Electoral district of Ferny Grove

Ferny Grove is one of the 89 electoral districts for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Australia. Located in northwest Brisbane, it is named for the suburb of Ferny Grove. It was first created in 1992, and was represented by Labor from its creation until the 2012 election, in which the LNP won with a 59.5 percent two-party vote.[1]

Ferny Grove
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Ferny Grove, 2017
StateQueensland
MPMark Furner
PartyLabor
NamesakeFerny Grove
Electors34,863 (2017)
Area44 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
Coordinates27°21′S 152°51′E
Electorates around Ferny Grove:
Pine Rivers Everton Everton
Pine Rivers Ferny Grove Everton
Cooper Cooper Stafford
2008 map

The election is notable for having decided the 2015 state election. Labor won the seat back on a swing of 10 percent, just barely what it needed to take the seat off the LNP.[2] However, the Palmer United Party candidate for Ferny Grove, Mark Taverner, was revealed to be an undischarged bankrupt and therefore ineligible to run. The revelation spurred speculation that a by-election would be needed to resolve the seat. However, ABC election analyst Antony Green believed that the Ferny Grove outcome and potential by-election will not affect who forms government.[3] The Ferny Grove tally later indicated that the Palmer candidate did not have an effect on the outcome of the election, dampening chances of the Court of Disputed Returns ordering a by-election.[4] The Electoral Commission of Queensland initially indicated it would refer the situation to the Court of Disputed Returns. However, on 13 February, when it declared the results of all outstanding seats, the commission said it would not refer the Ferny Grove result to the court.[5] This made Ferny Grove the 44th seat won by Labor, formally clearing the way for Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk to form a minority government.

Members for Ferny Grove
MemberPartyTerm
  Glen Milliner Labor 1992–1998
  Geoff Wilson Labor 1998–2012
  Dale Shuttleworth Liberal National 2012–2015
  Mark Furner Labor 2015–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ferny Grove
2017 Queensland state election: Ferny Grove[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mark Furner 12,590 40.5 −3.0
Liberal National Nick Elston 12,446 40.1 −0.9
Greens Elizabeth World 4,820 15.5 +4.3
Independent Lisa Foo 1,208 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 31,064 96.9 −1.7
Informal votes 978 3.1 +1.7
Turnout 32,042 90.4 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Furner 16,971 54.6 −0.7
Liberal National Nick Elston 14,093 45.4 +0.7
Labor hold Swing−0.7

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. Ferny Grove 2015 results: ECQ
  3. Green, Antony (5 February 2015). "The Impact of Ferny Grove on Forming Government in Queensland". Antony Green's Election Blog. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. Ferny Grove Preference Distribution Published: Antony Green ABC 12 February 2015
  5. Brennan, Rose; Wardill, Steven (13 February 2015). "Electoral commission declares final seats in Queensland election". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. 2017 State General Election - Ferny Grove - District Summary, ECQ.
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