Electoral district of Waterford

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Waterford
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Waterford.pdf
Electoral map of Waterford 2017
State Queensland
MP Shannon Fentiman
Party Labor
Namesake Waterford
Electors 34,157 (2020)
Area56 km2 (21.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates 27°41′S153°9′E / 27.683°S 153.150°E / -27.683; 153.150
Electorates around Waterford:
Stretton Toohey Mansfield
Woodridge Waterford Springwood
Logan Logan Macalister
Electoral map of Waterford 2008 QLD - Waterford 2008.png
Electoral map of Waterford 2008

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

Contents

The district is based in the central urban suburbs of Logan City. It is named for the suburb of Waterford and also includes the suburbs of Bethania, Edens Landing, Kingston, Holmview, Loganholme, Loganlea, Meadowbrook, Slacks Creek, Tanah Merah and Waterford West. The electorate was first created for the 1992 election.

Members for Waterford

MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Barton Labor 1992–2006
  Evan Moorhead Labor 2006–2012
  Mike Latter Liberal National 2012–2015
  Shannon Fentiman Labor 2015–present

Election results

2024 Queensland state election: Waterford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Shannon Fentiman 14,62147.1−7.4
Liberal National Jacob Heremaia8,73328.1+2.7
Greens Kirsty Petersen2,7849.0+2.0
One Nation Callum Whatmore2,0996.8−2.3
Legalise Cannabis Julius Taylor1,5094.9+4.9
Family First Karen Cloherty1,2774.1+4.1
Total formal votes31,02394.7
Informal votes1,7435.3
Turnout 32,766
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shannon Fentiman 19,00261.3−4.8
Liberal National Jacob Heremaia12,02138.7+4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8

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. "Waterford - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.