Electoral district of Mirani
| Mirani Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Mirani (2008—) | |
| State | Queensland |
| MP | Ted Malone |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Mirani |
Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella. The district is named after the town of Mirani.
Mirani is currently held by the Ted Malone, who was originally elected under the banner of the National Party but is now a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
A redistribution in 2008 made Mirani a notionally Labor held seat with a 1.2% margin, but Malone achieved a swing strong enough to retain this seat at the 2009 election.
Members for Mirani
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Edward Swayne | Opposition/Ministerialist/Liberal/ Nationalist/Northern Country/Country/Country and Progressive National |
1912–1935 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Ted Walsh | Labor | 1935–1947 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Ernie Evans | Country | 1947–1965 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Tom Newbery | Country | 1965–1975 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | National Country | 1975–1980 | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Jim Randell | National | 1980–1994 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals| | Ted Malone | National | 1994–2008 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Nationals| | Liberal National | 2008–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Ted Malone | 13,599 | 46.65 | -1.30 | |
| Labor | Jim Pearce | 8,369 | 28.71 | -17.82 | |
| Katter's Australian | Bevan Pidgeon | 5,585 | 19.16 | +19.16 | |
| Greens | Christine Carlisle | 975 | 3.34 | -2.17 | |
| Family First | Mike Crouther | 626 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,154 | 98.25 | -0.06 | ||
| Informal votes | 520 | 1.75 | +0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 29,674 | 92.37 | -0.42 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ted Malone | 15,345 | 61.19 | +10.60 | |
| Labor | Jim Pearce | 9,733 | 38.81 | -10.60 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +10.60 | |||
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)