# Electoral results for the district of Fitzroy (Queensland)

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

## Members for Fitzroy

First incarnation (1888–1960) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Robert Lyons | Conservative | 1888–1889 |
| | Albert Callan | Independent | 1889–1902 |
| | Henri Cowap | Labor | 1902–1907 |
| | Henri Cowap | Kidstonites | 1907–1909 |
| | James Crawford | Labor | 1909–1911 |
| | James Crawford | Independent | 1911–1912 |
| | Kenneth Grant | Liberal | 1912–1915 |
| | Harold Hartley | Labor | 1915–1929 |
| | William Carter | Country and Progressive National | 1929–1932 |
| | Jens Peterson | Country and Progressive National | 1932–1935 |
| | Jim Clark | Labor | 1935–1960 |
| Second incarnation (1992–2009) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Jim Pearce | Labor | 1992–2009 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2000s

Results for the 2006 election were:
2006 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 13,617 | 63.94 | +1.59 |
| | National | John Engwicht | 6,639 | 31.17 | -6.48 |
| | Independent | David Foster | 1,041 | 4.89 | +4.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,297 | 98.39 | +0.32 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 348 | 1.61 | −0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,645 | 91.67 | −1.00 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 13,817 | 66.40 | +4.05 |
| | National | John Engwicht | 6,992 | 33.60 | -4.05 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.05 | |
2004 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 13,279 | 62.35 | -0.42 |
| | National | John Engwicht | 8,019 | 37.65 | +9.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,298 | 98.07 | −0.34 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 420 | 1.93 | +0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,718 | 92.67 | −1.19 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.83 | |
2001 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 13,599 | 62.8 | +16.1 |
| | National | Rod Lawrie | 6,187 | 28.6 | +5.4 |
| | City Country Alliance | Di Schuback | 1,879 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,665 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 351 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,016 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 13,915 | 67.2 | +8.6 |
| | National | Rod Lawrie | 6,797 | 32.8 | -8.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 10,214 | 52.2 | -4.4 |
| | One Nation | Joan Wilson | 4,402 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| | National | Richie Bills | 4,069 | 20.8 | -22.6 |
| | Australia First | Christopher Chatham | 641 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Democrats | Peter Cvetko-Lueger | 241 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,567 | 99.2 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 0.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,728 | 93.9 | +1.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 11,276 | 60.7 | +4.1 |
| | One Nation | Joan Wilson | 7,295 | 39.3 | +39.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
1995 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 11,061 | 56.6 | -0.1 |
| | National | Karen Mackay | 8,473 | 43.4 | +16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,534 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 268 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,802 | 92.1 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
1992 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 11,551 | 56.7 | -0.1 |
| | National | Marie Mahood | 5,450 | 26.7 | -9.3 |
| | Liberal | Dick Phillips | 1,731 | 8.5 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Keith Scantlebury | 1,646 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,378 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 329 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,707 | 91.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 12,092 | 62.0 | +2.5 |
| | National | Marie Mahood | 7,412 | 38.0 | -2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 3,743 | 43.1 | -19.5 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Dunn | 2,693 | 31.0 | -5.3 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Norton | 2,255 | 25.9 | +25.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,691 | 99.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,753 | 95.6 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
1956 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 5,472 | 62.6 | -6.9 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Davies | 3,175 | 36.3 | +7.6 |
| | Communist | Eric Browne | 100 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,747 | 99.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,838 | 95.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.2 | |
1953 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 6,028 | 69.5 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | William Hoare | 2,490 | 28.7 | -9.4 |
| | Communist | Eric Browne | 157 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,675 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,753 | 95.0 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
1950 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 5,377 | 61.9 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Douglas | 3,313 | 38.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,690 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,774 | 93.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 5,538 | 54.7 | +3.3 |
| | People's Party | Harry Weir | 4,437 | 43.8 | -4.8 |
| | Frank Barnes Labor | Gordon Loukes | 103 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | John Wharton | 51 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,129 | 99.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,196 | 93.5 | +9.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
1944 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 4,832 | 51.4 | -48.6 |
| | People's Party | Harry Weir | 4,563 | 48.6 | +48.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,395 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,488 | 84.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 5,222 | 55.0 | -8.3 |
| | Country | Edwin Hiskens | 3,616 | 38.1 | +1.5 |
| | Social Credit | Sidney Cooper | 650 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,488 | 99.4 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 57 | 0.6 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,545 | 93.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Clark | 5,587 | 63.3 |
| | CPNP | Albert Pearson | 3,233 | 36.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,820 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,953 | 94.3 |
| | Labor gain from CPNP | Labor gain from CPNP | Swing | |
1932 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPNP | Jens Peterson | 3,685 | 49.8 |
| | Labor | Thomas Maher | 3,413 | 46.2 |
| | Queensland Party | Robert Hartley | 254 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Clarence Wain | 40 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,392 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,461 | 95.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | CPNP | Jens Peterson | 3,763 | 52.1 |
| | Labor | Thomas Maher | 3,452 | 47.8 |
| | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPNP | William Carter | 4,073 | 59.8 | +18.2 |
| | Labor | Harry Hartley | 2,737 | 40.2 | -18.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,810 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,899 | | |
| | CPNP gain from Labor | CPNP gain from Labor | Swing | +18.2 | |
1926 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Hartley | 3,787 | 58.4 | +6.0 |
| | CPNP | Frank Dawson | 2,699 | 41.6 | -6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,486 | 98.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,593 | 84.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
1923 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Hartley | 3,093 | 52.4 | -1.6 |
| | United | Hugh Grant | 2,805 | 47.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,898 | 99.0 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 1.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,959 | 81.3 | +0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
1920 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Hartley | 3,383 | 54.0 | 0.0 |
| | National | Frederick Lodge | 2,882 | 46.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,265 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,365 | 80.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Hartley | 3,158 | 54.0 | +2.9 |
| | National | Kenneth Grant | 2,691 | 46.0 | -2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,849 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,955 | 83.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
1915 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Hartley | 2,403 | 51.1 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Grant | 2,298 | 48.9 | -9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,701 | 98.1 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.9 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,794 | 85.1 | +11.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 | |
1912 Queensland state election: Fitzroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Grant | 1,925 | 58.8 |
| | Labor | Charles Bluett | 1,348 | 41.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,273 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,374 | 74.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |