Electoral district of Mansfield

Mansfield Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Mansfield 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Corrine McMillan
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Mansfield
Electors	33,275 (2017)
Area	64 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°34′S 153°8′E
Electorates around Mansfield: Miller Greenslopes Chatsworth Chatsworth Toohey Mansfield Capalaba Toohey Waterford Springwood

Electoral map of Mansfield 2008

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

The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Mansfield and also includes the suburbs of Burbank, Rochedale and Wishart. The electorate was first created for the 1972 election.

Mansfield has tended to be a seat held by the government of the day; only two of its members have served in opposition.

Members for Mansfield

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Kaus	Liberal	1972–1983
		National	1983–1986
	Craig Sherrin	National	1986–1989
	Laurel Power	Labor	1989–1995
	Frank Carroll	Liberal	1995–1998
	Phil Reeves	Labor	1998–2012
	Ian Walker	Liberal National	2012–2017
	Corrine McMillan	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mansfield

Queensland state election, 2017: Mansfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ian Walker	11,610	40.2	−5.3
	Labor	Corrine McMillan	11,375	39.4	−2.3
	Greens	Barbara Bell	3,263	11.3	+1.8
	One Nation	Neil Symes	2,631	9.1	+9.1
Total formal votes			28,879	95.9	−2.4
Informal votes			1,243	4.1	+2.4
Turnout			30,122	89.0	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Corrine McMillan	14,908	51.6	+0.8
	Liberal National	Ian Walker	13,971	48.4	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

References

1. http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2015/results/district49.html

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)