Electoral district of Noosa

Noosa is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on Noosa and stretches northwest to the southern border of Gympie, south to Peregian Springs and west to Eumundi.[1]

Noosa
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Noosa 2017
StateQueensland
MPSandy Bolton
PartyIndependent
NamesakeNoosa Heads
Electors36,797 (2020)
Area728 km2 (281.1 sq mi)
Coordinates26°20′S 153°1′E
Electorates around Noosa:
Gympie Gympie Coral Sea
Gympie Noosa Coral Sea
Nicklin Ninderry Coral Sea
Electoral map of Noosa 2008

The electorate was formed in 1992 following the redistribution of the Electoral district of Cooroora.

The seat is currently held by Sandy Bolton, an independent.

Members for Noosa
Member Party Term
  Bruce Davidson Liberal 1992–2001
  Cate Molloy Labor 2001–2006
  Independent 2006–2006
  Glen Elmes Liberal 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2017
  Sandy Bolton Independent 2017–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Noosa
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Noosa[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Noosa[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sandy Bolton 14,051 43.92 +12.53
Liberal National James Blevin 9,344 29.21 −0.24
Labor Mark Denham 4,607 14.40 +1.59
Greens Rhonda Prescott 2,300 7.19 −4.38
One Nation Tracey Bell-Henselin 1,147 3.59 −8.18
Animal Justice Darrell Redford 541 1.69 +1.69
Total formal votes 31,990 97.45 +1.18
Informal votes 837 2.55 −1.18
Turnout 32,827 89.21 +1.50
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sandy Bolton 21,065 65.85 +4.32
Liberal National James Blevin 10,925 34.15 −4.32
Independent hold Swing+4.32

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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 2020 State General Election – Noosa – District Summary, ECQ.
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