title: Electoral results for the district of Wolston
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wolston
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Wolston in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Wolston
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Evan Marginson | Labor | 1972–1977 |
  | | Bob Gibbs | Labor | 1977–1992 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1989 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 13,574 | 66.9 | +10.3 |
  | | Liberal | Hendrik Schimmel | 6,724 | 33.1 | +8.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,298 | 93.3 | -2.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,466 | 6.7 | +2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,764 | 90.7 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
  
  1986 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 10,207 | 56.6 | -4.7 |
  | | Liberal | Hendrik Schimmel | 4,410 | 24.4 | -14.3 |
  | | National | Ron Jakeman | 3,426 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,043 | 95.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 855 | 4.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,898 | 90.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 10,411 | 57.7 | -3.3 |
  | | Liberal | Hendrik Schimmel | 7,632 | 42.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
  
  1983 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 10,251 | 64.3 | +4.9 |
  | | Liberal | Bob Harper | 5,687 | 35.7 | +11.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,938 | 96.5 | -1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 572 | 3.5 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,510 | 91.0 | +3.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
  
  1980 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 8,702 | 59.4 | +1.2 |
  | | Liberal | Bob Harper | 3,485 | 23.8 | -1.0 |
  | | National | Roy Buchanan | 2,460 | 16.8 | -0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,647 | 97.9 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 320 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,967 | 87.8 | -3.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 8,965 | 61.2 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal | Bob Harper | 5,682 | 38.8 | -0.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1977 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 8,157 | 58.2 | +10.1 |
  | | Liberal | Owen Nugent | 3,473 | 24.8 | -18.2 |
  | | National | Ruth Buchanan | 2,385 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,015 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 336 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,351 | 91.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Bob Gibbs | 8,491 | 60.6 | +10.5 |
  | | Liberal | Owen Nugent | 5,524 | 39.4 | -10.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
  
  1974 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Evan Marginson | 7,111 | 48.1 | -17.3 |
  | | Liberal | Dirk Plooy | 6,363 | 43.0 | +21.7 |
  | | Independent | Albert Blaine | 855 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Leonard Maguire | 463 | 3.1 | -4.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,792 | 97.5 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 376 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,168 | 87.4 | -4.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Evan Marginson | 7,742 | 52.3 | -18.0 |
  | | Liberal | Dirk Plooy | 7,050 | 47.6 | +18.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -18.0 | |
  
  1972 Queensland state election: Wolston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Evan Marginson | 7,973 | 65.4 | +7.0 |
  | | Liberal | Dirk Plooy | 2,595 | 21.3 | -16.2 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Leonard Maguire | 971 | 8.0 | +3.9 |
  | | Independent | George Whyte | 653 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,192 | 97.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 334 | 2.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,526 | 92.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Evan Marginson | 8,572 | 70.3 | +8.7 |
  | | Liberal | Dirk Plooy | 3,620 | 29.7 | -8.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
  