Glass House Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1986–1992; 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Andrew Powell | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Glass House Mountains | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 34,748 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,768 km2 (682.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°52′S152°50′E / 26.867°S 152.833°E Coordinates: 26°52′S152°50′E / 26.867°S 152.833°E | ||||||||||||||
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Glass House is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. [1]
The electorate is based mostly on the hinterland areas of the Sunshine Coast and north of Caboolture, it stretches north to Witta, south to the northern outskirts of Caboolture and west to Conondale.
First incarnation (1986–1992) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Bill Newton | National | 1986–1989 | |
Jon Sullivan | Labor | 1989–1992 | |
Second incarnation (2001–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Carolyn Male | Labor | 2001–2009 | |
Andrew Powell | Liberal National | 2009–present | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Andrew Powell | 12,265 | 40.28 | +4.76 | |
Labor | Brent Hampstead | 9,753 | 32.03 | +5.77 | |
Greens | Andrew McLean | 3,937 | 12.93 | +0.05 | |
One Nation | Graeme Campbell | 3,134 | 10.29 | −12.38 | |
Informed Medical Options | Laressa McCoy | 1,015 | 3.33 | +3.33 | |
United Australia | James McDonald | 343 | 1.13 | +1.13 | |
Total formal votes | 30,447 | 96.57 | +0.14 | ||
Informal votes | 1,083 | 3.43 | −0.14 | ||
Turnout | 31,530 | 90.74 | +1.30 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Andrew Powell | 15,706 | 51.58 | −1.84 | |
Labor | Brent Hampstead | 14,741 | 48.42 | +1.84 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.84 |
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