Electoral district of Burleigh

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Burleigh
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-Burleigh.pdf
Electoral map of Burleigh 2017
StateQueensland
MPMichael Hart
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBurleigh Heads
Electors36,107 (2020)
Area30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Coordinates28°5′S 153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E / -28.083; 153.433Coordinates: 28°5′S 153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E / -28.083; 153.433
Electorates around Burleigh:
Mudgeeraba Mermaid Beach Coral Sea
Mudgeeraba Burleigh Coral Sea
Currumbin Currumbin Currumbin
Electoral map of Burleigh 2008

Burleigh is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Australia.[1]

The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It also includes parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Miami, Mermaid Beach, Varsity Lakes and Palm Beach.

Members for Burleigh[]

Member Party Term
  Judy Gamin National 1992–2001
  Christine Smith Labor 2001–2012
  Michael Hart Liberal National 2012–present

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burleigh
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Burleigh.[]
2020 Queensland state election: Burleigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Michael Hart 11,743 39.71 −10.02
Labor Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew 10,609 35.87 +1.67
Greens Rachel Mebberson 2,753 9.31 −6.76
One Nation Georgie Batty 2,114 7.15 +7.15
Legalise Cannabis Ingrid Weber 1,085 3.67 +3.67
Animal Justice Scott Wallace 948 3.21 +3.21
United Australia Carlo Filingeri 321 1.09 +1.09
Total formal votes 29,573 95.80 +1.36
Informal votes 1,297 4.20 −1.36
Turnout 30,870 85.50 +1.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Michael Hart 15,143 51.21 −3.65
Labor Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew 14,430 48.79 +3.65
Liberal National hold Swing −3.65

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 – Burleigh – District Summary, ECQ.

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