# Electoral results for the district of South Brisbane

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

## Members for South Brisbane

First incarnation (1860–1878, 1 member) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Henry Richards | Unaligned | 1860–1863 |
| | Thomas Stephens | Unaligned | 1863–1875 |
| | Richard Kingsford | Unaligned | 1875–1878 |
| Second incarnation (1878–1912, 2 members) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Richard Kingsford | Unaligned | 1878–1883 |
| | Angus Mackay | Unaligned | 1878–1880 |
| | Simon Fraser | Unaligned | 1880–1888 |
| | Henry Jordan | Unaligned | 1883–1888 |
| | Henry Jordan | Unaligned | 1888–1890 |
| | Abraham Luya | Unaligned | 1888–1893 |
| | Arthur Morry | Unaligned | 1890–1893 |
| | Harry Turley | Labor | 1893–1899 |
| | Charles Midson | Ministerialist | 1893–1896 |
| | Charles Midson | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1896–1904 |
| | Abraham Luya | Unaligned | 1899 |
| | Harry Turley | Labor | 1899–1902 |
| | Alec Lamont | Ministerialist | 1902–1904 |
| | William Reinhold | Labor | 1904–1907 |
| | Thomas Bouchard | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1904–1908 |
| | Peter Airey | Ministerialist/Independent Opposition | 1908–1909 |
| | John Huxham | Opposition/Ministerialist | 1908–1909 |
| | Thomas Bouchard | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1909–1912 |
| | James Allan | Unaligned | 1909–1912 |
| Third incarnation (1912–present, 1 member) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Thomas Bouchard | Ministerialist/Opposition | 1912–1915 |
| | Edgar Free | Labor | 1915–1920 |
| | Myles Ferricks | Labor | 1920–1929 |
| | Neil MacGroarty | Country and Progressive National | 1929–1932 |
| | Vince Gair | Labor | 1932–1957 |
| | Vince Gair | Queensland Labor | 1957–1960 |
| | Col Bennett | Labor | 1960–1972 |
| | Fred Bromley | Labor | 1972–1974 |
| | Colin Lamont | Liberal | 1974–1977 |
| | Jim Fouras | Labor | 1977–1986 |
| | Anne Warner | Labor | 1986–1995 |
| | Anna Bligh | Labor | 1995–2012 |
| | Jackie Trad | Labor | 2012–2020 |
| | Amy MacMahon | Greens | 2020–2024 |
| | Barbara O'Shea | Labor | 2024–present |

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

2024 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Amy MacMahon | 12,146 | 34.7 | −3.2 |
| | Labor | Barbara O'Shea | 11,192 | 32.0 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal National | Marita Parkinson | 10,472 | 29.9 | +7.1 |
| | One Nation | Richard Henderson | 1,179 | 3.4 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,989 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 874 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,863 | | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barbara O'Shea | 19,613 | 56.1 | +11.4 |
| | Greens | Amy MacMahon | 15,376 | 43.9 | −11.4 |
| | Labor gain from Greens | Labor gain from Greens | Swing | +11.4 | |
2020 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Amy MacMahon | 12,631 | 37.89 | +3.54 |
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 11,471 | 34.41 | −1.59 |
| | Liberal National | Clem Grehan | 7,616 | 22.85 | −1.49 |
| | One Nation | Rosalie Taxis | 573 | 1.72 | +1.72 |
| | Independent | John Meyer | 441 | 1.32 | +1.32 |
| | Independent | John Jiggens | 398 | 1.19 | +1.19 |
| | United Australia | Marcus Thorne | 206 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,336 | 97.42 | +1.07 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 882 | 2.58 | −1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,218 | 87.98 | +4.26 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | | 68.60 | |
| | Liberal National | Clem Grehan | | 31.40 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Amy MacMahon | 18,450 | 55.35 | +8.90 |
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 14,886 | 44.65 | −8.90 |
| | Greens gain from Labor | Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +8.90 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 10,007 | 36.0 | −6.0 |
| | Greens | Amy MacMahon | 9,549 | 34.4 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal National | Simon Quinn | 6,764 | 24.3 | −8.0 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Cameron Murray | 516 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | People Decide | Karel Boele | 484 | 1.7 | −1.2 |
| | Ind. Animal Justice | Karagh-Mae Kelly | 249 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Frank Jordan | 230 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,799 | 96.4 | −2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,052 | 3.6 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,851 | 83.7 | +3.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 14,887 | 53.6 | −10.2 |
| | Greens | Amy MacMahon | 12,912 | 46.5 | +46.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.2 | |
2015 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 12,355 | 42.71 | +4.15 |
| | Liberal National | Fiona Ward | 9,321 | 32.22 | −5.85 |
| | Greens | Jonathan Sri | 6,320 | 21.85 | +3.78 |
| | Independent | Karel Boele | 930 | 3.22 | +1.32 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,926 | 98.35 | +0.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 484 | 1.65 | −0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,410 | 86.75 | −0.36 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 17,697 | 63.79 | +9.13 |
| | Liberal National | Fiona Ward | 10,045 | 36.21 | −9.13 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.13 | |
2012 South Brisbane state by-election, 28 April 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Clem Grehan | 7,761 | 38.0 | –0.1 |
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 6,720 | 32.9 | –5.7 |
| | Greens | Jo-Anne Bragg | 3,960 | 19.4 | +1.3 |
| | DS4SEQ | Penny Panorea | 751 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Katter's Australian | Robert Wardrop | 435 | 2.1 | –1.3 |
| | Independent | Jason McKenzie | 349 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Family First | Penny McCreery | 261 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent Socialist Alliance | Liam Flenady | 189 | 0.9 | –1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,426 | 98.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 383 | 1.8 | –0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,809 | 67.5 | –19.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jackie Trad | 8,963 | 51.7 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal National | Clem Grehan | 8,388 | 48.3 | +3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –3.0 | |
