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Electoral district of Macalister

Macalister
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of Macalister, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPMelissa McMahon
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeArthur Macalister
Electors36,912 (2020)
Area91 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°42′12″S 153°12′54″E / 27.7034°S 153.2150°E / -27.7034; 153.2150
Electorates around Macalister:
Springwood Springwood Redlands
Waterford Macalister Redlands
Logan Coomera Coomera

Macalister is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. It is named after the second Queensland Premier, Arthur Macalister.[1]

Located in Logan City, Macalister consists of the suburbs of Bahrs Scrub, Bannockburn, Beenleigh, Carbrook, Cornubia, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Holmview, Mount Warren Park, Windaroo and parts of the suburbs of Loganholme and Waterford.[1]

It takes in areas from the previous districts of Albert, Coomera, Redlands, Springwood and Waterford.[1]

Based on the results from the 2015 Queensland state election, Macalister was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 6.4% in the leadup to the 2017 Queensland state election.[2]

Members for Macalister

Member Party Term
  Melissa McMahon Labor 2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Macalister
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Macalister.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Macalister[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Melissa McMahon 12,896 44.18 +7.52
Liberal National Judi van Manen 7,921 27.14 +0.49
Independent Margaret Keech 3,020 10.35 +10.35
One Nation Bronwyn Bye 2,178 7.46 +7.46
Greens Kirsty Petersen 1,810 6.20 −0.45
Independent Paul Taylor 714 2.45 +2.45
United Australia David McClaer 348 1.19 +1.19
Civil Liberties & Motorists Ben Musgrave 304 1.04 −2.25
Total formal votes 29,191 94.60 +1.21
Informal votes 1,667 5.40 −1.21
Turnout 30,858 83.60 −1.86
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa McMahon 17,381 59.54 +2.09
Liberal National Judi van Manen 11,810 40.46 −2.09
Labor hold Swing +2.09

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. 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 – Macalister – District Summary, ECQ.
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