Electoral district of Scenic Rim
| Scenic Rim Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Jon Krause | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,567 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,406 km2 (1,701.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′00″S 152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°ECoordinates: 28°04′00″S 152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°E | ||||||||||||||
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Scenic Rim is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Jon Krause.[1]
Located in South-East Queensland, Scenic Rim covers the Scenic Rim Region and some areas in the south of Ipswich and Logan extending to the New South Wales border, including the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. It largely replaces the abolished district of Beaudesert.[1]
From results of the last election, Scenic Rim is estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 9.2%.[2]
Members for Scenic Rim
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Krause | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Jon Krause | 12,878 | 41.0 | −7.5 | |
| One Nation | Rod Smith | 8,662 | 27.6 | +19.0 | |
| Labor | Carolyn Buchan | 6,748 | 21.5 | −5.7 | |
| Greens | Shannon Girard | 3,109 | 9.9 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,397 | 96.1 | −1.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,267 | 3.9 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 32,664 | 90.1 | +7.0 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Jon Krause | 19,819 | 63.1 | +3.8 | |
| One Nation | Rod Smith | 11,578 | 36.9 | +36.9 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- 1 2 Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 175. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ 2017 State General Election - Scenic Rim - District Summary, ECQ.
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