Electoral district of Keppel
Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Keppel Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Keppel 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1912-1960; 1992-present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Brittany Lauga | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Great Keppel Island | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 37,052 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,763 km2 (1,452.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°55′S 150°43′E | ||||||||||||||
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Electoral map of Keppel 2008
The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.
Members for Keppel
| First incarnation (1912–1960) | ||||
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| Member | Party | Term | ||
| James Larcombe | Labor | 1912–1929 | ||
| Owen Daniel | CPNP | 1929–1936 | ||
| David Daniel | Country | 1936–1944 | ||
| Walter Ingram | Labor | 1944–1952 | ||
| Viv Cooper | Labor | 1952–1957 | ||
| Queensland Labor | 1957 | |||
| Merv Thackeray | Labor | 1957–1960 | ||
| Second incarnation (1992–present) | ||||
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Vince Lester | National | 1992–2004 | ||
| Paul Hoolihan | Labor | 2004–2012 | ||
| Bruce Young | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | ||
| Brittany Lauga | Labor | 2015–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Brittany Lauga | 14,969 | 46.22 | +3.16 | |
| Liberal National | Adrian de Groot | 9,576 | 29.57 | +4.67 | |
| One Nation | Wade Rothery | 5,069 | 15.65 | −9.80 | |
| Greens | Clancy Mullbrick | 1,291 | 3.99 | −2.61 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Jimmy Dockery | 862 | 2.66 | +2.66 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Paula Ganfield | 430 | 1.33 | +1.33 | |
| United Australia | Nikki Smeltz | 192 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,389 | 97.08 | +0.52 | ||
| Informal votes | 973 | 2.92 | −0.52 | ||
| Turnout | 33,362 | 90.04 | −0.58 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Brittany Lauga | 18,018 | 55.63 | +2.49 | |
| Liberal National | Adrian de Groot | 14,371 | 44.37 | +44.37 | |
| Labor hold | |||||
Primary vote results in Keppel (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
Labor
National/Liberal National
One Nation
City Country Alliance
Greens
Family First
Australian Democrats
Katter's Australian
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Keppel
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.
- 2020 State General Election – Keppel – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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