Electoral district of Caloundra

Caloundra is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Caloundra and stretches north to Wurtulla, south to Pelican Waters and west to the Bruce Highway.[1]

Caloundra
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Caloundra 2017
StateQueensland
MPJason Hunt
PartyLabor
NamesakeCaloundra
Electors38,503 (2020)
Area227 km2 (87.6 sq mi)
Coordinates26°51′S 153°2′E
Electorates around Caloundra:
Nicklin Buderim Kawana
Glass House Caloundra Coral Sea
Glass House Glass House Pumicestone
Electoral map of Caloundra 2008

The seat was held by Mark McArdle, the first deputy leader of the Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009, and prior to that state Liberal leader from November 2007 to July 2008. McArdle succeeded former Liberal leader Joan Sheldon upon her retirement in 2004. On 27 June 2019, McArdle announced he would retire from politics at the 2020 state election.[2] The seat was won by Labor's Jason Hunt at the 2020 election.

Members for Caloundra
MemberPartyTerm
  Joan Sheldon Liberal 1992–2004
  Mark McArdle Liberal 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2020
  Jason Hunt Labor 2020–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Caloundra
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Caloundra[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Caloundra[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Hunt 13,406 41.31 +12.62
Liberal National Stuart Coward 12,234 37.70 −0.35
Greens Raelene Ellis 3,281 10.11 −0.54
One Nation Luke Poland 2,007 6.19 −16.42
Informed Medical Options Belinda Hart 783 2.41 +2.41
United Australia Trevor Gray 255 0.79 +0.79
Independent Mike Jessop 245 0.76 +0.76
Independent Mathew Hill 238 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 32,449 95.59 −0.34
Informal votes 1,497 4.41 +0.34
Turnout 33,946 88.16 −0.33
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Hunt 17,040 52.51 +5.92
Liberal National Stuart Coward 15,409 47.49 −5.92
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing+5.92

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. Lynch, Lydia (27 June 2019). "Sunshine Coast MP to stand down at next election for 'younger blood'". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. 2020 State General Election – Caloundra – District Summary, ECQ.
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