Electoral district of Stretton

Stretton
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Stretton 2017
StateQueensland
MPJames Martin
PartyLabor
NamesakeStretton
Electors33,961 (2021)
Area41 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°37′S 153°4′E / 27.617°S 153.067°E / -27.617; 153.067
Electorates around Stretton:
Algester Toohey Waterford
Algester Stretton Woodridge
Algester Woodridge Woodridge
Electoral map of Stretton 2008

Stretton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank Hills and Underwood. It was first contested at the 2001 state election.

Members for Stretton

Member Party Term
  Stephen Robertson Labor 2001–2012
  Freya Ostapovitch Liberal National 2012–2015
  Duncan Pegg Labor 2015–2021
  James Martin Labor 2021–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Stretton
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Stretton.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Stretton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Martin 13,347 45.6 −11.0
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 9,952 34.0 +3.8
Greens Ahmed Abdulhamed 4,154 14.2 +5.5
One Nation Stephen Strong 1,094 3.7 −0.8
Family First Merle Totenhofer 735 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 29,282 95.4
Informal votes 1,421 4.6
Turnout 30,703
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Martin 17,434 59.5 −5.3
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 11,848 40.5 +5.3
Labor hold Swing -5.3
Primary vote results in Stretton (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal/Liberal National
  Greens
  One Nation
  Independent
Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Stretton

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. ^ "Stretton - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.