Electoral district of Currumbin

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

Currumbin
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Currumbin 2017
StateQueensland
MPLaura Gerber
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeCurrumbin
Electors36,059 (2020)
Area137 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates28°10′S 153°25′E / 28.167°S 153.417°E / -28.167; 153.417
Electorates around Currumbin:
Mudgeeraba Mudgeeraba Burleigh
Mudgeeraba Currumbin Coral Sea
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Electoral map of Currumbin 2008

The district lies in the south-east corner of the state, along the New South Wales border. The district takes in southern parts of the Gold Coast and much of its hinterland. It includes the suburbs of Currumbin, Coolangatta, Elanora and Tugun as well as the rural Currumbin Valley and Tallebudgera Valley. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

Members for Currumbin

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MemberPartyTerm
 Leo GatelyNational1986–1989
 Trevor CoomberLiberal1989–1992
 Merri RoseLabor1992–2004
 Jann StuckeyLiberal2004–2008
 Liberal National2008–2020
 Laura GerberLiberal National2020–present

Election results

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2020 Queensland state election: Currumbin[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal NationalLaura Gerber11,95740.24−7.45
LaborKaylee Campradt10,31734.72−0.91
GreensPeter Burgoyne2,9339.87−1.85
IndependentRichard Stuckey1,6815.66+5.66
One NationGlen Wadsworth1,1934.01+4.01
IndependentTracy Takacs-Thorne1,0483.53+3.53
United AustraliaAnna Palmer4601.55+1.55
IndependentIan Logan1270.43+0.43
Total formal votes29,71695.34−0.01
Informal votes1,4544.66+0.01
Turnout31,17086.44+1.97
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NationalLaura Gerber15,01350.52−2.79
LaborKaylee Campradt14,70349.48+2.79
Liberal National holdSwing−2.79
Primary vote results in Currumbin (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  National
  Labor
  Greens
  One Nation
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Katter's Australian
  Independent
Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Currumbin

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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Currumbin – District Summary, ECQ.
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