# Electoral results for the district of Townsville South

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

## Members for Townsville South

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Tom Aikens | NQLP | 1960–1977 |
| | Alex Wilson | Labor | 1977–1986 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1983 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 7,683 | 55.5 | +6.6 |
| | National | Dickway Goon-Chew | 5,205 | 37.6 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal | Theo Theofanes | 967 | 7.0 | -12.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,855 | 98.8 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 164 | 1.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,019 | 90.5 | +4.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 7,899 | 57.0 | -0.6 |
| | National | Dickway Goon-Chew | 5,956 | 43.0 | +0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.6 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 6,667 | 48.9 | -0.5 |
| | National | Alan Metcalfe | 3,481 | 25.5 | +25.5 |
| | Liberal | Hector Garrick | 2,630 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Independent | Francis Rossiter | 864 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,642 | 98.6 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 192 | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,834 | 86.3 | −2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 7,861 | 57.6 | +6.6 |
| | National | Alan Metcalfe | 5,781 | 42.4 | -6.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 6,621 | 49.4 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 6,173 | 46.0 | -2.5 |
| | Independent | Eric Milne | 623 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,417 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,700 | 88.6 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 6,837 | 51.0 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 6,580 | 49.0 | -1.6 |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +1.6 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 5,881 | 48.5 | -2.5 |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 4,924 | 40.6 | -0.1 |
| | Australia | Leonard Weber | 691 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Judge | 628 | 5.2 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,124 | 97.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 306 | 2.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,430 | 85.7 | −8.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 6,770 | 55.8 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 5,354 | 44.2 | +1.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 5,500 | 51.0 | -2.1 |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 4,391 | 40.7 | +6.0 |
| | Queensland Labor | Kerry Smith | 890 | 8.3 | -2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,781 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,925 | 93.9 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 6,210 | 57.6 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Alex Wilson | 4,571 | 42.4 | +1.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 8,085 | 53.1 | -10.1 |
| | Labor | Leslie Moon | 5,281 | 34.7 | -0.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Bryan Hurney | 1,653 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Communist | Francis Bishop | 206 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,225 | 98.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 224 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,449 | 90.7 | −3.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 9,013 | 59.2 | -4.7 |
| | Labor | Leslie Moon | 6,212 | 40.8 | +4.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
1966 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 9,260 | 63.2 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Arthur Trower | 5,196 | 35.5 | -4.3 |
| | Communist | Francis Bishop | 194 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,650 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 186 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,836 | 93.7 | −0.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Aikens | 9,361 | 63.9 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Arthur Trower | 5,289 | 36.1 | -3.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
1963 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NQ Labor | Tom Aikens | 8,229 | 60.2 | -6.6 |
| | Labor | Arthur Trower | 5,450 | 39.8 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,679 | 99.0 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 1.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,819 | 94.0 | +0.7 |
| | NQ Labor hold | NQ Labor hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
1960 Queensland state election: Townsville South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NQ Labor | Tom Aikens | 8,501 | 66.8 | |
| | Labor | Bill Edmonds | 4,216 | 33.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,717 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,940 | 93.3 | |
| | NQ Labor win | NQ Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |