Electoral district of Pine Rivers

Pine Rivers is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Pine Rivers Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Pine Rivers 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1972–1992; 2009–present
MP	Nikki Boyd
Party	Labor
Namesake	Pine Rivers
Electors	36,441 (2017)
Area	490 km^2 (189.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°13′S 152°51′E
Electorates around Pine Rivers: Nanango Glass House Kurwongbah Nanango Pine Rivers Murrumba Aspley Moggill Cooper Everton Ferny Grove

Electoral map of Pine Rivers 2008

It was first created for the 1972 state election, based in the Shire of Pine Rivers in the northern outskirts of Brisbane. It was abolished in 1992 and replaced by Kurwongbah for the 1992 state election. The final member for Pine Rivers, Margaret Woodgate, transferred to Kurwongbah.[2]

Pine Rivers was reintroduced for the 2009 state election, essentially as Kurwongbah renamed. The name change from Kurwongbah was made necessary due to the redistribution excising the eponymous suburb from the district. Originally proposed to be called Samsonvale by the Electoral Commission of Queensland, the name Pine Rivers was adopted after further review.

Members for Pine Rivers

First incarnation (1972–1992)
Member		Party	Term
	Ken Leese	Labor	1972–1974
	Rob Akers	Liberal	1974–1983
	Yvonne Chapman	National	1983–1989
	Margaret Woodgate	Labor	1989–1992
Second incarnation (2009–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Carolyn Male	Labor	2009–2012
	Seath Holswich	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Nikki Boyd	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Pine Rivers

2017 Queensland state election: Pine Rivers[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Nikki Boyd	12,002	36.9	−6.6
	Liberal National	Chris Thompson	8,727	26.9	−15.1
	One Nation	Peter Warren	3,956	12.2	+12.2
	Greens	Jack Margaritis	2,849	8.8	−1.1
	Independent	Seath Holswich	2,545	7.8	+7.8
	Independent	Michael Kosenko	2,055	6.3	+6.3
	Consumer Rights	Greg French	355	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			32,489	96.1	−1.8
Informal votes			1,314	3.9	+1.8
Turnout			33,803	91.3	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nikki Boyd	18,255	56.2	+2.1
	Liberal National	Chris Thompson	14,234	43.8	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

References

1. "Pine Rivers Profile : 2009 State General Election". Electoral Commission Queensland. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
2. "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)
3. 2017 State General Election - Pine Rivers - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.