Electoral district of Redlands

This article is about the electoral district. For the larger city that this district forms the southern portion of, also commonly known as the Redlands, see Redland City.

Redlands Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Redlands (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1972–present
MP	Matt McEachan
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Redland Bay
Electors	33,565 (2015)
Area	206 km² (79.5 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°38′S 153°18′E / 27.633°S 153.300°E / -27.633; 153.300Coordinates: 27°38′S 153°18′E / 27.633°S 153.300°E / -27.633; 153.300

Redlands is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It primarily covers coastal suburbs on the southside of the city of Brisbane, from Thornlands south to the Logan River.

Members for Redlands

	Party	Term
Ted Baldwin	Labor	1972–1974
John Goleby	Country	1974–1975
	National Country	1975–1982
	National	1982–1985
Paul Clauson	National	1985–1989
Darryl Briskey	Labor	1989–1992
John Budd	Labor	1992–1995
John Hegarty	National	1995–2001
John English	Labor	2001–2009
Peter Dowling	Liberal National	2009–2015
Matt McEachan	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Redlands

Queensland state election, 2015: Redlands^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Matt McEachan	13,340	43.86	−21.94
	Labor	Deborah Kellie	10,442	34.33	+10.28
	Greens	David Keogh	2,261	7.43	−2.72
	Independent	Sheena Hewlett	1,939	6.37	+6.37
	Palmer United	Susan Bylett	1,809	5.95	+5.95
	Family First	Carolyn Ferrando	625	2.05	+2.05
Total formal votes			30,416	97.67	+0.10
Informal votes			726	2.33	−0.10
Turnout			31,142	91.52	−0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Matt McEachan	14,399	52.23	−18.87
	Labor	Deborah Kellie	13,167	47.77	+18.87
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−18.87

References

↑ 2015 State General Election - Redlands - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)

Electoral districts of Queensland

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