Electoral results for the district of Baroona

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

## Members for Baroona

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Member | Party | Term

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| Bill Power | Labor | 1935–1957
| Queensland Labor | 1957–1960
| Pat Hanlon | Labor | 1960–1974
| Dennis Young | Liberal | 1974–1977

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1970s

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1974 Queensland state election: Baroona[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Dennis Young | 5,643  | 48.4  | +20.4
| Labor | John Camp  | 5,528  | 47.4  | −15.2
| Queensland Labor | Denis Cochran  | 484  | 4.1  | −5.3
Total formal votes  | 11,655  | 97.6  | +0.3
Informal votes  | 280  | 2.4  | −0.3
Turnout | 11,935  | 84.7  | −5.8
Two-party-preferred result
| Liberal | Dennis Young | 6,022  | 51.7  | +15.8
| Labor | John Camp  | 5,633  | 48.3  | −15.8
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +15.8 |
1972 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,110  | 62.6  | −1.2
| Liberal | John Andrews  | 3,184  | 28.0  | +1.7
| Queensland Labor | Maurice O'Connor  | 1,073  | 9.4  | −0.5
Total formal votes  | 11,367  | 97.3  |
Informal votes  | 318  | 2.7  |
Turnout | 11,685  | 90.5  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,291  | 64.1  | +0.9
| Liberal | John Andrews  | 4,076  | 35.9  | −0.9
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 |

### Elections in the 1960s

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1969 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,427  | 63.8  | +4.1
| Liberal | Thomas Bence  | 2,648  | 26.3  | −4.8
| Queensland Labor | Anthony Machin  | 998  | 9.9  | +2.2
Total formal votes  | 10,073  | 97.2  | +0.3
Informal votes  | 288  | 2.8  | −0.3
Turnout | 10,361  | 88.8  | −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,613  | 65.7  | +3.4
| Liberal | Thomas Bence  | 3,460  | 34.4  | −3.4
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
1966 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,359  | 59.7  | −1.7
| Liberal | Ian Barron  | 3,313  | 31.1  | +1.7
| Queensland Labor | Anthony Machin  | 822  | 7.7  | +0.7
| Communist | Brian Moynihan  | 151  | 1.4  | −0.8
Total formal votes  | 9,645  | 96.9  | −0.3
Informal votes  | 342  | 3.1  | +0.3
Turnout | 9,987  | 91.7  | −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,633  | 62.3  | −1.5
| Liberal | Ian Barron  | 4,012  | 37.7  | +1.5
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.5 |
1963 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,601  | 61.4  | +2.6
| Liberal | Dawn Stanton  | 3,209  | 29.4  | +0.8
| Queensland Labor | Douglas Garsden  | 764  | 7.0  | −5.6
| Communist | Vincent Englart  | 239  | 2.2  | +2.2
Total formal votes  | 10,913  | 97.2  | −1.3
Informal votes  | 317  | 2.8  | +1.3
Turnout | 11,230  | 93.3  | +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,963  | 63.8  |
| Liberal | Dawn Stanton  | 3,950  | 36.2  |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1960 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,094  | 58.8  | +21.0
| Liberal | Roger Moore  | 3,450  | 28.6  | −6.2
| Queensland Labor | Geoffrey Maule  | 1,521  | 12.6  | −14.8
Total formal votes  | 12,065  | 98.5  |
Informal votes  | 182  | 1.5  |
Turnout | 12,247  | 91.6  |
| Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1950s

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1957 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Queensland Labor | Bill Power | 3,333  | 40.6  | +40.6
| Liberal | Robert Thomasson  | 2,691  | 32.8  | −0.2
| Labor | Norman Buchan  | 2,177  | 26.5  | −38.3
Total formal votes  | 8,201  | 98.2  | −0.3
Informal votes  | 149  | 1.8  | +0.3
Turnout | 8,350  | 93.0  | +2.3
| Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
1956 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 5,525  | 64.8  | −35.2
| Liberal | Robert Thomasson  | 2,816  | 33.0  | +33.0
| Communist | Kevin Loughlin  | 190  | 2.2  | +2.2
Total formal votes  | 8,531  | 98.5  |
Informal votes  | 126  | 1.5  |
Turnout | 8,657  | 90.7  |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1953 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | unopposed  |  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |
1950 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 6,439  | 61.7  |
| Liberal | Harry Middleton  | 3,768  | 36.1  |
| Communist | Max Julius | 223  | 2.1  |
Total formal votes  | 10,430  | 98.5  |
Informal votes  | 159  | 1.5  |
Turnout | 10,589  | 91.4  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 5,810  | 55.5  | +0.2
| People's Party | Kenneth Toombes  | 3,974  | 37.9  | −6.8
| Communist | Max Julius | 449  | 4.3  | +4.3
| Independent | Henry Beck  | 239  | 2.3  | +2.3
Total formal votes  | 10,472  | 98.3  | −0.2
Informal votes  | 178  | 1.7  | +0.2
Turnout | 10,650  | 88.9  | +0.9
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 |
1944 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 5,415  | 55.3  | −4.6
| People's Party | Richard Cooper  | 4,370  | 44.7  | +4.6
Total formal votes  | 9,785  | 98.5  | +0.9
Informal votes  | 147  | 1.5  | −0.9
Turnout | 9,932  | 88.0  | −1.6
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.6 |
1941 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 5,317  | 59.9  | +10.3
| United Australia | Cecil Noble  | 3,564  | 40.1  | +17.3
Total formal votes  | 8,881  | 97.6  | −1.1
Informal votes  | 219  | 2.4  | +1.1
Turnout | 9,100  | 89.6  | −2.8
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1930s

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1938 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 4,571  | 49.6  | −19.6
| Protestant Labour | Ralph Powell  | 2,539  | 27.6  | +27.6
| United Australia | Edwyn Roper  | 2,103  | 22.8  | +22.8
Total formal votes  | 9,213  | 98.7  | +2.4
Informal votes  | 123  | 1.3  | −2.4
Turnout | 9,336  | 92.4  | +2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
| Labor | Bill Power | 4,736  | 57.7  | −11.5
| Protestant Labour | Ralph Powell  | 3,478  | 42.3  | +42.3
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1935 Queensland state election: Baroona Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Bill Power | 5,835  | 69.2  |
| Social Credit | Julius Streeter  | 2,600  | 30.8  |
Total formal votes  | 8,435  | 96.3  |
Informal votes  | 320  | 3.7  |
Turnout | 8,755  | 89.7  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). 1965-1974 Election Results. Canberra: Australian Nat. Univ. Pr. ISBN 0708113400.

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