| Burnett Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Burnett, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Stephen Bennett | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Burnett River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,928 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,687 km2 (2,968.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°37′S 152°2′E / 24.617°S 152.033°E | ||||||||||||||
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Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia.[1]
It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions completely surrounding the district of Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name.
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Members for Burnett
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Stephen Bennett | 15,330 | 48.61 | +6.16 | |
| Labor | Kerri Morgan | 9,686 | 30.71 | +5.42 | |
| One Nation | Geoffrey Mansell | 2,832 | 8.98 | −17.72 | |
| Greens | Liam Johns | 1,436 | 4.55 | −1.00 | |
| Katter's Australian | Paul Hudson | 1,336 | 4.24 | +4.24 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Elizabeth Case | 682 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
| Independent | Ric Glass | 235 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,537 | 96.01 | −0.08 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,311 | 3.99 | +0.08 | ||
| Turnout | 32,848 | 91.43 | +0.82 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Stephen Bennett | 19,172 | 60.79 | +0.14 | |
| Labor | Kerri Morgan | 12,365 | 39.21 | −0.14 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.14 | |||
References
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Burnett – District Summary, ECQ.
- Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
- Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament 1930–1980 w.an outline of Queensland electorates 1859–1980 / D.B. Waterson and John Arnold
External links
- Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)
This page was last edited on 1 July 2023, at 05:24