Electoral district of Waterford
| Waterford Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Waterford 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Shannon Fentiman | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Waterford | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 32,200 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 51 km2 (19.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′S 153°9′E / 27.683°S 153.150°E | ||||||||||||||
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Waterford is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
The district is based in the central urban suburbs of Logan City. It is named for the suburb of Waterford and also includes the suburbs of Beenleigh, Bethania, Edens Landing, Kingston, Holmview, Loganholme, Loganlea, Meadowbrook, Slacks Creek, Tanah Merah and Waterford West. The electorate was first created for the 1992 election.
Members for Waterford
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barton | Labor | 1992–2006 | |
| Evan Moorhead | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Mike Latter | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Shannon Fentiman | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Shannon Fentiman | 12,501 | 47.7 | −4.5 | |
| One Nation | Kim Miller | 5,423 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
| Liberal National | Felicity Westguard | 5,248 | 20.0 | −11.6 | |
| Greens | Kirsty Petersen | 1,918 | 7.3 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | Lee McKenzie McKinnon | 1,113 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,203 | 94.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,681 | 6.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 27,884 | 84.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Shannon Fentiman | 15,918 | 60.7 | −2.4 | |
| One Nation | Kim Miller | 10,285 | 39.3 | +39.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
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.
- ^ 2017 State General Election - Waterford - District Summary, ECQ.