# Electoral results for the district of Carnarvon

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

## Members for Carnarvon

| Member | Party | Term |
| Ratcliffe Pring | | 1873–1874 |
| William Miles | | 1874–1875 |
| John Tyrel | | 1876–1883 |
| Justin Foxton | Conservative | 1883–1890 |
| Justin Foxton | Ministerial | 1890–1903 |
| Justin Foxton | Conservative | 1903–1904 |
| Adolphus Barton | Liberal | 1904–1907 |
| Adolphus Barton | Kidstonites | 1907 |
| Donald Gunn | Independent | 1907–1909 |
| Donald Gunn | Liberal | 1909–1917 |
| Donald Gunn | National | 1917–1920 |
| Edward Costello | Country | 1920–1925 |
| Edward Costello | CPNP | 1925–1935 |
| Paul Hilton | Labor | 1935–1957 |
| Paul Hilton | QLP | 1957–1963 |
| Henry McKechnie | Country | 1963–1974 |
| Peter McKechnie | National | 1974–1989 |
| Lawrence Springborg | National | 1989–1992 |

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

1989 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Lawrence Springborg | 4,712 | 41.3 | -25.8 |
| | Labor | Maurice Passmore | 3,676 | 32.3 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Buchanan | 1,481 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Independent | Jim Smith | 836 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Independent | Graham Caslick | 692 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,397 | 96.0 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 472 | 4.0 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,869 | 91.9 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Lawrence Springborg | 6,710 | 58.9 | -8.2 |
| | Labor | Maurice Passmore | 4,687 | 41.1 | +8.2 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -8.2 | |
1986 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter McKechnie | 7,210 | 67.1 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Paul Lucas | 3,529 | 32.9 | -2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,739 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,036 | 92.0 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
1983 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter McKechnie | 6,363 | 64.3 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Deanna Selle | 3,537 | 35.7 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,900 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,063 | 92.6 | +1.3 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter McKechnie | 5,921 | 61.8 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Johannes De Roo | 3,659 | 38.2 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,580 | 98.7 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.3 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,706 | 91.3 | −1.4 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter McKechnie | 5,875 | 63.5 | +13.4 |
| | Labor | Colin Batterham | 3,383 | 36.5 | +11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,258 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,442 | 92.7 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -8.1 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter McKechnie | 4,496 | 50.1 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | John Saunders | 2,244 | 25.0 | -18.0 |
| | Liberal | Fred Rogers | 1,812 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Raymond Macnamara | 430 | 4.8 | -2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,982 | 98.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,148 | 91.7 | −1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter McKechnie | 6,432 | 71.6 | +15.7 |
| | Labor | John Saunders | 2,550 | 28.4 | -15.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +15.7 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 4,180 | 49.2 | -7.2 |
| | Labor | Neil Sullivan | 3,652 | 43.0 | +10.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | Raymond Macnamara | 655 | 7.7 | -3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,487 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,594 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 4,745 | 55.9 | -8.5 |
| | Labor | Neil Sullivan | 3,742 | 44.1 | +8.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -8.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 4,791 | 56.4 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Arthur Johnson | 2,762 | 32.5 | +4.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Frederick Burges | 937 | 11.0 | -3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,490 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,613 | 92.7 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 5,471 | 64.4 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Arthur Johnson | 3,019 | 35.6 | +3.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
1966 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 4,922 | 56.8 | +20.4 |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 2,455 | 28.3 | +0.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | Frederick Burges | 1,286 | 14.8 | -20.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,663 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,807 | 93.5 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 5,856 | 67.6 | +13.7 |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 2,807 | 32.4 | +32.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +13.7 | |
1963 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 3,157 | 36.4 | +0.3 |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Hilton | 3,073 | 35.4 | -5.9 |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 2,449 | 28.2 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,679 | 98.2 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 156 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,835 | 94.3 | +2.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 4,950 | 57.0 | |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 3,729 | 43.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Henry McKechnie | 4,681 | 53.9 | |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Hilton | 3,998 | 46.1 | |
| | Country gain from Queensland Labor | Country gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1960 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Hilton | 3,611 | 41.3 |
| | Country | Fred Rogers | 3,155 | 36.1 |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 1,983 | 22.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,749 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,851 | 91.7 |
| | Queensland Labor hold | Queensland Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Queensland Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,517 | 46.2 | +46.2 |
| | Country | Fred Rogers | 3,911 | 40.0 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | Douglas Gow | 1,343 | 13.7 | -44.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,771 | 99.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,848 | 93.9 | +1.9 |
| | Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1956 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 5,416 | 58.2 | -3.2 |
| | Country | Fred Rogers | 3,896 | 41.8 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,312 | 99.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,379 | 92.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
1953 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 5,625 | 61.4 | +10.6 |
| | Country | Eric McCorkell | 3,537 | 38.6 | -10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,162 | 98.8 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,270 | 92.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.6 | |
1950 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,500 | 50.8 |
| | Country | Sandy Cameron | 4,354 | 49.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,834 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 85 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,919 | 90.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,380 | 52.7 | -3.9 |
| | Country | Harold Phillips | 3,930 | 47.3 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,310 | 99.1 | +4.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 0.9 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,387 | 87.8 | −0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
1944 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,211 | 56.6 | -43.4 |
| | Country | Harold Phillips | 3,235 | 43.4 | +43.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,446 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 386 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,832 | 88.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,514 | 56.2 | +3.4 |
| | Country | John Leahy | 3,515 | 43.8 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,029 | 99.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,084 | 91.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Queensland state election: Cairns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John O'Keefe | 5,285 | 69.3 |
| | Social Credit | John Clayton | 1,910 | 25.1 |
| | Independent | Alan Tucker | 429 | 5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,624 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,771 | 90.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1932 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPNP | Edward Costello | 3,214 | 46.8 |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 3,032 | 44.2 |
| | Independent | James Ferris | 621 | 9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,867 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,921 | 93.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | CPNP | Edward Costello | 3,547 | 52.7 |
| | Labor | Paul Hilton | 3,186 | 47.3 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | Edward Costello | 3,693 | 60.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labor | Adolphus Baker | 2,390 | 39.3 | -6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,083 | 99.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,142 | 89.3 | +1.3 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
1926 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | Edward Costello | 3,054 | 53.9 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Adolphus Baker | 2,607 | 46.1 | -0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,661 | 99.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,715 | 88.0 | +7.0 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
1923 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Edward Costello | 3,099 | 53.2 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 2,721 | 46.8 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,820 | 99.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,845 | 81.0 | −1.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
1920 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Edward Costello | 2,935 | 54.2 | +54.2 |
| | Labor | Alfred Jones | 2,484 | 45.8 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,419 | 99.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,432 | 82.5 | −0.8 |
| | Country gain from National | Country gain from National | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Donald Gunn | 2,186 | 52.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Randolph Bedford | 1,998 | 47.8 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,184 | 99.5 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 0.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,204 | 83.3 | −4.3 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
1915 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Gunn | 1,790 | 51.0 | -4.6 |
| | Labor | George Boyden | 1,722 | 49.0 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,512 | 98.6 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,560 | 87.6 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
1912 Queensland state election: Carnarvon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Donald Gunn | 1,793 | 55.6 |
| | Labor | Tom Crawford | 1,430 | 44.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,223 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,241 | 77.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |