title: Electoral results for the district of Wavell
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wavell
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Wavell in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Wavell
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alex Dewar | Liberal Party | 1960–1968 |
  | Alex Dewar | Independent | 1968–1969 |
  | Arthur Crawford | Liberal Party | 1969–1977 |
  | Brian Austin | Liberal Party | 1977–1983 |
  | Brian Austin | National Party | 1983–1986 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1983 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Brian Austin | 7,208 | 51.3 | -5.6 |
  | | Labor | Christopher Begley | 6,848 | 48.7 | +5.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,056 | 98.3 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,295 | 92.6 | +3.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.6 | |
  
  1980 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Brian Austin | 7,960 | 56.9 | +23.5 |
  | | Labor | Jack Geran | 6,020 | 43.1 | -2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,980 | 98.1 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14,253 | 88.8 | -3.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1977 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Geran | 6,738 | 45.4 | +11.4 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Austin | 4,961 | 33.4 | -29.2 |
  | | National | Charles Mortensen | 2,777 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
  | | Progress | Barry Smith | 368 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,844 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,027 | 92.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Brian Austin | 7,842 | 52.8 | -11.3 |
  | | Labor | Jack Geran | 7,002 | 47.2 | +11.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -11.3 | |
  
  1974 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Arthur Crawford | 8,388 | 62.6 | +18.1 |
  | | Labor | Jack Geran | 4,554 | 34.0 | -13.0 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Mervyn Eunson | 465 | 3.5 | -5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,407 | 99.0 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,544 | 91.7 | -2.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Arthur Crawford | 8,774 | 65.4 | +13.2 |
  | | Labor | Jack Geran | 4,633 | 34.6 | -13.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.2 | |
  
  1972 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Herbert Bromley | 5,661 | 47.0 | +9.5 |
  | | Liberal | Arthur Crawford | 5,351 | 44.5 | +15.1 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Peter Flanagan | 1,024 | 8.5 | +0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,036 | 99.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 0.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,139 | 94.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Arthur Crawford | 6,279 | 52.2 | -2.7 |
  | | Labor | Herbert Bromley | 5,757 | 47.8 | +2.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1969 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Herbert Bromley | 5,562 | 37.5 | -3.7 |
  | | Liberal | Arthur Crawford | 4,360 | 29.4 | -21.0 |
  | | Independent | Alex Dewar | 3,765 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Rogers Judge | 1,158 | 7.8 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,845 | 99.0 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 154 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,999 | 94.0 | -0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Arthur Crawford | 8,131 | 54.8 | -2.1 |
  | | Labor | Herbert Bromley | 6,714 | 45.2 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
  
  1966 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 7,209 | 50.4 | -2.6 |
  | | Labor | Herbert Bromley | 5,895 | 41.2 | +4.4 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Thomas Grundy | 1,046 | 7.3 | -1.6 |
  | | Social Credit | Mervyn Goldstiver | 113 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
  | | Independent | Desmond Fulton | 51 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,314 | 98.5 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 222 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,536 | 94.8 | -0.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 8,142 | 56.9 | -4.7 |
  | | Labor | Herbert Bromley | 6,172 | 43.1 | +4.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
  
  1963 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 7,237 | 53.0 | -0.7 |
  | | Labor | Benjamin Harriss | 5,024 | 36.8 | +1.5 |
  | | Queensland Labor | Vincent Bedsor | 1,208 | 8.8 | -2.2 |
  | | Social Credit | Merv Goldstiver | 184 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,653 | 98.6 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 1.4 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,851 | 95.7 | +0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 8,346 | 61.6 | |
  | | Labor | Benjamin Harriss | 5,307 | 38.4 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1960 Queensland state election: Wavell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alex Dewar | 7,134 | 53.7 | |
  | | Labor | Benjamin Harriss | 4,696 | 35.3 | |
  | | Queensland Labor | Kevin O'Dea | 1,459 | 11.0 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,289 | 98.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,433 | 94.9 | |
  | | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  