Electoral district of Gladstone

Gladstone Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Gladstone (2008—)
State or territory:	Queensland
MP:	Liz Cunningham
Party:	Independent
Namesake:	Gladstone

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

The current member is independent Liz Cunningham who won the seat on National Party preferences after defeating then Labor MP Neil Bennett at the 1995 election. Cunningham was a well known local figure, having previously been Mayor of the Shire of Calliope prior to entering State politics.

The seat of Gladstone consists of the city of Gladstone and the towns of the former Shire of Calliope. This includes the town of Calliope, and the localities of Ambrose, Benaraby, Boyne Island, Builyan Mount Larcom, Tannum Sands and Ubobo.

The seat was created as a result of the abolishment of Port Curtis for the 1992 election.

Members for Gladstone

Member		Party	Term
	Neil Bennett	Labor	1992–1995
	Liz Cunningham	Independent	1995–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Gladstone

Queensland state election, 2009: Gladstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	15,255	54.6	+7.2
	Labor	Peter O'Sullivan	11,903	42.6	-3.8
	Greens	Kirsten Neilson	760	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			27,918	98.5
Informal votes			377	1.5
Turnout			28,295	92.1
Two-candidate preferred result
	Independent	Liz Cunningham	15,458	56.1	+4.1
	Labor	Peter O'Sullivan	12,084	43.9	-4.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.1

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)