Electoral results for the district of Norman

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

Members for Norman edit

Member Party Term Notes
  Louis Luckins Liberal 1950–1953 Luckins previously represented Maree (1944–1950). He retired at the 1960 state election.
  William Baxter Labor 1953–1960 Baxter subsequently represented Hawthorne (1960–1966)
  Fred Bromley Labor 1960–1972 Bromley subsequently represented South Brisbane (1972–1974)

Election results edit

Elections in the 1960s edit

1969 Queensland state election: Norman[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 4,483 53.4 -3.2
Liberal Ross Cameron 3,340 39.8 +5.4
Queensland Labor Maurice Sheehan 577 6.9 -0.9
Total formal votes 8,400 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 219 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 8,619 89.4 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 4,590 54.6 -4.1
Liberal Ross Cameron 3,810 45.4 +4.1
Labor hold Swing -4.1
1966 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 5,080 56.6 +3.4
Liberal Sydney Shawcross 3,087 34.4 -0.4
Queensland Labor John Fitz-Gibbon 700 7.8 -2.1
Social Credit David Gray 107 1.2 -1.8
Total formal votes 8,974 97.8 +0.5
Informal votes 200 2.2 -0.5
Turnout 9,174 92.3 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 5,264 58.7 +2.2
Liberal Sydney Shawcross 3,710 41.3 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2
1963 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 4,928 53.2 +5.0
Liberal Cyril Ryan 3,150 34.0 -2.1
Queensland Labor Harry Wright 918 9.9 -4.7
Social Credit David Gray 275 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 9,271 97.3 -1.5
Informal votes 254 2.7 +1.5
Turnout 9,525 93.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Bromley 5,237 56.5
Liberal Cyril Ryan 4,034 43.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Bromley 4,896 48.1
Liberal Cyril Ryan 3,679 36.1
Queensland Labor George Hartnett 1,489 14.6
Communist Edmund Crisp 115 1.1
Total formal votes 10,179 98.8
Informal votes 121 1.2
Turnout 10,300 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s edit

1957 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 4,478 41.1 -15.0
Liberal George Regan 4,376 40.2 -3.7
Queensland Labor Norman Tacey 2,033 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 10,887 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 148 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 11,035 95.6 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -5.5
1956 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 6,052 56.1 -3.1
Liberal George Regan 4,738 43.9 +3.1
Total formal votes 10,790 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 120 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,910 94.5 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -3.1
1953 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Baxter 6,447 59.2 +10.4
Liberal Rex Brock 4,446 40.8 -10.4
Total formal votes 10,893 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 116 1.1 0.0
Turnout 11,009 93.9 +0.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.4
1950 Queensland state election: Norman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis Luckins 5,593 51.2
Labor Edward Falk 5,339 48.8
Total formal votes 10,932 98.9
Informal votes 121 1.1
Turnout 11,053 93.3
Liberal hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1981). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1965-1974. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909596735.