Electoral district of Mudgeeraba

Mudgeeraba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Gold Coast, the district has been held by both sides of politics over the course of its short history.

Mudgeeraba Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Mudgeeraba 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	2001–present
MP	Ros Bates
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Mudgeeraba
Electors	38,319 (2020)
Area	402 km2 (155.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
Coordinates	28°7′S 153°18′E
Electorates around Mudgeeraba: Theodore Gaven Surfers Paradise Scenic Rim Mudgeeraba Mermaid Beach Burleigh Scenic Rim New South Wales Currumbin

Electoral map of Mudgeeraba 2008

The electorate covers the western suburbs and hinterland of the Gold Coast. It was created out of the southern half of the former district of Nerang by the 2001 redistribution.

Dianne Reilly of the Labor Party, the seat's inaugural member, held the seat for three terms until her defeat to Ros Bates of the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election.

Members for Mudgeeraba

Member		Party	Term
	Dianne Reilly	Labor	2001–2009
	Ros Bates	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mudgeeraba

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Mudgeeraba.[edit]

2020 Queensland state election: Mudgeeraba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ros Bates	15,640	48.96	+2.90
	Labor	Maxim Otten-Kamp	8,472	26.52	+3.05
	Greens	Scott Turner	2,857	8.94	−0.35
	One Nation	Andrew Liddell	2,464	7.71	−10.07
	Animal Justice	Lindon Cox	624	1.95	+1.95
	United Australia	Brandon McMahon	565	1.77	+1.77
	Independent	Gary Pead	528	1.65	+1.65
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Mark Pytellek	299	0.94	+0.94
	Independent	Bill Sherwood	273	0.85	−1.25
	Independent	Leith Erikson	224	0.70	+0.70
Total formal votes			31,946	95.04	+0.16
Informal votes			1,667	4.96	−0.16
Turnout			33,613	87.72	+1.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ros Bates	19,196	60.09	+0.24
	Labor	Maxim Otten-Kamp	12,750	39.91	−0.24
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.24

Primary vote results in Mudgeeraba (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)

  Liberal/Liberal National

  Labor

  Greens

  Family First

  One Nation

  Palmer United/United Australia Party

  Katter's Australian

  Independent

Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Mudgeeraba

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.