# Electoral results for the district of Archerfield

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

## Members for Archerfield

| Member | Party | Term |
| Kev Hooper | Labor | 1972–1984 |
| Henry Palaszczuk | Labor | 1984–1992 |
| Len Ardill | Labor | 1992–1998 |
| Karen Struthers | Labor | 1998–2001 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Karen Struthers | 12,453 | 49.54 | -6.57 |
| | Liberal | Fazal Deen | 6,112 | 24.31 | -19.58 |
| | One Nation | Rodger Pryor | 5,251 | 20.89 | +20.89 |
| | Greens | Rocco De Pierri | 826 | 3.29 | +3.29 |
| | Reform | Allen Hrstich | 497 | 1.98 | +1.98 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,139 | 98.33 | +0.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 426 | 1.67 | −0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,565 | 94.01 | +1.75 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Karen Struthers | 14,278 | 61.71 | +5.60 |
| | Liberal | Fazal Deen | 8,860 | 38.29 | -5.60 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.60 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Len Ardill | 11,794 | 56.11 | -9.08 |
| | Liberal | Adam Low | 9,224 | 43.89 | +9.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,018 | 97.68 | +0.74 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 500 | 2.32 | −0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,518 | 92.26 | +0.01 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.08 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Len Ardill | 12,743 | 65.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Paul Pottinger | 6,804 | 34.8 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,547 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 618 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,165 | 92.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | 13,045 | 73.7 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Morris | 3,082 | 17.4 | +1.0 |
| | National | Mark Goodin | 1,571 | 8.9 | -12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,698 | 95.1 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 922 | 4.9 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,620 | 91.7 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | 13,150 | 74.3 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Morris | 4,548 | 25.7 | +25.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
1986 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | 10,277 | 62.3 | -9.3 |
| | National | Peter Jorgensen | 3,513 | 21.3 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal | John Shea | 2,699 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,489 | 96.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 622 | 3.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,111 | 90.7 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | 11,031 | 66.9 | -3.6 |
| | National | Peter Jorgensen | 5,458 | 33.1 | +3.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.6 | |
1984 Archerfield state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | 8,641 | 61.51 | -10.13 |
| | Liberal | John Shea | 2,173 | 15.47 | +15.47 |
| | National | Douglas Jackson | 1,907 | 13.57 | -14.79 |
| | Democrats | David Adams | 748 | 5.32 | +5.32 |
| | Independent | Bruce Parmenter | 456 | 3.25 | +3.25 |
| | Independent | Mervyn Clarkson | 93 | 0.66 | +0.66 |
| | Independent | Norman Eather | 31 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,049 | 96.54 | +0.48 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 503 | 3.46 | −0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,552 | 82.39 | −8.80 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Henry Palaszczuk | 9,373 | 66.72 | -4.92 |
| | Liberal | John Shea | 4,676 | 33.28 | +33.28 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.92 | |
1983 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 10,693 | 71.6 | +6.6 |
| | National | Douglas Jackson | 4,234 | 28.4 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,927 | 96.2 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 597 | 3.8 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,524 | 91.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 9,335 | 64.8 | -1.9 |
| | National | Allen Muir | 2,357 | 16.3 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Alan Bavister | 2,167 | 15.0 | -5.6 |
| | Pensioner | Miriam Cope | 274 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Socialist | Mary Simmons | 154 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Norman Eather | 128 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,415 | 97.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 334 | 2.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,749 | 86.8 | −4.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 10,255 | 71.1 | +2.7 |
| | National | Allen Muir | 4,160 | 28.9 | +28.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 9,651 | 66.6 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal | Bevan Fleming | 2,989 | 20.6 | -21.7 |
| | National | John Armstrong | 1,177 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | National | George Kalaja | 683 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,500 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 357 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,857 | 90.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 9,911 | 68.4 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal | Bevan Fleming | 4,589 | 31.6 | -13.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.7 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 6,657 | 53.5 | -18.3 |
| | Liberal | Garry Hansen | 5,260 | 42.3 | +22.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Barry Weedon | 371 | 3.0 | -5.8 |
| | Socialist | Ivan Ivanoff | 157 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,445 | 97.3 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 344 | 2.7 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,789 | 87.5 | −4.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 6,846 | 55.0 | -18.3 |
| | Liberal | Garry Hansen | 5,599 | 45.0 | +18.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -18.3 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Archerfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 8,075 | 71.8 | |
| | Liberal | Cyril Morgan | 2,179 | 19.4 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Barry Weedon | 933 | 8.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,247 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,541 | 92.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Hooper | 8,243 | 73.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Morgan | 3,004 | 26.7 | -1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 | |