Electoral district of Broadwater

Broadwater is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created at the 1991 redistribution.[1]

Broadwater Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Broadwater, 2017
State	Queensland
MP	David Crisafulli
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Nerang River Estuary
Electors	35,120 (2020)
Area	130 km^2 (50.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°51′S 153°24′E
Electorates around Broadwater: Redlands Oodgeroo Coral Sea Coomera Broadwater Coral Sea Theodore Bonney Surfers Paradise

2008 map of Broadwater

The electorate is based on the northern end of the Gold Coast. It includes South Stradbroke Island as well as Labrador, Paradise Point, Runaway Bay and Sanctuary Cove and Coombabah.

Since 2017 the local member has been David Crisafulli of the Liberal National Party.

Members for Broadwater

Member		Party	Term
	Allan Grice	National	1992–2001
	Peta-Kaye Croft	Labor	2001–2012
	Verity Barton	Liberal National	2012–2017
	David Crisafulli	Liberal National	2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Broadwater[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	David Crisafulli	18,059	59.59	+11.11
	Labor	Maureen Simpson	8,041	26.53	+3.27
	One Nation	Jesse Schneider	1,796	5.93	−15.48
	Greens	April Broadbent	1,583	5.22	−1.63
	United Australia	Mara Krischker	441	1.46	+1.46
	Informed Medical Options	Natalie O'Donnell	386	1.27	+1.27
Total formal votes			30,306	96.79	+0.59
Informal votes			1,004	3.21	−0.59
Turnout			31,310	89.15	+2.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	David Crisafulli	20,174	66.57	−1.41
	Labor	Maureen Simpson	10,132	33.43	+1.41
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−1.41

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. 2020 State General Election – Broadwater – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)