Electoral district of Murrumba

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

Murrumba Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Murrumba 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Steven Miles
Party	Labor
Namesake	An Aboriginal word for good
Electors	35,997 (2017)
Area	61 km^2 (23.6 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°12′S 153°2′E
Electorates around Murrumba: Kurwongbah Bancroft Moreton Bay Pine Rivers Murrumba Redcliffe Aspley Sandgate Moreton Bay

Electoral map of Murrumba 2008

The district is based in the outer northern suburbs of Brisbane. It includes the suburbs of Deception Bay, Kippa-Ring, Murrumba Downs and Rothwell. The electorate was first contested in 1912.

Members for Murrumba

Member		Party	Term
	James Forsyth	Liberal	1912–1918
	Richard Warren	Country	1918–1932
	Frank Nicklin	Country	1932–1950
	David Nicholson	Country	1950–1972
	Des Frawley	Country	1972–1974
		National	1974–1977
	Joe Kruger	Labor	1977–1986
	Dean Wells	Labor	1986–2012
	Reg Gulley	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Chris Whiting	Labor	2015–2017
	Steven Miles	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Murrumba

2017 Queensland state election: Murrumba[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Steven Miles	14,111	45.7	−3.3
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	7,953	25.7	−14.8
	One Nation	Scott Dare	6,002	19.4	+19.4
	Greens	Jason Kennedy	2,841	9.2	+0.5
Total formal votes			30,907	95.6	−2.0
Informal votes			1,437	4.4	+2.0
Turnout			32,344	87.3	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steven Miles	18,396	59.5	+3.2
	Liberal National	Reg Gulley	12,511	40.5	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

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 - Murrumba - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

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