Electoral results for the district of Broadsound
# Electoral results for the district of Broadsound

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

## Members for Broadsound

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Denis Hinton | National | 1986–1989 |
| | Jim Pearce | Labor | 1989–1992 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Broadsound :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 6,170 | 45.3 | +7.9 |
| | National | Denis Hinton | 5,434 | 39.9 | -2.3 |
| | Independent | James O'Brien | 1,038 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Howard Rodda | 634 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Leslie White | 354 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,630 | 97.2 | -0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 397 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,027 | 92.2 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Pearce | 7,189 | 52.7 | +4.7 |
| | National | Denis Hinton | 6,441 | 47.3 | -4.7 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +4.7 | |

1986 Queensland state election: Broadsound :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Denis Hinton | 4,991 | 42.2 | |
| | Labor | Chris Palmer | 4,419 | 37.4 | |
| | Independent | Barbara Wildin | 1,727 | 14.6 | |
| | Independent | Ros Scott | 683 | 5.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,820 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,062 | 91.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Denis Hinton | 6,142 | 52.0 | -7.3 |
| | Labor | Chris Palmer | 5,678 | 48.0 | +7.3 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