2012 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 10,015 | 38.57 | −9.85 |
| | Liberal National | Clem Grehan | 9,887 | 38.07 | +10.16 |
| | Greens | Jo-Anne Bragg | 4,692 | 18.07 | +0.66 |
| | Katter's Australian | Robert Wardrop | 883 | 3.40 | +3.40 |
| | Independent Socialist Alliance | Liam Flenady | 491 | 1.89 | +1.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,968 | 97.94 | −0.25 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 547 | 2.06 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,515 | 87.11 | +0.67 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 12,977 | 54.66 | −10.35 |
| | Liberal National | Clem Grehan | 10,763 | 45.34 | +10.35 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.35 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 12,243 | 48.4 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal National | Mary Carroll | 7,058 | 27.9 | +2.6 |
| | Greens | Gary Kane | 4,402 | 17.4 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Merilyn Haines | 409 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Sam Watson | 344 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Greg Martin | 330 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | DS4SEQ | David Rendell | 304 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Derek Rosborough | 148 | 0.6 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Matt Coates | 46 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,284 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 467 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,751 | 86.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 14,697 | 65.0 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal National | Mary Carroll | 7,911 | 35.0 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
2006 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 12,636 | 51.5 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Lynne Jennings | 6,212 | 25.3 | +1.2 |
| | Greens | Gary Kane | 5,269 | 21.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Derek Rosborough | 405 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,522 | 98.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 455 | 1.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,977 | 85.3 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 15,296 | 68.4 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | Lynne Jennings | 7,071 | 31.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
2004 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 12,848 | 53.1 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal | Alister Cowper | 5,839 | 24.1 | +4.4 |
| | Greens | Juanita Wheeler | 4,847 | 20.0 | +11.0 |
| | Independent | Lynda Hansen | 680 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,214 | 97.8 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 552 | 2.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,766 | 85.7 | −2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 16,150 | 71.1 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | Alister Cowper | 6,577 | 28.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.8 | |
2001 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 14,329 | 59.9 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Jason Chappel | 4,720 | 19.7 | −7.1 |
| | Greens | Mark Taylor | 2,150 | 9.0 | +8.3 |
| | Democrats | Crystal Lagos | 985 | 4.1 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Murray Swan | 777 | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Guy Freemarijuana | 653 | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Adam Baker | 310 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,924 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 638 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,562 | 88.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 16,377 | 74.9 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Jason Chappel | 5,479 | 25.1 | −9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 10,591 | 53.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Leo Tsimpikas | 5,209 | 26.3 | −7.7 |
| | One Nation | Raymond Meiers | 1,592 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | Democrats | Anthony Lee | 1,013 | 5.1 | −3.7 |
| | Independent | Guy Freemarijuana | 527 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Murray Swan | 375 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Coral Wynter | 278 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Australia First | Mario Zocchi | 185 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Reform | Chris Ray | 66 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,836 | 98.3 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 351 | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,187 | 90.0 | +3.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 12,390 | 66.3 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | Leo Tsimpikas | 6,300 | 33.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
1995 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 9,409 | 51.2 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal | Marcus Clark | 6,243 | 33.9 | +6.4 |
| | Democrats | Althea Smith | 1,624 | 8.8 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Tony Kneipp | 742 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Geoff Wilson | 375 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,393 | 96.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 579 | 3.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,972 | 86.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Bligh | 10,803 | 60.7 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal | Marcus Clark | 6,996 | 39.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.8 | |
1992 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 11,970 | 61.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Mark Bromback | 5,389 | 27.5 | +7.0 |
