Electoral district of Oodgeroo

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Oodgeroo
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Oodgeroo, 2017.pdf
Map of the electoral district of Oodgeroo, 2017
State Queensland
Dates current2017–present
MP Mark Robinson
Party Liberal National Party
Namesake Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Electors 33,034 (2020)
Area649 km2 (250.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°30′13″S153°21′35″E / 27.5035°S 153.3597°E / -27.5035; 153.3597 Coordinates: 27°30′13″S153°21′35″E / 27.5035°S 153.3597°E / -27.5035; 153.3597
Electorates around Oodgeroo:
Capalaba Moreton Bay Redcliffe
Capalaba Oodgeroo Coral Sea
Redlands Redlands Redlands

Oodgeroo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at that year's election by Mark Robinson. It was named after Indigenous activist and poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal. [1]

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It largely replaces the abolished district of Cleveland. Located in City of Redland south-east of Brisbane, Oodgeroo consists of the suburbs of Birkdale, Wellington Point, Ormiston and Cleveland. It also covers the area of North Stradbroke Island. [1]

From results of the 2015 election, Oodgeroo was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 5.7%. [2]

Members for Oodgeroo

MemberPartyTerm
  Mark Robinson Liberal National 2017–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Oodgeroo [ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Oodgeroo [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Mark Robinson 9,43241.04−11.39
Labor Irene Henley6,30427.43−6.40
Independent Claire Richardson5,18322.55+22.55
Greens Ian Mazlin1,1054.81−8.93
One Nation Douglas Chapman7013.05+3.05
Informed Medical Options Kirstyn Marriott2571.12+1.12
Total formal votes22,98297.29+1.70
Informal votes6412.71−1.70
Turnout 23,62371.51
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Mark Robinson 12,42554.85−2.38
Labor Irene Henley10,22645.15+2.38
Liberal National hold Swing −2.38
Results are not final. Last updated on 1 November 2020 at 3:13 pm AEST.

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References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette . p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Oodgeroo – District Summary, ECQ.
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