Electoral district of Maryborough (Queensland)
Maryborough Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1865 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Bruce Saunders | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 38,267 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,705 km2 (1,816.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°39′S 152°30′E / 25.650°S 152.500°E | ||||||||||||||
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Maryborough is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The district is centred on the regional city of Maryborough and takes in other surrounding communities.
History
In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six additional electoral districts, each returning 1 member:
- Clermont
- Kennedy
- Maryborough
- Mitchell
- Rockhampton
- Warrego
The first elections in these six electorates were held in 1865 (that is, during a parliamentary term and not as part of a general election across Queensland). The nomination date for the election in Maryborough was 30 January 1865 and the election was held on 1 February 1865.[1]
Between 1878 and 1912, the district elected two members, and then returned only a single member to the present time (2014).[2]
Members for Maryborough
The members for Maryborough were:[3]
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bruce Saunders | 17,751 | 53.27 | +8.08 | |
Liberal National | Denis Chapman | 8,763 | 26.30 | +8.26 | |
One Nation | Sharon Lohse | 4,392 | 13.18 | −17.18 | |
Greens | Craig Armstrong | 888 | 2.66 | −0.84 | |
Legalise Cannabis | River Body | 885 | 2.66 | +2.66 | |
Informed Medical Options | Samantha Packer | 452 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
United Australia | Alex Sokolov | 194 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
Total formal votes | 33,325 | 96.26 | +0.05 | ||
Informal votes | 1,293 | 3.74 | −0.05 | ||
Turnout | 34,618 | 90.46 | +0.00 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bruce Saunders | 20,624 | 61.89 | +9.43 | |
Liberal National | Denis Chapman | 12,701 | 38.11 | +38.11 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.43 |
References
- ^ "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 19 January 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 2020 State General Election – Maryborough – District Summary, ECQ.
- ^ "Maryborough - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- 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
- Green, Antony (2 August 2024). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.