# Electoral results for the district of Chillagoe

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

## Members for Chillagoe

| Member | Party | Term |
| Ted Theodore | Labor | 1912 – 1925 |
| John O'Keefe | Labor | 1926 – 1929 |
| Ernest Atherton | CPNP | 1929 – 1932 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | Ernest Atherton | 1,844 | 52.9 | +20.4 |
| | Labor | John O'Keefe | 1,639 | 47.1 | -20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,483 | 98.4 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,539 | 77.3 | +1.8 |
| | CPNP gain from Labor | CPNP gain from Labor | Swing | +20.4 | |
1926 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John O'Keefe | 2,537 | 67.5 | +3.2 |
| | CPNP | Bernard Hayes | 1,222 | 32.5 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,759 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,806 | 79.1 | −1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1926 Chillagoe state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John O'Keefe | 2,023 | 61.7 | -2.3 |
| | CPNP | W. Leale | 1,256 | 38.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,279 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
1923 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 2,459 | 64.3 | -13.5 |
| | United | Ernest Atherton | 1,083 | 28.3 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Thomas Taylor | 283 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,825 | 97.8 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 2.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,909 | 81.0 | −0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1920 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 1,384 | 77.8 | +5.0 |
| | Northern Country | John Egerton | 394 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,778 | 97.7 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 2.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | 81.3 | +2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 1,018 | 72.8 | -6.9 |
| | National | William Worley | 380 | 27.2 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,398 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 1.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,417 | 78.5 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.9 | |
1915 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 1,288 | 79.7 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Edward Steele | 328 | 20.3 | -4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,616 | 97.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 79.6 | +9.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
1912 Queensland state election: Chillagoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 1,774 | 75.1 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Frew | 588 | 24.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,362 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 69.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |