Electoral district of Theodore
| Theodore Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Theodore, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Mark Boothman | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Ted Theodore | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,641 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 106 km2 (40.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°55′37″S 153°16′18″E / 27.927°S 153.2716°E | ||||||||||||||
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Theodore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Mark Boothman. It is named after former Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore.[1] From results of the most recent election, Theodore is a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.7%.
Geography
[edit]Located on the Gold Coast, taking in parts of the abolished district of Albert, Theodore consists of the suburbs (whole or in part) of Coomera, Upper Coomera, Oxenford, Helensvale, Maudsland, Wongawallan, Pacific Pines, Guanaba, Clagiraba and Mount Nathan.[1]
Members for Theodore
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Boothman | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Mark Boothman | 13,320 | 44.21 | +4.50 | |
| Labor | Tracey Bell | 11,516 | 38.22 | +6.75 | |
| One Nation | Anita Holland | 2,152 | 7.14 | −11.88 | |
| Greens | John Woodlock | 2,083 | 6.91 | −2.88 | |
| Independent | Gale Oxenford | 618 | 2.05 | +2.05 | |
| United Australia | Robert Marks | 438 | 1.45 | +1.45 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,127 | 95.68 | +1.05 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,360 | 4.32 | −1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 31,487 | 88.34 | +2.87 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Mark Boothman | 16,066 | 53.33 | −0.40 | |
| Labor | Tracey Bell | 14,061 | 46.67 | +0.40 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −0.40 | |||
See also
[edit]- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
[edit]- ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Theodore – District Summary, ECQ.