Electoral district of Murrumba

Murrumba
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Murrumba.pdf
Electoral map of Murrumba 2017
StateQueensland
MPSteven Miles
PartyLabor
NamesakeAn Aboriginal word for good
Electors41,071 (2020)
Area63 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Coordinates27°12′S 153°2′E / 27.200°S 153.033°E / -27.200; 153.033Coordinates: 27°12′S 153°2′E / 27.200°S 153.033°E / -27.200; 153.033
Electorates around Murrumba:
Kurwongbah Bancroft Moreton Bay
Pine Rivers Murrumba Redcliffe
Aspley Sandgate Moreton Bay

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

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

2020 Queensland state election: Murrumba[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steven Miles 17,433 50.55 +4.89
Liberal National Yvonne Barlow 10,016 29.04 +3.31
Greens Jason Kennedy 2,840 8.23 −0.96
One Nation Karen Haddock 2,571 7.45 −11.96
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Leichelle McMahon 961 2.79 +2.79
Independent Stewart Clark 667 1.93 +1.93
Total formal votes 34,488 96.45 +0.89
Informal votes 1,269 3.55 −0.89
Turnout 35,757 87.06 −0.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steven Miles 21,153 61.33 +1.81
Liberal National Yvonne Barlow 13,335 38.67 −1.81
Labor hold Swing +1.81

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. ^ 2020 State General Election – Murrumba – District Summary, ECQ.

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