Electoral district of Robina

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Robina
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Dates current2001–2009
Namesake Robina

Robina was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 2001 to 2009. [1]

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The district was located in the southern part of the Gold Coast, and named for the suburb of Robina. It also includes parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Clear Island Waters, Mermaid Waters and Varsity Lakes. [2]

The district's first member was Bob Quinn, leader of the Liberal Party from 2001 to 2006. He was succeeded by fellow Liberal Ray Stevens at the 2006 state election.

At the 2009 Queensland state election, the name Robina was discarded when most of its namesake suburb was redistributed to Mudgeeraba. The remainder of the old Robina was renamed Mermaid Beach.

Members for Robina

MemberPartyTerm
  Bob Quinn Liberal 2001–2006
  Ray Stevens Liberal 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009

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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. "State Electoral District Map: Robina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2007.