Electoral district of Stretton

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

Stretton
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Stretton 2017
StateQueensland
MPJames Martin
PartyLabor
NamesakeStretton
Electors33,961 (2021)
Area41 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°37′S 153°4′E / 27.617°S 153.067°E / -27.617; 153.067
Electorates around Stretton:
Algester Toohey Waterford
Algester Stretton Woodridge
Algester Woodridge Woodridge
Electoral map of Stretton 2008

The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank Hills and Underwood. It was first contested at the 2001 state election.

Members for Stretton

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MemberPartyTerm
 Stephen RobertsonLabor2001–2012
 Freya OstapovitchLiberal National2012–2015
 Duncan PeggLabor2015–2021
 James MartinLabor2021–present

Election results

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2021 Stretton state by-election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJames Martin14,31456.39−0.20
Liberal NationalJim Bellos8,32232.78+2.58
GreensAndrea Wildin1,6546.52−2.20
Informed Medical OptionsJasmine Melhop6162.43+2.43
Animal JusticeSuzanne Clarke4781.88+1.88
Total formal votes25,38496.61+0.03
Informal votes8913.39−0.03
Turnout26,27577.37−10.43
Two-party-preferred result
LaborJames Martin16,24463.94−0.87
Liberal NationalJim Bellos9,16036.06+0.87
Labor holdSwing−0.87
2020 Queensland state election: Stretton[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborDuncan Pegg16,12856.59+5.98
Liberal NationalPeter Zhuang8,60930.21+1.83
GreensAndrea Wildin2,4838.71+1.30
One NationAlexey Chekhunov1,2804.49−7.38
Total formal votes28,50096.58+1.55
Informal votes1,0103.42−1.55
Turnout29,51087.80+0.64
Two-party-preferred result
LaborDuncan Pegg18,47364.82+4.93
Liberal NationalPeter Zhuang10,02735.18−4.93
Labor holdSwing+4.93
Primary vote results in Stretton (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal/Liberal National
  Greens
  One Nation
  Independent
Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Stretton

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.
  2. ^ 2021 Stretton State By-election, ECQ.
  3. ^ 2020 State General Election – Stretton – District Summary, ECQ.
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