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Electoral district of Morayfield

Morayfield
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Morayfield 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2009–present
MPMark Ryan
PartyLabor
NamesakeMorayfield
Electors36,991 (2020)
Area69 km2 (26.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°8′S 152°55′E / 27.133°S 152.917°E / -27.133; 152.917
Electorates around Morayfield:
Glass House Pumicestone Pumicestone
Glass House Morayfield Bancroft
Kurwongbah Kurwongbah Kurwongbah
Electoral map of Morayfield

Morayfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located in the northern outskirts of Brisbane, south of the Sunshine Coast.[1]

Geography

An outer suburban electorate, Morayfield lies west of the Bruce Highway and south of the Caboolture River. The northern end of the district takes in the suburb of Morayfield and the southern part of Caboolture. At its southern end, the district includes parts of the suburbs of Burpengary and Narangba.

History

A new district created for the 2009 state election, it was constructed mostly from the northern part of the district of Kallangur and the western part of the district of Pumicestone. It also took a section of territory previously belonging to the district of Kurwongbah.[2] Its inaugural member was Mark Ryan of the Labor Party, who was defeated by Darren Grimwade of the Liberal National Party in 2012.

Members for Morayfield

Member Party Term
  Mark Ryan Labor 2009–2012
  Darren Grimwade Liberal National 2012–2015
  Mark Ryan Labor 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Morayfield
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Morayfield.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Morayfield[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Ryan 16,386 54.38 +8.62
Liberal National Theresa Craig 6,549 21.73 +1.67
One Nation Rodney Hansen 3,582 11.89 −13.34
Greens Amy Smith 2,393 7.94 +1.91
Independent Jason Snow 631 2.09 +2.09
Informed Medical Options Grant Matthews 594 1.97 +1.97
Total formal votes 30,135 95.47 −0.07
Informal votes 1,429 4.53 +0.07
Turnout 31,564 85.33 −1.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Ryan 20,109 66.73 +7.40
Liberal National Theresa Craig 10,026 33.27 −7.40
Labor hold Swing +7.40
Primary vote results in Morayfield (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  One Nation
  Greens
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Morayfield

References

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Morayfield". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Morayfield – District Summary, ECQ.
  4. ^ "Morayfield - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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