Electoral district of Miller

Miller
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Miller, 2017
State Queensland
Dates current 2017–present
MP Mark Bailey
Party Labor Party
Namesake Emma Miller
Electors 33,974 (2017)
Area 26 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°31′46″S 153°00′39″E / 27.5295°S 153.0109°E / -27.5295; 153.0109Coordinates: 27°31′46″S 153°00′39″E / 27.5295°S 153.0109°E / -27.5295; 153.0109
Electorates around Miller:
Maiwar Maiwar South Brisbane
Mount Ommaney Miller Greenslopes
Inala Algester
Toohey
Mansfield

Miller is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. It was named after Emma Miller, a labour and suffrage activist.[1]

Miller largely covers areas from the abolished district of Yeerongpilly. Located in southern Brisbane, Miller consists of the suburbs of Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood, Tennyson, Yeerongpilly, Rocklea, Yeronga, Fairfield, Annerley, Tarragindi and Moorooka.[1]

From results of the 2015 election, Miller was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 5.6%.[2]

Members for Miller

MemberPartyTerm
  Mark Bailey Labor 2017–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2017: Miller[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mark Bailey 11,403 38.0 +0.9
Liberal National Belinda Kippen 10,969 36.6 −2.7
Greens Deniz Clarke 6,567 21.9 +4.9
Independent Ted Starr 1,033 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 29,972 97.3 −1.2
Informal votes 816 2.7 +1.2
Turnout 30,788 89.1 −2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Bailey 17,439 58.2 +2.6
Liberal National Belinda Kippen 12,533 41.8 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 179. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. 2017 State General Election - Miller - District Summary, ECQ.
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