Electoral district of Waterford

Waterford
Queensland—Legislative Assembly

Waterford (2008—)
State Queensland
MP Shannon Fentiman
Party Labor
Namesake Waterford
Electors 34,878 (2015)
Area 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°41′S 153°9′E / 27.683°S 153.150°E / -27.683; 153.150Coordinates: 27°41′S 153°9′E / 27.683°S 153.150°E / -27.683; 153.150

Waterford is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district is based in the central urban suburbs of Logan City. It is named for the suburb of Waterford and also includes the suburbs of Beenleigh, Bethania, Edens Landing, Kingston, Holmview, Loganholme, Loganlea, Meadowbrook, Slacks Creek, Tanah Merah and Waterford West. The electorate was first created for the 1992 election.

Members for Waterford

MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Barton Labor 1992–2006
  Evan Moorhead Labor 2006–2012
  Mike Latter Liberal National 2012–2015
  Shannon Fentiman Labor 2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Waterford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shannon Fentiman 15,645 52.40 +13.77
Liberal National Mike Latter 9,347 31.30 −8.31
Greens Ray Smith 2,537 8.50 +1.49
Independent Jeffrey Hodges 1,454 4.87 +3.49
Independent Jason Dickson 876 2.93 +1.55
Total formal votes 29,859 96.95 +0.37
Informal votes 938 3.05 −0.37
Turnout 30,797 87.00 −2.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shannon Fentiman 17,820 63.33 +14.37
Liberal National Mike Latter 10,319 36.67 −14.37
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +14.37

References

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

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