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.[1]

Mudgeeraba
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Mudgeeraba 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2001–present
MPRos Bates
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeMudgeeraba
Electors38,319 (2020)
Area402 km2 (155.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates28°7′S 153°18′E / 28.117°S 153.300°E / -28.117; 153.300
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

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

Election results

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2020 Queensland state election: Mudgeeraba[2]
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

References

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  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. ^ 2020 State General Election – Mudgeeraba – District Summary, ECQ.
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