Electoral district of Keppel
| Keppel Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
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Keppel (2008—) | |
| State | Queensland |
| MP | Brittany Lauga |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Great Keppel Island |
| Electors | 35,625 (2015) |
| Area | 3,805 km2 (1,469.1 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 22°55′S 150°43′E / 22.917°S 150.717°ECoordinates: 22°55′S 150°43′E / 22.917°S 150.717°E |
Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.
The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield, and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.
Members for Keppel
| First incarnation (1912–1960) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| James Larcombe | Labor | 1912–1929 | ||
| Owen Daniel | Country and Progressive National | 1929–1936 | ||
| David Daniel | Country | 1936–1944 | ||
| Walter Ingram | Labor | 1944–1952 | ||
| Viv Cooper | Labor | 1952–1957 | ||
| Queensland Labor | 1957 | |||
| Merv Thackeray | Labor | 1957–1960 | ||
| Second incarnation (1992-present) | ||||
| Member | Party | Term | ||
| Vince Lester | National | 1992–2004 | ||
| Paul Hoolihan | Labor | 2004–2012 | ||
| Bruce Young | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | ||
| Brittany Lauga | Labor | 2015–present | ||
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Keppel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Brittany Lauga | 14,403 | 44.43 | +10.98 | |
| Liberal National | Bruce Young | 12,698 | 39.17 | −5.08 | |
| Palmer United | Warren Purnell | 2,679 | 8.26 | +8.26 | |
| Greens | Brandon Jones | 1,497 | 4.62 | −1.80 | |
| Independent | Bruce Diamond | 1,143 | 3.53 | +3.53 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,420 | 98.32 | +0.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 554 | 1.68 | −0.37 | ||
| Turnout | 32,974 | 92.56 | −0.14 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Brittany Lauga | 16,465 | 54.80 | +11.19 | |
| Liberal National | Bruce Young | 13,583 | 45.20 | −11.19 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +11.19 | |||
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
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