Electoral district of Capalaba
Appearance
Capalaba Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Capalaba (2017—) | |||||||||||||||
State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1992–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Don Brown | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Capalaba | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 35,367 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°31′S 153°13′E / 27.517°S 153.217°E | ||||||||||||||
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Capalaba is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redland City east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.
Members for Capalaba
Member | Party | Term | |
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Jim Elder | Labor | 1992–2000 | |
Independent | 2000–2001 | ||
Michael Choi | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
Steve Davies | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
Don Brown | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Don Brown | 13,065 | 43.0 | −4.4 | |
Liberal National | Cameron Leafe | 7,696 | 25.3 | −14.8 | |
One Nation | Paul Taylor | 5,922 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Greens | Joshua Sanderson | 2,563 | 8.4 | −4.0 | |
Independent | Jason Lavender | 1,166 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 30,412 | 95.7 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,360 | 4.3 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,772 | 88.5 | −1.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Don Brown | 17,948 | 57.9 | +1.4 | |
Liberal National | Cameron Leafe | 13,073 | 42.1 | −1.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 |
References
- ^ "2017 State General Election - Capalaba - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)