Electoral results for the district of Capalaba

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

Members for Capalaba

2024 Queensland state election: Capalaba^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Russell Field	13,526	45.0	+14.1
	Labor	Don Brown	11,037	36.7	−11.5
	Greens	Donna Weston	3,393	11.3	+3.3
	One Nation	David Schmid	2,106	7.0	+1.8
Total formal votes			30,062	96.9
Informal votes			951	3.1
Turnout			31,013
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Russell Field	15,693	52.2	+12.0
	Labor	Don Brown	14,369	47.8	−12.0
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+12.0

Results are not final. Last updated on 30 October 2024.

2020 Queensland state election: Capalaba^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Brown	15,160	48.21	+5.36
	Liberal National	Bev Walters	9,719	30.91	+5.56
	Greens	Michael Metzen	2,500	7.95	−0.49
	Independent	Paul Branagan	1,655	5.26	+5.26
	One Nation	Neal Gilmore	1,631	5.19	−14.31
	Informed Medical Options	Marilyn Winters	530	1.69	+1.69
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Peter Callil	252	0.80	+0.80
Total formal votes			31,447	96.19	+0.51
Informal votes			1,246	3.81	−0.51
Turnout			32,693	90.37	+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Brown	18,807	59.81	+1.95
	Liberal National	Bev Walters	12,640	40.19	−1.95
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.95

2017 Queensland state election: Capalaba^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Brown	13,065	43.0	−4.4
	Liberal National	Cameron Leafe	7,696	25.3	−14.8
	One Nation	Paul Taylor	5,922	19.5	+19.5
	Greens	Joshua Sanderson	2,563	8.4	−4.0
	Independent	Jason Lavender	1,166	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			30,412	95.7	−1.7
Informal votes			1,360	4.3	+1.7
Turnout			31,772	88.5	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Brown	17,948	57.9	+1.4
	Liberal National	Cameron Leafe	13,073	42.1	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

2015 Queensland state election: Capalaba^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Brown	14,046	47.94	+9.57
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	11,602	39.60	−6.94
	Greens	Erin Payne	3,649	12.46	+4.89
Total formal votes			29,297	97.40	−0.09
Informal votes			782	2.60	+0.09
Turnout			30,079	91.80	−1.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Brown	16,160	57.06	+10.79
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	12,163	42.94	−10.79
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+10.79

2012 Queensland state election: Capalaba^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	13,345	46.54	+9.63
	Labor	Michael Choi	11,004	38.37	−14.90
	Greens	Penny Allman-Payne	2,168	7.56	−2.26
	Katter's Australian	Graeme Moorhouse	1,708	5.96	+5.96
	One Nation	David Chidgey	450	1.57	+1.57
Total formal votes			28,675	97.49	−0.45
Informal votes			738	2.51	+0.45
Turnout			29,413	92.97	+0.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Davies	14,144	53.73	+13.40
	Labor	Michael Choi	12,182	46.27	−13.40
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+13.40

2009 Queensland state election: Capalaba^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	15,286	53.3	−4.2
	Liberal National	Paul Gleeson	10,591	36.9	+6.5
	Greens	Chad Kirby	2,817	9.8	−1.3
Total formal votes			28,694	97.8
Informal votes			605	2.2
Turnout			29,299	92.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	16,354	59.7	−5.1
	Liberal National	Paul Gleeson	11,055	40.3	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.1

2006 Queensland state election: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	14,447	59.1	−0.1
	Liberal	Trish Symons	7,207	29.5	−1.3
	Greens	Greg Thomas	2,775	11.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			24,429	97.6	+0.2
Informal votes			600	2.4	−0.2
Turnout			25,029	92.5	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	15,299	66.2	+1.0
	Liberal	Trish Symons	7,821	33.8	−1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

2004 Queensland state election: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	14,521	59.2	+15.6
	Liberal	Phill Costello	7,553	30.8	+18.2
	Greens	Bob Knowles	2,449	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			24,523	97.4	−0.1
Informal votes			650	2.6	+0.1
Turnout			25,173	93.6	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	15,172	65.2	+0.6
	Liberal	Phill Costello	8,112	34.8	+34.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

2001 Queensland state election: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Choi	10,577	43.6	−10.6
	Independent	Murray Elliott	3,835	15.8	+15.8
	Independent	Toni Bowler	3,403	14.0	+14.0
	Liberal	Phill Costello	3,051	12.6	−14.7
	One Nation	Mike O'Rourke	2,958	12.2	+9.8
	Independent	Mary Brown	272	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Les Reimers	158	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			24,254	97.5
Informal votes			633	2.5
Turnout			24,887	94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Choi	11,650	64.6	+1.0
	Independent	Toni Bowler	6,379	35.4	+35.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

1998 Queensland state election: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Elder	11,398	54.9	−3.9
	Liberal	Richard Ferrett	5,748	27.7	−13.6
	Independent	David Exelby	2,412	11.6	+11.6
	Greens	Julie-Anne O'Donohue	1,215	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			20,773	97.7	+0.0
Informal votes			496	2.3	−0.0
Turnout			21,269	93.9	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Elder	12,341	63.7	+5.0
	Liberal	Richard Ferrett	7,027	36.3	−5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

1995 Queensland state election: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Elder	11,377	58.7	−5.9
	Liberal	Margaret Uhr	7,995	41.3	+5.9
Total formal votes			19,372	97.6	+0.4
Informal votes			468	2.4	−0.4
Turnout			19,840	93.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

1992 Queensland state election: Capalaba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Elder	11,728	64.7	+7.5
	Liberal	Bill Vaughan	6,408	35.3	+18.1
Total formal votes			18,136	97.2
Informal votes			522	2.8
Turnout			18,658	92.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1