Electoral district of Maroochydore

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Maroochydore
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Maroochydore.pdf
Electoral map of Maroochydore 2017
State Queensland
MP Fiona Simpson
Party Liberal National Party
Namesake Maroochydore
Electors 36,020 (2020)
Area45 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Coordinates 26°36′S153°6′E / 26.600°S 153.100°E / -26.600; 153.100
Electorates around Maroochydore:
Ninderry Ninderry Coral Sea
Ninderry Maroochydore Coral Sea
Buderim Buderim Kawana
Electoral map of Maroochydore 2008 QLD - Maroochydore 2008.png
Electoral map of Maroochydore 2008

Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. [1]

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It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.

The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.

Members for Maroochydore

MemberPartyTerm
  Fiona Simpson National 1992–2008
  Liberal National 2008–present

Election results

2024 Queensland state election: Maroochydore [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Fiona Simpson 16,89752.85+4.97
Labor Naomi McQueen9,00728.17+2.49
Greens Heinrich Koekemoer3,21410.05−1.02
One Nation Kyle Haley2,0406.38+2.24
Independent Mark Wadeson8152.55+2.06
Total formal votes31,97396.22+0.44
Informal votes1,2563.78−0.44
Turnout 33,22986.74−0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Fiona Simpson 19,47960.92+1.80
Labor Naomi McQueen12,49439.08−1.80
Liberal National hold Swing +1.80
Primary vote results in Maroochydore (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  National/Liberal National
  Liberal
  Labor
  One Nation
  Greens
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Katter's Australian
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Maroochydore

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. "Maroochydore - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.