Electoral district of Macalister

Macalister is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. It is named after the second Queensland Premier, Arthur Macalister.[1]

Macalister
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of Macalister, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPMelissa McMahon
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeArthur Macalister
Electors34,088 (2017)
Area83 km2 (32.0 sq mi)
Coordinates27.7034°S 153.2150°E / -27.7034; 153.2150
Electorates around Macalister:
Springwood Springwood Redlands
Waterford Macalister Redlands
Logan Coomera Coomera

Located in Logan City, Macalister consists of the suburbs of Bahrs Scrub, Bannockburn, Beenleigh, Carbrook, Cornubia, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Holmview, Mount Warren Park, Windaroo, and parts of the suburbs of Loganholme and Waterford.[1]

It takes in areas from the previous districts of Albert, Coomera, Redlands, Springwood and Waterford.[1]

Based on the results from the 2015 Queensland state election, Macalister was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 6.4% in the leadup to the 2017 Queensland state election.[2]

Members for Macalister
MemberPartyTerm
  Melissa McMahon Labor 2017–present

Election results
2017 Queensland state election: Macalister[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Melissa McMahon 10,210 36.7 −8.1
Liberal National Judi van Manen 7,421 26.6 −10.9
Independent Hetty Johnston 6,448 23.2 +23.2
Greens Gabi Nehring 1,851 6.6 −1.0
Consumer Rights Ben Musgrave 917 3.3 +3.3
Independent Greg Bradley 522 1.9 +1.9
Independent Janelle Clancy 480 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 27,849 93.4 −3.8
Informal votes 1,973 6.6 +3.8
Turnout 29,822 85.5 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa McMahon 15,999 57.4 +1.0
Liberal National Judi van Manen 11,850 42.6 −1.0
Labor hold Swing+1.0

See also

References
  1. Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. 2017 State General Election - Macalister - District Summary, ECQ.
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