Electoral district of Coomera

Coomera Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Coomera 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	2009–present
MP	Michael Crandon
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Coomera
Electors	45,715 (2020)
Area	340 km^2 (131.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
Coordinates	27°49′S 153°19′E
Electorates around Coomera: Macalister Macalister Redlands Logan Coomera Broadwater Scenic Rim Theodore Broadwater

Electoral map of Coomera 2008

Coomera is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, based at the northern end of the Gold Coast. The seat has been held by the Liberal National Party since its establishment in 2009.^[1]

Geography

A coastal suburban electorate, Coomera lies entirely east of the Pacific Motorway. It includes the City of Gold Coast suburbs of Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Steiglitz and parts of Coomera, Ormeau and Pimpama. It also includes the Logan City suburb of Eagleby.

History

A new district created for the 2009 state election to accommodate the Gold Coast's urban growth, Coomera was in large part drawn from the eastern half of the district of Albert, which was significantly reduced in size. The southern end of Coomera also includes parts previously belonging to the districts of Broadwater and Gaven.^[2] Its inaugural member is Michael Crandon of the Liberal National Party.

Members for Coomera

Member		Party	Term
	Michael Crandon	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Coomera

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Coomera.[edit]

2020 Queensland state election: Coomera^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Michael Crandon	14,655	39.97	+0.62
	Labor	Chris Johnson	13,310	36.30	+5.06
	One Nation	Tabita Wilkinson	3,051	8.32	−12.14
	Greens	Lissy Gavranich	3,015	8.22	−0.72
	Animal Justice	Darryl Prout	977	2.66	+2.66
	United Australia	Heath Gallagher	618	1.69	+1.69
	Independent	Kris Bourbon	558	1.52	+1.52
	Informed Medical Options	She D'Montford	481	1.31	+1.31
Total formal votes			36,665	95.10	+0.91
Informal votes			1,888	4.90	−0.91
Turnout			38,553	84.33	+0.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Michael Crandon	18,727	51.08	−2.40
	Labor	Chris Johnson	17,938	48.92	+2.40
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−2.40

Primary vote results in Coomera (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)

  Liberal National

  Labor

  Greens

  One Nation

  Palmer United/United Australia Party

  Katter's Australian

Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Coomera

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. "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Coomera". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
3. 2020 State General Election – Coomera – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)