Electoral district of Burleigh
Appearance
Burleigh Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
MP | Michael Hart | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Burleigh Heads | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 34,044 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 27 km2 (10.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°5′S 153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E | ||||||||||||||
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Burleigh is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It also includes parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Miami, Mermaid Beach, Varsity Lakes and Palm Beach.
Members for Burleigh
Member | Party | Term | |
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Judy Gamin | National | 1992–2001 | |
Christine Smith | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
Michael Hart | Liberal National | 2012–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Michael Hart | 13,717 | 49.7 | +3.9 | |
Labor | Gail Hislop | 9,435 | 34.2 | +3.2 | |
Greens | Peter Burgoyne | 4,434 | 16.1 | +5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 27,586 | 94.4 | −2.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,625 | 5.6 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 29,211 | 83.9 | −1.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Michael Hart | 15,132 | 54.9 | −0.6 | |
Labor | Gail Hislop | 12,454 | 45.2 | +0.6 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −0.6 |
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)