Electoral district of Currumbin

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

Currumbin
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Currumbin 2017
StateQueensland
MPLaura Gerber
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeCurrumbin
Electors36,059 (2020)
Area137 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
Coordinates28°10′S 153°25′E
Electorates around Currumbin:
Mudgeeraba Mudgeeraba Burleigh
Mudgeeraba Currumbin Coral Sea
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Electoral map of Currumbin 2008

The district lies in the south-east corner of the state, along the New South Wales border. The district takes in southern parts of the Gold Coast and much of its hinterland. It includes the suburbs of Currumbin, Coolangatta, Elanora and Tugun as well as the rural Currumbin Valley and Tallebudgera Valley. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

Members for Currumbin
MemberPartyTerm
  Leo Gately National 1986–1989
  Trevor Coomber Liberal 1989–1992
  Merri Rose Labor 1992–2004
  Jann Stuckey Liberal 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2020
  Laura Gerber Liberal National 2020–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Currumbin
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Currumbin[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Currumbin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Laura Gerber 11,957 40.24 −7.45
Labor Kaylee Campradt 10,317 34.72 −0.91
Greens Peter Burgoyne 2,933 9.87 −1.85
Independent Richard Stuckey 1,681 5.66 +5.66
One Nation Glen Wadsworth 1,193 4.01 +4.01
Independent Tracy Takacs-Thorne 1,048 3.53 +3.53
United Australia Anna Palmer 460 1.55 +1.55
Independent Ian Logan 127 0.43 +0.43
Total formal votes 29,716 95.34 −0.01
Informal votes 1,454 4.66 +0.01
Turnout 31,170 86.44 +1.97
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Laura Gerber 15,013 50.52 −2.79
Labor Kaylee Campradt 14,703 49.48 +2.79
Liberal National hold Swing−2.79

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 – Currumbin – District Summary, ECQ.
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