Electoral district of Murrumba
Murrumba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
Murrumba Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Electoral map of Murrumba 2017 | |||||||||||||||
State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
MP | Steven Miles | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | An Aboriginal word for good | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 35,997 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 61 km2 (23.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°12′S 153°2′E | ||||||||||||||
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The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell. The electorate was first contested in 1912.
Members for Murrumba
Member | Party | Term | |
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James Forsyth | Liberal | 1912–1918 | |
Richard Warren | Country | 1918–1932 | |
Frank Nicklin | Country | 1932–1950 | |
David Nicholson | Country | 1950–1972 | |
Des Frawley | Country | 1972–1974 | |
National | 1974–1977 | ||
Joe Kruger | Labor | 1977–1986 | |
Dean Wells | Labor | 1986–2012 | |
Reg Gulley | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
Chris Whiting | Labor | 2015–2017 | |
Steven Miles | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Steven Miles | 14,111 | 45.7 | −3.3 | |
Liberal National | Reg Gulley | 7,953 | 25.7 | −14.8 | |
One Nation | Scott Dare | 6,002 | 19.4 | +19.4 | |
Greens | Jason Kennedy | 2,841 | 9.2 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 30,907 | 95.6 | −2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,437 | 4.4 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 32,344 | 87.3 | +2.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steven Miles | 18,396 | 59.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal National | Reg Gulley | 12,511 | 40.5 | −3.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
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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 - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.
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