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Electoral results for the Division of Dawson

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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

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

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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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

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2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2007

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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

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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

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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

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1998

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1987

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1977

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1969

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1958

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1949

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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

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  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.