Electoral results for the Division of Dawson

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dawson in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members[edit]

	Party	Term
Charles Davidson	Country	1949–1963
George Shaw	Country	1963–1966
Rex Patterson	Labor	1966–1975
Ray Braithwaite	National	1975–1996
De-Anne Kelly	National	1996–2007
James Bidgood	Labor	2007–2010
George Christensen	Liberal National	2010–2022
George Christensen	One Nation	2022–2022
Andrew Willcox	Liberal National	2022–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Dawson^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Andrew Willcox	40,109	43.33	+0.38
	Labor	Shane Hamilton	22,650	24.47	+4.19
	One Nation	Julie Hall	12,289	13.27	+0.18
	Greens	Paula Creen	6,675	7.21	+2.70
	Katter's Australian	Ciaron Paterson	5,189	5.61	−0.71
	United Australia	Christian Young	3,713	4.01	−0.89
	Great Australian	Jim Jackson	1,948	2.10	+2.10
Total formal votes			92,573	95.86	+2.87
Informal votes			4,001	4.14	−2.87
Turnout			96,574	87.49	−3.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Andrew Willcox	55,930	60.42	−4.19
	Labor	Shane Hamilton	36,643	39.58	+4.19
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.19

The sitting member, George Christensen, was elected as a Liberal National, but resigned from the party in 2022, subsequently joining One Nation and contested a Senate seat.

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Dawson^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	George Christensen	38,164	42.95	+0.32
	Labor	Belinda Hassan	18,022	20.28	−12.48
	One Nation	Debra Lawson	11,628	13.09	+13.09
	Katter's Australian	Brendan Bunyan	5,619	6.32	−0.22
	United Australia	Colin Thompson	4,355	4.90	+4.90
	Greens	Imogen Lindenberg	4,009	4.51	−0.65
	Democratic Labour	Ann-Maree Ware	2,835	3.19	+3.19
	Independent	Lachlan Queenan	2,478	2.79	+2.79
	Conservative National	Michael Turner	1,741	1.96	+1.96
Total formal votes			88,851	92.99	−2.47
Informal votes			6,699	7.01	+2.47
Turnout			95,550	90.79	−0.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	George Christensen	57,405	64.61	+11.24
	Labor	Belinda Hassan	31,446	35.39	−11.24
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+11.24

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Dawson^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	George Christensen	38,474	42.61	−3.62
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	29,608	32.79	+3.08
	Katter's Australian	Ash Dodd	5,904	6.54	−0.20
	Greens	Jonathon Dykyj	4,652	5.15	+0.13
	Independent	Steven Large	4,184	4.63	+4.63
	Glenn Lazarus Team	Michael Hall	4,075	4.51	+4.51
	Family First	Amanda Nickson	3,403	3.77	+1.87
Total formal votes			90,300	95.45	+0.30
Informal votes			4,309	4.55	−0.30
Turnout			94,609	91.26	−2.56
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	George Christensen	48,167	53.34	−4.24
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	42,133	46.66	+4.24
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.24

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Dawson^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	George Christensen	40,507	46.23	+0.49
	Labor	Bronwyn Taha	26,030	29.71	−10.33
	Palmer United	Ian Ferguson	8,777	10.02	+10.02
	Katter's Australian	Justin Englert	5,905	6.74	+6.74
	Greens	Jonathon Dykyj	4,396	5.02	−2.70
	Family First	Lindsay Temple	1,663	1.90	−3.04
	Citizens Electoral Council	Andrew Harris	345	0.39	−1.16
Total formal votes			87,623	95.15	+0.91
Informal votes			4,463	4.85	−0.91
Turnout			92,086	93.80	+0.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	George Christensen	50,451	57.58	+5.15
	Labor	Bronwyn Taha	37,172	42.42	−5.15
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.15

