Electoral results for the district of Belmont (Queensland)
# Electoral results for the district of Belmont (Queensland)

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Belmont in Queensland state elections.

## Members for Belmont

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Fred Newton | Labor | 1960–1974 |
| | David Byrne | Liberal | 1974–1977 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1970s

1974 Queensland state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | David Byrne | 6,974 | 53.6 | +25.5 |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 6,044 | 46.4 | -17.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,018 | 98.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,201 | 90.7 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +18.5 | |

1972 Queensland state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 7,350 | 63.9 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Hughes | 3,229 | 28.1 | -6.3 |
| | Queensland Labor | Thomas Connor | 924 | 8.0 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,503 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,672 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 7,463 | 64.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Hughes | 4,040 | 35.1 | -3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 10,399 | 57.5 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Morgan | 6,405 | 34.4 | -1.4 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Taylor | 1,285 | 7.1 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,089 | 98.0 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 364 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,453 | 93.3 | -0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 10,638 | 58.8 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Morgan | 7,451 | 41.2 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

1966 Queensland state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 8,898 | 58.0 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Oswald Brunner | 5,494 | 35.8 | +1.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Taylor | 951 | 6.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,343 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 280 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,623 | 94.1 | -1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 9,075 | 60.1 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Oswald Brunner | 6,268 | 39.9 | -0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

1963 Queensland state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 7,846 | 59.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Schuurs | 4,593 | 34.7 | +0.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | John Taylor | 790 | 6.0 | -4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,229 | 98.1 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 253 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,482 | 95.1 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 7,993 | 60.4 | |
| | Liberal | Cecil Schuurs | 5,236 | 39.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1960 Queensland state election: Belmont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Fred Newton | 6,120 | 54.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hewitt | 3,869 | 34.5 | -1.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Jean Reville | 1,209 | 10.8 | -5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,198 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,378 | 92.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
