Electoral results for the district of Townsville explained

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

Members for Townsville

First incarnation (1878–1885, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
 John DeaneUnaligned1878–1879
 John Murtagh MacrossanUnaligned1879–1885
Second incarnation (1885–1912, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
 John Murtagh MacrossanUnaligned1885–1891
 William Villiers BrownUnaligned1885–1888
 Robert PhilpOpposition/Ministerialist1888–1912
 William Villiers BrownUnaligned1891–1893
 George BurnsMinisterialist1893
 Anthony OgdenLabor1894–1896
 William CastlingMinisterialist1896–1899
 Patrick HanranMinisterialist1899–1909
 Thomas FoleyLabor1909–1912
Third incarnation (1912–1960, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
 Robert PhilpOpposition/Ministerialist1912–1915
 Daniel RyanLabor1915–1920
 William GreenNorthern Country1920–1923
 Maurice HynesLabor1923–1939
 George KeyattaLabor1939–1960
Fourth incarnation (1972–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
 Norman Scott-YoungLiberal1972–1983
 Ken McElligottLabor1983–1986
 Tony BurreketNational1986–1989
 Ken DaviesLabor1989–1992
 Geoff SmithLabor1992–1998
 Mike ReynoldsLabor1998–2009
 Mandy JohnstoneLabor2009–2012
 John HathawayLiberal National2012–2015
 Scott StewartLabor2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

See Electoral district of Townsville South 1960-1986 and Electoral district of Townsville North 1960-1972 created through redistribution.

Also see Electoral district of Townsville East 1986-1992, Electoral district of Townsville West 1972-1986, Electoral district of Mundingburra 1912-1960, 1992- and Electoral district of Burdekin 1949- created through redistributions.

Elections in the 1930s