Electoral district of Scenic Rim
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]
| 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 | 28.0667°S 152.8008°E | ||||||||||||||
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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 2015 election, Scenic Rim was 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 | |
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| 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
- Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- 2017 State General Election - Scenic Rim - District Summary, ECQ.
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