Electoral district of Scenic Rim

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Scenic Rim
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017.pdf
Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017
State Queensland
Dates current2017–present
MP Jon Krause
Party Liberal National Party
Namesake Scenic Rim
Electors 37,878 (2020)
Area4,809 km2 (1,856.8 sq mi)
Coordinates 28°04′00″S152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°E / -28.0667; 152.8008 Coordinates: 28°04′00″S152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°E / -28.0667; 152.8008
Electorates around Scenic Rim:
Ipswich West Ipswich
Jordan
Logan
Coomera
Lockyer Scenic Rim Theodore
Southern Downs New South Wales Mudgeeraba

Scenic Rim 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 the 2017 election by Jon Krause. [1]

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Located in South-East Queensland, Scenic Rim covers the Scenic Rim Region and some areas in the south of Ipswich and Logan extending to the New South Wales border, including the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. It largely replaces the abolished district of Beaudesert. [1]

From results of the 2015 election, Scenic Rim was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 9.2%. [2]

Members for Scenic Rim

MemberPartyTerm
  Jon Krause Liberal National 2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Scenic Rim [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Jon Krause 15,59247.47+6.46
Labor Luz Stanton8,69926.49+4.99
One Nation Paul Henselin4,93415.02−12.57
Greens Pietro Agnoletto2,6067.93−1.97
Informed Medical Options Deborah Husbands7002.13+2.13
United Australia Bradley Fowler3130.95+0.95
Total formal votes32,84496.87+0.75
Informal votes1,0613.13−0.75
Turnout 33,90589.51−0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jon Krause 20,18261.45−1.68
Labor Luz Stanton12,66238.55+38.55
Liberal National hold 

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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. 175. 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 – Scenic Rim – District Summary, ECQ.