Electoral district of Bundaberg

Bundaberg Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Bundaberg, 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Tom Smith
Party	Labor
Namesake	Bundaberg
Electors	35,296 (2020)
Area	108 km2 (41.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
Coordinates	24°52′S153°20′E / 24.867°S 153.333°E / -24.867; 153.333 Coordinates: 24°52′S153°20′E / 24.867°S 153.333°E / -24.867; 153.333
Electorates around Bundaberg: Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett Bundaberg Burnett Burnett Burnett Burnett

2008 Electoral map

Bundaberg is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia. It covers the city of Bundaberg, as well as the immediate surrounding area. ^[1]

History

The electoral district of Bundaberg was created by the Electoral Districts Act of 1887 which abolished the electoral district of Mulgrave that had included the Bundaberg area. ^[1] The first election held in the seat of Bundaberg was the 1888 election.

The city's urban population has long made the seat a Labor stronghold. This changed in 2005 when the practices of rogue surgeon Jayant Patel at the Bundaberg Base Hospital were uncovered. The Beattie government was seriously embarrassed by the subsequent Commissions of Inquiry into the matter, and as a result the seat was considered winnable for the Nationals.

In 2020, the Labor Party won the seat by nine votes. ^[2] It is currently an extremely marginal seat.

Members for Bundaberg

Member		Party	Term
	Walter Adams	Conservative	1888–1890
		Ministerial	1890–1892
	George Hall	Labour	1892–1893
	Michael Duffy	Ministerial	1893–1896
	Thomas Glassey	Labour	1896–1901
	George Barber	Labor	1901–1935
	Bernard McLean	Labor	1935–1941
	Frank Barnes	Independent Labor	1941–1947 [3]
		Frank Barnes Labor	1947–1950 [3]
	Ted Walsh	Labor	1950–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957–1963
		Independent	1963–1969
	Lou Jensen	Labor	1969–1976
		Independent	1976–1977
	Jim Blake	Labor	1977–1983
	Clem Campbell	Labor	1983–1998
	Nita Cunningham	Labor	1998–2006
	Jack Dempsey	National	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2015
	Leanne Donaldson	Labor	2015–2017
	David Batt	Liberal National	2017–2020
	Tom Smith	Labor	2020–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bundaberg

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Bundaberg.[ edit ]

2020 Queensland state election: Bundaberg ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Smith	13,053	43.12	+8.76
	Liberal National	David Batt	12,577	41.55	+6.03
	One Nation	Stewart Jones	1,766	5.83	−16.60
	Legalise Cannabis	Ian Zunker	1,669	5.51	+5.51
	Greens	Claire Ogden	964	3.18	−0.34
	United Australia	Shane Smeltz	244	0.81	+0.81
Total formal votes			30,273	96.48	+1.20
Informal votes			1,105	3.52	−1.20
Turnout			31,378	88.90	−1.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Smith	15,141	50.01	+4.21
	Liberal National	David Batt	15,132	49.99	−4.21
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+4.21

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. Dennien, Matt (13 November 2020). "Labor by nine votes: Government wins historic Bundaberg, Nicklin recounts". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
4. 2020 State General Election – Bundaberg – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)