Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Queensland
# Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Queensland

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1990 federal election in the state of Queensland.

## Overall results

Turnout 94.7% (CV) — Informal 2.2% :

| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Liberal | 476,560 | 28.51 | 7.49 | 6 | 1 |
| | | National | 280,120 | 16.76 | –12.09 | 3 | 3 |
| | Liberal/National Coalition | Liberal/National Coalition | 756,680 | 45.27 | –4.60 | 9 | 2 |
| | Labor | Labor | 695,291 | 41.59 | –3.37 | 15 | 2 |
| | Democrats | Democrats | 193,817 | 11.59 | 6.71 | | |
| | Independent | Independent | 11,499 | 0.69 | 0.51 | | |
| | Greens | Greens | 10,054 | 0.60 | 0.60 | | |
| | Democratic Socialist | Democratic Socialist | 2,728 | 0.16 | 0.16 | | |
| | Conservative | Conservative | 1,528 | 0.09 | 0.09 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,671,597 | | | 24 | |
| Two-party-preferred vote ||||||||
| | Labor | Labor | 837,508 | 50.19 | +0.87 | 15 | 2 |
| | Liberal/National Coalition | Liberal/National Coalition | 831,015 | 49.81 | –0.87 | 9 | 2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 38,065 | 2.23 | –1.18 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709,662 | 94.71 | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,805,141 | | | | |
| Source: Federal Elections 1990 ||||||||

## Results by division

### Bowman

1990 Australian federal election: Bowman :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Con Sciacca | 34,925 | 46.3 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter Trounce | 23,571 | 31.3 | +8.3 |
| | Democrats | Phillip Grattan | 12,207 | 16.2 | +7.2 |
| | National | Stan Brimson | 4,697 | 6.2 | −11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,400 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,773 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,173 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Con Sciacca | 43,275 | 57.5 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter Trounce | 31,950 | 42.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Brisbane

1990 Australian federal election: Brisbane :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arch Bevis | 29,146 | 45.7 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal | Keith Schafferius | 22,573 | 35.4 | +7.4 |
| | Democrats | Leo Talty | 7,814 | 12.3 | +6.2 |
| | National | Andrew Hassall | 1,925 | 3.0 | −10.5 |
| | Independent | Marylou Heath | 1,410 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | William Kenney | 464 | 0.7 | −0.6 |
| | Democratic Socialist | Peter Simmons | 416 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,748 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,384 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,132 | 95.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arch Bevis | 35,300 | 55.5 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Keith Schafferius | 28,342 | 44.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.9 | |

### Capricornia

1990 Australian federal election: Capricornia :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Keith Wright | 33,200 | 50.5 | −3.5 |
| | National | Stan Collard | 24,627 | 37.5 | +3.9 |
| | Greens | Craig Hardy | 7,885 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,712 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,413 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,125 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Keith Wright | 37,551 | 57.3 | +0.3 |
| | National | Stan Collard | 27,926 | 42.7 | −0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Dawson

1990 Australian federal election: Dawson :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,674 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,525 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | National hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Fadden

1990 Australian federal election: Fadden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | David Jull | 28,361 | 43.9 | +8.1 |
| | Labor | Marie Wilkinson | 24,388 | 37.8 | -3.4 |
| | Democrats | Eugene Cross | 8,641 | 13.4 | +6.6 |
| | National | Peter Freckleton | 2,354 | 3.6 | -12.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Heymann | 794 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,538 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,438 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,021 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Jull | 34,621 | 53.8 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Marie Wilkinson | 29,766 | 46.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### Fairfax

1990 Australian federal election: Fairfax :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Beryl Muspratt | 26,017 | 32.8 | -2.4 |
| | National | John Stone | 20,928 | 26.4 | -13.4 |
| | Liberal | Alex Somlyay | 20,395 | 25.7 | +8.5 |
| | Democrats | Bob Borsellino | 10,439 | 13.2 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Adams | 1,528 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,307 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,632 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,939 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Somlyay | 45,449 | 57.5 | +57.5 |
| | Labor | Beryl Muspratt | 33,634 | 42.5 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal gain from National | Liberal gain from National | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Fisher

1990 Australian federal election: Fisher :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Lavarch | 35,004 | 42.8 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal | Tony Holmes | 21,225 | 26.0 | +13.8 |
| | National | Brian Sheahan | 14,490 | 17.7 | -18.6 |
| | Democrats | Glen Spicer | 10,981 | 13.4 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,700 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,655 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,355 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Lavarch | 42,401 | 52.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Tony Holmes | 39,136 | 48.0 | +48.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Forde