| | Indigenous Peoples | Netta Tyson | 1,247 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Democrats | Andrew Bartlett | 963 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,569 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 691 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,260 | 86.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 13,020 | 68.5 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Mark Bromback | 5,989 | 31.5 | −3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 10,037 | 57.9 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | Heather Scantlebury | 3,547 | 20.5 | −0.5 |
| | National | Peter Peters | 2,094 | 12.1 | −15.7 |
| | Greens | Peter Hutton | 1,656 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,334 | 96.4 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 639 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,973 | 85.7 | −2.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 10,947 | 64.0 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | Heather Scantlebury | 6,157 | 36.0 | −9.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
1986 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 8,222 | 48.1 | −6.9 |
| | National | Leo Tsimpikas | 4,754 | 27.8 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Guri Lluka | 3,595 | 21.0 | +6.9 |
| | Socialist Workers | Susanne Bolton | 533 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,104 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 604 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,708 | 88.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 9,273 | 54.2 | −2.6 |
| | National | Leo Tsimpikas | 7,831 | 45.8 | +2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
1983 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fouras | 7,476 | 55.0 | +2.7 |
| | National | Malcolm Ellis | 4,052 | 29.8 | +29.8 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Miller | 1,914 | 14.1 | −30.2 |
| | Socialist | Ivan Ivanoff | 155 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,597 | 97.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 2.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,979 | 87.8 | +3.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fouras | 7,982 | 58.7 | +4.7 |
| | National | Malcolm Ellis | 5,615 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
1980 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fouras | 7,006 | 52.3 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Colin Lamont | 5,935 | 44.3 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Edward Grevsmuhl | 444 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,385 | 97.5 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 336 | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,721 | 84.1 | −4.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fouras | 7,228 | 54.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Colin Lamont | 6,157 | 46.0 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Fouras | 7,510 | 51.9 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | David Smith | 6,312 | 43.6 | −10.5 |
| | Progress | William Everaarps | 649 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,471 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,900 | 88.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Fouras | 7,705 | 53.2 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | David Smith | 6,766 | 46.8 | −7.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.3 | |
1974 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Colin Lamont | 6,414 | 55.0 | +29.6 |
| | Labor | Fred Bromley | 5,250 | 45.0 | −4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,664 | 97.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,913 | 83.9 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +16.0 | |
1972 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Bromley | 5,609 | 49.4 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Fenton | 2,885 | 25.4 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | Col Bennett | 2,227 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Viliam Simek | 591 | 5.2 | −3.4 |
| | Independent | Anton Terpstra | 47 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,359 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,734 | 91.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Bromley | 6,933 | 61.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Fenton | 4,426 | 39.0 | −4.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 5,193 | 59.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Alan Brown | 2,621 | 29.9 | −0.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | John O'Connell | 757 | 8.6 | +0.2 |
| | Socialist | Victor Slater | 199 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,770 | 97.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 273 | 3.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,043 | 84.4 | −3.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 5,493 | 62.3 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Alan Brown | 3,277 | 37.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
1966 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 5,736 | 58.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Schuurs | 3,033 | 30.8 | −0.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Mervyn Eunson | 822 | 8.4 | −5.3 |
| | Communist | Warren Bowden | 258 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,849 | 96.9 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 3.1 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,166 | 88.2 | −3.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 6,096 | 61.9 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Schuurs | 3,753 | 38.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
1963 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 5,768 | 54.9 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Horan | 3,298 | 31.4 | +4.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Greg Kehoe | 1,444 | 13.7 | −15.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,510 | 96.8 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 344 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,854 | 91.7 | +3.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 6,037 | 57.4 | |
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Horan | 4,473 | 42.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1960 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Col Bennett | 5,011 | 43.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Vince Gair | 3,294 | 28.9 |
