Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia.[1]
Burnett Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
MP | Stephen Bennett | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Burnett River | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 35,928 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,687 km2 (2,968.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°37′S 152°2′E / 24.617°S 152.033°E | ||||||||||||||
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It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions completely surrounding the district of Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Stephen Bennett | 15,330 | 48.61 | +6.16 | |
Labor | Kerri Morgan | 9,686 | 30.71 | +5.42 | |
One Nation | Geoffrey Mansell | 2,832 | 8.98 | −17.72 | |
Greens | Liam Johns | 1,436 | 4.55 | −1.00 | |
Katter's Australian | Paul Hudson | 1,336 | 4.24 | +4.24 | |
Informed Medical Options | Elizabeth Case | 682 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
Independent | Ric Glass | 235 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
Total formal votes | 31,537 | 96.01 | −0.08 | ||
Informal votes | 1,311 | 3.99 | +0.08 | ||
Turnout | 32,848 | 91.43 | +0.82 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Stephen Bennett | 19,172 | 60.79 | +0.14 | |
Labor | Kerri Morgan | 12,365 | 39.21 | −0.14 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.14 |