Electoral results for the district of Southern Downs

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

Members for Southern Downs[edit]

2020 Queensland state election: Southern Downs^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	James Lister	16,285	51.60	+10.39
	Labor	Joel Richters	8,198	25.98	+9.09
	One Nation	Rosemary Moulden	3,182	10.08	−10.30
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Malcolm Richardson	1,398	4.43	+4.43
	Greens	Tom Henderson	1,309	4.15	−0.17
	Legalise Cannabis	Deborah Waldron	1,189	3.77	+3.77
Total formal votes			31,561	97.66	+1.32
Informal votes			756	2.34	−1.32
Turnout			32,317	89.70	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	James Lister	20,229	64.09	−4.00
	Labor	Joel Richters	11,332	35.91	+4.00
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.00

2017 Queensland state election: Southern Downs^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	James Lister	12,797	41.2	−21.6
	One Nation	Joshua Coyne	6,331	20.4	+20.4
	Labor	Joel Richters	5,245	16.9	−6.6
	Independent	Rob Mackenzie	5,042	16.2	+16.2
	Greens	Antonia van Geuns	1,340	4.3	−2.9
	Independent	Jay Nauss	300	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			31,055	96.3	−1.7
Informal votes			1,181	3.7	+1.7
Turnout			32,236	90.5	+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	James Lister	19,584	63.1	−6.1
	One Nation	Joshua Coyne	11,471	36.9	+36.9
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−6.1

2015 Queensland state election: Southern Downs^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	19,275	62.79	−3.83
	Labor	Louise Ryan	7,201	23.46	+10.05
	Greens	Elizabeth Ure	2,200	7.17	+3.25
	Family First	John Spellman	2,022	6.59	+4.39
Total formal votes			30,698	98.01	−0.26
Informal votes			623	1.99	+0.26
Turnout			31,321	92.46	+0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,008	69.20	−10.57
	Labor	Louise Ryan	8,906	30.80	+10.57
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.57

2012 Queensland state election: Southern Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	19,771	66.62	-1.65
	Katter's Australian	Ade Larsen	4,112	13.86	+13.86
	Labor	Suzanne Kidman	3,979	13.41	-12.45
	Greens	Michael Kane	1,163	3.92	-1.95
	Family First	John Spellman	652	2.20	+2.20
Total formal votes			29,677	98.27	-0.33
Informal votes			522	1.73	+0.33
Turnout			30,199	92.33	-0.75
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,713	79.77	+8.69
	Katter's Australian	Ade Larsen	5,253	20.23	+20.23
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+8.69

2009 Queensland state election: Southern Downs^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,041	68.3	-1.5
	Labor	Geoffrey Keating	7,590	25.9	-3.5
	Greens	Bob East	1,724	5.9	+5.6
Total formal votes			29,355	98.5
Informal votes			417	1.5
Turnout			29,772	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,315	71.1	+0.7
	Labor	Geoffrey Keating	8,266	28.9	-0.7
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.7

2006 Queensland state election: Southern Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lawrence Springborg	17,973	70.3	+0.6
	Labor	Andrew Myles	7,602	29.7	+8.1
Total formal votes			25,575	98.1	-0.1
Informal votes			486	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			26,061	92.6	-0.6
	National hold		Swing	-4.9

2004 Queensland state election: Southern Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lawrence Springborg	17,775	69.7	+18.1
	Labor	Leanne King	5,523	21.6	-3.9
	One Nation	John Coyle	1,349	5.3	+5.3
	Greens	Jonathan Rihan	866	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			25,513	98.2	+0.0
Informal votes			460	1.8	-0.0
Turnout			25,973	93.2	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Lawrence Springborg	18,435	75.2	+8.4
	Labor	Leanne King	6,074	24.8	-8.4
	National hold		Swing	+8.4

2001 Queensland state election: Southern Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Lawrence Springborg	13,092	51.6	+6.5
	Labor	Stella Rey	6,459	25.5	+6.4
	Independent	Joan White	5,818	22.9	+22.9
Total formal votes			25,369	98.2
Informal votes			451	1.8
Turnout			25,820	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Lawrence Springborg	14,627	66.8	-3.0
	Labor	Stella Rey	7,278	33.2	+3.0
	National hold		Swing	-3.0