Electoral district of Waterford

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

Not to be confused with Waterford (Dáil constituency).

Waterford
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Waterford 2017
StateQueensland
MPShannon Fentiman
PartyLabor
NamesakeWaterford
Electors34,157 (2020)
Area56 km2 (21.6 sq mi)
Coordinates27°41′S 153°9′E
Electorates around Waterford:
Stretton Toohey Mansfield
Woodridge Waterford Springwood
Logan Logan Macalister
Electoral map of Waterford 2008

The district is based in the central urban suburbs of Logan City. It is named for the suburb of Waterford and also includes the suburbs of Beenleigh, Bethania, Edens Landing, Kingston, Holmview, Loganholme, Loganlea, Meadowbrook, Slacks Creek, Tanah Merah and Waterford West. The electorate was first created for the 1992 election.

Members for Waterford
MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Barton Labor 1992–2006
  Evan Moorhead Labor 2006–2012
  Mike Latter Liberal National 2012–2015
  Shannon Fentiman Labor 2015–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Waterford
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Waterford[edit]
2020 Queensland state election: Waterford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shannon Fentiman 14,759 54.52 +6.81
Liberal National Andrew Caswell 6,902 25.49 +5.47
One Nation Kim Miller 2,442 9.02 −11.68
Greens Lachlan Smart 1,882 6.95 −0.37
Independent Lanai Carter 688 2.54 +2.54
Civil Liberties & Motorists Ben Olsen 400 1.48 +1.48
Total formal votes 27,073 94.87 +0.90
Informal votes 1,463 5.13 −0.90
Turnout 28,536 83.54 −0.88
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Shannon Fentiman 17,873 66.02 +5.27
Liberal National Andrew Caswell 9,200 33.98 +33.98
Labor hold  

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 – Waterford – District Summary, ECQ.
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