Electoral district of Capalaba

Capalaba; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	Capalaba (2017—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1992–present
MP	Don Brown
Party	Labor
Namesake	Capalaba
Electors	35,367 (2017)
Area	43 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°31′S153°13′E / 27.517°S 153.217°E Coordinates: 27°31′S153°13′E / 27.517°S 153.217°E
	Electorates around Capalaba:

Last updated September 20, 2019

2008 map QLD - Capalaba 2008.png — 2008 map

Capalaba is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redland City east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.

The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held every four years. Voting is by the full-preferential voting form of the alternative vote system. The Assembly has 93 members, who have used the letters MP after their names since 2000.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Capalaba is a suburb in Redland City, Queensland, Australia.

Members for Capalaba

	Party	Term
Jim Elder	Labor	1992–2000
Jim Elder	Independent	2000–2001
Michael Choi	Labor	2001–2012
Steve Davies	Liberal National	2012–2015
Don Brown	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2017: Capalaba^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Don Brown	13,065	43.0	−4.4
	Liberal National	Cameron Leafe	7,696	25.3	−14.8
	One Nation	Paul Taylor	5,922	19.5	+19.5
	Greens	Joshua Sanderson	2,563	8.4	−4.0
	Independent	Jason Lavender	1,166	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			30,412	95.7	−1.7
Informal votes			1,360	4.3	+1.7
Turnout			31,772	88.5	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Brown	17,948	57.9	+1.4
	Liberal National	Cameron Leafe	13,073	42.1	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

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References

↑ "2017 State General Election - Capalaba - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

External links

Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)

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[1] "2017 State General Election - Capalaba - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.