Electoral district of Pumicestone

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

Pumicestone
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Pumicestone 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2001–present
MPSimone Wilson
PartyLiberal National Party
NamesakePumicestone Passage
Electors34,341 (2017)
Area357 km2 (137.8 sq mi)
Coordinates27°3′S 153°3′E
Electorates around Pumicestone:
Glass House Caloundra Coral Sea
Glass House Pumicestone Coral Sea
Morayfield Bancroft Moreton Bay
Electoral map of Pumicestone 2008

The district was first created for the 2001 state election. Located in the corridor between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, it includes the urbanised areas of Bribie Island, as well as parts of Caboolture. It is named after the Pumicestone Channel, the strait which divides Bribie Island from the mainland.[2]

Members for Pumicestone
MemberPartyTerm
  Carryn Sullivan Labor 2001–2012
  Lisa France Liberal National 2012–2015
  Rick Williams Labor 2015–2017
  Independent 2017
  Simone Wilson Liberal National 2017–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Pumicestone
2017 Queensland state election: Pumicestone[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Hoogwaerts 10,506 35.6 −3.6
Liberal National Simone Wilson 8,825 29.9 −14.6
One Nation Greg Fahey 6,894 23.3 +23.3
Greens Tony Longland 1,464 5.0 −0.6
Independent Rick Williams 1,347 4.6 +4.6
Independent Jason Burgess 499 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 29,535 95.8 −2.0
Informal votes 1,287 4.2 +2.0
Turnout 30,822 88.1 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Simone Wilson 15,015 50.8 +0.7
Labor Michael Hoogwaerts 14,520 49.2 −0.7
Liberal National hold Swing+0.7
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References
  1. "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)
  2. Green, Antony (2006). "Pumicestone Electoral Profile". ABC News (Green Guide). Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. 2017 State General Election - Pumicestone - District Summary, ECQ.
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