# Electoral results for the district of Thuringowa

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

## Members for Thuringowa

| Member | Party | Term |
| Ken McElligott | Labor | 1986–1998 |
| Ken Turner | One Nation | 1998–1999 |
| Ken Turner | Independent | 1999–2001 |
| Anita Phillips | Labor | 2001–2004 |
| Craig Wallace | Labor | 2004–2012 |
| Sam Cox | Liberal National | 2012–2015 |
| Aaron Harper | Labor | 2015–2024 |
| Natalie Marr | Liberal National | 2024–present |

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

2024 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Natalie Marr | 12,970 | 41.8 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 9,102 | 29.4 | −7.5 |
| | Katter's Australian | Reuben Richardson | 4,348 | 14.0 | −2.1 |
| | One Nation | Steven Clare | 1,996 | 6.4 | −3.4 |
| | Greens | Roxanne Kennedy-Perriman | 1,392 | 4.5 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Natasha Lane | 1,216 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,024 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,567 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,591 | | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Natalie Marr | 18,592 | 59.9 | +13.2 |
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 12,432 | 40.1 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +13.2 | |
2020 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 10,922 | 36.83 | +4.63 |
| | Liberal National | Natalie Marr | 9,022 | 30.42 | +9.20 |
| | Katter's Australian | Julianne Wood | 4,780 | 16.12 | +0.53 |
| | One Nation | Jeni Alexander | 2,907 | 9.80 | −10.35 |
| | Greens | Heidi Hardisty | 1,476 | 4.98 | −0.62 |
| | United Australia | Michael (Blu) Turner | 547 | 1.84 | +1.84 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,654 | 96.17 | +1.28 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,182 | 3.83 | −1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,836 | 85.57 | −1.22 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 15,790 | 53.25 | +2.10 |
| | Liberal National | Natalie Marr | 13,864 | 46.75 | −2.10 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.10 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 9,394 | 32.2 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal National | Nick Martinez | 6,191 | 21.2 | −13.0 |
| | One Nation | Mark Thornton | 5,878 | 20.2 | +14.3 |
| | Katter's Australian | Terry Fox | 4,546 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | Greens | Mike Rubenach | 1,633 | 5.6 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen Lane | 1,527 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,169 | 94.9 | −2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,572 | 5.1 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,741 | 86.8 | −1.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 15,795 | 54.1 | −2.4 |
| | One Nation | Mark Thornton | 13,374 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
2015 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 11,584 | 39.51 | +12.15 |
| | Liberal National | Sam Cox | 9,945 | 33.92 | −2.22 |
| | Palmer United | Ian Ferguson | 3,407 | 11.62 | +11.62 |
| | One Nation | Jeff Knuth | 2,161 | 7.37 | +7.37 |
| | Greens | Karen Thompson | 1,028 | 3.51 | −0.12 |
| | Family First | Michael Waters | 617 | 2.10 | −0.65 |
| | Independent | Margaret Bell | 579 | 1.97 | +1.97 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,321 | 97.37 | +0.07 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 792 | 2.63 | −0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,113 | 89.49 | −0.29 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Aaron Harper | 14,312 | 55.54 | +12.20 |
| | Liberal National | Sam Cox | 11,456 | 44.46 | −12.20 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal National | Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +12.20 | |
2012 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal National | Sam Cox | 9,837 | 36.14 | +2.28 |
| | Katter's Australian | Steve Todeschini | 8,201 | 30.13 | +30.13 |
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 7,448 | 27.36 | −21.78 |
| | Greens | Bernie Williams | 986 | 3.62 | −0.64 |
| | Family First | Adrian Britton | 749 | 2.75 | +2.75 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,221 | 97.30 | +0.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 754 | 2.70 | −0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,975 | 89.78 | −0.08 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Sam Cox | 10,857 | 51.38 | +9.85 |
| | Katter's Australian | Steve Todeschini | 10,274 | 48.62 | +48.62 |
| | Liberal National gain from Labor | Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 12,830 | 49.1 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal National | Tony Elms | 8,841 | 33.9 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Ken Turner | 2,793 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Greens | Frank Reilly | 1,113 | 4.3 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Paul Lynam | 534 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,111 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 807 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,918 | 89.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 13,574 | 58.5 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal National | Tony Elms | 9,641 | 41.5 | +8.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.4 | |
