Electoral district of Kurwongbah

Kurwongbah
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of Kurwongbah, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1992–2009, 2017–present
MPShane King
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeLake Kurwongbah
Electors36,693 (2020)
Area125 km2 (48.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°13′04″S 152°56′20″E / 27.2177°S 152.9390°E / -27.2177; 152.9390
Electorates around Kurwongbah:
Glass House Morayfield Bancroft
Pine Rivers Kurwongbah Bancroft
Pine Rivers Pine Rivers Murrumba

Kurwongbah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland which existed at first from 1992 to 2009, and was re-introduced for the 2017 state election. It is named after Lake Kurwongbah.The district is based in the City of Moreton Bay.[1]

First incarnation

The first incarnation of the electoral district of Kurwongbah included the suburbs of Kurwongbah, Bray Park, Eatons Hill, Samsonvale and Strathpine. The seat was first contested at the 1992 state election, essentially as a reconfigured version of Pine Rivers.[2]

In 2008, Kurwongbah was abolished—with effect at the 2009 state election—as a result of the redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. It was replaced by a recreated Pine Rivers, which is very similar in form to the old Kurwongbah.

Second incarnation

In the 2017 redistribution, Kurwongbah was created again, largely replacing the abolished seat of Kallangur. However, as the suburb of Kallangur is not in the new electorate, the electoral district needed to be renamed. It was named Kurwongbah after Lake Kurwongbah.[1]

From results of the 2015 state election, Kurwongbah was estimated to be a safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 7.1% coming into the 2017 state election. The prediction was accurate as Labor won the seat.[3][4]

Members for Kurwongbah

First incarnation (1992–2009)
Member Party Term
  Margaret Woodgate Labor 1992–1997
  Linda Lavarch Labor 1997–2009
Second incarnation (2017–present)
Member Party Term
  Shane King Labor 2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kurwongbah
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Kurwongbah.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Kurwongbah[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane King 16,243 51.79 +10.40
Liberal National Kerry Petrus 8,460 26.98 +2.50
One Nation Kim Attrill 2,834 9.04 −12.76
Greens Earl Snijders 2,317 7.39 −1.12
Animal Justice Heather Dwane 787 2.51 +2.51
Independent Thor Prohaska 721 2.30 −1.53
Total formal votes 31,362 96.34 +0.77
Informal votes 1,192 3.66 −0.77
Turnout 32,554 88.72 −0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shane King 19,804 63.15 +6.15
Liberal National Kerry Petrus 11,558 36.85 −6.15
Labor hold Swing +6.15

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. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 State General Election - Kurwongbah - District Summary, ECQ.
  5. ^ 2020 State General Election – Kurwongbah – District Summary, ECQ.