Mermaid Beach is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern part of the Gold Coast.[1]
Mermaid Beach Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Ray Stevens | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Mermaid Beach | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 35,823 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°3′S 153°25′E / 28.050°S 153.417°E | ||||||||||||||
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A compact urban, coastal electorate, Mermaid Beach includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Miami and parts of Robina.
Essentially a new name for the former district of Robina, Mermaid Beach was first created for the 2009 state election. Its inaugural member is Ray Stevens, previously the member for Robina.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Ray Stevens | Liberal National | 2009–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 12,604 | 44.07 | −1.48 | |
Labor | Carl Ungerer | 8,721 | 30.49 | +5.74 | |
Greens | Zai Harris | 3,090 | 10.80 | +1.13 | |
One Nation | Stephen James | 1,434 | 5.01 | +5.01 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Deb Lynch | 1,142 | 3.99 | +3.99 | |
Independent | Tory Jones | 506 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
United Australia | Hristo Avdjiev | 375 | 1.31 | +1.31 | |
Independent | Rhett Holt | 302 | 1.06 | +1.06 | |
Independent | Nicholas McArthur-Williams | 254 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
Civil Liberties & Motorists | Suphakan (Mod) Somsriruen | 174 | 0.61 | +0.61 | |
Total formal votes | 28,602 | 93.86 | +0.50 | ||
Informal votes | 1,870 | 6.14 | −0.50 | ||
Turnout | 30,472 | 85.06 | +1.63 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 15,558 | 54.39 | −1.87 | |
Labor | Carl Ungerer | 13,044 | 45.61 | +1.87 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.87 |