| Burleigh Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Burleigh 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Hermann Vorster | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Burleigh Heads | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 38,009 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30 km2 (11.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°5′S153°26′E / 28.083°S 153.433°E /-28.083; 153.433 | ||||||||||||||
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Burleigh is an electoral division in theLegislative Assembly of Queensland in Australia.[1]
The division of Burleigh is located on the southernGold Coast, centred onBurleigh Heads. It includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Burleigh Heads,Burleigh Waters,Palm Beach and parts ofVarsity Lakes andTallebudgera.
| 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 | |
| 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 Nationalhold | Swing | +11.54 | |||