Electoral district of Burleigh

Burleigh
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Burleigh 2017
StateQueensland
MPHermann Vorster
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeBurleigh Heads
Electors38,009 (2024)
Area30 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates28°5′S 153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E / -28.083; 153.433
Electorates around Burleigh:
Mudgeeraba Mermaid Beach Coral Sea
Mudgeeraba Burleigh Coral Sea
Currumbin Currumbin Currumbin
Electoral map of Burleigh 2008

Burleigh is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Australia.[1]

The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, Palm Beach and parts of Varsity Lakes and Tallebudgera.

Members for Burleigh

Member Party Term
  Judy Gamin National 1992–2001
  Christine Smith Labor 2001–2012
  Michael Hart Liberal National 2012–2024
  Hermann Vorster Liberal National 2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burleigh
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Burleigh.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Burleigh[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Hermann Vorster 15,002 49.81 +10.10
Labor Claire Carlin 7,370 24.47 −11.40
Greens Hunter Grove-McGrath 2,511 8.34 −0.97
Libertarian Cathy Osborne 1,616 5.36 +5.36
One Nation Eliot Tasses 1,315 4.36 −2.79
Legalise Cannabis Jason Gann 996 3.31 −0.36
Animal Justice Amelia Dunn 878 2.91 −0.30
Family First Neena Tester 433 1.44 +1.44
Total formal votes 30,121 93.99 −1.81
Informal votes 1,926 6.01 +1.81
Turnout 32,047 84.31 −1.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Hermann Vorster 18,902 62.75 +11.54
Labor Claire Carlin 11,219 37.25 −11.54
Liberal National hold Swing +11.54
Primary vote results in Burleigh (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  National
  Labor
  Greens
  One Nation
  Australian Democrats
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Burleigh

References

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Burleigh - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.