Electoral district of Maroochydore

Maroochydore Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Maroochydore 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Fiona Simpson
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Maroochydore
Electors	36,020 (2020)
Area	45 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

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

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

Member		Party	Term
	Fiona Simpson	National	1992–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maroochydore

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

2024 Queensland state election: Maroochydore ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Fiona Simpson	16,897	52.85	+4.97
	Labor	Naomi McQueen	9,007	28.17	+2.49
	Greens	Heinrich Koekemoer	3,214	10.05	−1.02
	One Nation	Kyle Haley	2,040	6.38	+2.24
	Independent	Mark Wadeson	815	2.55	+2.06
Total formal votes			31,973	96.22	+0.44
Informal votes			1,256	3.78	−0.44
Turnout			33,229	86.74	−0.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Fiona Simpson	19,479	60.92	+1.80
	Labor	Naomi McQueen	12,494	39.08	−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.

External links

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