Macalister Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Melissa McMahon | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Arthur Macalister | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 36,912 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°42′12″S153°12′54″E / 27.7034°S 153.2150°E Coordinates: 27°42′12″S153°12′54″E / 27.7034°S 153.2150°E | ||||||||||||||
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Macalister is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. It is named after the second Queensland Premier, Arthur Macalister. [1]
Located in Logan City, Macalister consists of the suburbs of Bahrs Scrub, Bannockburn, Beenleigh, Carbrook, Cornubia, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Holmview, Mount Warren Park, Windaroo and parts of the suburbs of Loganholme and Waterford. [1]
It takes in areas from the previous districts of Albert, Coomera, Redlands, Springwood and Waterford. [1]
Based on the results from the 2015 Queensland state election, Macalister was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 6.4% in the leadup to the 2017 Queensland state election. [2]
Member | Party | Term | |
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Melissa McMahon | Labor | 2017–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Melissa McMahon | 12,896 | 44.18 | +7.52 | |
Liberal National | Judi van Manen | 7,921 | 27.14 | +0.49 | |
Independent | Margaret Keech | 3,020 | 10.35 | +10.35 | |
One Nation | Bronwyn Bye | 2,178 | 7.46 | +7.46 | |
Greens | Kirsty Petersen | 1,810 | 6.20 | −0.45 | |
Independent | Paul Taylor | 714 | 2.45 | +2.45 | |
United Australia | David McClaer | 348 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
Civil Liberties & Motorists | Ben Musgrave | 304 | 1.04 | −2.25 | |
Total formal votes | 29,191 | 94.60 | +1.21 | ||
Informal votes | 1,667 | 5.40 | −1.21 | ||
Turnout | 30,858 | 83.60 | −1.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa McMahon | 17,381 | 59.54 | +2.09 | |
Liberal National | Judi van Manen | 11,810 | 40.46 | −2.09 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.09 |
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