Wide Bay

1966

B.P.Hansen (ALP)		23459 (54.9%)
W.Hutchinson (DLP)		2347 (5.5%)
A.W.White (CP)			16936 (39.6%)
Informal			739

Estimated 2-party vote: ALP 56.0%, CP 44.0%

1969

B.P.Hansen (ALP)		27962 (55.1%)
L.A.Kehoe (DLP)			1865 (3.7%)
P.C.Neville (CP)		20935 (41.2%)
Informal			399

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 55.6%, Lib 44.4%

1972

A.R.Birchley (DLP)		2751 (5.4%)
G.L.Crawford (CP)		21336 (41.9%)
B.P.Hansen (ALP)		26572 (52.2%)
L.Leisemann (NSP)		203 (0.4%)
Informal			717

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 52.8%, CP 47.2%

1974

B.P.Hansen (ALP)		26127 (45.9%)
P.C.Millar (NP)			24875 (43.7%)
I.G.Theodore (Lib)		5920 (10.4%)
Informal			508

After preferences:

B.P.Hansen (ALP)		26459 (46.5%)
P.C.Millar (NP)			30463 (53.5%)

1975

G.J.Alberts (WP)		1759 (3.0%)
B.P.Hansen (ALP)		23286 (39.3%)
P.C.Millar (Nat)		34143 (57.7%)
Informal			598

Estimated two-party preferred: Nat 59.1%, ALP 40.9%

1977

F.J.Faircloth (ALP)		23276 (36.8%)
D.M.MacKenzie (Dem)		6321 (10.0%)
P.C.Millar (Nat)		33655 (53.2%)
Informal			637

Estimated two-party preferred: Nat 58.4%, ALP 41.6%

1980

R.J.Bird (PP)			1675 (2.5%)
J.T.E.Finemore (ALP)		26708 (40.4%)
P.C.Millar (NCP)		33377 (50.4%)
G.T.Schuuh (Dem)		4414 (6.7%)
Informal			997

Estimated two-party preferred: NCP 55.4%, ALP 44.6%

1983

Raymond Bird (PP)		1813 (2.5%)
James Finemore (ALP)		32362 (44.6%)
Clarrie Millar (Nat)		35472 (48.9%)
Mervyn Worth (Dem)		2850 (3.9%)
Informal			806

After preferences:

James Finemore (ALP)		34895 (48.1%)
Clarrie Millar (Nat)		37602 (51.9%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -6.1%)

F.Hoberg (ALP)			19833 (35.9%)
G.C.Spicer (Dem)		2745 (5.0%)
P.C.Millar (Nat)		32656 (59.1%)
Informal			2942

After preferences:

F.Hoberg (ALP)			21124 (38.2%)
P.C.Millar (Nat)		34110 (61.8%)

1987

Andrew Foley (ALP)		22815 (37.5%)
Ray Barry (Dem)			2714 (4.5%)
Cam Primavera (Lib)		4616 (7.6%)
Clarrie Millar (Nat)		30699 (50.5%)
Informal			2072

After preferences:

Andrew Foley (ALP)		25087 (41.2%)
Clarrie Millar (Nat)		35755 (58.8%)

1990

Bryan Sandell (Dem)		9108 (13.3%)
Andrew Foley (ALP)		25347 (36.9%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		32498 (47.3%)
John Zschech (Ind)		1695 (2.5%)
Informal			1738

After preferences:

Andrew Scott (ALP)		30885 (45.1%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		37613 (54.9%)

1993

Ray Smith (Ind)			1770 (2.4%)
Judy Caplick (ALP)		24861 (32.9%)
Marie Woodley (Dem)		2700 (3.6%)
Andrew Baker (CAP)		4279 (5.7%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		33255 (44.1%)
Trevor Hartshorne (Lib)		6519 (8.6%)
Lily Podger (Grn)		2083 (2.8%)
Informal			1786

After preferences:

Judy Caplick (ALP)		30390 (40.3%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		45043 (59.7%)

1996

(Redistribution: ALP +0.9%)

Charlie Watson (AIP)		1064 (1.5%)
Wayne Skilton (OAP)		908 (1.2%)
John Francis (Ind)		2891 (3.9%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		43670 (59.6%)
Alan Holmes (ALP)		19390 (26.4%)
Pamela South (Dem)		5415 (7.4%)
Informal			2201

After preferences:

Warren Truss (Nat)		50157 (68.5%)
Alan Holmes (ALP)		23037 (31.5%)

1998

(Redistribution: ALP +0.3%)

Desley Fraser (Lib)		5937 (8.3%)
Graeme Wicks (ON)		18891 (26.3%)
Phil Rodhouse (Dem)		1552 (2.2%)
Richard Nielsen (Grn)		917 (1.3%)
Bob Postle (Ind)		1480 (2.1%)
Russ Tremlin (ALP)		20391 (28.4%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		22569 (31.5%)
Informal			2427

After preferences:

Russ Tremlin (ALP)		33814 (47.1%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		37923 (52.9%)

2001

Graeme Wicks (Ind)		3380 (4.6%)
Maurice Hetherington (CEC)	489 (0.7%)
Warren Truss (Nat)		33124 (45.1%)
Jim Dwyer (ON)			8176 (11.1%)
Paul Jansen (Grn)		1385 (1.9%)
A.R. Pitt (Ind)			2650 (3.6%)
Russ Tremlin (ALP)		19733 (26.9%)
Althea Smith (Dem)		1230 (1.7%)
David Dalgleish (Ind)		3192 (4.3%)
Informal			4329 (5.6%)

After preferences

Russ Tremlin (ALP)		28811 (39.3%)
Warren Truss (Lib)		44548 (60.7%)

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