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Dawson^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	George Christensen	37,940	45.74	+2.62
	Labor	Mike Brunker	33,216	40.04	-7.35
	Greens	Jonathon Dykyj	6,406	7.72	+3.29
	Family First	Damian Herrington	4,100	4.94	+2.09
	Citizens Electoral Council	Bill Ingrey	1,287	1.55	+1.07
Total formal votes			82,949	94.24	-1.94
Informal votes			5,070	5.76	+1.94
Turnout			88,019	93.09	-2.32
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	George Christensen	43,494	52.43	+5.02
	Labor	Mike Brunker	39,455	47.57	-5.02
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+5.02

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Bidgood	38,423	48.09	+16.44
	National	De-Anne Kelly	33,948	42.48	-3.04
	Greens	Peter Bell	3,489	4.37	+0.93
	Family First	Rena Lee	2,398	3.00	-0.09
	Democrats	Chris Doyle	1,216	1.52	+0.64
	Citizens Electoral Council	Andrew Harris	432	0.54	-1.87
Total formal votes			79,906	96.20	+1.65
Informal votes			3,156	3.80	-1.65
Turnout			83,062	95.04	-0.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Bidgood	42,520	53.21	+13.20
	National	De-Anne Kelly	37,386	46.79	-13.20
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+13.20

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	De-Anne Kelly	39,409	48.16	-2.06
	Labor	Cherry Feeney	25,626	31.32	-2.45
	Independent	Margaret F Menzel	5,647	6.90	+6.90
	Greens	Tony W Fontes	2,606	3.19	+0.74
	One Nation	Lewis Arroita	2,572	3.14	-5.45
	Family First	Bev Smith	2,435	2.98	+2.98
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jan Pukallus	2,192	2.68	+1.81
	Democrats	Archie Julien	690	0.84	-1.93
	New Country	Debbie Lowis	645	0.79	+0.79
Total formal votes			81,819	94.59	-0.69
Informal votes			4,683	5.41	+0.69
Turnout			86,502	94.42	-2.24
Two-party-preferred result
	National	De-Anne Kelly	49,399	60.38	+2.39
	Labor	Cherry Feeney	32,420	39.62	-2.39
	National hold		Swing	+2.39

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	De-Anne Kelly	39,827	50.22	+8.59
	Labor	Cherry Feeney	26,782	33.77	-4.25
	One Nation	Rob Robinson	6,814	8.59	-7.32
	Democrats	Karen Offield	2,195	2.77	+0.75
	Greens	Barry Jones	1,940	2.45	+1.12
	Independent	Andrew Ellul	1,050	1.32	+1.32
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jan Pukallus	692	0.87	+0.87
Total formal votes			79,300	95.28	-1.94
Informal votes			3,930	4.72	+1.94
Turnout			83,230	96.06
Two-party-preferred result
	National	De-Anne Kelly	45,987	57.99	+3.57
	Labor	Cherry Feeney	33,313	42.01	-3.57
	National hold		Swing	+3.57

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	De-Anne Kelly	32,312	41.64	+5.49
	Labor	Mark Stroppiana	29,507	38.02	+3.31
	One Nation	Barbara Eggers	12,350	15.91	+15.91
	Democrats	Darin Preston	1,567	2.02	-1.86
	Greens	Helen King	1,027	1.32	+1.32
	Independent	Kevin McLean	840	1.08	+1.08
Total formal votes			77,603	97.22	-0.57
Informal votes			2,219	2.78	+0.57
Turnout			79,822	95.01	+0.07
Two-party-preferred result
	National	De-Anne Kelly	42,228	54.42	-6.43
	Labor	Mark Stroppiana	35,375	45.58	+6.43
	National hold		Swing	-6.43

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	De-Anne Kelly	28,359	35.74	-2.68
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	28,168	35.50	-2.84
	Liberal	Greg Williamson	18,937	23.87	+16.27
	Democrats	Kevin Paine	3,095	3.90	+1.39
		Tony Duckett	542	0.68	+0.68
	Indigenous Peoples	Len Watson	245	0.31	+0.31
Total formal votes			79,346	97.76	+0.52
Informal votes			1,816	2.24	-0.52
Turnout			81,162	94.94	-0.76
Two-party-preferred result
	National	De-Anne Kelly	47,461	59.92	+5.96
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	31,744	40.08	-5.96
	National hold		Swing	+5.96

