# Electoral results for the district of Kurilpa

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

## Members for Kurilpa

| Member | Party | Term |
| James Allan | Liberal (Qld.) | 1912–1915 |
| William Hartley | Labor | 1915–1918 |
| James Fry | National | 1918–1922 |
| James Fry | United Party | 1922–1925 |
| James Fry | CPNP | 1925–1932 |
| Kerry Copley | Labor | 1932–1949 |
| Tom Moores | Labor | 1949–1957 |
| Tom Moores | QLP | 1957–1957 |
| Peter Connolly | Liberal | 1957–1960 |
| Clive Hughes | Liberal | 1960–1974 |
| Sam Doumany | Liberal | 1974–1983 |
| Anne Warner | Labor | 1983–1986 |

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

1983 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 7,098 | 49.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 3,607 | 25.1 | -25.1 |
| | National | Patricia Kelly | 3,198 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Progress | Alvan Hawkes | 270 | 1.9 | -2.0 |
| | Independent | John Nobody | 198 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,371 | 97.8 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 318 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,689 | 89.3 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anne Warner | 7,469 | 52.0 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 6,902 | 48.0 | -4.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.7 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 7,158 | 50.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | Maurice Dwyer | 6,549 | 45.9 | +6.3 |
| | Progress | Alvan Hawkes | 562 | 3.9 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,269 | 98.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 2.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,555 | 87.0 | −2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 7,523 | 52.7 | -0.3 |
| | Labor | Maurice Dwyer | 6,746 | 47.3 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 6,547 | 45.4 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | John Saunders | 5,714 | 39.6 | +2.0 |
| | Democrats | Stanley Stanley | 1,922 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Progress | Fred Drake | 240 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,423 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 255 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,678 | 89.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 7,641 | 53.0 | -9.3 |
| | Labor | John Saunders | 6,782 | 47.0 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.3 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 4,673 | 40.3 | -5.2 |
| | Labor | Frank Gardiner | 4,355 | 37.6 | -8.8 |
| | National | Col Bennett | 1,902 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| | National | Brendan Clark-Coolee | 453 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Queensland Labor | Damien White | 210 | 1.8 | -5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,593 | 97.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,893 | 86.5 | −5.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sam Doumany | 7,066 | 61.0 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | Frank Gardiner | 4,527 | 39.0 | -9.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Gardiner | 5,233 | 46.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,134 | 45.5 | -3.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Edward Doherty | 811 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Neenan | 93 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,271 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 256 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,527 | 91.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,809 | 51.5 | -4.1 |
| | Labor | Frank Gardiner | 5,462 | 48.5 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 4,657 | 49.1 | -4.7 |
| | Labor | Ian Brusasco | 4,090 | 43.1 | +2.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | Edward Doherty | 742 | 7.8 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,489 | 97.5 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 244 | 2.5 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,733 | 88.8 | −5.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,213 | 54.9 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Ian Brusasco | 4,276 | 45.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
1966 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,203 | 53.8 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Leslie Buckley | 3,926 | 40.6 | +4.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Felix Doolan | 458 | 4.7 | -1.9 |
| | Social Credit | William Smith | 89 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,676 | 96.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 320 | 3.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,996 | 94.1 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,621 | 58.1 | -4.2 |
| | Labor | Leslie Buckley | 4,055 | 41.9 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
1963 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,602 | 56.2 | +6.9 |
| | Labor | Bernie Dokter | 3,569 | 35.8 | -4.0 |
| | Queensland Labor | Maurice Sheehan | 656 | 6.6 | -4.3 |
| | Social Credit | Paul Kenealy | 134 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,961 | 97.7 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 233 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,194 | 93.3 | +2.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 6,203 | 62.3 | |
| | Labor | Bernie Dokter | 3,758 | 37.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1960 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Clive Hughes | 5,068 | 49.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Larkin | 4,087 | 39.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Tucker | 1,115 | 10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,270 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,463 | 90.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Connolly | 3,167 | 37.5 | -5.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Tom Moores | 2,737 | 32.4 | +32.4 |
| | Labor | Myles Kane | 2,421 | 28.7 | -28.6 |
| | Independent | George Fry | 109 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,434 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,547 | 93.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +11.3 | |
