Electoral district of Stretton

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

Stretton
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Stretton 2017
StateQueensland
MPDuncan Pegg
PartyLabor
NamesakeStretton
Electors32,976 (2017)
Area37 km2 (14.3 sq mi)
Coordinates27°37′S 153°4′E
Electorates around Stretton:
Algester Toohey Waterford
Algester Stretton Woodridge
Algester Woodridge Woodridge
Electoral map of Stretton 2008

The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank Hills and Underwood. It was first contested at the 2001 state election.

Members for Stretton

MemberPartyTerm
  Stephen Robertson Labor 2001–2012
  Freya Ostapovitch Liberal National 2012–2015
  Duncan Pegg Labor 2015–present

Election results

2017 Queensland state election: Stretton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Duncan Pegg 14,061 50.6 +8.1
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 7,884 28.4 −9.9
One Nation Shane Holley 3,298 11.9 +11.9
Greens Anisa Nandaula 2,059 7.4 +1.0
Independent Shyamal Reddy 484 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 27,786 95.0 −2.9
Informal votes 1,454 5.0 +2.9
Turnout 29,240 87.2 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Duncan Pegg 16,640 59.9 +4.6
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 11,146 40.1 −4.6
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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. 2017 State General Election - Stretton - District Summary, ECQ.
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