Electoral district of Mount Ommaney

Mount Ommaney
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

Mount Ommaney (2008—)
State Queensland
MP Tarnya Smith
Party Liberal National
Namesake Mount Ommaney
Electors 31,171 (2015)
Area 30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°33′S 152°57′E / 27.550°S 152.950°E / -27.550; 152.950Coordinates: 27°33′S 152°57′E / 27.550°S 152.950°E / -27.550; 152.950

Mount Ommaney is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1992 redistribution.

It covers the western suburbs of Brisbane south of the Brisbane River. The Western Arterial Road runs through the middle of the seat from north to south. The suburb is split by the industrial suburb of Seventeen Mile Rocks between the older suburbs around Corinda in the east and the more recent areas around Mount Ommaney.

A significant population of elderly voters are found in the Sinnamon Village retirement complex in Sinnamon Park.

Members for Mount Ommaney

MemberPartyTerm
  Peter Pyke Labor 1992–1995
  Bob Harper Liberal 1995–1998
  Julie Attwood Labor 1998–2012
  Tarnya Smith Liberal National 2012–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Mount Ommaney[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Tarnya Smith 13,264 46.25 −11.05
Labor Jessica Pugh 11,152 38.89 +13.16
Greens Jenny Mulkearns 3,161 11.02 +1.24
Palmer United Kathleen Hewlett 1,102 3.84 +3.84
Total formal votes 28,679 98.16 +0.19
Informal votes 537 1.84 −0.19
Turnout 29,216 92.22 −0.66
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tarnya Smith 13,902 50.23 −16.25
Labor Jessica Pugh 13,776 49.77 +16.25
Liberal National hold Swing −16.25

Suburbs in Mount Ommaney

References

  1. ↑ 2015 State General Election - Mount Ommaney - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

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