Electoral district of Maiwar

Maiwar
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of Maiwar, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPMichael Berkman
PartyGreens
NamesakeIndigenous name of the Brisbane River
Electors38,663 (2020)
Area38 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates27°29′39″S 152°58′32″E / 27.4942°S 152.9756°E / -27.4942; 152.9756
Electorates around Maiwar:
Moggill Cooper Cooper
Moggill Maiwar South Brisbane
Mount Ommaney Miller Miller

Maiwar is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, incorporating the inner western suburbs of Brisbane. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. The name of the electorate is stated by the government as being based on an Aboriginal name for the Brisbane River, however it is not the name that the Turrbal people who lived in the Brisbane region had for the river.[1][2] The Brisbane River forms the southern boundary of the electorate.[3]

It largely replaces areas of the abolished districts of Mount Coot-tha and Indooroopilly, north of the Brisbane River. Maiwar consists of the suburbs of Mount Coot-tha, Bardon, Auchenflower, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, St Lucia and Fig Tree Pocket.[3]

At its creation, Maiwar was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.0%.[4] The seat was won by Michael Berkman of the Queensland Greens in the 2017 Queensland state election.[5]

Members for Maiwar

Member Party Term
  Michael Berkman Greens 2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maiwar
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Maiwar.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Maiwar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Natasha Winters 13,676 37.7 +0.5
Greens Michael Berkman 12,319 34.0 −7.4
Labor Susan Irvine 9,160 25.2 +6.7
One Nation Grant Spork 1,119 3.1 +1.7
Total formal votes 36,274 98.2
Informal votes 658 1.8
Turnout 36,932
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Michael Berkman 19,382 53.4 −2.9
Liberal National Natasha Winters 16,892 46.6 +2.9
Greens hold Swing -2.9

See also

References

  1. ^ "NATIVE NAME OF THE BRISBANE RIVER". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVIII, no. 13, 595. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "NATIVE NAME OF THE BRISBANE RIVER". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVIII, no. 13, 602. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Elections - 2017 State General Election - Maiwar - District Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au.
  6. ^ "Maiwar - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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