Electoral district of Buderim

Buderim Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Buderim (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	2009–present
MP	Steve Dickson
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Buderim
Electors	33,086 (2015)
Area	85 km2 (32.8 sq mi)

Buderim is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Sunshine Coast, the district is a very safe seat for the Liberal National Party.

Geography

A compact urban electorate, Buderim falls between the centres of Maroochydore and Nambour, bounded by the Bruce Highway to the west, and the Sunshine Motorway to the east. It includes the Sunshine Coast suburbs of Buderim, Mountain Creek, Kunda Park, Kuluin, Rosemount, Diddillibah, Kiel Mountain, Forest Glen, Mons and Tanawha.

History

A new district created for the 2009 state election, it was constructed mostly from the northern part of the district of Kawana and the western part of the district of Maroochydore. It also took a section of territory previously belonging to the district of Nicklin. Its inaugural member is Steve Dickson, previously the member for Kawana.

Members for Buderim

Member		Party	Term
	Steve Dickson	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Buderim

Queensland state election, 2015: Buderim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Steve Dickson	15,297	52.62	−9.55
	Labor	Elaine Hughes	6,627	22.80	+6.61
	Palmer United	Tess Lazarus	3,781	13.01	+13.01
	Greens	Susan Etheridge	3,366	11.58	+0.93
Total formal votes			29,071	97.90	−0.15
Informal votes			625	2.10	+0.15
Turnout			29,696	89.75	−0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Dickson	16,353	62.16	−13.85
	Labor	Elaine Hughes	9,954	37.84	+13.85
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−13.85

External links

• ABC Profile: 2009 Election