Electoral district of Toohey

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Toohey
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Toohey.pdf
Electoral map of Toohey 2017
State Queensland
Dates current2017–present
MP Peter Russo
Party Labor Party
Namesake Toohey Forest Park
Electors 34,022 (2020)
Area36 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°33′55″S153°03′03″E / 27.5652°S 153.0509°E / -27.5652; 153.0509 Coordinates: 27°33′55″S153°03′03″E / 27.5652°S 153.0509°E / -27.5652; 153.0509
Electorates around Toohey:
Miller Greenslopes Mansfield
Algester Toohey Mansfield
Stretton Waterford Springwood

Toohey is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. It was named after Toohey Forest Park. [1]

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It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Sunnybank. Located in southern Brisbane, Toohey consists of the suburbs of Moorooka, Rocklea, Salisbury, Nathan, Coopers Plains, Robertson, MacGregor, Sunnybank, Runcorn and Eight Mile Plains. [1]

From results of the 2015 election, Toohey was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 8.3%. [2]

Members for Toohey

MemberPartyTerm
  Peter Russo Labor 2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Toohey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Russo 14,59150.41+5.80
Liberal National Warren Craze8,70630.08−0.19
Greens Claire Garton3,63612.56−2.06
Legalise Cannabis Nikolas Peterson1,0723.70+3.70
One Nation Claudia Roel9393.24−7.25
Total formal votes28,94496.69+1.52
Informal votes9903.31−1.52
Turnout 29,93487.98+1.84
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Russo 18,67464.52+4.50
Liberal National Warren Craze10,27035.48−4.50
Labor hold Swing +4.50

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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. 180. 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 – Toohey – District Summary, ECQ.