Electoral district of Mermaid Beach

Mermaid Beach is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern part of the Gold Coast.

Mermaid Beach Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Mermaid Beach 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	2009–present
MP	Ray Stevens
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Mermaid Beach
Electors	33,675 (2017)
Area	21 km^2 (8.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	28°3′S 153°25′E
Electorates around Mermaid Beach: Mudgeeraba Surfers Paradise Coral Sea Mudgeeraba Mermaid Beach Coral Sea Mudgeeraba Burleigh Coral Sea

2008 map

Geography

A compact urban, coastal electorate, Mermaid Beach includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Florida Keys, Miami Keys and parts of Robina.

History

Essentially a new name for the former district of Robina, Mermaid Beach was first created for the 2009 state election. Its inaugural member is Ray Stevens, previously the member for Robina.

Members for Mermaid Beach

Member		Party	Term
	Ray Stevens	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mermaid Beach

2017 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Ray Stevens	12,232	45.5	−4.4
	Labor	Joshua Blundell-Thornton	6,646	24.7	−2.7
	Independent	Mona Hecke	3,162	11.8	+11.8
	Greens	Helen Wainwright	2,599	9.7	+0.0
	Independent	Saraya Beric	1,286	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Ric Allport	541	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Gary Pead	391	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			26,857	93.4	−3.8
Informal votes			1,910	6.6	+3.8
Turnout			28,767	83.4	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ray Stevens	15,110	56.3	−4.0
	Labor	Joshua Blundell-Thornton	11,747	43.7	+4.0
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.0

References

1. 2017 State General Election - Mermaid Beach - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

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