Lytton
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Lytton 2017
StateQueensland
MPJoan Pease
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeLytton
Electors37,369 (2020)
Area65 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates27°24′S 153°11′E / 27.400°S 153.183°E / -27.400; 153.183
Electorates around Lytton:
Clayfield Moreton Bay Moreton Bay
Clayfield Lytton Moreton Bay
Bulimba Chatsworth Capalaba
Electoral map of Lytton 2008

Lytton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, to the south of the Brisbane River. It is named for the suburb of Lytton and also includes the suburbs of Hemmant, Lota, Manly and Wynnum, as well as the Port of Brisbane. The electorate was first created for the 1972 election.

Lytton is normally a safe Labor Party seat, although it was won in 2012 by the Liberal National Party.

Members for Lytton

Member Party Term
  Tom Burns Labor 1972–1996
  Paul Lucas Labor 1996–2012
  Neil Symes Liberal National 2012–2015
  Joan Pease Labor 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Lytton
2020 Queensland state election: Lytton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Pease 17,067 52.21 +3.28
Liberal National Gordon Walters 9,955 30.45 +6.13
Greens Ken Austin 3,450 10.55 −0.79
One Nation Debra Smith 1,289 3.94 −11.46
Informed Medical Options Georgia Phillips 606 1.85 +1.85
United Australia Jonathan Spaits 321 0.98 +0.98
Total formal votes 32,688 97.45 +0.69
Informal votes 856 2.55 −0.69
Turnout 33,544 89.76 −0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Pease 20,708 63.35 +1.33
Liberal National Gordon Walters 11,980 36.65 −1.33
Labor hold Swing +1.33
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Primary vote results in Lytton (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  National
  Greens
  One Nation
  Australian Democrats
  Katter's Australian
  Queensland Labor
  Independent
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Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Lytton

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.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Lytton – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

Electoral districts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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