Electoral district of Lytton

Lytton Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Lytton 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Joan Pease
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Lytton
Electors	35,693 (2017)
Area	124 km2 (47.9 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°24′S 153°11′E
Electorates around Lytton: Clayfield Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Clayfield Lytton Moreton Bay Bulimba Chatsworth Capalaba

Electoral map of Lytton 2008

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

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, to the south of the Brisbane River. It is named for the suburb of Lytton and also includes the suburbs of Hemmant, Lota, Manly and Wynnum, as well as the Port of Brisbane. The electorate was first created for the 1972 election.

Lytton is normally a safe Labor Party seat, although it was won in 2012 by the Liberal National Party.

Members for Lytton

Member		Party	Term
	Tom Burns	Labor	1972–1996
	Paul Lucas	Labor	1996–2012
	Neil Symes	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Joan Pease	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Lytton

2017 Queensland state election: Lytton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Pease	15,416	48.9	−0.3
	Liberal National	Karren Strahan	7,663	24.3	−11.9
	One Nation	Suzanne Black	4,854	15.4	+15.4
	Greens	Ken Austin	3,573	11.3	+2.4
Total formal votes			31,506	96.8	−1.4
Informal votes			1,057	3.2	+1.4
Turnout			32,563	89.9	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Pease	19,541	62.0	+2.1
	Liberal National	Karren Strahan	11,965	38.0	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.