Electoral district of Murrumba
Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
| Murrumba Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Murrumba 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Steven Miles | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | An Aboriginal word meaning "good" | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 41,071 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 63 km2 (24.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°12′S 153°2′E | ||||||||||||||
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The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell. The electorate was first contested in 1912.
Members for Murrumba
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Forsyth | Liberal | 1912–1918 | |
| Richard Warren | Country | 1918–1932 | |
| Frank Nicklin | Country | 1932–1950 | |
| David Nicholson | Country | 1950–1972 | |
| Des Frawley | Country | 1972–1974 | |
| National | 1974–1977 | ||
| Joe Kruger | Labor | 1977–1986 | |
| Dean Wells | Labor | 1986–2012 | |
| Reg Gulley | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Chris Whiting | Labor | 2015–2017 | |
| Steven Miles | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steven Miles | 17,433 | 50.55 | +4.89 | |
| Liberal National | Yvonne Barlow | 10,016 | 29.04 | +3.31 | |
| Greens | Jason Kennedy | 2,840 | 8.23 | −0.96 | |
| One Nation | Karen Haddock | 2,571 | 7.45 | −11.96 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Leichelle McMahon | 961 | 2.79 | +2.79 | |
| Independent | Stewart Clark | 667 | 1.93 | +1.93 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,488 | 96.45 | +0.89 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,269 | 3.55 | −0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 35,757 | 87.06 | −0.24 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steven Miles | 21,153 | 61.33 | +1.81 | |
| Liberal National | Yvonne Barlow | 13,335 | 38.67 | −1.81 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.81 | |||
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 – Murrumba – District Summary, ECQ.
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