Electoral district of Springwood

Springwood is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Springwood Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Springwood 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1986–present
MP	Mick de Brenni
Party	Labor
Namesake	Springwood
Electors	35,376 (2020)
Area	99 km^2 (38.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°39′S 153°10′E
Electorates around Springwood: Mansfield Mansfield Capalaba Waterford Springwood Redlands Waterford Macalister Redlands

2008 Electoral map of Springwood

The district is based in several suburbs of Logan City. It is named after the suburb of Springwood and also includes the suburbs of Daisy Hill, Loganholme, Rochedale South and Shailer Park. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

History and political profile

The inaugural member for Springwood was Huan Fraser, who represented the National Party. Labor's Molly Robson defeated Fraser in the 1989 state election. She held the seat in the 1992 election, but lost it to the Liberal's Luke Woolmer in 1995 on the back of the Koala tollway controversy, in which the sitting Labor government had announced plans to build a tollway through a koala sanctuary. Woolmer won the seat with a 19.4% swing, but narrowly lost it to Labor in 1998. Labor continued to hold the seat in the 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2010 elections. In 2012, John Grant, a Logan City Councillor, won the seat for the Liberal National Party with a 19.47% swing.[2]

Members for Springwood

Member		Party	Term
	Huan Fraser	National	1986–1989
	Molly Robson	Labor	1989–1995
	Luke Woolmer	Liberal	1995–1998
	Grant Musgrove	Labor	1998–2000
		Independent	2000–2001
	Barbara Stone	Labor	2001–2012
	John Grant	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Mick de Brenni	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Springwood[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick de Brenni	15,066	48.79	+4.62
	Liberal National	Kirrily Boulton	10,646	34.47	−5.80
	Greens	Janina Leo	2,331	7.55	−1.50
	One Nation	Glen Cookson	1,658	5.37	+5.37
	Animal Justice	Judy Rush	686	2.22	+2.22
	Civil Liberties & Motorists	Ian Sganzerla	261	0.85	−5.67
	United Australia	George Sokolov	234	0.76	+0.76
Total formal votes			30,882	96.61	+1.33
Informal votes			1,083	3.39	−1.33
Turnout			31,965	90.36	+0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mick de Brenni	18,005	58.30	+4.71
	Liberal National	Kirrily Boulton	12,877	41.70	−4.71
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.71

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. Green, Anthony. "Springwood (Key Seat)". ABC Elections: 2009 Queensland Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
3. 2020 State General Election – Springwood – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

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