Electoral_district_of_Burnett
Electoral district of Burnett
State electoral district of Queensland, Australia
For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Burnett (New South Wales).
Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia.[1]
Quick Facts Burnett Queensland—Legislative Assembly, State ...
Burnett Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
MP | Stephen Bennett | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Burnett River | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 35,928 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,687 km2 (2,968.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°37′S 152°2′E | ||||||||||||||
|
Close
It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions completely surrounding the district of Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name.
More information First incarnation (1860–1873, 2 members), Member ...
Close
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burnett
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Stephen Bennett | 15,330 | 48.61 | +6.16 | |
Labor | Kerri Morgan | 9,686 | 30.71 | +5.42 | |
One Nation | Geoffrey Mansell | 2,832 | 8.98 | −17.72 | |
Greens | Liam Johns | 1,436 | 4.55 | −1.00 | |
Katter's Australian | Paul Hudson | 1,336 | 4.24 | +4.24 | |
Informed Medical Options | Elizabeth Case | 682 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
Independent | Ric Glass | 235 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
Total formal votes | 31,537 | 96.01 | −0.08 | ||
Informal votes | 1,311 | 3.99 | +0.08 | ||
Turnout | 32,848 | 91.43 | +0.82 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Stephen Bennett | 19,172 | 60.79 | +0.14 | |
Labor | Kerri Morgan | 12,365 | 39.21 | −0.14 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.14 |
Close
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Burnett.[edit]
- "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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
- Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament 1930–1980 w.an outline of Queensland electorates 1859–1980 / D.B. Waterson and John Arnold
- Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)