Mirani
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Mirani 2017
StateQueensland
MPStephen Andrew
PartyOne Nation
NamesakeMirani
Electors34,141 (2020)
Area63,290 km2 (24,436.4 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial and rural
Coordinates22°21′S 149°13′E / 22.350°S 149.217°E / -22.350; 149.217
Electorates around Mirani:
Burdekin Whitsunday Mackay
Burdekin Mirani Coral Sea
Gregory Callide Keppel
Gladstone
Electoral map of Mirani 2008

Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is represented by Stephen Andrew, of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.[1]

It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina and Eungella. The district is named after the town of Mirani.

Mirani was historically a safely conservative seat, and was held by the Country Party and its successors the National Party and Liberal National Party from 1947 to 2015. A redistribution in 2008 made Mirani a notionally Labor held seat with a 1.2% margin, but veteran incumbent Ted Malone achieved a swing strong enough to retain this seat at the 2009 election. Malone retired at the 2015 state election, at which Jim Pearce, formerly Labor member for abolished Fitzroy from 1989 to 2009, became only the second Labor member ever to win Mirani.

Pearce was subsequently defeated at the 2017 election by Stephen Andrew, of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

Members for Mirani

Member Party Term
  Edward Swayne Liberal 1912–1918
  National 1918–1920
  Northern Country 1920–1923
  Country 1923–1925
  CPNP 1925–1935
  Ted Walsh Labor 1935–1947
  Ernie Evans Country 1947–1965
  Tom Newbery Country 1965–1974
  National 1974–1980
  Jim Randell National 1980–1994
  Ted Malone National 1994–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2015
  Jim Pearce Labor 2015–2017
  Stephen Andrew One Nation 2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mirani
2020 Queensland state election: Mirani[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Shane Hamilton 9,412 31.97 −4.78
One Nation Stephen Andrew 9,320 31.66 −0.38
Liberal National Tracie Newitt 8,123 27.59 +0.69
NQ First Jason Borg 1,200 4.08 +4.08
Greens Ben Watkin 715 2.43 −1.90
Civil Liberties & Motorists Nick Byram 342 1.16 +1.16
United Australia Tepepe Borg 329 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 29,441 96.25 −0.29
Informal votes 1,146 3.75 +0.29
Turnout 30,587 89.59 −1.54
Notional two-party-preferred count[a]
Liberal National Tracie Newitt 53.20
Labor Shane Hamilton 46.80
Two-candidate-preferred result
One Nation Stephen Andrew 17,363 58.98 +4.16
Labor Shane Hamilton 12,078 41.02 −4.16
One Nation hold Swing +4.16

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 – Mirani – District Summary, ECQ.
  3. ^ https://antonygreen.com.au/analysis-of-the-2020-queensland-election-result/

Notes

  1. ^ Estimate two-party preferred count by Antony Green.[3]

External links

Electoral districts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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