Electoral district of Whitsunday
| Whitsunday Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Whitsunday 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Amanda Camm | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Whitsunday Island | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 34,824 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,898 km2 (1,891.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°35′S 149°2′E / 20.583°S 149.033°E | ||||||||||||||
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Whitsunday is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.[1]
It extends from the northern suburbs of Mackay to Bowen and Proserpine as well as east to the Whitsunday Islands.
Members for Whitsunday
| Member | Party affiliation | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Roberts | Country Party | 1950–1961 | |
| Ron Camm | Country | 1961–1974 | |
| National | 1974–1980 | ||
| Geoff Muntz | National | 1980–1989 | |
| Independent | 1989 | ||
| Lorraine Bird | Labor | 1989–1998 | |
| Harry Black | One Nation | 1998–1999 | |
| City Country Alliance | 1999–2001 | ||
| Jan Jarratt | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
| Jason Costigan | Liberal National | 2012–2019 | |
| Independent | 2019 | ||
| North Queensland First | 2019–2020 | ||
| Amanda Camm | Liberal National | 2020–present |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Amanda Camm | 16,941 | 52.75 | +19.95 | |
| Labor | Bauke Hovinga | 7,264 | 22.62 | −9.98 | |
| One Nation | Julie Hall | 5,380 | 16.75 | +7.35 | |
| Greens | Elena Quirk | 1,570 | 4.89 | +0.99 | |
| Family First | Peter Atchison | 962 | 2.99 | +2.99 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,117 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,420 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 33,537 | 86.85 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Amanda Camm | 21,992 | 68.47 | +15.17 | |
| Labor | Bauke Hovinga | 10,125 | 31.47 | −15.17 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +15.17 | |||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Whitsunday – QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.