Electoral district of Buderim

Buderim
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Buderim, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2009–present
MPBrent Mickelberg
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBuderim
Electors36,918 (2020)
Area67 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates26°40′S 153°3′E / 26.667°S 153.050°E / -26.667; 153.050
Electorates around Buderim:
Ninderry Ninderry Maroochydore
Nicklin Buderim Kawana
Caloundra Kawana Kawana
2008 map

Buderim is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Sunshine Coast, the district is a traditionally safe seat for the Liberal National Party.[1]

Geography

A compact urban electorate, Buderim falls between the centres of Maroochydore and Nambour, bounded by the Bruce Highway to the west, and the Sunshine Motorway to the east. It includes the Sunshine Coast suburbs of Buderim, Mountain Creek, Sippy Downs and Tanawha.

History

A new district created for the 2009 state election, it was constructed mostly from the northern part of the district of Kawana and the western part of the district of Maroochydore. It also took a section of territory previously belonging to the district of Nicklin.[2] Its inaugural member was Steve Dickson, previously the member for Kawana.

Members for Buderim

Member Party Term
  Steve Dickson Liberal National 2009–2017
  One Nation 2017
  Brent Mickelberg Liberal National 2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Buderim
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Buderim.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Buderim[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Brent Mickelberg 17,670 48.87 +6.37
Labor Adrian Burke 9,778 27.04 −1.26
Greens Deborah Moseley 4,190 11.59 +0.79
One Nation Ryan Beall 2,493 6.89 +2.19
Legalise Cannabis Shaun Sandow 2,027 5.61 +5.61
Total formal votes 36,158 96.60 −0.83
Informal votes 1,271 3.40 +0.83
Turnout 37,429 89.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Brent Mickelberg 21,436 59.28 +3.99
Labor Adrian Burke 14,722 40.72 −3.99
Liberal National hold Swing +3.99
Primary vote results in Buderim (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Labor
  Greens
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Katter's Australian
  Independent
Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Buderim

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. ^ "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Buderim". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
  3. ^ "2024 State General Election – Buderim – District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.