Electoral district of Bancroft

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Bancroft
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of the new electoral district of Bancroft, 2017.pdf
Map of Bancroft, 2017
State Queensland
Dates current2017–present
MP Chris Whiting
Party Labor Party
Namesake Joseph Bancroft
Electors 36,462 (2020)
Area74 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°11′36″S153°00′32″E / 27.1932°S 153.009°E / -27.1932; 153.009 Coordinates: 27°11′36″S153°00′32″E / 27.1932°S 153.009°E / -27.1932; 153.009
Electorates around Bancroft:
Morayfield Pumicestone Pumicestone
Kurwongbah Bancroft Redcliffe
Murrumba Murrumba Murrumba

Bancroft is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. It is named after pioneer doctor Joseph Bancroft. [1]

Contents

Located in the Moreton Bay Region, Bancroft consists of the north and central sections of the existing electorate of Murrumba, including the suburbs of Burpengary East, Deception Bay, North Lakes and parts of the Narangba, Rothwell, Morayfield and Mango Hill suburbs. [1]

Members for Bancroft

MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Whiting Labor 2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Bancroft [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Chris Whiting 16,30153.60+10.63
Liberal National Phil Carlson8,62628.36+1.60
One Nation Nik Aai Reddy2,6668.77−10.30
Greens Ell-Leigh Ackerman1,8205.98−0.23
Independent Barry Grant1,0013.29−1.71
Total formal votes30,41496.76+1.03
Informal votes1,0173.24−1.03
Turnout 31,43186.20−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Whiting 19,10062.80+6.59
Liberal National Phil Carlson11,31437.20−6.59
Labor hold Swing +6.59

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References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette . p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. 2020 State General Election – Bancroft – District Summary, ECQ.