Electoral district of Burdekin

Burdekin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Burdekin 2017
StateQueensland
MPDale Last
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBurdekin River
Electors34,920 (2020)
Area78,681 km2 (30,378.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates20°26′S 147°30′E / 20.433°S 147.500°E / -20.433; 147.500
Electorates around Burdekin:
Thuringowa
Mundingburra		 Townsville Coral Sea
Traeger Burdekin Whitsunday
Gregory Gregory Mirani
Electoral map of Burdekin 2008

Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining towns of Collinsville, Moranbah and Clermont. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate.[1]

History

The 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill.[1]

Members for Burdekin

Member Party Term
  Arthur Coburn Independent 1950–1969
  Val Bird Country 1969–1974
  National 1974–1983
  Mark Stoneman National 1983–1998
  Jeff Knuth One Nation 1998–1999
  Independent 1999
  New Country 1999–2000
  City Country Alliance 2000–2001
  Steve Rodgers Labor 2001–2004
  Rosemary Menkens National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Dale Last Liberal National 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burdekin
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Burdekin.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Burdekin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Dale Last 11,792 39.70 +8.01
Labor Michael Brunker 9,425 31.73 −4.23
Katter's Australian Sam Cox 4,212 14.18 +14.18
One Nation Clive Remmer 2,080 7.00 −22.34
NQ First Carolyn Moriarty 900 3.03 +3.03
Greens Jack Smith 600 2.02 −0.99
Animal Justice Dominique Thiriet 419 1.41 +1.41
United Australia Benjamin Wood 274 0.92 +0.92
Total formal votes 29,702 96.71 0.00
Informal votes 1,012 3.29 +0.00
Turnout 30,714 87.96 −0.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Dale Last 16,944 57.05 +6.25
Labor Michael Brunker 12,758 42.95 −6.25
Liberal National hold Swing +6.25

References

  1. ^ a b "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 – Burdekin – District Summary, ECQ.


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