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Revision as of 06:54, 6 January 2025 by TheTimeBombII (talk | contribs) (Created page)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Queensland, Australia, district election resultsThis is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Drayton in Queensland state elections.
Members for Drayton
This section is an excerpt from Electoral district of Drayton § Members.The following people were elected in the seat of Drayton:
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bebbington | Ministerial | 27 Apr 1912 – 12 May 1923 | |
| Farmers' Union | |||
| Country | |||
Election results
Elections in the 1920s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 Queensland state election § Drayton.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Bebbington | 2,449 | 59.8 | +59.8 | |
| Labor | Lister Hopkins | 1,648 | 40.2 | −7.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,097 | 99.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 34 | 0.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,131 | 86.3 | +2.1 | ||
| Country gain from National | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1918 Queensland state election § Drayton.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | William Bebbington | 2,164 | 52.7 | +52.7 | |
| Labor | Michael Alke | 1,940 | 47.3 | +13.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,104 | 99.1 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 37 | 0.9 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,141 | 84.2 | −3.4 | ||
| National gain from Farmers' Union | Swing | N/A | |||
- Sitting member William Bebbington was elected at the previous election as a Farmers Union candidate. He joined the National QLD 1917 party before this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers' Union | William Bebbington | 2,473 | 65.9 | +65.9 | |
| Labor | Jacob Donges | 1,278 | 34.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,751 | 97.9 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 82 | 2.1 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,833 | 87.6 | +11.8 | ||
| Farmers' Union gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Bebbington | 1,962 | 62.2 | ||
| Labor | James Desmond | 1,040 | 33.0 | ||
| Independent | William Binns | 151 | 4.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,153 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 38 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,191 | 75.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.