Electoral district of Scenic Rim

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Scenic Rim
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017.pdf
Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPJon Krause
PartyLiberal National Party
NamesakeScenic Rim
Electors37,878 (2020)
Area4,809 km2 (1,856.8 sq mi)
Coordinates28°04′00″S 152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°E / -28.0667; 152.8008Coordinates: 28°04′00″S 152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°E / -28.0667; 152.8008
Electorates around Scenic Rim:
Ipswich West Ipswich
Jordan		 Logan
Coomera
Lockyer Scenic Rim Theodore
Southern Downs New South Wales Mudgeeraba

Scenic Rim is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Jon Krause.[1]

Located in South-East Queensland, Scenic Rim covers the Scenic Rim Region and some areas in the south of Ipswich and Logan extending to the New South Wales border, including the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. It largely replaces the abolished district of Beaudesert.[1]

From results of the 2015 election, Scenic Rim was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 9.2%.[2]

Members for Scenic Rim[]

Member Party Term
  Jon Krause Liberal National 2017–present

Election results[]

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Scenic Rim
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Scenic Rim.[]
2020 Queensland state election: Scenic Rim[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jon Krause 15,592 47.47 +6.46
Labor Luz Stanton 8,699 26.49 +4.99
One Nation Paul Henselin 4,934 15.02 −12.57
Greens Pietro Agnoletto 2,606 7.93 −1.97
Informed Medical Options Deborah Husbands 700 2.13 +2.13
United Australia Bradley Fowler 313 0.95 +0.95
Total formal votes 32,844 96.87 +0.75
Informal votes 1,061 3.13 −0.75
Turnout 33,905 89.51 −0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jon Krause 20,182 61.45 −1.68
Labor Luz Stanton 12,662 38.55 +38.55
Liberal National hold  

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Scenic Rim – District Summary, ECQ.
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