Electoral district of Capalaba

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Capalaba
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Capalaba.pdf
Capalaba (2017—)
State Queensland
Dates current1992–present
MP Russell Field
Party Liberal National
Namesake Capalaba
Electors 36,176 (2020)
Area45 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates 27°31′S153°13′E / 27.517°S 153.217°E / -27.517; 153.217
Electorates around Capalaba:
Lytton Moreton Bay Oodgeroo
Chatsworth Capalaba Oodgeroo
Mansfield Springwood Redlands
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. [1]

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Members for Capalaba

MemberPartyTerm
  Jim Elder Labor 1992–2000
  Independent 2000–2001
  Michael Choi Labor 2001–2012
  Steve Davies Liberal National 2012–2015
  Don Brown Labor 2015–2024
  Russell Field Liberal National 2024–present

Election results

2024 Queensland state election: Capalaba [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Russell Field 14,66544.39+13.48
Labor Don Brown 12,13236.73−11.48
Greens Donna Weston3,86911.71+3.76
One Nation David Schmid2,3687.17+1.98
Total formal votes33,03496.75+0.56
Informal votes1,1093.25−0.56
Turnout 34,14390.82+0.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Russell Field 17,15951.94+11.75
Labor Don Brown 15,87548.06−11.75
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +11.75

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. "Capalaba - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.