Electoral district of Moggill

Moggill is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is held by Dr Christian Rowan, for the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

Moggill
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Moggill 2017
StateQueensland
MPChristian Rowan
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeMoggill
Electors34,935 (2020)
Area307 km2 (118.5 sq mi)
Coordinates27°28′S 152°49′E
Electorates around Moggill:
Nanango Pine Rivers Cooper
Lockyer Moggill Maiwar
Ipswich West Bundamba
Inala		 Mount Ommaney
Electoral map of Moggill 2008

Moggill encompasses the suburbs on the south-western fringe of Brisbane, and is named for the suburb of Moggill. It also includes Chapel Hill, Pullenvale, Brookfield, Kenmore, Karana Downs, and Mount Crosby. It had long been the most conservative seat in Brisbane. Indeed, during the Labor landslides of 2001 and 2004, it was the only non-Labor seat in Brisbane However, in recent years, it has become somewhat more marginal. At its height in 2012, the LNP sat on a majority of 23.9 percent, which was pared back to 8.2 percent in 2015 and five percent in 2017.

Most of the seat is located within the equally conservative federal seat of Ryan.

History
Democracy sausages being barbecued at Kenmore State School in the electoral district of Moggill, 2017 Queensland state election, 25 November 2017

The electoral district of Moggill was created in the 1986 redistribution combining part of the electoral district of Mount Coot-tha with parts of the electoral district of Ipswich West. In 1991, a small portion east of the Centenary Highway was removed.[1]

Members for Moggill
MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Lickiss Liberal 1986–1989
  David Watson Liberal 1989–2004
  Bruce Flegg Liberal 2004–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Christian Rowan Liberal National 2015–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Moggill
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Moggill[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Moggill[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Christian Rowan 14,888 46.89 −1.79
Labor Roberta Albrecht 9,012 28.38 +1.88
Greens Lawson McCane 6,536 20.58 −0.32
One Nation Bruce Mitchell 922 2.90 +2.90
Civil Liberties & Motorists Amy Rayward 395 1.24 −2.68
Total formal votes 31,753 98.31 +1.05
Informal votes 546 1.69 −1.05
Turnout 32,299 92.45 +1.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Christian Rowan 17,016 53.59 −1.44
Labor Roberta Albrecht 14,737 46.41 +1.44
Liberal National hold Swing−1.44

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 10 August 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 2020 State General Election – Moggill – District Summary, ECQ.
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