Electoral district of Mermaid Beach

Mermaid Beach Queensland—Legislative Assembly
300px Mermaid Beach (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	2009–present
MP	Ray Stevens
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Mermaid Beach
Electors	35,102 (2015)
Area	29 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
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Mermaid Beach is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern part of the Gold Coast. It is a very safe seat for the Liberal National Party.

Geography

A compact urban, coastal electorate, Mermaid Beach includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Florida Keys, Miami Keys and parts of Robina.

History

Essentially a new name for the former district of Robina, Mermaid Beach was first created for the 2009 state election. Its inaugural member is Ray Stevens, previously the member for Robina.

Members for Mermaid Beach

Member		Party	Term
	Ray Stevens	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mermaid Beach

Queensland state election, 2015: Mermaid Beach

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Ray Stevens	15,287	52.35	−12.78
	Labor	Gary Pead	7,333	25.11	+6.64
	Greens	Helen Wainwright	2,577	8.83	+1.37
	Palmer United	Alex Caraco	2,286	7.83	+7.83
	Family First	Simon Green	1,718	5.88	+3.01
Total formal votes			29,201	97.17	−0.51
Informal votes			852	2.84	+0.51
Turnout			30,053	85.62	−2.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Ray Stevens	16,374	62.93	−13.12
	Labor	Gary Pead	9,647	37.07	+13.12
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−13.12

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)