1990 Australian federal election: Forde :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Mary Crawford | 28,063 | 43.7 | -2.7 |
| | Liberal | Brad Bauman | 24,232 | 37.7 | +2.2 |
| | Democrats | Jason Neville | 7,138 | 11.1 | +5.0 |
| | Greens | Coral Wynter | 2,169 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | National | Ross Adams | 1,967 | 3.1 | -8.9 |
| | Independent | John Duggan | 646 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,215 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,717 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,932 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Mary Crawford | 34,910 | 54.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Brad Bauman | 29,161 | 45.5 | -3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Griffith

1990 Australian federal election: Griffith :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ben Humphreys | 31,616 | 49.8 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal | Doug Edwards | 20,580 | 32.4 | +8.3 |
| | Democrats | Steven Lyndon | 8,431 | 13.3 | +5.7 |
| | National | Sean Cousins | 1,872 | 2.9 | -11.0 |
| | Democratic Socialist | Russel Norman | 963 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,462 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,812 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,274 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ben Humphreys | 38,179 | 60.3 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal | Doug Edwards | 25,155 | 39.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

### Groom

1990 Australian federal election: Groom :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 29,041 | 40.8 | +27.5 |
| | Labor | Stewart Scott-Irving | 22,103 | 31.1 | -1.3 |
| | National | Terry Day | 11,664 | 16.4 | -32.5 |
| | Democrats | Trevor Ives | 8,319 | 11.7 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,127 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,396 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,523 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 44,138 | 62.2 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Stewart Scott-Irving | 26,880 | 37.8 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

### Herbert

1990 Australian federal election: Herbert :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ted Lindsay | 32,166 | 45.8 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hazard | 17,384 | 24.8 | +8.7 |
| | National | Rick Anderton | 12,749 | 18.2 | -9.5 |
| | Democrats | Colin Parker | 7,885 | 11.2 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,184 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,419 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,603 | 93.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ted Lindsay | 38,438 | 54.9 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hazard | 31,529 | 45.1 | +45.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

### Hinkler

1990 Australian federal election: Hinkler :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Brian Courtice | 32,995 | 47.3 | -0.8 |
| | National | John Evans | 23,453 | 33.7 | -9.4 |
| | Democrats | Ronald Cullen | 6,630 | 9.5 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal | Frank Hibble | 6,618 | 9.5 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,696 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,620 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,316 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Courtice | 37,543 | 54.0 | +2.9 |
| | National | John Evans | 32,033 | 46.0 | -2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Kennedy

1990 Australian federal election: Kennedy :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rob Hulls | 28,936 | 44.3 | -0.8 |
| | National | Ross Shannon | 21,751 | 33.3 | -14.0 |
| | Liberal | Fred Tritton | 9,134 | 14.0 | +6.4 |
| | Democrats | Patricia Banzhaf | 5,473 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,294 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,901 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,195 | 92.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Hulls | 33,536 | 51.4 | +4.4 |
| | National | Ross Shannon | 31,702 | 48.6 | -4.4 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Leichhardt

1990 Australian federal election: Leichhardt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Gayler | 31,318 | 44.5 | -6.3 |
| | Liberal | Bill Cummings | 15,985 | 22.7 | +13.1 |
| | National | Kevin Byrne | 14,553 | 20.7 | -15.6 |
| | Democrats | Jim Downey | 7,382 | 10.5 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Jim Waldock | 1,148 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,386 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,816 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,202 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Gayler | 37,606 | 53.5 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal | Bill Cummings | 32,727 | 46.5 | +46.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Lilley

1990 Australian federal election: Lilley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Elaine Darling | 32,453 | 50.0 | -7.3 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Nankervis | 22,644 | 34.9 | +7.7 |
| | Democrats | Elizabeth Rowland | 7,023 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | National | Steve Purtill | 2,217 | 3.4 | -12.2 |
| | Democratic Socialist | Dave Riley | 557 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,894 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,418 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,312 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Elaine Darling | 37,373 | 57.7 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Nankervis | 27,422 | 42.3 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

