Electoral results for the district of Bremer
# Electoral results for the district of Bremer

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

## Members for Bremer

First incarnation (1873–1878) :

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | John Malbon Thompson | Unaligned | 1873–1878 |
| Second incarnation (1912–1960) ||||
| | James Clarke Cribb | Liberal | 1912–1915 |
| | Frank Cooper | Labor | 1915–1946 |
| | Jim Donald | Labor | 1946–1960 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | 6,692 | 59.7 | -13.0 |
| | Liberal | George Groth | 2,938 | 26.2 | -1.1 |
| | Queensland Labor | Frank Corbutt | 1,580 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,210 | 98.8 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,342 | 95.9 | +1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

1956 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | 7,826 | 72.7 | -27.3 |
| | Liberal | George Groth | 2,938 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,764 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,913 | 94.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1953 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1950 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | 6,100 | 65.8 |
| | Liberal | Alan Chambers | 3,170 | 34.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,270 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,333 | 95.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | 6,715 | 69.3 | -30.7 |
| | People's Party | Henry Davidson | 2,974 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,689 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,805 | 91.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1946 Bremer state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Donald | 5,908 | 63.1 | -36.9 |
| | People's Party | Harold Shapcott | 3,461 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,376 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,426 | 87.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1944 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1941 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 7,141 | 83.5 | +0.1 |
| | Communist | Geordie Burns | 1,411 | 16.5 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,552 | 97.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,801 | 94.0 | -1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 7,099 | 83.4 | -4.1 |
| | Communist | Geordie Burns | 1,414 | 16.6 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,513 | 96.9 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 3.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,789 | 95.0 | +0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

1935 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 7,166 | 87.5 |
| | Communist | Geordie Burns | 1,026 | 12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,192 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,412 | 94.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1932 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 3,080 | 51.2 | -15.0 |
| | CPNP | Thomas Mitchell | 2,933 | 48.8 | +15.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,082 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,082 | 92.5 | -1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -15.0 | |

1926 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 3,888 | 66.2 | +10.6 |
| | CPNP | Kenneth McGill | 1,988 | 33.8 | -9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,876 | 98.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,944 | 94.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1923 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 3,086 | 55.6 | -5.9 |
| | United | Andrew Wright | 2,417 | 43.5 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | John Budd | 51 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,554 | 98.5 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,640 | 92.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1920 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 3,667 | 61.5 | -4.5 |
| | National | Alfred Stephenson | 2,078 | 34.8 | +0.8 |
| | Industrialist | Albert Welsby | 222 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,967 | 98.7 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,046 | 92.4 | +3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 3,678 | 66.0 | +4.5 |
| | National | E. Maurice Little | 1,897 | 34.0 | -4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,575 | 98.8 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,640 | 89.3 | -4.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

1915 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Cooper | 3,157 | 61.5 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal | Felix Barbat | 1,974 | 38.5 | -11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,131 | 98.9 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,186 | 94.0 | +12.4 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.7 | |

1912 Queensland state election: Bremer :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | James Cribb | 1,860 | 50.2 |
| | Labor | William Hefferan | 1,844 | 49.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,704 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,740 | 81.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
