Electoral district of Caloundra

Caloundra Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Caloundra 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Kendall Morton
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Caloundra
Electors	38,503 (2020)
Area	227 km2 (87.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
Coordinates	26°51′S153°2′E / 26.850°S 153.033°E / -26.850; 153.033
Electorates around Caloundra: Nicklin Buderim Kawana Glass House Caloundra Coral Sea Glass House Glass House Pumicestone

Electoral map of Caloundra 2008

Caloundra is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Caloundra and stretches north to Wurtulla, south to Pelican Waters and west to the Bruce Highway. ^[1]

The seat was held by Mark McArdle, the first deputy leader of the Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009, and prior to that state Liberal leader from November 2007 to July 2008. McArdle succeeded former Liberal leader Joan Sheldon upon her retirement in 2004. On 27 June 2019, McArdle announced he would retire from politics at the 2020 state election. ^[2] The seat was won by Labor's Jason Hunt at the 2020 election, however was won back by the LNP candidate Kendall Morton at the 2024 election.

Members for Caloundra

Member		Party	Term
	Joan Sheldon	Liberal	1992–2004
	Mark McArdle	Liberal	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2020
	Jason Hunt	Labor	2020–2024
	Kendall Morton	Liberal National	2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Caloundra

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Caloundra.[ edit ]

2024 Queensland state election: Caloundra ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Kendall Morton	16,771	43.10	+5.40
	Labor	Jason Hunt	13,986	35.95	−5.36
	Greens	Peta Higgs	3,237	8.32	−1.79
	One Nation	Ben Storch	2,388	6.14	−0.05
	Legalise Cannabis	Allison McMaster	1,406	3.61	+3.61
	Animal Justice	Pamela Mariko	633	1.63	+1.63
	Independent	Mike Jessop	486	1.25	+0.49
Total formal votes			38,907	95.10	−0.49
Informal votes			2,004	4.90	+0.49
Turnout			40,911	89.43	+1.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Kendall Morton	20,159	51.81	+4.32
	Labor	Jason Hunt	18,748	48.19	−4.32
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.32

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

2020 Queensland state election: Caloundra ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jason Hunt	13,406	41.31	+12.62
	Liberal National	Stuart Coward	12,234	37.70	−0.35
	Greens	Raelene Ellis	3,281	10.11	−0.54
	One Nation	Luke Poland	2,007	6.19	−16.42
	Informed Medical Options	Belinda Hart	783	2.41	+2.41
	United Australia	Trevor Gray	255	0.79	+0.79
	Independent	Mike Jessop	245	0.76	+0.76
	Independent	Mathew Hill	238	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			32,449	95.59	−0.34
Informal votes			1,497	4.41	+0.34
Turnout			33,946	88.16	−0.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jason Hunt	17,040	52.51	+5.92
	Liberal National	Stuart Coward	15,409	47.49	−5.92
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+5.92

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. Lynch, Lydia (27 June 2019). "Sunshine Coast MP to stand down at next election for 'younger blood'". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. "Caloundra - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
4. Queensland, Electoral Commission of (1 July 2019). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". results.elections.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. 2020 State General Election – Caloundra – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)