Electoral district of Burnett

Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia.[1]

For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Burnett (New South Wales).

Burnett
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Burnett, 2017
StateQueensland
MPStephen Bennett
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBurnett River
Electors35,928 (2020)
Area7,687 km2 (2,968.0 sq mi)
Coordinates24°37′S 152°2′E
Electorates around Burnett:
Gladstone Gladstone Coral Sea
Callide Burnett Coral Sea
Callide Maryborough Hervey Bay
2008 Burnett Electoral boundaries

It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions completely surrounding the district of Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name.

Members for Burnett
First incarnation (1860–1873, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  Charles Haly Squatter-conservative 1860–1863
  Robert Mackenzie Squatter-conservative 1860–1869
  John Edwards Squatter-conservative 1863–1865
  Charles Haly Squatter-conservative 1865–1867
  Ratcliffe Pring Squatter-conservative 1867–1870
  Charles Haly Squatter-conservative 1869–1871
  Berkeley Moreton Independent Liberal 1870–1871
  John Bramston Squatter-conservative 1871–1873
  Walter Scott Squatter-conservative 1871–1873
Second incarnation (1873–1932, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Francis Ivory Squatter-conservative 1873–1878
  William Henry Baynes McIlwraith conservative 1878–1883
  Berkeley Moreton Liberal 1883–1888
  George Hall Jones Unaligned 1888–1891
  James John Cadell Conservative 1891–1896
  William McCord Conservative 1896–1898
  William Ryott Maughan Labor 1898–1899
  William Kent Ministerialist 1899–1904
  Alfred Jones Labor 1904–1909
  Robert Hodge Ministerialist 1909–1912
  Bernard Corser Liberal/National 1912–1928
  Robert Boyd Country and Progressive National 1928–1932
Third incarnation (1960–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Claude Wharton Country 1960–1974
  National 1974–1986
  Doug Slack National 1986–2001
  Trevor Strong Labor 2001–2004
  Rob Messenger National 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2010
  Independent 2010–2012
  Stephen Bennett Liberal National 2012–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burnett
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Burnett[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Burnett[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Stephen Bennett 15,330 48.61 +6.16
Labor Kerri Morgan 9,686 30.71 +5.42
One Nation Geoffrey Mansell 2,832 8.98 −17.72
Greens Liam Johns 1,436 4.55 −1.00
Katter's Australian Paul Hudson 1,336 4.24 +4.24
Informed Medical Options Elizabeth Case 682 2.16 +2.16
Independent Ric Glass 235 0.75 +0.75
Total formal votes 31,537 96.01 −0.08
Informal votes 1,311 3.99 +0.08
Turnout 32,848 91.43 +0.82
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Stephen Bennett 19,172 60.79 +0.14
Labor Kerri Morgan 12,365 39.21 −0.14
Liberal National hold Swing+0.14

References
  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 2020 State General Election – Burnett – District Summary, ECQ.
  • Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
  • Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament 1930–1980 w.an outline of Queensland electorates 1859–1980 / D.B. Waterson and John Arnold
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