Electoral district of Keppel

Keppel
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Keppel 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1912–1960; 1992–present
MPNigel Hutton
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeGreat Keppel Island
Electors37,052 (2020)
Area3,763 km2 (1,452.9 sq mi)
Coordinates22°55′S 150°43′E / 22.917°S 150.717°E / -22.917; 150.717
Electorates around Keppel:
Mirani Coral Sea Coral Sea
Mirani Keppel Coral Sea
Rockhampton Mirani Gladstone
Electoral map of Keppel 2008

Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]

The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.

Members for Keppel

First incarnation (1912–1960)
Member Party Term
  James Larcombe Labor 1912–1929
  Owen Daniel CPNP 1929–1936
  David Daniel Country 1936–1944
  Walter Ingram Labor 1944–1952
  Viv Cooper Labor 1952–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957
  Merv Thackeray Labor 1957–1960
Second incarnation (1992–present)
Member Party Term
  Vince Lester National 1992–2004
  Paul Hoolihan Labor 2004–2012
  Bruce Young Liberal National 2012–2015
  Brittany Lauga Labor 2015–2024
  Nigel Hutton Liberal National 2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Keppel
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Keppel.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Keppel[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Nigel Hutton 12,684 36.1 +6.5
Labor Brittany Lauga 10,376 29.5 −16.7
One Nation James Ashby 8,807 25.1 +9.4
Greens Clancy Mullbrick 1,668 4.7 +0.8
Independent Petrina Murphy 806 2.3 +2.3
Family First Roger McWhinney 804 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 35,145 96.4
Informal votes 1,296 3.6
Turnout 36,441
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Nigel Hutton 21,254 60.5 +16.1
Labor Brittany Lauga 13,891 39.5 −16.1
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +16.1
Primary vote results in Keppel (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  National/Liberal National
  One Nation
  City Country Alliance
  Greens
  Family First
  Australian Democrats
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Keppel

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. ^ "Keppel - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.