| | Liberal | Charles O'Brien | 3,106 | 27.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,411 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,620 | 88.0 |
| | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Queensland Labor | Vince Gair | 3,598 | 44.1 | +44.1 |
| | Liberal | William Henry | 2,593 | 31.8 | +31.8 |
| | Labor | Tom Doyle | 1,974 | 24.2 | −34.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,165 | 98.7 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 1.3 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,269 | 93.7 | +1.8 |
| | Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1956 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 4,736 | 58.6 | −6.0 |
| | Independent | Frank Roberts | 2,731 | 33.8 | +33.8 |
| | Independent | Jack Noonan | 611 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,078 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,201 | 91.9 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1953 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,847 | 64.6 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Wadeson | 2,787 | 30.8 | −12.7 |
| | Independent | John Parker | 418 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,052 | 98.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,186 | 90.4 | −1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.2 | |
1950 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,651 | 56.5 |
| | Liberal | Allan McLeod | 4,347 | 43.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,998 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,113 | 91.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 6,072 | 53.1 | −3.2 |
| | People's Party | Winston Noble | 5,369 | 46.9 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,441 | 98.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 234 | 2.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,675 | 91.8 | +9.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
1944 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,940 | 56.3 | −0.4 |
| | People's Party | Robert Lincoln | 4,611 | 43.7 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,551 | 97.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,814 | 82.8 | −5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
1941 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,740 | 56.7 | +6.9 |
| | United Australia | Daniel Rowley | 4,393 | 43.3 | +12.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,133 | 97.5 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 256 | 2.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,389 | 88.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,105 | 49.8 | −17.8 |
| | United Australia | William Kingwell | 3,135 | 30.6 | −1.8 |
| | Protestant Labor | James McCann | 2,016 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,256 | 99.1 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.9 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,353 | 93.1 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 5,295 | 55.4 | −12.2 |
| | United Australia | William Kingwell | 4,260 | 44.6 | +12.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −12.2 | |
1935 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 6,405 | 67.6 |
| | CPNP | Robert Paine | 3,065 | 32.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,470 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 287 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,757 | 92.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1932 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Vince Gair | 4,737 | 52.2 |
| | CPNP | Neil MacGroarty | 3,972 | 43.8 |
| | Queensland Party | Joseph Clancy | 364 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,073 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,255 | 94.7 |
| | Labor gain from CPNP | Labor gain from CPNP | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | Neil MacGroarty | 3,183 | 55.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Myles Ferricks | 2,606 | 45.0 | −5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,789 | 98.2 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,894 | 86.9 | −0.5 |
| | CPNP gain from Labor | CPNP gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |
1926 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Myles Ferricks | 3,006 | 50.8 | −2.3 |
| | CPNP | Alec McGill | 2,907 | 49.2 | +7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,888 | 99.1 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,967 | 87.4 | +2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1923 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Myles Ferricks | 3,155 | 53.1 | +1.5 |
| | United | John Kessell | 2,450 | 41.3 | −7.1 |
| | Independent | Charles Gabbert | 333 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,938 | 97.6 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 2.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,084 | 84.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1920 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Myles Ferricks | 3,063 | 51.6 | −3.4 |
| | National | James Davey | 2,877 | 48.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,940 | 98.3 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.7 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,042 | 79.0 | −1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edgar Free | 2,986 | 55.0 | −4.4 |
| | National | Albert Harte | 2,440 | 45.0 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,426 | 98.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 1.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,513 | 80.6 | −6.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
1915 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edgar Free | 2,693 | 59.4 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | John Burke | 1,842 | 40.6 | −9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,535 | 98.0 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 2.0 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,628 | 86.6 | +9.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.8 | |
1912 Queensland state election: South Brisbane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Bouchard | 1,914 | 50.4 |
| | Labor | Joseph Sherry | 1,882 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,796 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,822 | 77.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |