Electoral district of Mansfield
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Mansfield (2008—)
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| State | Queensland |
| MP | Ian Walker |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Mansfield |
| Electors | 29,628 (2015) |
| Area | 78 km2 (30.1 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Mansfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Mansfield and also includes the suburbs of Burbank, Rochedale and Wishart. The electorate was first created for the 1972 election.
Mansfield has tended to be a seat held by the government of the day.
Members for Mansfield
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Bill Kaus | Liberal | 1972–1983 | |
| National | 1983–1986 | ||
| Craig Sherrin | National | 1986–1989 | |
| Laurel Power | Labor | 1989–1995 | |
| Frank Carroll | Liberal | 1995–1998 | |
| Phil Reeves | Labor | 1998–2012 | |
| Ian Walker | Liberal National | 2012–present | |
Election results
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Mansfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal National | Ian Walker | 12,574 | 46.88 | −6.79 | |
| Labor | Adam Obeid | 10,875 | 40.55 | +8.18 | |
| Greens | Nick Jelicic | 2,476 | 9.23 | +3.11 | |
| Independent | Jarrod Wirth | 895 | 3.34 | +2.54 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,820 | 98.31 | +0.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 460 | 1.69 | −0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 27,280 | 90.59 | −1.35 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Ian Walker | 13,113 | 50.55 | −10.59 | |
| Labor | Adam Obeid | 12,829 | 49.45 | +10.59 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −10.59 | |||
References
1. http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2015/results/district49.html
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
