title: Electoral results for the district of Southern Downs
text: # Electoral results for the district of Southern Downs
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Southern Downs in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Southern Downs
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lawrence Springborg | National | 2001–2008 |
  | Lawrence Springborg | Liberal National | 2008–2017 |
  | James Lister | Liberal National | 2017–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  2020 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | James Lister | 16,285 | 51.60 | +10.39 |
  | | Labor | Joel Richters | 8,198 | 25.98 | +9.09 |
  | | One Nation | Rosemary Moulden | 3,182 | 10.08 | −10.30 |
  | | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Malcolm Richardson | 1,398 | 4.43 | +4.43 |
  | | Greens | Tom Henderson | 1,309 | 4.15 | −0.17 |
  | | Legalise Cannabis | Deborah Waldron | 1,189 | 3.77 | +3.77 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,561 | 97.66 | +1.32 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 756 | 2.34 | −1.32 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,317 | 89.70 | −0.80 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | James Lister | 20,229 | 64.09 | +1.03 |
  | | Labor | Joel Richters | 11,332 | 35.91 | +35.91 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2017 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | James Lister | 12,797 | 41.2 | −21.6 |
  | | One Nation | Joshua Coyne | 6,331 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
  | | Labor | Joel Richters | 5,245 | 16.9 | −6.6 |
  | | Independent | Rob Mackenzie | 5,042 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
  | | Greens | Antonia van Geuns | 1,340 | 4.3 | −2.9 |
  | | Independent | Jay Nauss | 300 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,055 | 96.3 | −1.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,181 | 3.7 | +1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,236 | 90.5 | +0.1 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | James Lister | 19,584 | 63.1 | −6.1 |
  | | One Nation | Joshua Coyne | 11,471 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −6.1 | |
  
  2015 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Lawrence Springborg | 19,275 | 62.79 | −3.83 |
  | | Labor | Louise Ryan | 7,201 | 23.46 | +10.05 |
  | | Greens | Elizabeth Ure | 2,200 | 7.17 | +3.25 |
  | | Family First | John Spellman | 2,022 | 6.59 | +4.39 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,698 | 98.01 | −0.26 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 623 | 1.99 | +0.26 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,321 | 92.46 | +0.13 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Lawrence Springborg | 20,008 | 69.20 | −10.57 |
  | | Labor | Louise Ryan | 8,906 | 30.80 | +10.57 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −10.57 | |
  
  2012 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Lawrence Springborg | 19,771 | 66.62 | -1.65 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Ade Larsen | 4,112 | 13.86 | +13.86 |
  | | Labor | Suzanne Kidman | 3,979 | 13.41 | -12.45 |
  | | Greens | Michael Kane | 1,163 | 3.92 | -1.95 |
  | | Family First | John Spellman | 652 | 2.20 | +2.20 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,677 | 98.27 | -0.33 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 522 | 1.73 | +0.33 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,199 | 92.33 | -0.75 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Lawrence Springborg | 20,713 | 79.77 | +8.69 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Ade Larsen | 5,253 | 20.23 | +20.23 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +8.69 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2009 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Lawrence Springborg | 20,041 | 68.3 | -1.5 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Keating | 7,590 | 25.9 | -3.5 |
  | | Greens | Bob East | 1,724 | 5.9 | +5.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,355 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 417 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,772 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Lawrence Springborg | 20,315 | 71.1 | +0.7 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Keating | 8,266 | 28.9 | -0.7 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
  
  2006 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Lawrence Springborg | 17,973 | 70.3 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor | Andrew Myles | 7,602 | 29.7 | +8.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,575 | 98.1 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 486 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,061 | 92.6 | -0.6 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -4.9 | |
  
  2004 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Lawrence Springborg | 17,775 | 69.7 | +18.1 |
  | | Labor | Leanne King | 5,523 | 21.6 | -3.9 |
  | | One Nation | John Coyle | 1,349 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
  | | Greens | Jonathan Rihan | 866 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,513 | 98.2 | +0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 460 | 1.8 | -0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,973 | 93.2 | -0.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Lawrence Springborg | 18,435 | 75.2 | +8.4 |
  | | Labor | Leanne King | 6,074 | 24.8 | -8.4 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
  
  2001 Queensland state election: Southern Downs :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Lawrence Springborg | 13,092 | 51.6 | +6.5 |
  | | Labor | Stella Rey | 6,459 | 25.5 | +6.4 |
  | | Independent | Joan White | 5,818 | 22.9 | +22.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,369 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 451 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,820 | 93.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Lawrence Springborg | 14,627 | 66.8 | -3.0 |
  | | Labor | Stella Rey | 7,278 | 33.2 | +3.0 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
  