Electoral district of Scenic Rim

Scenic Rim
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPJon Krause
PartyLiberal National Party
NamesakeScenic Rim
Electors37,878 (2020)
Area4,809 km2 (1,856.8 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates28°04′00″S 152°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]

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

Member Party Term
  Jon Krause Liberal National 2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Scenic Rim
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Scenic Rim.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Scenic Rim[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jon Krause 18,641 51.4 +3.9
Labor Shireen Casey 7,744 21.3 −5.1
One Nation Wayne Ziebarth 5,305 14.6 −0.4
Greens Nicole Thompson 3,306 9.1 +1.2
Family First Louise Austin 1,287 3.6 +3.5
Total formal votes 36,283 96.2
Informal votes 1,415 3.8
Turnout 37,698
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jon Krause 23,987 66.1 +4.7
Labor Shireen Casey 12,296 33.9 −4.7
Liberal National hold Swing +4.7

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Scenic Rim - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.