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Electoral district of Oodgeroo 
Summary
Oodgeroo 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 that year's election by Mark Robinson. It was named after Indigenous activist and poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal.[1]
| Oodgeroo Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Oodgeroo, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Mark Robinson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Oodgeroo Noonuccal | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,034 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 308 km2 (118.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′13″S 153°21′35″E / 27.5035°S 153.3597°E | ||||||||||||||
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It largely replaces the abolished district of Cleveland. Located in City of Redland south-east of Brisbane, Oodgeroo consists of the suburbs of Birkdale, Wellington Point, Ormiston and Cleveland. It also covers the area of North Stradbroke Island.[1]
From results of the 2015 election, Oodgeroo was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 5.7%.[2]
Members for Oodgeroo edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Robinson | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Mark Robinson | 12,083 | 40.87 | −11.56 | |
| Labor | Irene Henley | 8,231 | 27.84 | −5.99 | |
| Independent | Claire Richardson | 6,349 | 21.48 | +21.48 | |
| Greens | Ian Mazlin | 1,575 | 5.33 | −8.41 | |
| One Nation | Douglas Chapman | 984 | 3.33 | +3.33 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Kirstyn Marriott | 341 | 1.15 | +1.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,563 | 97.06 | +1.48 | ||
| Informal votes | 894 | 2.94 | −1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 30,457 | 92.20 | +1.80 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Mark Robinson | 16,105 | 54.48 | −2.76 | |
| Labor | Irene Henley | 13,458 | 45.52 | +2.76 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −2.76 | |||
See also edit
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References edit
- ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 177. 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 – Oodgeroo – District Summary, ECQ.