Electoral district of Noosa
| Noosa Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
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Noosa (2008—) | |
| State | Queensland |
| MP | Glen Elmes |
| Party | Liberal National Party |
| Namesake | Noosa Heads |
| Electors | 35,302 (2015) |
| Area | 516 km2 (199.2 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 26°20′S 153°1′E / 26.333°S 153.017°ECoordinates: 26°20′S 153°1′E / 26.333°S 153.017°E |
Noosa is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on Noosa and stretches northwest to the southern border of Gympie, south to Peregian Springs and west to Eumundi.
The seat is currently held by Glen Elmes of the Queensland Liberal National Party.
Members for Noosa
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Davidson | Liberal | 1992–2001 | |
| Cate Molloy | Labor | 2001–2006 | |
| Independent | 2006–2006 | ||
| Glen Elmes | Liberal | 2006–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–present | ||
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Noosa
| Queensland state election, 2015: Noosa[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Glen Elmes | 15,455 | 48.64 | −11.95 | |
| Greens | Joe Shlegeris | 6,789 | 21.37 | +5.86 | |
| Labor | Mark Denham | 6,506 | 20.48 | +8.04 | |
| Palmer United | Ian Woods | 3,023 | 9.51 | +9.51 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,773 | 97.90 | −0.09 | ||
| Informal votes | 681 | 2.10 | +0.09 | ||
| Turnout | 32,454 | 90.47 | +0.97 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Glen Elmes | 16,513 | 58.62 | −16.84 | |
| Greens | Joe Shlegeris | 11,657 | 41.38 | +16.84 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −16.84 | |||
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
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