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Electoral district of Morayfield

Coordinates: 27°8′S 152°55′E / 27.133°S 152.917°E / -27.133; 152.917
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Morayfield
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Morayfield 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2009–present
MPMark Ryan
PartyLabor
NamesakeMorayfield
Electors36,991 (2020)
Area69 km2 (26.6 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°8′S 152°55′E / 27.133°S 152.917°E / -27.133; 152.917
Electorates around Morayfield:
Glass House Pumicestone Pumicestone
Glass House Morayfield Bancroft
Kurwongbah Kurwongbah Kurwongbah
Electoral map of Morayfield

Morayfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located in the northern outskirts of Brisbane, south of the Sunshine Coast.[1]

Geography

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An outer suburban electorate, Morayfield lies west of the Bruce Highway and south of the Caboolture River. The northern end of the district takes in the suburb of Morayfield and the southern part of Caboolture. At its southern end, the district includes parts of the suburbs of Burpengary and Narangba.

History

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A new district created for the 2009 state election, it was constructed mostly from the northern part of the district of Kallangur and the western part of the district of Pumicestone. It also took a section of territory previously belonging to the district of Kurwongbah.[2] Its inaugural member was Mark Ryan of the Labor Party, who was defeated by Darren Grimwade of the Liberal National Party in 2012.

Members for Morayfield

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Member Party Term
  Mark Ryan Labor 2009–2012
  Darren Grimwade Liberal National 2012–2015
  Mark Ryan Labor 2015–present

Election results

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2024 Queensland state election: Morayfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Ryan 15,479 45.3 −9.1
Liberal National Sarah Ross 9,786 28.6 +6.9
One Nation Rodney Hansen 3,869 11.3 −0.6
Greens Mark Jessup 2,338 6.8 −1.1
Legalise Cannabis Frank Jordan 1,750 5.1 +5.1
Family First Suniti Hewett 986 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 34,208 94.9
Informal votes 1,850 5.1
Turnout 36,058
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Ryan 19,520 57.1 −9.7
Liberal National Sarah Ross 14,688 42.9 +9.7
Labor hold Swing -9.7
Primary vote results in Morayfield (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  One Nation
  Greens
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Morayfield

References

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  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.
  2. ^ "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Morayfield". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Morayfield - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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