Electoral district of Maroochydore
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| Maroochydore Queensland—Legislative Assembly |
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 Maroochydore (2008—) |
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| State or territory: | Queensland |
| MP: | Fiona Simpson |
| Party: | Liberal National Party |
| Namesake: | Maroochydore |
Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.
The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.
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[edit] Members for Maroochydore
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Fiona Simpson | National | 1992–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–present | ||
[edit] Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maroochydore
| Queensland state election, 2009: Maroochydore[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 15,398 | 56.3 | +5.9 | |
| Labor | Sue Carlos | 8,475 | 31.0 | -2.9 | |
| Greens | Brenton Clutterbuck | 3,487 | 12.7 | +2.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,360 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 518 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 27,878 | 87.8 | |||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,131 | 62.8 | +4.5 | |
| Labor | Sue Carlos | 9,554 | 37.2 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Green, Antony. "2009 Queensland Election: Analysis of Results". ABC Election Unit. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/qld/QLD2009_Results.pdf#page=22. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
