| Pumicestone Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Pumicestone 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ali King | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Pumicestone Passage | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 38,286 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 337 km2 (130.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°3′S 153°3′E / 27.050°S 153.050°E | ||||||||||||||
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Pumicestone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
The district was first created for the 2001 state election. Located in the corridor between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, it includes the urbanised areas of Bribie Island, as well as parts of Caboolture. It is named after the Pumicestone Channel, the strait which divides Bribie Island from the mainland.[2]
Members for Pumicestone
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carryn Sullivan | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
| Lisa France | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Rick Williams | Labor | 2015–2017 | |
| Independent | 2017 | ||
| Simone Wilson | Liberal National | 2017–2020 | |
| Ali King | Labor | 2020–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ali King | 15,423 | 46.13 | +10.56 | |
| Liberal National | Fiona Gaske | 12,150 | 36.34 | +6.46 | |
| One Nation | Ross Konowalenko | 2,617 | 7.83 | −15.51 | |
| Greens | Richard Ogden | 1,460 | 4.37 | −0.59 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Ryan Dryden | 1,414 | 4.23 | +4.23 | |
| United Australia | Steven Newbery | 372 | 1.11 | +1.11 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,436 | 96.94 | +1.11 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,057 | 3.06 | −1.11 | ||
| Turnout | 34,493 | 90.09 | +2.04 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ali King | 18,480 | 55.27 | +6.11 | |
| Liberal National | Fiona Gaske | 14,956 | 44.73 | −6.11 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +6.11 | |||
Primary vote results in Pumicestone (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
Labor
Liberal/Liberal National
Greens
One Nation
City Country Alliance
Katter's Australian
Palmer United/United Australia Party
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.
- ^ Green, Antony (2006). "Pumicestone Electoral Profile". ABC News (Green Guide). Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Pumicestone – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
This page was last edited on 1 July 2023, at 13:21