Electoral district of Theodore
Theodore 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 Mark Boothman. It is named after former Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore.[1] From results of the most recent election, Theodore is a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.7%.
| Theodore Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Theodore, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Mark Boothman | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Ted Theodore | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 32,381 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 97 km2 (37.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.927°S 153.2716°E | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Located on the Gold Coast, taking in parts of the abolished district of Albert, Theodore consists of the suburbs (whole or in part) of Coomera, Upper Coomera, Oxenford, Helensvale, Maudsland, Wongawallan, Pacific Pines, Guanaba, Clagiraba and Mount Nathan.[1]
Members for Theodore
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Mark Boothman | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Mark Boothman | 10,678 | 39.7 | −5.4 | |
| Labor | Luz Stanton | 8,462 | 31.5 | +0.3 | |
| One Nation | Darrell Lane | 5,114 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Greens | Tina Meni | 2,634 | 9.8 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,888 | 94.6 | −2.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,525 | 5.4 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 28,413 | 85.5 | +5.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Mark Boothman | 14,445 | 53.7 | −1.6 | |
| Labor | Luz Stanton | 12,443 | 46.3 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
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. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- 2017 State General Election - Theodore - District Summary, ECQ.
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