Electoral results for the district of Baroona
# Electoral results for the district of Baroona

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

## Members for Baroona

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Bill Power | Labor | 1935–1957 |
| Bill Power | Queensland Labor | 1957–1960 |
| Pat Hanlon | Labor | 1960–1974 |
| Dennis Young | Liberal | 1974–1977 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1970s

1974 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Dennis Young | 5,643 | 48.4 | +20.4 |
| | Labor | John Camp | 5,528 | 47.4 | -15.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Denis Cochran | 484 | 4.1 | -5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,655 | 97.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 280 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,935 | 84.7 | -5.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dennis Young | 6,022 | 51.7 | +15.8 |
| | Labor | John Camp | 5,633 | 48.3 | -15.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +15.8 | |

1972 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,110 | 62.6 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal | John Andrews | 3,184 | 28.0 | +1.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Maurice O'Connor | 1,073 | 9.4 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,367 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 318 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,685 | 90.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,291 | 64.1 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | John Andrews | 4,076 | 35.9 | -0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,427 | 63.8 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Bence | 2,648 | 26.3 | -4.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Anthony Machin | 998 | 9.9 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,073 | 97.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,361 | 88.8 | -2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,613 | 65.7 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Bence | 3,460 | 34.4 | -3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

1966 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,359 | 59.7 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal | Ian Barron | 3,313 | 31.1 | +1.7 |
| | Queensland Labor | Anthony Machin | 822 | 7.7 | +0.7 |
| | Communist | Brian Moynihan | 151 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,645 | 96.9 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 342 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,987 | 91.7 | -1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,633 | 62.3 | -1.5 |
| | Liberal | Ian Barron | 4,012 | 37.7 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

1963 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,601 | 61.4 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Dawn Stanton | 3,209 | 29.4 | +0.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Douglas Garsden | 764 | 7.0 | -5.6 |
| | Communist | Vincent Englart | 239 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,913 | 97.2 | -1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 2.8 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,230 | 93.3 | +1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 6,963 | 63.8 | |
| | Liberal | Dawn Stanton | 3,950 | 36.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1960 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 7,094 | 58.8 | +21.0 |
| | Liberal | Roger Moore | 3,450 | 28.6 | -6.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | Geoffrey Maule | 1,521 | 12.6 | -14.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,065 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,247 | 91.6 | |
| | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Labor gain from Queensland Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Queensland Labor | Bill Power | 3,333 | 40.6 | +40.6 |
| | Liberal | Robert Thomasson | 2,691 | 32.8 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Norman Buchan | 2,177 | 26.5 | -38.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,201 | 98.2 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,350 | 93.0 | +2.3 |
| | Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Queensland Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

1956 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 5,525 | 64.8 | -35.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Thomasson | 2,816 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | Communist | Kevin Loughlin | 190 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,531 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,657 | 90.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1953 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1950 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 6,439 | 61.7 |
| | Liberal | Harry Middleton | 3,768 | 36.1 |
| | Communist | Max Julius | 223 | 2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,430 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,589 | 91.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 5,810 | 55.5 | +0.2 |
| | People's Party | Kenneth Toombes | 3,974 | 37.9 | -6.8 |
| | Communist | Max Julius | 449 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Henry Beck | 239 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,472 | 98.3 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 1.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,650 | 88.9 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

1944 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 5,415 | 55.3 | -4.6 |
| | People's Party | Richard Cooper | 4,370 | 44.7 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,785 | 98.5 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.5 | -0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,932 | 88.0 | -1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

1941 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 5,317 | 59.9 | +10.3 |
| | United Australia | Cecil Noble | 3,564 | 40.1 | +17.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,881 | 97.6 | -1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 219 | 2.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,100 | 89.6 | -2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 4,571 | 49.6 | -19.6 |
| | Protestant Labor | Ralph Powell | 2,539 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
| | United Australia | Edwyn Roper | 2,103 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,213 | 98.7 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.3 | -2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,336 | 92.4 | +2.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Power | 4,736 | 57.7 | -11.5 |
| | Protestant Labor | Ralph Powell | 3,478 | 42.3 | +42.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1935 Queensland state election: Baroona :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bill Power | 5,835 | 69.2 |
| | Social Credit | Julius Streeter | 2,600 | 30.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,435 | 96.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 320 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,755 | 89.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
