Electoral district of Keppel

Keppel Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Keppel 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1912–1960; 1992–present
MP	Nigel Hutton
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Great Keppel Island
Electors	37,052 (2020)
Area	3,763 km2 (1,452.9 sq mi)
Coordinates	22°55′S150°43′E / 22.917°S 150.717°E / -22.917; 150.717
Electorates around Keppel: Mirani Coral Sea Coral Sea Mirani Keppel Coral Sea Rockhampton Mirani Gladstone

Electoral map of Keppel 2008

Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia. ^[1]

The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.

Members for Keppel

First incarnation (1912–1960)
Member		Party	Term
	James Larcombe	Labor	1912–1929
	Owen Daniel	CPNP	1929–1936
	David Daniel	Country	1936–1944
	Walter Ingram	Labor	1944–1952
	Viv Cooper	Labor	1952–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Merv Thackeray	Labor	1957–1960
Second incarnation (1992–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Vince Lester	National	1992–2004
	Paul Hoolihan	Labor	2004–2012
	Bruce Young	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Brittany Lauga	Labor	2015–2024
	Nigel Hutton	Liberal National	2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Keppel

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

2024 Queensland state election: Keppel ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Nigel Hutton	12,684	36.09	+6.52
	Labor	Brittany Lauga	10,376	29.52	−16.70
	One Nation	James Ashby	8,807	25.06	+9.41
	Greens	Clancy Mullbrick	1,668	4.75	+0.76
	Independent	Petrina Murphy	806	2.29	+2.29
	Family First	Roger McWhinney	804	2.29	+2.29
Total formal votes			35,145	96.44	−0.64
Informal votes			1,296	3.56	+0.64
Turnout			36,441	90.21	+0.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Nigel Hutton	21,254	60.48	+16.11
	Labor	Brittany Lauga	13,891	39.52	−16.11
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+16.11

Primary vote results in Keppel (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)

  Labor

  National/Liberal National

  One Nation

  City Country Alliance

  Greens

  Family First

  Australian Democrats

  Katter's Australian

  Palmer United/United Australia Party

  Independent

Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Keppel

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.
2. "Keppel – QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

• Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.