Electoral district of Burleigh

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Burleigh
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Burleigh.pdf
Electoral map of Burleigh 2017
State Queensland
MP Michael Hart
Party Liberal National
Namesake Burleigh Heads
Electors 36,107 (2020)
Area30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates 28°5′S153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E / -28.083; 153.433 Coordinates: 28°5′S153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E / -28.083; 153.433
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Electoral map of Burleigh 2008 QLD - Burleigh 2008.png
Electoral map of Burleigh 2008

Burleigh is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Australia. [1]

Contents

The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, Palm Beach and parts of Varsity Lakes and Tallebudgera.

Members for Burleigh

MemberPartyTerm
  Judy Gamin National 1992–2001
  Christine Smith Labor 2001–2012
  Michael Hart Liberal National 2012–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Burleigh.[ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Burleigh [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Michael Hart 11,74339.71−10.02
Labor Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew 10,60935.87+1.67
Greens Rachel Mebberson2,7539.31−6.76
One Nation Georgie Batty2,1147.15+7.15
Legalise Cannabis Ingrid Weber1,0853.67+3.67
Animal Justice Scott Wallace9483.21+3.21
United Australia Carlo Filingeri3211.09+1.09
Total formal votes29,57395.80+1.36
Informal votes1,2974.20−1.36
Turnout 30,87085.50+1.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michael Hart 15,14351.21−3.65
Labor Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew 14,43048.79+3.65
Liberal National hold Swing −3.65

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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 (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Burleigh – District Summary, ECQ.
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