Electoral district of Capalaba

Capalaba is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redland City east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.[1]

Capalaba
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Capalaba (2017—)
StateQueensland
Dates current1992–present
MPDon Brown
PartyLabor
NamesakeCapalaba
Electors36,176 (2020)
Area45 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Coordinates27°31′S 153°13′E
Electorates around Capalaba:
Lytton Moreton Bay Oodgeroo
Chatsworth Capalaba Oodgeroo
Mansfield Springwood Redlands
2008 map

Members for Capalaba

MemberPartyTerm
  Jim Elder Labor 1992–2000
  Independent 2000–2001
  Michael Choi Labor 2001–2012
  Steve Davies Liberal National 2012–2015
  Don Brown Labor 2015–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Capalaba[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Brown 15,160 48.21 +5.36
Liberal National Bev Walters 9,719 30.91 +5.56
Greens Michael Metzen 2,500 7.95 −0.49
Independent Paul Branagan 1,655 5.26 +5.26
One Nation Neal Gilmore 1,631 5.19 −14.31
Informed Medical Options Marilyn Winters 530 1.69 +1.69
Civil Liberties & Motorists Peter Callil 252 0.80 +0.80
Total formal votes 31,447 96.19 +0.51
Informal votes 1,246 3.81 −0.51
Turnout 32,693 90.37 +0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Brown 18,807 59.81 +1.95
Liberal National Bev Walters 12,640 40.19 −1.95
Labor hold Swing+1.95

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 – Capalaba – District Summary, ECQ.
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