Electoral district of Mermaid Beach
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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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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]
Geography
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.
History
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.
Members for Mermaid Beach
Member | Party | Term | |
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Ray Stevens | Liberal National | 2009–present |
Election results
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 |
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Liberal National
Labor
Greens
Family First
Palmer United/United Australia Party
One Nation
Katter's Australian
Independent
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References
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Mermaid Beach – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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