Electoral district of Kawana

Kawana
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

Kawana (2008—)
State Queensland
Dates current 2001–present
MP Jarrod Bleijie
Party Liberal National
Namesake Kawana Waters
Electors 35,339 (2015)
Area 74 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 26°44′S 153°5′E / 26.733°S 153.083°E / -26.733; 153.083Coordinates: 26°44′S 153°5′E / 26.733°S 153.083°E / -26.733; 153.083

Kawana is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Sunshine Coast, the district has been held by both sides of politics over its short history.

Geography

A coastal urban electorate lying to the east of the Bruce Highway, Kawana includes the suburbs of Kawana Waters, Sippy Downs, Minyama, Buddina, Parrearra, Warana, Bokarina and Birtinya. It also includes Aroona, Little Mountain, Wurtulla and parts of Currimundi and Caloundra West, all of which were added to the district at the redistribution ahead of the 2009 state election.

Originally the district stretched further north and west to include the suburbs of Buderim, Mountain Creek and Tanawha. However, these parts were redistributed into the new district of Buderim by the aforementioned redistribution.[1]

History

First created for the 2001 state election, Kawana essentially replaced the abolished district of Mooloolah. The sitting member for Mooloolah, Bruce Laming of the Liberal Party, contested the seat, but was defeated by Chris Cummins of the Labor Party, who subsequently retained the seat at the 2004 state election. Cummins became a minister in the government of Peter Beattie before losing his seat to Liberal Party candidate Steve Dickson at the 2006 state election. Dickson transferred to the new seat of Buderim at the 2009 state election and was succeeded by Liberal National candidate Jarrod Bleijie.

Members for Kawana

MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Cummins Labor 2001–2006
  Steve Dickson Liberal 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2009
  Jarrod Bleijie Liberal National 2009–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Kawana[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Jarrod Bleijie 15,909 50.39 −16.45
Labor Mark Moss 8,422 26.68 +8.81
Palmer United Jeremy Davey 3,693 11.70 +11.70
Greens Marcus Finch 2,743 8.69 +0.36
Independent Michael Jessop 516 1.63 +1.63
Independent Jason Deller 287 0.91 +0.91
Total formal votes 31,570 97.71 −0.11
Informal votes 740 2.29 +0.11
Turnout 32,310 89.76 −0.87
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jarrod Bleijie 16,991 60.09 −16.17
Labor Mark Moss 11,285 39.91 +16.17
Liberal National hold Swing −16.17

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Kawana". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  2. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Kawana - District Summary, ECQ.

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