1956 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Moores | 4,785 | 57.3 | -5.4 |
| | Liberal | Doug Berry | 3,573 | 42.7 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,358 | 98.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,491 | 90.0 | −1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.7 | |
1953 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Moores | 5,853 | 62.7 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Lilian Derrick | 2,868 | 30.7 | -11.9 |
| | Social Credit | Richard Boorman | 349 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Communist | Anna Slater | 165 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Sydney Clare | 101 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,336 | 98.1 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.9 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,516 | 91.7 | −1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
1950 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Moores | 5,999 | 57.4 |
| | Liberal | John Aboud | 4,444 | 42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,443 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,600 | 93.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1949 Kurilpa state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Moores | 5,197 | 53.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Norman Brandon | 4,274 | 44.0 | -4.4 |
| | Communist | James Slater | 232 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,703 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,838 | 87.3 | −2.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1947 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 5,489 | 51.6 | -1.9 |
| | People's Party | Doug Berry | 5,144 | 48.4 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,633 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,805 | 90.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 | |
1944 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 5,504 | 53.5 | +5.1 |
| | People's Party | Norman Brandon | 4,780 | 46.5 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,284 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,419 | 85.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
1941 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 4,556 | 48.4 | +1.6 |
| | United Australia | Norman Brandon | 4,374 | 46.5 | +21.0 |
| | Independent Socialist | Ruby McGrorty | 477 | 5.1 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,407 | 98.4 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,560 | 85.5 | −5.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 4,629 | 50.9 | -5.2 |
| | United Australia | Norman Brandon | 4,469 | 49.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 4,545 | 46.8 | -17.1 |
| | United Australia | John Pringle | 2,437 | 25.5 | -5.7 |
| | Protestant Labor | Joseph Moore | 2,313 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| | Communist | Alec MacDonald | 426 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,721 | 98.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,854 | 91.3 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 4,960 | 56.1 | |
| | United Australia | John Pringle | 3,880 | 43.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 5,831 | 63.9 |
| | CPNP | Frederick Cross | 2,848 | 31.2 |
| | Independent | Charles Drew | 452 | 4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,131 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 155 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,286 | 91.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 5,177 | 56.5 |
| | CPNP | James Fry | 3,826 | 41.8 |
| | Independent | Hans Bang | 157 | 1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,160 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,423 | 92.4 |
| | Labor gain from CPNP | Labor gain from CPNP | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | James Fry | 3,575 | 53.0 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Kerry Copley | 3,168 | 47.0 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,743 | 99.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,799 | | |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
1926 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | James Fry | 3,536 | 55.3 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | Hamilton Jones | 2,861 | 44.7 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,397 | 99.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,456 | 92.1 | +3.5 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
1923 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | James Fry | 3,310 | 55.3 | -0.7 |
| | Labor | William Dobinson | 2,675 | 44.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,985 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,041 | 88.6 | +3.2 |
| | United hold | United hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
1920 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | James Fry | 3,342 | 56.0 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | John Pringle | 2,626 | 44.0 | -5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,968 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,026 | 85.4 | +1.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | James Fry | 2,819 | 50.7 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | William Hartley | 2,745 | 49.3 | -4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,564 | 99.0 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,620 | 84.4 | −6.9 |
| | National gain from Labor | National gain from Labor | Swing | +4.8 | |
1915 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Hartley | 2,610 | 54.1 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | James Allan | 2,211 | 45.9 | -9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,821 | 99.4 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,852 | 91.3 | +7.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |
1912 Queensland state election: Kurilpa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James Allan | 2,204 | 55.5 |
| | Labor | James Sharpe | 1,765 | 44.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,969 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,991 | 83.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |