Jordan is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. It was named after politician Vi Jordan, second female Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
| Jordan Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of Jordan, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Charis Mullen | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Vi Jordan | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 39,041 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 314 km2 (121.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°44′49″S 152°55′20″E / 27.7470°S 152.9221°E | ||||||||||||||
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Based on the area between Ipswich and Logan, Jordan consists of the suburbs of Gailes, Carole Park, Camira, Brookwater, Augustine Heights, Springfield, Greenbank, New Beith, Lyons and Undullah.[1]
From results of the 2015 election, Jordan was estimated to be a safe seat for the Labor Party with a margin of 13.5%.[2]
Members for Jordan
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charis Mullen | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charis Mullen | 18,471 | 55.44 | 15.82 | |
| Liberal National | Andrew Mooney | 7,560 | 22.69 | 8.27 | |
| One Nation | Neil Symes | 3,705 | 11.12 | −7.76 | |
| Greens | Navdeep Singh Sidhu | 3,579 | 10.74 | 3.31 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,315 | 96.53 | 2.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,197 | 3.47 | −2.79 | ||
| Turnout | 34,512 | 88.40 | −0.64 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charis Mullen | 22,356 | 67.10 | 7.10 | |
| Liberal National | Andrew Mooney | 10,959 | 32.90 | −7.10 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | 7.10 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Jordan – District Summary, ECQ.
- ^ "Jordan - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.