Electoral district of Maiwar
Maiwar is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, incorporating the inner western suburbs of Brisbane. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. It is named for the Indigenous name of the Brisbane River, which is the southern boundary of the electorate.[1]
| Maiwar Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of Maiwar, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Michael Berkman | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Indigenous name of the Brisbane River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,869 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 37 km2 (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.4942°S 152.9756°E | ||||||||||||||
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It largely replaces areas of the abolished districts of Mount Coot-tha and Indooroopilly, north of the Brisbane River. Maiwar consists of the suburbs of Mount Coot-tha, Bardon, Auchenflower, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, St Lucia and Fig Tree Pocket.[1]
From results of the last election, Maiwar was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.0%.[2] The seat was won at the 2017 Queensland State election by Michael Berkman for the Australian Greens.[3]
Members for Maiwar
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Berkman | Greens | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Scott Emerson | 13,352 | 41.9 | −5.8 | |
| Greens | Michael Berkman | 8,850 | 27.8 | +7.4 | |
| Labor | Ali King | 8,772 | 27.5 | −1.5 | |
| Independent | Anita Diamond | 888 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,862 | 97.6 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 785 | 2.4 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 32,647 | 86.8 | +1.1 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Greens | Michael Berkman | 16,449 | 51.6 | +51.6 | |
| Liberal National | Scott Emerson | 15,413 | 48.4 | −4.6 | |
| Greens gain from Liberal National | Swing | +4.6 | |||
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. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2017/results/district49.html
- 2017 State General Election - Maiwar - District Summary, ECQ.