Electoral district of Miller
Miller 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 Emma Miller, a labour and suffrage activist.[1]
| Miller Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Miller, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Mark Bailey | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Emma Miller | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,974 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26 km2 (10.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.5295°S 153.0109°E | ||||||||||||||
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Miller largely covers areas from the abolished district of Yeerongpilly. Located in southern Brisbane, Miller consists of the suburbs of Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood, Tennyson, Yeerongpilly, Rocklea, Yeronga, Fairfield, Annerley, Tarragindi and Moorooka.[1]
From results of the 2015 election, Miller was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 5.6%.[2]
Members for Miller
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bailey | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Mark Bailey | 11,403 | 38.0 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal National | Belinda Kippen | 10,969 | 36.6 | −2.7 | |
| Greens | Deniz Clarke | 6,567 | 21.9 | +4.9 | |
| Independent | Ted Starr | 1,033 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,972 | 97.3 | −1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 816 | 2.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,788 | 89.1 | −2.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Mark Bailey | 17,439 | 58.2 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal National | Belinda Kippen | 12,533 | 41.8 | −2.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
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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. 179. 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 - Miller - District Summary, ECQ.
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