Electoral district of Whitsunday
| Whitsunday Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Whitsunday 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Amanda Camm | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Whitsunday Island | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 34,824 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,898 km2 (1,891.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°35′S 149°2′E / 20.583°S 149.033°E | ||||||||||||||
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Whitsunday is an electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of Queensland.[1] It is on the Coral Sea coast and extends from the northern suburbs of Mackay to Bowen and Proserpine as well as east to the Whitsunday Islands.
Since 2020 the member for Whitsunday has been Amanda Camm of the Liberal National Party.
Members for Whitsunday
| Member | Party affiliation | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Roberts | Country Party | 1950–1961 | |
| Ron Camm | Country | 1961–1974 | |
| National | 1974–1980 | ||
| Geoff Muntz | National | 1980–1989 | |
| Independent | 1989 | ||
| Lorraine Bird | Labor | 1989–1998 | |
| Harry Black | One Nation | 1998–1999 | |
| City Country Alliance | 1999–2001 | ||
| Jan Jarratt | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
| Jason Costigan | Liberal National | 2012–2019 | |
| Independent | 2019 | ||
| North Queensland First | 2019–2020 | ||
| Amanda Camm | Liberal National | 2020–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Amanda Camm | 16,941 | 52.75 | +19.95 | |
| Labor | Bauke Hovinga | 7,264 | 22.62 | −9.98 | |
| One Nation | Julie Hall | 5,380 | 16.75 | +7.35 | |
| Greens | Elena Quirk | 1,570 | 4.89 | +0.99 | |
| Family First | Peter Atchison | 962 | 2.99 | +2.99 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,117 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,420 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 33,537 | 86.85 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Amanda Camm | 21,992 | 68.47 | +15.17 | |
| Labor | Bauke Hovinga | 10,125 | 31.47 | −15.17 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +15.17 | |||
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Whitsunday – QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.