Electoral district of Burdekin

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Burdekin
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Burdekin.pdf
Electoral map of Burdekin 2017
State Queensland
MP Dale Last
Party Liberal National
Namesake Burdekin River
Electors 34,920 (2020)
Area78,681 km2 (30,378.9 sq mi)
Coordinates 20°26′S147°30′E / 20.433°S 147.500°E / -20.433; 147.500 Coordinates: 20°26′S147°30′E / 20.433°S 147.500°E / -20.433; 147.500
Electorates around Burdekin:
Thuringowa
Mundingburra
Townsville Coral Sea
Traeger Burdekin Whitsunday
Gregory Gregory Mirani
Electoral map of Burdekin 2008 QLD - Burdekin 2008.png
Electoral map of Burdekin 2008

Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate. [1]

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History

The 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill. [1]

Members for Burdekin

MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Coburn Independent 1950–1969
  Val Bird Country 1969–1974
  National 1974–1983
  Mark Stoneman National 1983–1998
  Jeff Knuth One Nation 1998–1999
  Independent 1999
  New Country 1999–2000
  City Country Alliance 2000–2001
  Steve Rodgers Labor 2001–2004
  Rosemary Menkens National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Dale Last Liberal National 2015–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Burdekin [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Dale Last 11,79239.70+8.01
Labor Michael Brunker 9,42531.73−4.23
Katter's Australian Sam Cox 4,21214.18+14.18
One Nation Clive Remmer2,0807.00−22.34
NQ First Carolyn Moriarty9003.03+3.03
Greens Jack Smith6002.02−0.99
Animal Justice Dominique Thiriet4191.41+1.41
United Australia Benjamin Wood2740.92+0.92
Total formal votes29,70296.710.00
Informal votes1,0123.29+0.00
Turnout 30,71487.96−0.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Dale Last 16,94457.05+6.25
Labor Michael Brunker 12,75842.95−6.25
Liberal National hold Swing +6.25

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References

  1. 1 2 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 2020 State General Election – Burdekin – District Summary, ECQ.