Electoral district of Caloundra

Caloundra Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Caloundra (2008—)
State or territory:	Queensland
MP:	Mark McArdle
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Caloundra

Caloundra is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Caloundra and stretches north to Wurtulla, south to Pelican Waters and west to the Bruce Highway.

The seat is currently held by Mark McArdle, deputy leader of the Liberal National Party since July 2008 and prior to that state Liberal leader from November 2007 to July 2008. McArdle succeeded former Liberal leader Joan Sheldon upon her retirement in 2004.

Members for Caloundra

Member		Party	Term
	Joan Sheldon	Liberal	1992–2004
	Mark McArdle	Liberal	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Caloundra

Queensland state election, 2009: Caloundra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Mark McArdle	12,697	50.1	+4.0
	Labor	Jody Tunnicliffe	9,348	36.9	-4.8
	Greens	Roger Callen	2,444	9.6	-0.9
	DS4SEQ	John Fogarty	519	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Mike Jessop	358	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			25,366	97.9
Informal votes			295	2.1
Turnout			25,861	91.1
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Mark McArdle	13,277	56.2	+4.3
	Labor	Jody Tunnicliffe	10,348	43.8	-4.3
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+4.3

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)