# Electoral results for the district of East Toowoomba

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

## Members for East Toowoomba

| Member | Party | Term |
| Thomas Roberts | Liberal; Opposition | 1912–1934 |
| James Annand | Country | 1934–1935 |
| James Kane | Labor | 1935–1938 |
| Herbert Yeates | Country | 1938–1945 |
| Les Wood | Labor | 1946–1947 |
| Gordon Chalk | Liberal | 1947–1950 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People's Party | Gordon Chalk | 5,015 | 51.8 | +51.8 |
| | Labor | Les Wood | 4,669 | 48.2 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,684 | 98.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,829 | 87.6 | +2.9 |
| | People's Party gain from Labor | People's Party gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1946 East Toowoomba state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Les Wood | 4,538 | 51.1 | +9.9 |
| | Country | Thomas Thompson | 4,352 | 48.9 | -7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,890 | 98.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 1.1 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,987 | N/A | N/A |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
1944 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Herbert Yeates | 4,854 | 56.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Jim Thorpe | 3,560 | 41.2 | -4.6 |
| | Independent | K N Kunkel | 230 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,644 | 98.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,759 | 84.7 | −8.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
1941 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Herbert Yeates | 4,623 | 54.2 | +23.1 |
| | Labor | James Kane | 3,906 | 45.8 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,529 | 98.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 167 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,696 | 93.5 | +3.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Kane | 3,831 | 45.4 | -9.0 |
| | Country | Herbert Yeates | 2,626 | 31.1 | -14.5 |
| | Ind. United Australia | James Annand | 1,986 | 23.5 | +23.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,443 | 98.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,563 | 90.1 | −2.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Herbert Yeates | 4,198 | 51.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | James Kane | 3,977 | 48.7 | -5.7 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +5.7 | |
1935 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Kane | 4,400 | 54.4 |
| | CPNP | James Annand | 3,696 | 45.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,096 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,219 | 92.5 |
| | Labor gain from CPNP | Labor gain from CPNP | Swing | |
1934 East Toowoomba state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | James Annand | 4,227 | 51.0 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | James Kane | 4,055 | 49.0 | +7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,282 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
1932 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPNP | Robert Roberts | 4,005 | 49.3 |
| | Labor | James Strohfeld | 3,347 | 41.2 |
| | Independent | Frank Common | 773 | 9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,125 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,204 | 94.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | CPNP | Robert Roberts | 4,337 | 55.4 |
| | Labor | James Strohfeld | 3,485 | 44.6 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | Robert Roberts | 4,136 | 69.7 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | Reginald Turnbull | 1,793 | 30.3 | -7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,929 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | +7.9 | |
1926 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | Robert Roberts | 3,827 | 61.8 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | John Herbert | 2,369 | 38.2 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,196 | 99.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,248 | 89.1 | +11.2 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
1923 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | Robert Roberts | 3,651 | 61.6 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Thomas Armfield | 2,275 | 38.4 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,926 | 99.1 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,978 | 77.9 | −10.6 |
| | United hold | United hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
1920 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Roberts | 3,022 | 61.8 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | John Mattingley | 1,870 | 38.2 | -10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,892 | 97.9 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 2.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,996 | 88.5 | +6.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +10.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Roberts | 2,511 | 51.4 | -3.8 |
| | Labor | James MacDougall | 2,370 | 48.6 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,881 | 98.6 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 70 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,951 | 81.8 | −5.2 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
1915 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Roberts | 2,378 | 55.2 | -0.5 |
| | Labor | Thomas Lonsdale | 1,931 | 44.8 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,309 | 99.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,346 | 87.0 | +12.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
1912 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Roberts | 1,851 | 55.7 |
| | Labor | George Walden | 1,473 | 44.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,324 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,346 | 74.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |