Electoral district of Woodridge
| Woodridge Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
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Woodridge (2008—) | |
| State | Queensland |
| Dates current | 1977–present |
| MP | Cameron Dick |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Woodridge |
| Electors | 30,776 (2015) |
| Area | 34 km2 (13.1 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 27°39′S 153°6′E / 27.650°S 153.100°ECoordinates: 27°39′S 153°6′E / 27.650°S 153.100°E |
Woodridge is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Woodridge and also takes in the suburbs of Crestmead, Kingston, Logan Central, Marsden and Slacks Creek. The electorate was first created for the 1977 election.
Woodridge is a safe Labor seat.
Members for Woodridge
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill D'Arcy | Labor | 1977–2000 | |
| Mike Kaiser | Labor | 2000–2001 | |
| Independent | 2001–2001 | ||
| Desley Scott | Labor | 2001–2015 | |
| Cameron Dick | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Woodridge
| Queensland state election, 2015: Woodridge[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Cameron Dick | 16,375 | 62.72 | +15.97 | |
| Liberal National | Steve Viliamu | 5,140 | 19.69 | −16.23 | |
| Greens | Scott Thomson | 1,922 | 7.36 | −1.21 | |
| Independent | Trevor Palmer | 1,718 | 6.58 | +6.58 | |
| Independent | Dave Beard | 954 | 3.65 | +3.65 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,109 | 96.49 | +0.59 | ||
| Informal votes | 951 | 3.51 | −0.59 | ||
| Turnout | 27,060 | 86.54 | −1.50 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Cameron Dick | 18,437 | 75.95 | +20.15 | |
| Liberal National | Steve Viliamu | 5,839 | 24.05 | −20.15 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +20.15 | |||
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)