Electoral district of Broadwater
Broadwater is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created at the 1991 redistribution.[1]
| Broadwater Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Broadwater, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | David Crisafulli | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Nerang River Estuary | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,120 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 130 km2 (50.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°51′S 153°24′E | ||||||||||||||
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2008 map of Broadwater
The electorate is based on the northern end of the Gold Coast. It includes South Stradbroke Island as well as Labrador, Paradise Point, Runaway Bay and Sanctuary Cove and Coombabah.
Since 2017 the local member has been David Crisafulli, who is the leader of the Liberal National Party and the state's Opposition Leader.
Members for Broadwater
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Grice | National | 1992–2001 | |
| Peta-Kaye Croft | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
| Verity Barton | Liberal National | 2012–2017 | |
| David Crisafulli | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal National | David Crisafulli | 18,059 | 59.59 | +11.11 | |
| Labor | Maureen Simpson | 8,041 | 26.53 | +3.27 | |
| One Nation | Jesse Schneider | 1,796 | 5.93 | −15.48 | |
| Greens | April Broadbent | 1,583 | 5.22 | −1.63 | |
| United Australia | Mara Krischker | 441 | 1.46 | +1.46 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Natalie O'Donnell | 386 | 1.27 | +1.27 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,306 | 96.79 | +0.59 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,004 | 3.21 | −0.59 | ||
| Turnout | 31,310 | 89.15 | +2.78 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | David Crisafulli | 20,174 | 66.57 | −1.41 | |
| Labor | Maureen Simpson | 10,132 | 33.43 | +1.41 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.41 | |||
Primary vote results in Broadwater (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
Liberal National
- Liberal
- National
Labor
Greens
One Nation
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Katter's Australian
Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Broadwater
References
- "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- 2020 State General Election – Broadwater – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)
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