Electoral district of Capalaba

Capalaba Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Capalaba (2017—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1992–present
MP	Russell Field
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Capalaba
Electors	36,176 (2020)
Area	45 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-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

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]

Members for Capalaba

Member		Party	Term
	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

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Capalaba

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

2024 Queensland state election: Capalaba ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Russell Field	14,665	44.39	+13.48
	Labor	Don Brown	12,132	36.73	−11.48
	Greens	Donna Weston	3,869	11.71	+3.76
	One Nation	David Schmid	2,368	7.17	+1.98
Total formal votes			33,034	96.75	+0.56
Informal votes			1,109	3.25	−0.56
Turnout			34,143	90.82	+0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Russell Field	17,159	51.94	+11.75
	Labor	Don Brown	15,875	48.06	−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.

External links

• Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)