Electoral district of Maroochydore
| Maroochydore Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Maroochydore 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Fiona Simpson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Maroochydore | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,020 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°36′S 153°6′E / 26.600°S 153.100°E | ||||||||||||||
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Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.
The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.
Members for Maroochydore
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Simpson | National | 1992–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–present | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,897 | 52.85 | +4.97 | |
| Labor | Naomi McQueen | 9,007 | 28.17 | +2.49 | |
| Greens | Heinrich Koekemoer | 3,214 | 10.05 | −1.02 | |
| One Nation | Kyle Haley | 2,040 | 6.38 | +2.24 | |
| Independent | Mark Wadeson | 815 | 2.55 | +2.06 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,973 | 96.22 | +0.44 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,256 | 3.78 | −0.44 | ||
| Turnout | 33,229 | 86.74 | −0.60 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 19,479 | 60.92 | +1.80 | |
| Labor | Naomi McQueen | 12,494 | 39.08 | −1.80 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +1.80 | |||
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Primary vote results in Maroochydore (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
National/Liberal National
- Liberal
Labor
One Nation
Greens
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Katter's Australian
Independent
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Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Maroochydore
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Maroochydore – QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.