Electoral district of Waterford

Not to be confused with Waterford (Dáil constituency).

Waterford
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Waterford 2017
StateQueensland
MPShannon Fentiman
PartyLabor
NamesakeWaterford
Electors34,157 (2020)
Area56 km2 (21.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°41′S 153°9′E / 27.683°S 153.150°E / -27.683; 153.150
Electorates around Waterford:
Stretton Toohey Mansfield
Woodridge Waterford Springwood
Logan Logan Macalister
Electoral map of Waterford 2008

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

The district is based in the central urban suburbs of Logan City. It is named for the suburb of Waterford and also includes the suburbs of Bethania, Edens Landing, Kingston, Holmview, Loganholme, Loganlea, Meadowbrook, Slacks Creek, Tanah Merah and Waterford West. The electorate was first created for the 1992 election.

Members for Waterford

Member Party Term
  Tom Barton Labor 1992–2006
  Evan Moorhead Labor 2006–2012
  Mike Latter Liberal National 2012–2015
  Shannon Fentiman Labor 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Waterford
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Waterford.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Waterford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shannon Fentiman 14,621 47.1 −7.4
Liberal National Jacob Heremaia 8,733 28.1 +2.7
Greens Kirsty Petersen 2,784 9.0 +2.0
One Nation Callum Whatmore 2,099 6.8 −2.3
Legalise Cannabis Julius Taylor 1,509 4.9 +4.9
Family First Karen Cloherty 1,277 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 31,023 94.7
Informal votes 1,743 5.3
Turnout 32,766
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shannon Fentiman 19,002 61.3 −4.8
Liberal National Jacob Heremaia 12,021 38.7 +4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8

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. ^ "Waterford - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.