Electoral district of Keppel
Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]
Keppel Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Electoral map of Keppel 2017 | |||||||||||||||
State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
MP | Brittany Lauga | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Great Keppel Island | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 34,691 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 22,165 km2 (8,558.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°55′S 150°43′E | ||||||||||||||
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Electoral map of Keppel 2008
The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield, and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.
Members for Keppel
First incarnation (1912–1960) | ||||
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Member | Party | Term | ||
James Larcombe | Labor | 1912–1929 | ||
Owen Daniel | CPNP | 1929–1936 | ||
David Daniel | Country | 1936–1944 | ||
Walter Ingram | Labor | 1944–1952 | ||
Viv Cooper | Labor | 1952–1957 | ||
Queensland Labor | 1957 | |||
Merv Thackeray | Labor | 1957–1960 | ||
Second incarnation (1992–present) | ||||
Member | Party | Term | ||
Vince Lester | National | 1992–2004 | ||
Paul Hoolihan | Labor | 2004–2012 | ||
Bruce Young | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | ||
Brittany Lauga | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Brittany Lauga | 13,304 | 43.1 | −0.8 | |
One Nation | Matt Loth | 7,865 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Liberal National | Peter Blundell | 7,691 | 24.9 | −15.0 | |
Greens | Clancy Mullbrick | 2,039 | 6.6 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 30,899 | 96.6 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,098 | 3.4 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,997 | 90.6 | +2.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Brittany Lauga | 16,419 | 53.1 | −1.0 | |
One Nation | Matt Loth | 14,480 | 46.9 | +46.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
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References
- "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.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- 2017 State General Election - Keppel - District Summary, ECQ.
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