Electoral district of Mermaid Beach
Mermaid Beach is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern part of the Gold Coast.
| Mermaid Beach Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Mermaid Beach 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ray Stevens | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mermaid Beach | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,675 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°3′S 153°25′E | ||||||||||||||
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2008 map
Geography
A compact urban, coastal electorate, Mermaid Beach includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Florida Keys, Miami Keys and parts of Robina.
History
Essentially a new name for the former district of Robina, Mermaid Beach was first created for the 2009 state election. Its inaugural member is Ray Stevens, previously the member for Robina.
Members for Mermaid Beach
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Ray Stevens | Liberal National | 2009–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 12,232 | 45.5 | −4.4 | |
| Labor | Joshua Blundell-Thornton | 6,646 | 24.7 | −2.7 | |
| Independent | Mona Hecke | 3,162 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
| Greens | Helen Wainwright | 2,599 | 9.7 | +0.0 | |
| Independent | Saraya Beric | 1,286 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Independent | Ric Allport | 541 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Gary Pead | 391 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,857 | 93.4 | −3.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,910 | 6.6 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,767 | 83.4 | +2.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 15,110 | 56.3 | −4.0 | |
| Labor | Joshua Blundell-Thornton | 11,747 | 43.7 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
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