Electoral district of Redlands

Redlands is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It primarily covers coastal suburbs on the southside of the city of Brisbane, from Thornlands south to the Logan River.[1]

This article is about the electoral district. For the larger city that this district forms the southern portion of, also commonly known as the Redlands, see Redland City.

Redlands Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Redlands 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1972–present
MP	Kim Richards
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Redland Bay
Electors	33,996 (2017)
Area	213 km^2 (82.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°38′S 153°18′E
Electorates around Redlands: Capalaba Oodgeroo Moreton Bay Oodgeroo Springwood Redlands Oodgeroo Macalister Coomera Broadwater

Electoral map of Redlands 2008

Members for Redlands

Member		Party	Term
	Ted Baldwin	Labor	1972–1974
	John Goleby	Country	1974–1974
		National	1974–1985
	Paul Clauson	National	1985–1989
	Darryl Briskey	Labor	1989–1992
	John Budd	Labor	1992–1995
	John Hegarty	National	1995–2001
	John English	Labor	2001–2009
	Peter Dowling	Liberal National	2009–2015
	Matt McEachan	Liberal National	2015–2017
	Kim Richards	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Redlands

2017 Queensland state election: Redlands[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kim Richards	9,591	32.3	−3.3
	Liberal National	Matt McEachan	9,435	31.8	−11.5
	One Nation	Jason Quick	5,262	17.7	+17.7
	Independent	Peter Dowling	2,889	9.7	+9.7
	Greens	David Keogh	2,527	8.5	+0.8
Total formal votes			29,704	96.0	−1.7
Informal votes			1,243	4.0	+1.7
Turnout			30,947	89.4	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Richards	15,760	53.1	+4.3
	Liberal National	Matt McEachan	13,944	46.9	−4.3
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+4.3

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. 2017 State General Election - Redlands - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

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