Gympie
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Gympie, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current1873–1950; 1960–present
MPTony Perrett
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeGympie
Electors39,141 (2020)
Area4,628 km2 (1,786.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates26°12′S 152°47′E / 26.200°S 152.783°E / -26.200; 152.783
Electorates around Gympie:
Maryborough Maryborough Coral Sea
Nanango Gympie Noosa
Nanango Glass House Nicklin
2008 map.

Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona.[1]

The seat is currently held by Tony Perrett of the Liberal National Party.

The district's most famous former member is Andrew Fisher, who later became Prime Minister of Australia.

Members for Gympie

Single member electorate (1873–1888)
Member Party Term
  Robert Lord Unaligned 1873–1877
  James Kidgell Unaligned 1877–1878
  John Hamilton McIlwraith conservative 1878–1883
  William Smyth Unaligned 1883–1888
Dual member electorate (1888–1912)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  William Smyth Unaligned 1888–1899   Matthew Mellor Unaligned 1888–1893
  Andrew Fisher Labour 1893–1896
  Jacob Stumm Ministerialist 1896–1899
  George Ryland Labour 1899–1912   Andrew Fisher Labour 1899–1901
  Daniel Mulcahy Labour 1901–1912
Single member electorate (1912–1950)
Member Party Term
  George Mackay Ministerialist 1912–1915
  Thomas Dunstan Labor 1915–1929
  Vivian Tozer Country and Progressive National 1929–1935
  Thomas Dunstan Labor 1935–1950
Single member electorate (1960–present)
Member Party Term
  Max Hodges Country 1960–1974
  National 1974–1979
  Len Stephan National 1979–2001
  Elisa Roberts One Nation 2001–2002
  Independent 2002–2006
  David Gibson National 2006–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Tony Perrett Liberal National 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Gympie
2020 Queensland state election: Gympie[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Tony Perrett 14,071 42.42 +5.18
Labor Geoff Williams 9,501 28.64 +6.26
One Nation Michael Blaxland 4,172 12.58 −17.15
Greens Lauren Granger-Brown 2,060 6.21 +0.52
Independent Tim Jerome 1,709 5.15 +5.15
Independent Donna Reardon 636 1.92 −3.04
Informed Medical Options Nicholas Fairbairn 566 1.71 +1.71
Independent Roland Maertens 457 1.38 +1.38
Total formal votes 33,172 95.19 −0.61
Informal votes 1,676 4.81 +0.61
Turnout 34,848 89.03 −0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Tony Perrett 19,402 58.49 −0.20
Labor Geoff Williams 13,770 41.51 +0.20
Liberal National hold Swing −0.20

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. ^ 2020 State General Election – Gympie – District Summary, ECQ.
  3. ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/gymp

External links

Electoral districts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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