Electoral district of Pumicestone
Appearance
Pumicestone Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Electoral map of Pumicestone 2017 | |||||||||||||||
State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Simone Wilson | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Pumicestone Passage | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 34,341 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 357 km2 (137.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°3′S 153°3′E / 27.050°S 153.050°E | ||||||||||||||
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Pumicestone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The district was first created for the 2001 state election. Located in the corridor between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, it includes the urbanised areas of Bribie Island, as well as parts of Caboolture. It is named after the Pumicestone Channel, the strait which divides Bribie Island from the mainland.[1]
Members for Pumicestone
Member | Party | Term | |
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Carryn Sullivan | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
Lisa France | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
Rick Williams | Labor | 2015–2017 | |
Independent | 2017 | ||
Simone Wilson | Liberal National | 2017–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Michael Hoogwaerts | 10,506 | 35.6 | −3.6 | |
Liberal National | Simone Wilson | 8,825 | 29.9 | −14.6 | |
One Nation | Greg Fahey | 6,894 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
Greens | Tony Longland | 1,464 | 5.0 | −0.6 | |
Independent | Rick Williams | 1,347 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Independent | Jason Burgess | 499 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 29,535 | 95.8 | −2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,287 | 4.2 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 30,822 | 88.1 | +2.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Simone Wilson | 15,015 | 50.8 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Michael Hoogwaerts | 14,520 | 49.2 | −0.7 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.7 |
References
- ^ Antony Green (2006). "Pumicestone Electoral Profile". ABC News (Green Guide). Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ 2017 State General Election - Pumicestone - District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)