Electoral district of Capalaba
| Capalaba Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Capalaba (2017—) | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1992–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Russell Field | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Capalaba | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,176 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′S 153°13′E / 27.517°S 153.217°E | ||||||||||||||
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Capalaba is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redland City east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.[1]
Members for Capalaba
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Elder | Labor | 1992–2000 | |
| Independent | 2000–2001 | ||
| Michael Choi | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
| Steve Davies | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Don Brown | Labor | 2015–2024 | |
| Russell Field | Liberal National | 2024–present | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Don Brown | 15,160 | 48.21 | +5.36 | |
| Liberal National | Bev Walters | 9,719 | 30.91 | +5.56 | |
| Greens | Michael Metzen | 2,500 | 7.95 | −0.49 | |
| Independent | Paul Branagan | 1,655 | 5.26 | +5.26 | |
| One Nation | Neal Gilmore | 1,631 | 5.19 | −14.31 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Marilyn Winters | 530 | 1.69 | +1.69 | |
| Civil Liberties & Motorists | Peter Callil | 252 | 0.80 | +0.80 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,447 | 96.19 | +0.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,246 | 3.81 | −0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 32,693 | 90.37 | +0.10 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Don Brown | 18,807 | 59.81 | +1.95 | |
| Liberal National | Bev Walters | 12,640 | 40.19 | −1.95 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.95 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Capalaba – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
[edit]- Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)