2006 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 16,613 | 60.5 | +15.7 |
| | National | Rod Hardacre | 7,815 | 28.5 | +3.0 |
| | Greens | Frank Reilly | 1,698 | 6.2 | +0.5 |
| | One Nation | Bill Hankin | 1,311 | 4.8 | −5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,437 | 96.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 871 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,308 | 90.8 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 17,255 | 67.0 | +9.1 |
| | National | Rod Hardacre | 8,493 | 33.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 11,647 | 44.8 | +3.8 |
| | National | Sandra Chesney | 6,635 | 25.5 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | David Moyle | 3,338 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | One Nation | Bill Hankin | 2,550 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Greens | Meg Davis | 1,491 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | John Ryan | 350 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,011 | 97.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 755 | 2.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,766 | 92.1 | −0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Wallace | 12,982 | 57.9 | +4.3 |
| | National | Sandra Chesney | 9,441 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anita Phillips | 9,952 | 41.0 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Ken Turner | 6,258 | 25.8 | +25.8 |
| | National | Neil Weekes | 4,532 | 18.7 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Marnie Nelson | 2,447 | 10.1 | −7.6 |
| | City Country Alliance | Adam Morton | 762 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Wolfe Lindner | 311 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,262 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,895 | 93.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anita Phillips | 11,052 | 53.6 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | Ken Turner | 9,581 | 46.4 | +46.4 |
| | Labor gain from One Nation | Labor gain from One Nation | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 8,976 | 35.1 | −11.3 |
| | One Nation | Ken Turner | 8,918 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
| | Liberal | David Moore | 4,430 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| | National | Ross Contarino | 2,434 | 9.5 | −34.6 |
| | Democrats | Annette Reed | 518 | 2.0 | −7.4 |
| | Independent | Lilian Malcolm | 278 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,554 | 98.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 405 | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,959 | 93.4 | +2.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | One Nation | Ken Turner | 13,720 | 56.6 | +56.6 |
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 10,508 | 43.4 | −8.0 |
| | One Nation gain from Labor | One Nation gain from Labor | Swing | +56.6 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 10,406 | 46.5 | −5.6 |
| | National | Richard Lane | 9,881 | 44.1 | +15.7 |
| | Democrats | Annette Reed | 2,111 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,398 | 98.2 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 419 | 1.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,817 | 90.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 11,292 | 51.4 | −5.7 |
| | National | Richard Lane | 10,673 | 48.6 | +5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 10,062 | 52.1 | −3.4 |
| | National | Sandra Chesney | 5,482 | 28.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Harold Burch | 2,980 | 15.4 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Daro Maroevic | 795 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,319 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 523 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,842 | 92.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 10,627 | 57.1 | −1.9 |
| | National | Sandra Chesney | 7,973 | 42.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 13,513 | 56.5 | +10.9 |
| | National | Reg Fenton | 6,008 | 25.1 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | Sandra Chesney | 4,397 | 18.4 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,918 | 96.4 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 893 | 3.6 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,811 | 89.0 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 14,351 | 60.0 | +9.3 |
| | National | Reg Fenton | 9,567 | 40.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.3 | |
1986 Queensland state election: Thuringowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 8,696 | 45.9 | |
| | National | Bronwyn Walker | 6,757 | 35.6 | |
| | Liberal | Allan Paulsen | 3,513 | 18.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,966 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 347 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,313 | 89.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ken McElligott | 9,624 | 50.7 | −3.5 |
| | National | Bronwyn Walker | 9,342 | 49.3 | +3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.5 | |