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ray Braithwaite	29,209	38.71	+0.24
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	28,954	38.38	-4.47
	Confederate Action	Bob McCulloch	6,838	9.06	+9.06
	Liberal	John Mansell	5,545	7.35	-3.36
	Democrats	Steve Quadrio	1,884	2.50	-5.44
	Greens	Ian Fox	1,795	2.38	+2.34
	Independent	Neil Heiniger	625	0.83	+0.83
	Independent	Michelle Mac Nevin	597	0.79	+0.79
Total formal votes			75,447	97.24	-0.62
Informal votes			2,141	2.76	+0.62
Turnout			77,588	95.70
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ray Braithwaite	40,605	53.84	+3.68
	Labor	Frank Gilbert	34,811	46.16	-3.68
	National hold		Swing	+3.68

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg McGarvie	29,869	42.9	-4.0
	National	Ray Braithwaite	26,780	38.4	-7.7
	Liberal	Jim Seymour	7,459	10.7	+3.6
	Democrats	Tom Irelandes	5,566	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			69,674	97.9
Informal votes			1,525	2.1
Turnout			71,199	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ray Braithwaite	34,873	50.1	-1.8
	Labor	Greg McGarvie	34,692	49.9	+1.8
	National hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Welch	30,232	46.9	+2.2
	National	Ray Braithwaite	29,698	46.1	-6.0
	Liberal	Paul Pottinger	4,553	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			64,483	96.3
Informal votes			2,510	3.7
Turnout			66,993	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ray Braithwaite	33,436	51.9	-1.9
	Labor	Bill Welch	31,047	48.1	+1.9
	National hold		Swing	-1.9

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ray Braithwaite	31,299	52.1	+1.2
	Labor	John Bird	26,832	44.7	-2.5
	Democrats	Antony Lucas	1,913	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			60,035	95.7
Informal votes			2,674	4.3
Turnout			62,709	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ray Braithwaite	32,306	53.8	+2.0
	Labor	John Bird	27,729	46.2	-2.0
	National hold		Swing	+2.0

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ray Braithwaite	35,686	50.1	+0.0
	Labor	Barbara Hill	34,229	48.1	+2.9
	Independent	Raymond Jensen	426	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Eric Geissmann	423	0.6	+0.6
	Progress	Kelly Crombie	420	0.6	+0.1
Total formal votes			71,184	98.9
Informal votes			815	1.1
Turnout			71,999	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ray Braithwaite		51.2	-6.7
	Labor	Barbara Hill		48.8	+6.7
	National hold		Swing	-6.7

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite	33,205	50.1	-5.8
	Labor	Barbara Hill	29,960	45.2	+3.3
	Democrats	Brian Caldwell	2,299	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Robert Oakes	539	0.8	+0.8
	Progress	Kelly Crombie	330	0.5	-1.7
Total formal votes			66,333	98.4
Informal votes			1,080	1.6
Turnout			67,413	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite		52.2	-5.7
	Labor	Barbara Hill		47.8	+5.7
	National Country hold		Swing	-5.7

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite	34,624	55.9	+3.1
	Labor	Michael Goldsborough	25,923	41.9	-3.9
	Progress	Frank Paull	1,377	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			61,924	98.9
Informal votes			687	1.1
Turnout			62,611	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite		57.9	+4.3
	Labor	Michael Goldsborough		42.1	-4.3
	National hold		Swing	+4.3

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	26,810	45.8	-4.8
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite	24,022	41.0	+3.4
	National Country	Noel McFarlane	6,936	11.8	+11.8
	Independent	Colin Bailey	821	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			58,589	98.8
Informal votes			718	1.2
Turnout			59,307	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ray Braithwaite	31,401	53.6	+4.2
	Labor	Rex Patterson	27,188	46.4	-4.2
	National Country gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	28,029	50.6	-7.1
	Country	Ray Braithwaite	27,363	49.4	+12.5
Total formal votes			55,392	99.0
Informal votes			581	1.0
Turnout			55,973	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.2

