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 | 37,878 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,809 km2 (1,856.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′00″S 152°48′03″E / 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
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Krause | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Jon Krause | 15,592 | 47.47 | +6.46 | |
| Labor | Luz Stanton | 8,699 | 26.49 | +4.99 | |
| One Nation | Paul Henselin | 4,934 | 15.02 | −12.57 | |
| Greens | Pietro Agnoletto | 2,606 | 7.93 | −1.97 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Deborah Husbands | 700 | 2.13 | +2.13 | |
| United Australia | Bradley Fowler | 313 | 0.95 | +0.95 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,844 | 96.87 | +0.75 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,061 | 3.13 | −0.75 | ||
| Turnout | 33,905 | 89.51 | −0.61 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Jon Krause | 20,182 | 61.45 | +2.20 | |
| Labor | Luz Stanton | 12,662 | 38.55 | −2.20 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +2.20 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Scenic Rim – District Summary, ECQ.
- ^ "Scenic Rim - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.