Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining towns of Collinsville, Moranbah and Clermont. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate.[1]
| Burdekin Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Burdekin 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Dale Last | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Burdekin River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 34,920 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 78,681 km2 (30,378.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°26′S 147°30′E / 20.433°S 147.500°E | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill.[1]
Members for Burdekin
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Coburn | Independent | 1950–1969 | |
| Val Bird | Country | 1969–1974 | |
| National | 1974–1983 | ||
| Mark Stoneman | National | 1983–1998 | |
| Jeff Knuth | One Nation | 1998–1999 | |
| Independent | 1999 | ||
| New Country | 1999–2000 | ||
| City Country Alliance | 2000–2001 | ||
| Steve Rodgers | Labor | 2001–2004 | |
| Rosemary Menkens | National | 2004–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–2015 | ||
| Dale Last | Liberal National | 2015–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Dale Last | 11,792 | 39.70 | +8.01 | |
| Labor | Michael Brunker | 9,425 | 31.73 | −4.23 | |
| Katter's Australian | Sam Cox | 4,212 | 14.18 | +14.18 | |
| One Nation | Clive Remmer | 2,080 | 7.00 | −22.34 | |
| NQ First | Carolyn Moriarty | 900 | 3.03 | +3.03 | |
| Greens | Jack Smith | 600 | 2.02 | −0.99 | |
| Animal Justice | Dominique Thiriet | 419 | 1.41 | +1.41 | |
| United Australia | Benjamin Wood | 274 | 0.92 | +0.92 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,702 | 96.71 | 0.00 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,012 | 3.29 | +0.00 | ||
| Turnout | 30,714 | 87.96 | −0.28 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Dale Last | 16,944 | 57.05 | +6.25 | |
| Labor | Michael Brunker | 12,758 | 42.95 | −6.25 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +6.25 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "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 – Burdekin – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
edit- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
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