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Electoral district of Maroochydore

Coordinates: 26°36′S 153°6′E / 26.600°S 153.100°E / -26.600; 153.100
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Maroochydore
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Maroochydore 2017
StateQueensland
MPFiona Simpson
PartyLiberal National Party
NamesakeMaroochydore
Electors36,020 (2020)
Area45 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Coordinates26°36′S 153°6′E / 26.600°S 153.100°E / -26.600; 153.100
Electorates around Maroochydore:
Ninderry Ninderry Coral Sea
Ninderry Maroochydore Coral Sea
Buderim Buderim Kawana
Electoral map of Maroochydore 2008

Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.

The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.

Members for Maroochydore

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Member Party Term
  Fiona Simpson National 1992–2008
  Liberal National 2008–present

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maroochydore
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Maroochydore.[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Maroochydore[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Fiona Simpson 14,426 47.88 +3.21
Labor Alison Smith 7,737 25.68 +0.43
Greens Gabrielle Unverzagt 3,336 11.07 −2.81
Independent John Connolly 1,916 6.36 +6.36
One Nation Rod McCormack 1,247 4.14 −12.06
Animal Justice Tash Poole 926 3.07 +3.07
United Australia Greg Searle 248 0.82 +0.82
Independent Janet Creevey 149 0.49 +0.49
Independent Mark Wadeson 147 0.49 +0.49
Total formal votes 30,132 95.78 −0.48
Informal votes 1,327 4.22 +0.48
Turnout 31,459 87.34 +1.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Fiona Simpson 17,814 59.12 +0.60
Labor Alison Smith 12,318 40.88 −0.60
Liberal National hold Swing +0.60
Primary vote results in Maroochydore (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  National/Liberal National
  Liberal
  Labor
  One Nation
  Greens
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Katter's Australian
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Maroochydore

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Maroochydore – District Summary, ECQ.
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