Electoral district of Moggill

Moggill is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is held by Dr Christian Rowan, for the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

Moggill
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Moggill 2017
StateQueensland
MPChristian Rowan
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeMoggill
Electors34,935 (2020)
Area307 km2 (118.5 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°28′S 152°49′E / 27.467°S 152.817°E / -27.467; 152.817
Electorates around Moggill:
Nanango Pine Rivers Cooper
Lockyer Moggill Maiwar
Ipswich West Bundamba
Inala
Mount Ommaney
Electoral map of Moggill 2008

Moggill encompasses the suburbs on the south-western fringe of Brisbane, and is named for the suburb of Moggill. It also includes Chapel Hill, Pullenvale, Brookfield, Kenmore, Karana Downs and Mount Crosby. It had long been the most conservative seat in Brisbane. Indeed, during the Labor landslides of 2001 and 2004, it was the only non-Labor seat in Brisbane.

However, in recent years, it has become somewhat more marginal. At its height in 2012, the LNP sat on a majority of 23.9 percent, which was pared back to 8.2 percent in 2015, five percent in 2017 and three percent in 2020. Presently, it is one of only five non-Labor seats in the capital.

Most of the seat is located within the federal seat of Ryan.

History

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Democracy sausages being barbecued at Kenmore State School in the electoral district of Moggill, 2017 Queensland state election, 25 November 2017

The electoral district of Moggill was created in the 1986 redistribution combining part of the electoral district of Mount Coot-tha with parts of the electoral district of Ipswich West. In 1991, a small portion east of the Centenary Highway was removed.[1]

Members for Moggill

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MemberPartyTerm
 Bill LickissLiberal1986–1989
 David WatsonLiberal1989–2004
 Bruce FleggLiberal2004–2008
 Liberal National2008–2015
 Christian RowanLiberal National2015–present

Election results

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2020 Queensland state election: Moggill[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal NationalChristian Rowan14,88846.89−1.79
LaborRoberta Albrecht9,01228.38+1.88
GreensLawson McCane6,53620.58−0.32
One NationBruce Mitchell9222.90+2.90
Civil Liberties & MotoristsAmy Rayward3951.24−2.68
Total formal votes31,75398.31+1.05
Informal votes5461.69−1.05
Turnout32,29992.45+1.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal NationalChristian Rowan17,01653.59−1.44
LaborRoberta Albrecht14,73746.41+1.44
Liberal National holdSwing−1.44
Primary vote results in Moggill (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  Country/National
  Labor
  Greens
  Australian Democrats
  Katter's Australian
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Moggill

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 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Moggill – District Summary, ECQ.
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