Electoral district of Jordan
Jordan is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. It was named after politician Vi Jordan, second female Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
| Jordan Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of Jordan, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Charis Mullen | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Vi Jordan | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 32,573 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 287 km2 (110.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.7470°S 152.9221°E | ||||||||||||||
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Based on the area between Ipswich and Logan, Jordan consists of the suburbs of Gailes, Carole Park, Camira, Brookwater, Augustine Heights, Springfield, Greenbank, New Beith, Lyons and Undullah.[1]
From results of the 2015 election, Jordan was estimated to be a safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 13.5%.[2]
Members for Jordan
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charis Mullen | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charis Mullen | 11,026 | 39.6 | −12.8 | |
| One Nation | Michael Pucci | 5,255 | 18.9 | +15.8 | |
| Liberal National | Duncan Murray | 4,012 | 14.4 | −17.3 | |
| Independent | Phil Cutcliffe | 2,682 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Independent | Steve Hodgson | 2,293 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Greens | Steven Purcell | 2,068 | 7.4 | −0.6 | |
| Consumer Rights | Peter Ervik | 489 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,825 | 93.7 | −4.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,858 | 6.3 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 29,683 | 89.0 | +2.4 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charis Mullen | 16,669 | 59.9 | −3.6 | |
| One Nation | Michael Pucci | 11,156 | 40.1 | +40.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
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See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- 2017 State General Election - Jordan - District Summary, ECQ.
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