Electoral district of Maroochydore
State electoral district of Queensland, Australia
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Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
| Maroochydore Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Maroochydore 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Fiona Simpson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Maroochydore | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,020 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°36′S 153°6′E | ||||||||||||||
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It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.
The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.
Members for Maroochydore
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Simpson | National | 1992–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,897 | 52.85 | +4.97 | |
| Labor | Naomi McQueen | 9,007 | 28.17 | +2.49 | |
| Greens | Heinrich Koekemoer | 3,214 | 10.05 | −1.02 | |
| One Nation | Kyle Haley | 2,040 | 6.38 | +2.24 | |
| Independent | Mark Wadeson | 815 | 2.55 | +2.06 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,973 | 96.22 | +0.44 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,256 | 3.78 | −0.44 | ||
| Turnout | 33,229 | 86.74 | −0.60 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 19,479 | 60.92 | +1.80 | |
| Labor | Naomi McQueen | 12,494 | 39.08 | −1.80 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +1.80 | |||
Primary vote results in Maroochydore (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
National/Liberal National
- Liberal
Labor
One Nation
Greens
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Katter's Australian
Independent
View source data.Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Maroochydore View source data.