# Electoral results for the district of Peak Downs

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

## Members for Peak Downs

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Vince Lester | National | 1977–1992 |
1989 Queensland state election: Peak Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Vince Lester | 4,232 | 50.6 | -14.0 |
| | Labor | Paul Bell | 3,160 | 37.8 | +7.3 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Reinke | 971 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,363 | 98.6 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 1.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,485 | 91.3 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Vince Lester | 4,976 | 59.5 | -7.5 |
| | Labor | Paul Bell | 3,387 | 40.5 | +7.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -7.5 | |
1986 Queensland state election: Peak Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Vince Lester | 4,994 | 64.6 | -5.4 |
| | Labor | Albert Holzapfel | 2,361 | 30.5 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Vrettos Cominos | 375 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,730 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,833 | 90.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Vince Lester | 5,179 | 67.0 | -3.9 |
| | Labor | Albert Holzapfel | 2,551 | 33.0 | +3.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
1983 Queensland state election: Peak Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Vince Lester | 7,533 | 59.7 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Lindsay Shepherd | 4,912 | 38.9 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Bruce Bragg | 168 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,613 | 99.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,685 | 91.2 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Vince Lester | 7,617 | 60.4 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Lindsay Shepherd | 4,996 | 39.6 | +1.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Peak Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Vince Lester | 6,235 | 61.3 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | William Coffey | 3,721 | 36.6 | -5.6 |
| | Independent | Anthony Whitfield | 167 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Progress | Robin Wright | 54 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,177 | 99.3 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,249 | 88.9 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Vince Lester | 6,320 | 62.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | William Coffey | 3,857 | 37.9 | -4.3 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Peak Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Vince Lester | 4,724 | 57.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labor | Leonard Nicholson | 3,452 | 42.2 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,176 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,305 | 90.5 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.1 | |