Electoral district of Capalaba

Capalaba is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redland City east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.[1]

Capalaba Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Capalaba (2017—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1992–present
MP	Don Brown
Party	Labor
Namesake	Capalaba
Electors	35,367 (2017)
Area	43 km^2 (16.6 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°31′S 153°13′E
Electorates around Capalaba: Lytton Moreton Bay Oodgeroo Chatsworth Capalaba Oodgeroo Mansfield Springwood Redlands

2008 map

Members for Capalaba

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Elder	Labor	1992–2000
		Independent	2000–2001
	Michael Choi	Labor	2001–2012
	Steve Davies	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Don Brown	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Capalaba

Queensland state election, 2017: Capalaba[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Don Brown	13,065	43.0	−4.4
	Liberal National	Cameron Leafe	7,696	25.3	−14.8
	One Nation	Paul Taylor	5,922	19.5	+19.5
	Greens	Joshua Sanderson	2,563	8.4	−4.0
	Independent	Jason Lavender	1,166	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			30,412	95.7	−1.7
Informal votes			1,360	4.3	+1.7
Turnout			31,772	88.5	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Brown	17,948	57.9	+1.4
	Liberal National	Cameron Leafe	13,073	42.1	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
2. "2017 State General Election - Capalaba - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)