# Electoral results for the district of Capalaba

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

## Members for Capalaba

| Member | Party | Term |
| Jim Elder | Labor | 1992–2000 |
| Jim Elder | Independent | 2000–2001 |
| Michael Choi | Labor | 2001–2012 |
| Steve Davies | Liberal National | 2012–2015 |
| Don Brown | Labor | 2015–2024 |
| Russell Field | Liberal National | 2024-present |

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

2024 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Russell Field | 13,526 | 45.0 | +14.1 |
| | Labor | Don Brown | 11,037 | 36.7 | −11.5 |
| | Greens | Donna Weston | 3,393 | 11.3 | +3.3 |
| | One Nation | David Schmid | 2,106 | 7.0 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,062 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 951 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,013 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Russell Field | 15,693 | 52.2 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Don Brown | 14,369 | 47.8 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +12.0 | |
2020 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Brown | 15,160 | 48.21 | +5.36 |
| | Liberal National | Bev Walters | 9,719 | 30.91 | +5.56 |
| | Greens | Michael Metzen | 2,500 | 7.95 | −0.49 |
| | Independent | Paul Branagan | 1,655 | 5.26 | +5.26 |
| | One Nation | Neal Gilmore | 1,631 | 5.19 | −14.31 |
| | Informed Medical Options | Marilyn Winters | 530 | 1.69 | +1.69 |
| | Civil Liberties & Motorists | Peter Callil | 252 | 0.80 | +0.80 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,447 | 96.19 | +0.51 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,246 | 3.81 | −0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,693 | 90.37 | +0.10 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Brown | 18,807 | 59.81 | +1.95 |
| | Liberal National | Bev Walters | 12,640 | 40.19 | −1.95 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.95 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Brown | 13,065 | 43.0 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal National | Cameron Leafe | 7,696 | 25.3 | −14.8 |
| | One Nation | Paul Taylor | 5,922 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Greens | Joshua Sanderson | 2,563 | 8.4 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Jason Lavender | 1,166 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,412 | 95.7 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,360 | 4.3 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,772 | 88.5 | −1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Brown | 17,948 | 57.9 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal National | Cameron Leafe | 13,073 | 42.1 | −1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
2015 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Don Brown | 14,046 | 47.94 | +9.57 |
| | Liberal National | Steve Davies | 11,602 | 39.60 | −6.94 |
| | Greens | Erin Payne | 3,649 | 12.46 | +4.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,297 | 97.40 | −0.09 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 782 | 2.60 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,079 | 91.80 | −1.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Don Brown | 16,160 | 57.06 | +10.79 |
| | Liberal National | Steve Davies | 12,163 | 42.94 | −10.79 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal National | Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +10.79 | |
2012 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Steve Davies | 13,345 | 46.54 | +9.63 |
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 11,004 | 38.37 | −14.90 |
| | Greens | Penny Allman-Payne | 2,168 | 7.56 | −2.26 |
| | Katter's Australian | Graeme Moorhouse | 1,708 | 5.96 | +5.96 |
| | One Nation | David Chidgey | 450 | 1.57 | +1.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,675 | 97.49 | −0.45 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 738 | 2.51 | +0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,413 | 92.97 | +0.28 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Steve Davies | 14,144 | 53.73 | +13.40 |
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 12,182 | 46.27 | −13.40 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +13.40 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 15,286 | 53.3 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal National | Paul Gleeson | 10,591 | 36.9 | +6.5 |
| | Greens | Chad Kirby | 2,817 | 9.8 | −1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,694 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 605 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,299 | 92.69 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 16,354 | 59.7 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal National | Paul Gleeson | 11,055 | 40.3 | +5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.1 | |
2006 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 14,447 | 59.1 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Trish Symons | 7,207 | 29.5 | −1.3 |
| | Greens | Greg Thomas | 2,775 | 11.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,429 | 97.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 600 | 2.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,029 | 92.5 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 15,299 | 66.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Trish Symons | 7,821 | 33.8 | −1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 14,521 | 59.2 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal | Phill Costello | 7,553 | 30.8 | +18.2 |
| | Greens | Bob Knowles | 2,449 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,523 | 97.4 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 650 | 2.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,173 | 93.6 | −0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 15,172 | 65.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Phill Costello | 8,112 | 34.8 | +34.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 10,577 | 43.6 | −10.6 |
| | Independent | Murray Elliott | 3,835 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Independent | Toni Bowler | 3,403 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal | Phill Costello | 3,051 | 12.6 | −14.7 |
| | One Nation | Mike O'Rourke | 2,958 | 12.2 | +9.8 |
| | Independent | Mary Brown | 272 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Les Reimers | 158 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,254 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,887 | 94.5 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Choi | 11,650 | 64.6 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Toni Bowler | 6,379 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Elder | 11,398 | 54.9 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Richard Ferrett | 5,748 | 27.7 | −13.6 |
| | Independent | David Exelby | 2,412 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Greens | Julie-Anne O'Donohue | 1,215 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,773 | 97.7 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 496 | 2.3 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,269 | 93.9 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Elder | 12,341 | 63.7 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Richard Ferrett | 7,027 | 36.3 | −5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Elder | 11,377 | 58.7 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Uhr | 7,995 | 41.3 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,372 | 97.6 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | 2.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,840 | 93.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.9 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Capalaba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Elder | 11,728 | 64.7 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Bill Vaughan | 6,408 | 35.3 | +18.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,136 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 522 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,658 | 92.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |