Groom/Darling Downs

1966

D.N.Hare (ALP)			13413 (30.5%)
F.J.Mullins (DLP)		3944 (9.0%)
R.W.C.Swartz (Lib)		26585 (60.5%)
Informal			573

Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 67.6%, ALP 32.4%

1969

F.J.Mullins (DLP)		5177 (10.0%)
E.P.Salas (ALP)			16785 (32.5%)
R.W.C.Swartz (Lib)		29715 (57.5%)
Informal			480

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 65.0%, ALP 35.0%

1972

R.J.Alford (Ind)		1312 (2.5%)
C.V.Brimblecombe (Lib)		11695 (22.5%)
E.G.Connolly (DLP)		3341 (6.4%)
D.T.McVeigh (CP)		16783 (32.3%)
J.S.Thomas (ALP)		18866 (36.3%)
Informal			895

After preferences:

D.T.McVeigh (CP)		31875 (61.3%)
J.S.Thomas (ALP)		20122 (38.7%)

1974

D.T.McVeigh (NP)		38078 (64.9%)
R.D.Madden (ALP)		19860 (33.8%)
W.J.Nobes (AP)			733 (1.2%)
Informal			556

Estimated two-party preferred: NP 65.4%, ALP 34.6%

1975

D.T.McVeigh (Nat)		42133 (69.4%)
P.Wood (ALP)			18590 (30.6%)
Informal			607

1977

R.L.Lingard (ALP)		18505 (29.5%)
D.T.McVeigh (Nat)		42630 (68.1%)
D.J.Proud (PP)			1482 (2.4%)
Informal			677

Estimated two-party preferred: Nat 70.0%, ALP 30.0%

1980

M.L.Heyboer (Dem)		3551 (5.5%)
J.E.Hunt (ALP)			19379 (29.9%)
D.T.McVeigh (NCP)		41011 (63.3%)
D.A.Proud (PP)			870 (1.3%)
Informal			850

Estimated two-party preferred: NCP 66.8%, ALP 33.2%

1983

Ronald Cullin (ALP)		22524 (32.6%)
David Groves (Dem)		3960 (5.7%)
Tom McVeigh (Nat)		42627 (61.7%)
Informal			715

After preferences:

Ronald Cullin (ALP)		24577 (35.6%)
Tom McVeigh (Nat)		44534 (64.4%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP +0.5%)

A.N.C.Munro (Lib)		5417 (8.9%)
D.T.McVeigh (Nat)		34047 (56.0%)
R.V.Cullin (ALP)		19142 (31.5%)
R.H.Dow (Dem)			2160 (3.6%)
Informal			2389

After preferences:

D.T.McVeigh (Nat)		40052 (65.9%)
R.V.Cullin (ALP)		20714 (34.1%)

1987

Mark Carew (Dem)		3556 (5.4%)
Tom McVeigh (Nat)		32054 (48.9%)
Linda Dwyer (ALP)		21217 (32.4%)
Alexander Munro (Lib)		8754 (13.4%)
Informal			1938

After preferences:

Tom McVeigh (Nat)		41174 (62.8%)
Linda Dwyer (ALP)		24407 (37.2%)

By-election (April 9, 1988)

Mark Carew (Dem)		3474 (5.6%)
Linda Dwyer (ALP)		14973 (24.2%)
Bill Taylor (Lib)		20651 (33.3%)
David Russell (Nat)		17814 (28.8%)
Peter Consandine (Ind)		369 (0.6%)
Vincent Burke (Ind)		4661 (7.5%)
Informal			889

After preferences:

Linda Dwyer (ALP)		19797 (32.0%)
Bill Taylor (Lib)		42129 (68.0%)

1990

Terry Day (Nat)			11664 (16.4%)
Trevor Ives (Dem)		8319 (11.7%)
Bill Taylor (Lib)		29041 (40.8%)
Stewart Scott-Irving (ALP)	22103 (31.1%)
Informal			1396

After preferences:

Bill Taylor (Lib)		44138 (62.2%)
Stewart Scott-Irving (ALP)	26880 (37.8%)

1993

(Redistribution: ALP +0.1%)

Wally McCarthy (AIP)		905 (1.2%)
Garry Berghofer (CAP)		7672 (10.2%)
Bill Taylor (Lib)		25915 (34.4%)
Ray Webber (ALP)		20198 (26.8%)
Joe Hanna (Nat)			16131 (21.4%)
Karey Harrison (Grn)		1712 (2.3%)
Alan May (Dem)			2839 (3.8%)
Informal			1875

After preferences:

Bill Taylor (Lib)		48304 (64.1%)
Ray Webber (ALP)		27031 (35.9%)

1996

Ray Buckley (OAP)		1578 (2.0%)
Mark Carew (Dem)		4459 (5.8%)
Sarah Moles (Grn)		1789 (2.3%)
Peter Ousby (Ind)		1657 (2.2%)
W.J.McCarthy (AIP)		595 (0.8%)
Neville Green (ALP)		17085 (22.1%)
Bill Taylor (Lib)		50046 (64.8%)
Informal			1813

After preferences:

Neville Green (ALP)		22117 (28.7%)
Bill Taylor (Lib)		54894 (71.3%)

1998

Geoff Brown (ALP)		18787 (25.2%)
Cynthia Mayne (Ind)		1629 (2.2%)
Avril Baynes (ON)		13382 (18.0%)
Paul Harry (CTA)		1409 (1.9%)
Glenn Polson (Dem)		1993 (2.7%)
Bruce Green (Nat)		11335 (15.2%)
Sarah Moles (Grn)		1307 (1.7%)
Ian Macfarlane (Lib)		24631 (33.1%)
Informal			2100

After preferences:

Geoff Brown (ALP)		27522 (37.0%)
Ian Macfarlane (Lib)		46951 (63.0%)

2001

Michael Kane (Grn)		2774 (3.5%)
Barbara Wuersching (Nat)	8563 (11.0%)
David Hoy (ON)			6958 (8.9%)
Ian Macfarlane (Lib)		36573 (46.9%)
Leeann King (ALP)		18467 (23.7%)
Rob Berry (Ind)			2192 (2.8%)
Stephen Eyres (Dem)		2521 (3.2%)
Informal			2776 (3.4%)

After preferences

Ian Macfarlane (Lib)		50802 (65.1%)
Leeann King (ALP)		27246 (34.9%)

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