### Maranoa

1990 Australian federal election: Maranoa :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Bruce Scott | 31,594 | 47.7 | -7.8 |
| | Labor | John Adams | 20,716 | 31.3 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal | John Stone | 8,373 | 12.6 | -7.8 |
| | Democrats | Mary Hopkins | 5,567 | 8.4 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,250 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,469 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,719 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Bruce Scott | 41,838 | 63.2 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | John Adams | 24,351 | 36.8 | +1.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### McPherson

1990 Australian federal election: McPherson :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Bradford | 40,986 | 50.2 | +11.8 |
| | Labor | Pat Stern | 26,607 | 32.6 | -1.1 |
| | Democrats | Robert North | 8,088 | 9.9 | +4.6 |
| | National | Randall Cook | 4,102 | 5.0 | -17.6 |
| | Independent | Bert Cockerill | 1,703 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Otto Kuhne | 170 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,656 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,812 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,468 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Bradford | 49,760 | 61.0 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Pat Stern | 31,769 | 39.0 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Moncrieff

1990 Australian federal election: Moncrieff :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Kathy Sullivan | 37,630 | 47.8 | +13.1 |
| | Labor | Col Struthers | 26,473 | 33.6 | -2.3 |
| | Democrats | Jonathan Cornish | 10,028 | 12.7 | +7.3 |
| | National | Peter Lyons | 4,549 | 5.8 | -18.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,680 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,941 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,621 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kathy Sullivan | 46,759 | 59.5 | -0.7 |
| | Labor | Col Struthers | 31,868 | 40.5 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Moreton

1990 Australian federal election: Moreton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Garrie Gibson | 26,960 | 42.7 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal | Don Cameron | 26,323 | 41.7 | +3.5 |
| | Democrats | Ken Davies | 8,516 | 13.5 | +7.6 |
| | National | Vince Cottrell | 1,366 | 2.2 | -8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,165 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,275 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,440 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Garrie Gibson | 32,996 | 52.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Don Cameron | 30,037 | 47.7 | -3.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Oxley

1990 Australian federal election: Oxley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Les Scott | 33,359 | 52.1 | -7.8 |
| | Liberal | David Cooke | 18,739 | 29.3 | +14.5 |
| | Democrats | Althea Rossmuller | 9,660 | 15.1 | +10.0 |
| | National | Ray Wilms | 2,267 | 3.5 | -16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,025 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,660 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,685 | 95.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Les Scott | 39,615 | 62.0 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal | David Cooke | 24,270 | 38.0 | +38.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### Petrie

1990 Australian federal election: Petrie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Gary Johns | 30,763 | 44.2 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Flegg | 27,992 | 40.2 | +7.2 |
| | Democrats | Anthony Bloomer | 7,740 | 11.1 | +4.4 |
| | National | Peter Bateman | 2,327 | 3.3 | -10.9 |
| | Democratic Socialist | Natasha Simons | 792 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,614 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,335 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,949 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gary Johns | 36,327 | 52.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Flegg | 33,185 | 47.7 | -0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Rankin

1990 Australian federal election: Rankin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | David Beddall | 31,782 | 46.3 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal | John Miles | 16,014 | 23.3 | +10.2 |
| | National | Huan Fraser | 11,065 | 16.1 | -15.9 |
| | Democrats | John Hoskins | 7,512 | 10.9 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Whiteman | 1,865 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Cheryl Crisp | 465 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,703 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,916 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,619 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Beddall | 38,037 | 55.5 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | John Miles | 30,519 | 44.5 | +44.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Ryan

1990 Australian federal election: Ryan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Moore | 31,301 | 43.8 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Denny Campbell | 21,085 | 29.5 | -5.9 |
| | Democrats | Adair Ferguson | 13,669 | 19.1 | +10.6 |
| | National | Helen McAllister | 4,325 | 6.0 | -7.5 |
| | Independent | Alan Skyring | 1,139 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,519 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 955 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,474 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Moore | 40,870 | 57.2 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Denny Campbell | 30,576 | 42.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### Wide Bay

1990 Australian federal election: Wide Bay :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Warren Truss | 32,498 | 47.3 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Andrew Foley | 25,347 | 36.9 | -0.6 |
| | Democrats | Bryan Sandall | 9,108 | 13.3 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | John Zschech | 1,695 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,648 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,738 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,386 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Warren Truss | 37,613 | 54.9 | -3.9 |
| | Labor | Andrew Foley | 30,885 | 45.1 | +3.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