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	28,104	57.7	-5.4
	Country	Lionel Bevis	17,998	36.9	+5.0
	Democratic Labor	John Judge	2,618	5.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			48,720	98.3
Informal votes			821	1.7
Turnout			49,541	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Patterson		58.8	-5.3
	Country	Lionel Bevis		41.2	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.3

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	28,966	63.1	+8.3
	Country	John Hinz	14,646	31.9	-10.0
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Lewis	2,280	5.0	+1.7
Total formal votes			45,892	99.0
Informal votes			473	1.0
Turnout			46,365	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Patterson		64.1	+8.6
	Country	John Hinz		35.9	-8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.6

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	22,428	55.7	+14.3
	Country	John Fordyce	16,510	41.0	-10.8
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Lewis	1,335	3.3	-3.5
Total formal votes			40,273	98.6
Informal votes			584	1.4
Turnout			40,857	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Patterson		56.4	+12.8
	Country	John Fordyce		43.6	-12.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.8

1966 by-election[edit]

1966 Dawson by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Patterson	20,372	55.1	+13.7
	Country	John Fordyce	16,572	44.9	-6.9
Total formal votes			36,944	98.8
Informal votes			433	1.2
Turnout			37,377	91.0
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+11.5

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Shaw	19,420	51.8	-0.9
	Labor	Doug Everingham	15,508	41.4	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Erwin Eshmann	2,543	6.8	+0.3
Total formal votes			37,471	97.8
Informal votes			841	2.2
Turnout			38,312	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Shaw		56.4	-1.5
	Labor	Doug Everingham		43.6	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	-1.5

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	19,068	52.7	-8.1
	Labor	Cyril Mitchell	14,764	40.8	+11.7
	Queensland Labor	Waller O'Grady	2,344	6.5	-3.6
Total formal votes			36,176	97.4
Informal votes			957	2.6
Turnout			37,133	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Davidson		57.9	-11.0
	Labor	Cyril Mitchell		42.1	+11.0
	Country hold		Swing	-11.0

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	21,424	60.8	-0.4
	Labor	Selwyn Ferguson	10,243	29.1	-9.7
	Queensland Labor	Waller O'Grady	3,569	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			35,236	97.2
Informal votes			999	2.8
Turnout			36,235	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Davidson		68.9	+7.7
	Labor	Selwyn Ferguson		31.2	-7.7
	Country hold		Swing	+7.7

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	21,624	61.2	+4.0
	Labor	Stanley Dalton	13,541	38.8	-3.5
Total formal votes			34,865	98.3
Informal votes			618	1.7
Turnout			35,483	94.9
	Country hold		Swing	+3.8

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	19,828	55.6	-0.7
	Labor	George Hyde	15,802	44.4	+0.7
Total formal votes			35,630	99.0
Informal votes			354	1.0
Turnout			35,984	96.4
	Country hold		Swing	-0.7

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	19,058	56.3	-2.1
	Labor	George Hyde	14,773	43.7	+6.2
Total formal votes			33,831	98.4
Informal votes			554	1.6
Turnout			34,385	95.3
	Country hold		Swing	-2.3

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Dawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Davidson	19,302	58.4	+12.3
	Labor	George Burns	12,389	37.5	-5.3
	Communist	Richard Andrew	1,379	4.2	-3.5
Total formal votes			33,070	98.0
Informal votes			659	2.0
Turnout			33,729	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Davidson		58.6	+9.8
	Labor	George Burns		41.4	-9.8
	Country notional gain from Labor		Swing	+9.8

References[edit]

^ Dawson, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Dawson, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Dawson, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Dawson, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Dawson". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

[1] Dawson, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Dawson, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] Dawson, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] 2013 results for Dawson, AEC.

[5] "2010 results for Dawson". AEC.

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