9,809 | 67.0 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Bristow | 4,835 | 33.0 | −10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,644 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 219 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,863 | 92.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.3 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 8,165 | 56.7 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal | John Ivers | 6,225 | 43.3 | +17.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,390 | 98.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,603 | 90.2 | −4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −12.6 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Lytton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 8,376 | 68.2 | |
| | Liberal | John Ottway | 3,163 | 25.8 | |
| | Queensland Labor | John O'Connell | 735 | 6.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,274 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 200 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,474 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Burns | 8,500 | 69.3 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | John Ottway | 3,774 | 30.7 | −1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.7 | |