Electoral results for the district of Eacham

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

Members for Eacham

This section is an excerpt from Electoral district of Eacham § Members for Eacham.[edit]

The members for Eacham were:

Member		Party	Term
	William Gillies	Labor	Apr 1912 – Oct  1925
	Cornelius Ryan	Labor	Jan 1926 – May 1929
	George Duffy	CPNP	May 1929 – Mar 1932

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1929 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1929 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	George Duffy	3,145	60.2	+11.7
	Labor	Cornelius Ryan	2,075	39.8	−11.7
Total formal votes			5,220
Informal votes
Turnout
	CPNP gain from Labor		Swing	+11.7

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1926 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1926 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cornelius Ryan	2,965	51.5	−48.5
	CPNP	George Duffy	2,794	48.5	+48.5
Total formal votes			5,759	97.6
Informal votes			141	2.4
Turnout			5,900	85.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1926 Eacham state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cornelius Ryan	2,433	51.1	−48.9
	CPNP	Edward Heale	2,327	48.9	+48.9
Total formal votes			4,760	99.2
Informal votes			40	0.8
Turnout			4,800
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1923 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1923 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Gillies	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1920 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Gillies	2,581	55.3	+0.5
	Independent Country	James McCarthy	2,085	44.7	+44.7
Total formal votes			4,666	99.2	+0.5
Informal votes			39	0.8	−0.5
Turnout			4,705	82.3	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1910s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1918 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1918 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Gillies	2,041	54.8	−11.7
	National	William Sloan	1,682	45.2	+11.7
Total formal votes			3,723	98.7	+1.5
Informal votes			47	1.3	−1.5
Turnout			3,770	80.2	−6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.7

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1915 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1915 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Gillies	2,095	66.5	+14.1
	Liberal	Edward Heales	1,054	33.5	−14.1
Total formal votes			3,149	97.2	−1.2
Informal votes			91	2.8	+1.2
Turnout			3,240	87.0	+10.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1912 Queensland state election § Eacham.[edit]

1912 Queensland state election: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Gillies	1,254	52.4
	Liberal	Michael Woods	1,141	47.6
Total formal votes			2,395	98.4
Informal votes			38	1.6
Turnout			2,433	76.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing