Electoral district of Everton

Everton Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Everton (2008—)
State or territory:	Queensland
Dates current:	1972–present
MP:	Murray Watt
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Everton Park

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

The division encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's north west between the Kedron Brook and the South Pine River, including Everton Park, Everton Hills, McDowall and Albany Creek. Parts of Mitchelton are located in the electorate.

Members for Everton

Member		Party	Term
	Gerry Jones	Labor	1972—1974
	Brian Lindsay	Liberal	1974—1977
	Glen Milliner	Labor	1977—1992
	Rod Welford	Labor	1992—2009
	Murray Watt	Labor	2009—present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Everton

Queensland state election, 2009: Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Murray Watt	12,304	44.4	-8.4
	Liberal National	Troy Knox	12,229	44.1	+11.0
	Greens	Bruce Hallett	2,513	9.1	+1.1
	DS4SEQ	Anthony Vella	674	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			27,720	98.3
Informal votes			460	1.7
Turnout			28,180	93.3
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Murray Watt	13,605	51.4	-9.2
	Liberal National	Troy Knox	12,870	48.6	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.2

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)