Electoral district of Kawana

Kawana is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Sunshine Coast, the district has been held by both sides of politics over its short history.[1]

Kawana Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Kawana, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	2001–present
MP	Jarrod Bleijie
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Kawana Waters
Electors	36,772 (2020)
Area	47 km^2 (18.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	26°44′S 153°5′E
Electorates around Kawana: Buderim Maroochydore Coral Sea Caloundra Kawana Coral Sea Caloundra Caloundra Coral Sea

2008 map

Geography

A coastal urban electorate lying to the east of the Bruce Highway, Kawana includes the suburbs of Kawana Waters, Sippy Downs, Minyama, Buddina, Parrearra, Warana, Bokarina and Birtinya. It also includes Aroona, Little Mountain, Wurtulla and parts of Currimundi and Caloundra West, all of which were added to the district at the redistribution ahead of the 2009 state election.

Originally the district stretched further north and west to include the suburbs of Buderim, Mountain Creek and Tanawha. However, these parts were redistributed into the new district of Buderim by the aforementioned redistribution.[2]

History

First created for the 2001 state election, Kawana essentially replaced the abolished district of Mooloolah. The sitting member for Mooloolah, Bruce Laming of the Liberal Party, contested the seat, but was defeated by Chris Cummins of the Labor Party, who subsequently retained the seat at the 2004 state election. Cummins became a minister in the government of Peter Beattie before losing his seat to Liberal Party candidate Steve Dickson at the 2006 state election. Dickson transferred to the new seat of Buderim at the 2009 state election and was succeeded by Liberal National candidate Jarrod Bleijie.

Members for Kawana

Member		Party	Term
	Chris Cummins	Labor	2001–2006
	Steve Dickson	Liberal	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2009
	Jarrod Bleijie	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Kawana[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jarrod Bleijie	16,148	50.84	−5.07
	Labor	Bill Redpath	9,835	30.96	+5.48
	Greens	Anna Sri	2,965	9.33	−1.17
	One Nation	Lynette Moussalli	1,924	6.06	+6.06
	Animal Justice	Pamela Mariko	569	1.79	+1.79
	United Australia	Afrikah McGladrigan	324	1.02	+1.02
Total formal votes			31,765	96.84	+1.73
Informal votes			1,038	3.16	−1.73
Turnout			32,803	89.21	+1.39
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jarrod Bleijie	18,840	59.31	−3.76
	Labor	Bill Redpath	12,925	40.69	+3.76
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.76

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Kawana". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009.
3. 2020 State General Election – Kawana – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Map of the electoral district of Kawana, 2017, Electoral Commission of Queensland
• Electorate profile (Antony Green, ABC)