title: Electoral results for the district of Wynnum
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wynnum
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Wynnum in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Wynnum
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Walter Barnes | National/United/CPNP | 1923–1933 |
  | James Bayley | Country and Progressive National Party | 1933–1935 |
  | John Donnelly | Labor Party | 1935–1938 |
  | Bill Dart | United Australia Party | 1938–1944 |
  | Bill Gunn | Labor Party | 1944–1966 |
  | Ted Harris | Labor Party | 1966–1974 |
  | Bill Lamond | Country Party/National Party | 1974–1977 |
  | Eric Shaw | Labor Party | 1977–1986 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1983 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Eric Shaw | 9,267 | 55.7 | +3.3 |
  | | National | Michael Podagiel | 5,469 | 32.9 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal | Audrey Dickie | 1,888 | 11.4 | -6.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,624 | 98.3 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 281 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,905 | 93.0 | +3.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Eric Shaw | 9,689 | 58.3 | +1.0 |
  | | National | Michael Podagiel | 6,935 | 41.7 | -1.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
  
  1980 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Eric Shaw | 8,068 | 52.4 | +3.6 |
  | | National | Merven Hoppner | 4,556 | 29.6 | -7.0 |
  | | Liberal | Vanessa Gregory | 2,781 | 18.1 | +10.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,405 | 98.8 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,589 | 90.0 | -2.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Eric Shaw | 8,833 | 57.3 | +3.2 |
  | | National | Merven Hoppner | 6,572 | 42.7 | -3.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1977 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Eric Shaw | 7,290 | 48.8 | +1.8 |
  | | National | Bill Lamond | 5,462 | 36.6 | +6.9 |
  | | Liberal | Douglas Graeme-Clark | 1,087 | 7.3 | -15.3 |
  | | Democrats | Graham Shuker | 1,099 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,938 | 98.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 191 | 1.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,129 | 92.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Eric Shaw | 8,076 | 54.1 | +4.2 |
  | | National | Bill Lamond | 6,862 | 45.9 | -4.2 |
  | | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +4.2 | |
  
  1974 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 5,829 | 47.0 | -16.3 |
  | | National | Bill Lamond | 3,686 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
  | | Liberal | William Vaughan | 2,734 | 22.6 | -6.9 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Gordon Randall | 150 | 1.2 | -6.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,399 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,577 | 93.2 | -0.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Bill Lamond | 6,211 | 50.1 | +14.6 |
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 6,188 | 49.9 | -14.6 |
  | | National gain from Labor | National gain from Labor | Swing | +14.6 | |
  
  1972 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 7,352 | 63.3 | +2.8 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Cahill | 3,427 | 29.5 | -2.1 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Gordon Randall | 835 | 7.2 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,614 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 167 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,781 | 93.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 7,493 | 64.5 | +1.5 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Cahill | 4,121 | 35.5 | -1.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1969 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 8,076 | 60.5 | +5.8 |
  | | Liberal | Noel Justo | 4,222 | 31.6 | -6.7 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Gordon Randall | 777 | 5.8 | +0.4 |
  | | Communist | R.A. Annear | 270 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,345 | 98.2 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 241 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,586 | 91.8 | -2.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 8,437 | 63.2 | +6.2 |
  | | Liberal | Noel Justo | 4,908 | 36.8 | -6.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
  
  1966 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 6,986 | 54.7 | -10.5 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Beath | 4,896 | 38.3 | +7.8 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Terence Burns | 685 | 5.4 | +1.0 |
  | | Communist | Stella Nord | 207 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,774 | 98.2 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 238 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,012 | 94.1 | -1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ted Harris | 7,279 | 57.0 | -9.0 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Beath | 5,495 | 43.0 | +9.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.0 | |
  
  1963 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 8,114 | 65.2 | +1.8 |
  | | Liberal | Oswald Brunner | 3,797 | 30.5 | +0.5 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Kevin O'Regan | 544 | 4.4 | -2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,455 | 98.5 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,642 | 95.1 | +2.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 8,215 | 66.0 | |
  | | Liberal | Oswald Brunner | 4,240 | 34.0 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1960 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 7,789 | 63.4 |
  | | Liberal | George Dodd | 3,684 | 30.0 |
  | | Queensland Labor | George Campbell | 819 | 6.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,292 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,422 | 92.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1957 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 7,807 | 52.3 | -13.1 |
  | | Liberal | Peter McAdam | 5,170 | 34.6 | 0.0 |
  | | Queensland Labor | James Pendergast | 1,821 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
  | | Independent | William St George-Grambauer | 126 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,924 | 98.9 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 170 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,094 | 95.1 | +2.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
  
