Electoral district of Currumbin

Currumbin Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Currumbin (2008—)
State or territory:	Queensland
MP:	Jann Stuckey
Party:	Liberal National
Namesake:	Currumbin

Currumbin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district lies in the south-east corner of the state, along the New South Wales border. The district takes in southern parts of the Gold Coast and much of its hinterland. It includes the suburbs of Currumbin, Coolangatta, Elanora and Tugun as well as the rural Currumbin Valley and Tallebudgera Valley. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

Members for Currumbin

Member		Party	Term
	Leo Gately	National	1986–1989
	Trevor Coomber	Liberal	1989–1992
	Merri Rose	Labor	1992–2004
	Jann Stuckey	Liberal	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Currumbin

Queensland state election, 2009: Currumbin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jann Stuckey	13,790	51.1	+3.2
	Labor	Michael Riordan	9,876	36.6	-6.1
	Greens	Inge Light	2,484	9.2	-0.2
	DS4SEQ	Jason Hockings	850	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			27,000	98.1
Informal votes			504	1.9
Turnout			27,504	89.0
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal National	Jann Stuckey	14,551	56.9	+4.7
	Labor	Michael Riordan	11,025	43.1	-4.7
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+4.7

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)