Electoral district of Coomera

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Coomera
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Coomera.pdf
Electoral map of Coomera 2017
State Queensland
Dates current2009–present
MP Michael Crandon
Party Liberal National Party
Namesake Coomera
Electors 45,715 (2020)
Area340 km2 (131.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates 27°49′S153°19′E / 27.817°S 153.317°E / -27.817; 153.317 Coordinates: 27°49′S153°19′E / 27.817°S 153.317°E / -27.817; 153.317
Electorates around Coomera:
Macalister Macalister Redlands
Logan Coomera Broadwater
Scenic Rim Theodore Broadwater
Electoral map of Coomera 2008 QLD - Coomera 2008.png
Electoral map of Coomera 2008

Coomera is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, based at the northern end of the Gold Coast. The seat has been held by the Liberal National Party since its establishment in 2009. [1]

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Geography

A coastal suburban electorate, Coomera lies entirely east of the Pacific Motorway. It includes the City of Gold Coast suburbs of Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Steiglitz and parts of Coomera, Ormeau and Pimpama. It also includes the Logan City suburb of Eagleby.

History

A new district created for the 2009 state election to accommodate the Gold Coast's urban growth, Coomera was in large part drawn from the eastern half of the district of Albert, which was significantly reduced in size. The southern end of Coomera also includes parts previously belonging to the districts of Broadwater and Gaven. [2] Its inaugural member is Michael Crandon of the Liberal National Party.

Members for Coomera

MemberPartyTerm
  Michael Crandon Liberal National 2009–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Coomera.[ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Coomera [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Michael Crandon 14,65539.97+0.62
Labor Chris Johnson13,31036.30+5.06
One Nation Tabita Wilkinson3,0518.32−12.14
Greens Lissy Gavranich3,0158.22−0.72
Animal Justice Darryl Prout9772.66+2.66
United Australia Heath Gallagher6181.69+1.69
Independent Kris Bourbon5581.52+1.52
Informed Medical Options She D'Montford4811.31+1.31
Total formal votes36,66595.10+0.91
Informal votes1,8884.90−0.91
Turnout 38,55384.33+0.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michael Crandon 18,72751.08−2.40
Labor Chris Johnson17,93848.92+2.40
Liberal National hold Swing −2.40

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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. ↑ "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Coomera". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Coomera – District Summary, ECQ.
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