  1956 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 9,354 | 65.4 | -4.1 |
  | | Liberal | Charles Mengel | 4,954 | 34.6 | +4.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,308 | 98.7 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 192 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,500 | 93.1 | -0.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
  
  1953 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 9,261 | 69.5 | +8.5 |
  | | Liberal | Charles Mengel | 4,066 | 30.5 | -8.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,327 | 98.9 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,479 | 93.9 | -1.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  1950 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 7,103 | 61.0 |
  | | Liberal | Bill Dart | 4,548 | 39.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,651 | 99.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,756 | 95.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 8,163 | 52.7 | +16.1 |
  | | People's Party | Syd Ewart | 4,797 | 31.0 | +3.7 |
  | | Independent | Albert Barrett | 1,319 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
  | | Frank Barnes Labor | Thomas Ebbage | 1,208 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,550 | 98.2 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 218 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,768 | 92.8 | +1.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
  
  1944 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Gunn | 4,457 | 36.6 | -3.9 |
  | | People's Party | William Kempson | 3,333 | 27.3 | -23.9 |
  | | Independent | Bill Dart | 2,549 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
  | | Communist | Joseph Bailes | 1,846 | 15.2 | +6.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,185 | 98.8 | +0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 1.2 | -0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,333 | 91.7 | +0.2 |
  | | Labor gain from People's Party | Labor gain from People's Party | Swing | +13.0 | |
  
  1941 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | Bill Dart | 5,698 | 51.2 | +17.9 |
  | | Labor | William Laracy | 4,506 | 40.5 | +4.0 |
  | | Independent Socialist | Joseph Bailes | 930 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,134 | 98.0 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 222 | 2.0 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,356 | 91.5 | -2.5 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 4,041 | 36.5 | -14.0 |
  | | United Australia | Bill Dart | 3,687 | 33.3 | -1.4 |
  | | Protestant Labor | Samuel Greene | 2,290 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
  | | Social Credit | Thomas Ebbage | 1,050 | 9.5 | -5.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,068 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 154 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,222 | 94.0 | -0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | United Australia | Bill Dart | 4,671 | 52.1 | |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 4,298 | 47.9 | |
  | | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1935 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 5,005 | 50.5 |
  | | CPNP | James Bayley | 3,434 | 34.7 |
  | | Social Credit | Joanna Helbach | 1,466 | 14.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,905 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,049 | 94.8 |
  | | Labor gain from CPNP | Labor gain from CPNP | Swing | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1933 Wynnum state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | James Bayley | 4,170 | 46.3 | -3.2 |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 4,096 | 45.5 | +2.6 |
  | | Queensland Party | William Argaet | 505 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
  | | Communist | Bert Hurworth | 167 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,998 | 98.9 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,099 | | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | CPNP | James Bayley | 4,385 | 50.9 | -2.9 |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 4,236 | 49.1 | +2.9 |
  | | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
  
  1932 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | Walter Barnes | 4,224 | 49.5 |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 3,658 | 42.9 |
  | | Queensland Party | William Argaet | 651 | 7.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,533 | 99.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,593 | 93.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | CPNP | Walter Barnes | 4,684 | 53.8 |
  | | Labor | John Donnelly | 3,761 | 46.2 |
  | | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | Walter Barnes | 5,368 | 68.3 | +6.7 |
  | | Labor | Fred Moore | 2,492 | 31.7 | -6.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,860 | 99.1 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,933 | 91.8 | +0.8 |
  | | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
  
  1926 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | CPNP | Walter Barnes | 4,458 | 61.6 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | James McLaughlin | 2,777 | 38.4 | -1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,233 | 99.3 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,283 | 91.0 | +13.0 |
  | | CPNP hold | CPNP hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
  
  1923 Queensland state election: Wynnum :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United | Walter Barnes | 3,694 | 59.7 |
  | | Labor | John McLaughlin | 2,498 | 40.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,193 | 99.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,227 | 78.0 |
  | | United hold | United hold | Swing | |
  