Electoral district of Mansfield
| Mansfield Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Electoral map of Mansfield 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Corrine McMillan | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mansfield | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,064 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70 km2 (27.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°34′S 153°8′E / 27.567°S 153.133°E | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Mansfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Mansfield and also includes the suburbs of Burbank, Rochedale and Wishart. The electorate was first created for the 1972 election.
Mansfield has tended to be a seat held by the government of the day; only two of its members have served in opposition.
Members for Mansfield
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kaus | Liberal | 1972–1983 | |
| National | 1983–1986 | ||
| Craig Sherrin | National | 1986–1989 | |
| Laurel Power | Labor | 1989–1995 | |
| Frank Carroll | Liberal | 1995–1998 | |
| Phil Reeves | Labor | 1998–2012 | |
| Ian Walker | Liberal National | 2012–2017 | |
| Corrine McMillan | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Corrine McMillan | 14,256 | 46.14 | +6.75 | |
| Liberal National | Janet Wishart | 11,874 | 38.43 | −1.77 | |
| Greens | Rob Walter | 2,967 | 9.60 | −1.70 | |
| One Nation | Christopher O'Callaghan | 715 | 2.31 | −6.80 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Brendan Taylor | 708 | 2.29 | +2.29 | |
| Independent | Jarrod Wirth | 233 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
| United Australia | Maria Todorova | 145 | 0.47 | +0.47 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,898 | 97.40 | +1.52 | ||
| Informal votes | 826 | 2.60 | −1.52 | ||
| Turnout | 31,724 | 90.47 | +1.51 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Corrine McMillan | 17,551 | 56.80 | +5.18 | |
| Liberal National | Janet Wishart | 13,347 | 43.20 | −5.18 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.18 | |||
References
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Mansfield – District Summary, ECQ.
1. http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2015/results/district49.html