Electoral district of Maroochydore

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Maroochydore
Queensland—Legislative 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 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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Maroochydore [ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Maroochydore [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Fiona Simpson 14,42647.88+3.21
Labor Alison Smith7,73725.68+0.43
Greens Gabrielle Unverzagt3,33611.07−2.81
Independent John Connolly 1,9166.36+6.36
One Nation Rod McCormack1,2474.14−12.06
Animal Justice Tash Poole9263.07+3.07
United Australia Greg Searle2480.82+0.82
Independent Janet Creevey1490.49+0.49
Independent Mark Wadeson1470.49+0.49
Total formal votes30,13295.78−0.48
Informal votes1,3274.22+0.48
Turnout 31,45987.34+1.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Fiona Simpson 17,81459.12+0.60
Labor Alison Smith12,31840.88−0.60
Liberal National hold Swing +0.60

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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 on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Maroochydore – District Summary, ECQ.
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