Electoral district of Pumicestone
Pumicestone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
| Pumicestone Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Pumicestone 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Simone Wilson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Pumicestone Passage | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 34,341 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 357 km2 (137.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°3′S 153°3′E | ||||||||||||||
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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
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | |||
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)
- Green, Antony (2006). "Pumicestone Electoral Profile". ABC News (Green Guide). Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- 2017 State General Election - Pumicestone - District Summary, ECQ.
External links
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