Electoral district of Macalister
Macalister is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. It is named after the second Queensland Premier, Arthur Macalister.[1]
| Macalister Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of Macalister, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Melissa McMahon | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Arthur Macalister | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,912 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.7034°S 153.2150°E | ||||||||||||||
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Located in Logan City, Macalister consists of the suburbs of Bahrs Scrub, Bannockburn, Beenleigh, Carbrook, Cornubia, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Holmview, Mount Warren Park, Windaroo, and parts of the suburbs of Loganholme and Waterford.[1]
It takes in areas from the previous districts of Albert, Coomera, Redlands, Springwood and Waterford.[1]
Based on the results from the 2015 Queensland state election, Macalister was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 6.4% in the leadup to the 2017 Queensland state election.[2]
Members for Macalister
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Melissa McMahon | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Melissa McMahon | 12,896 | 44.18 | +7.52 | |
| Liberal National | Judi van Manen | 7,921 | 27.14 | +0.49 | |
| Independent | Margaret Keech | 3,020 | 10.35 | +10.35 | |
| One Nation | Bronwyn Bye | 2,178 | 7.46 | +7.46 | |
| Greens | Kirsty Petersen | 1,810 | 6.20 | −0.45 | |
| Independent | Paul Taylor | 714 | 2.45 | +2.45 | |
| United Australia | David McClaer | 348 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
| Civil Liberties & Motorists | Ben Musgrave | 304 | 1.04 | −2.25 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,191 | 94.60 | +1.21 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,667 | 5.40 | −1.21 | ||
| Turnout | 30,858 | 83.60 | −1.86 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Melissa McMahon | 17,381 | 59.54 | +2.09 | |
| Liberal National | Judi van Manen | 11,810 | 40.46 | −2.09 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.09 | |||
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. 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 – Macalister – District Summary, ECQ.