Electoral district of Burdekin

Burdekin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Burdekin; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	Electoral map of Burdekin 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Dale Last
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Burdekin River
Electors	34,920 (2020)
Area	78,681 km2 (30,378.9 sq mi)
Coordinates	20°26′S 147°30′E / 20.433°S 147.500°ECoordinates: 20°26′S 147°30′E / 20.433°S 147.500°E
	Electorates around Burdekin:

Electoral map of Burdekin 2008

Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate.^[1]

History[]

The 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill.^[1]

Members for Burdekin[]

	Party	Term
Arthur Coburn	Independent	1950–1969
Val Bird	Country	1969–1974
Val Bird	National	1974–1983
Mark Stoneman	National	1983–1998
Jeff Knuth	One Nation	1998–1999
	Independent	1999
	New Country	1999–2000
	City Country Alliance	2000–2001
Steve Rodgers	Labor	2001–2004
Rosemary Menkens	National	2004–2008
Rosemary Menkens	Liberal National	2008–2015
Dale Last	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results[]

2020 Queensland state election: Burdekin^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Dale Last	11,792	39.70	+8.01
	Labor	Michael Brunker	9,425	31.73	−4.23
	Katter's Australian	Sam Cox	4,212	14.18	+14.18
	One Nation	Clive Remmer	2,080	7.00	−22.34
	NQ First	Carolyn Moriarty	900	3.03	+3.03
	Greens	Jack Smith	600	2.02	−0.99
	Animal Justice	Dominique Thiriet	419	1.41	+1.41
	United Australia	Benjamin Wood	274	0.92	+0.92
Total formal votes			29,702	96.71	0.00
Informal votes			1,012	3.29	+0.00
Turnout			30,714	87.96	−0.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Dale Last	16,944	57.05	+6.25
	Labor	Michael Brunker	12,758	42.95	−6.25
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+6.25

References[]

^ ^a ^b "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)
^ 2020 State General Election – Burdekin – District Summary, ECQ.

External links[]

Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)

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[qpe-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 – Burdekin – District Summary, ECQ.

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