| Mudgeeraba Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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) Electoral map of Mudgeeraba 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ros Bates | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mudgeeraba | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 38,319 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 402 km2 (155.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°7′S 153°18′E / 28.117°S 153.300°E | ||||||||||||||
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Electoral map of Mudgeeraba 2008
Mudgeeraba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Gold Coast, the district has been held by both sides of politics over the course of its short history.[1]
The electorate covers the western suburbs and hinterland of the Gold Coast. It was created out of the southern half of the former district of Nerang by the 2001 redistribution.
Dianne Reilly of the Labor Party, the seat's inaugural member, held the seat for three terms until her defeat at the hands of Ros Bates of the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election.
Members for Mudgeeraba
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Reilly | Labor | 2001–2009 | |
| Ros Bates | Liberal National | 2009–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Ros Bates | 15,640 | 48.96 | +2.90 | |
| Labor | Maxim Otten-Kamp | 8,472 | 26.52 | +3.05 | |
| Greens | Scott Turner | 2,857 | 8.94 | −0.35 | |
| One Nation | Andrew Liddell | 2,464 | 7.71 | −10.07 | |
| Animal Justice | Lindon Cox | 624 | 1.95 | +1.95 | |
| United Australia | Brandon McMahon | 565 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
| Independent | Gary Pead | 528 | 1.65 | +1.65 | |
| Civil Liberties & Motorists | Mark Pytellek | 299 | 0.94 | +0.94 | |
| Independent | Bill Sherwood | 273 | 0.85 | −1.25 | |
| Independent | Leith Erikson | 224 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,946 | 95.04 | +0.16 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,667 | 4.96 | −0.16 | ||
| Turnout | 33,613 | 87.72 | +1.31 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ros Bates | 19,196 | 60.09 | +0.24 | |
| Labor | Maxim Otten-Kamp | 12,750 | 39.91 | −0.24 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.24 | |||
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.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Mudgeeraba – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.