Electoral district of Mirani

Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is represented by Stephen Andrew, of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.[1]

Mirani Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Mirani 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Stephen Andrew
Party	One Nation
Namesake	Mirani
Electors	34,141 (2020)
Area	63,290 km^2 (24,436.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	22°21′S 149°13′E
Electorates around Mirani: Burdekin Whitsunday Mackay Burdekin Mirani Coral Sea Gregory Callide Keppel Gladstone

Electoral map of Mirani 2008

It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella. The district is named after the town of Mirani.

Mirani was historically a safely conservative seat, and was held by the Country Party and its successors the National Party and Liberal National Party from 1947 to 2015. A redistribution in 2008 made Mirani a notionally Labor held seat with a 1.2% margin, but veteran incumbent Ted Malone achieved a swing strong enough to retain this seat at the 2009 election. Malone retired at the 2015 state election, at which Jim Pearce, formerly Labor member for abolished Fitzroy from 1989 to 2009, became only the second Labor member ever to win Mirani.

Pearce was subsequently defeated at the 2017 election by Stephen Andrew, of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

Members for Mirani

Member		Party	Term
	Edward Swayne	Liberal	1912–1918
		National	1918–1920
		Northern Country	1920–1923
		Country	1923–1925
		CPNP	1925–1935
	Ted Walsh	Labor	1935–1947
	Ernie Evans	Country	1947–1965
	Tom Newbery	Country	1965–1974
		National	1974–1980
	Jim Randell	National	1980–1994
	Ted Malone	National	1994–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2015
	Jim Pearce	Labor	2015–2017
	Stephen Andrew	One Nation	2017–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Mirani[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Shane Hamilton	9,412	31.97	−4.78
	One Nation	Stephen Andrew	9,320	31.66	−0.38
	Liberal National	Tracie Newitt	8,123	27.59	+0.69
	NQ First	Jason Borg	1,200	4.08	+4.08
	Greens	Ben Watkin	715	2.43	−1.90
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Nick Byram	342	1.16	+1.16
	United Australia	Tepepe Borg	329	1.12	+1.12
Total formal votes			29,441	96.25	−0.29
Informal votes			1,146	3.75	+0.29
Turnout			30,587	89.59	−1.54
Two-candidate-preferred result
	One Nation	Stephen Andrew	17,363	58.98	+4.16
	Labor	Shane Hamilton	12,078	41.02	−4.16
	One Nation hold		Swing	+4.16

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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. 2020 State General Election – Mirani – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.