# Electoral results for the district of Townsville West

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

## Members for Townsville West

| Member | Party | Term |
| Perc Tucker | Labor | 1972–1974 |
| Max Hooper | National | 1974–1980 |
| Geoff Smith | Labor | 1980–1986 |

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

1983 Queensland state election: Townsville West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Smith | 7,605 | 51.2 | -1.3 |
| | National | Clifford Donohue | 4,700 | 31.6 | -13.5 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Tyrell | 1,845 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Independent | Ron Aitken | 709 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,859 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,054 | 88.5 | +1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Smith | 8,372 | 56.3 | +1.9 |
| | National | Clifford Donohue | 6,487 | 43.7 | -1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Townsville West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Smith | 7,356 | 52.5 | +8.3 |
| | National | Max Hooper | 6,321 | 45.1 | +13.8 |
| | Communist | Frank Bishop | 325 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,002 | 98.2 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,265 | 86.9 | −0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Smith | 7,616 | 54.4 | +5.3 |
| | National | Max Hooper | 6,386 | 45.6 | -5.3 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Townsville West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Smith | 6,016 | 44.2 | +1.4 |
| | National | Max Hooper | 4,259 | 31.3 | +18.0 |
| | Liberal | Fred Greensill | 2,473 | 18.2 | -5.3 |
| | Independent | Lilian Malcolm | 873 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,621 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,765 | 87.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Max Hooper | 6,931 | 50.9 | -5.0 |
| | Labor | Geoff Smith | 6,690 | 49.1 | +5.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Townsville West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,318 | 42.8 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Keith Rundle | 2,926 | 23.5 | -4.0 |
| | National | Max Hooper | 1,652 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | National | Bryan Newell | 1,606 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Kiernan Dorney | 926 | 7.4 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,428 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,591 | 90.6 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Max Hooper | 6,657 | 53.6 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,771 | 46.4 | -5.8 |
| | National gain from Labor | National gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Townsville West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,526 | 49.2 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Keith Rundle | 3,091 | 27.5 | +2.3 |
| | Country | Jean Thomas | 1,477 | 13.1 | -3.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Brian Hurney | 1,146 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,240 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,385 | 91.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Perc Tucker | 5,862 | 52.2 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Keith Rundle | 5,378 | 47.8 | -2.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.0 | |