Electoral district of Lytton
Lytton Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
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Lytton (2008—) | |
State | Queensland |
MP | Joan Pease |
Party | Australian Labor Party |
Namesake | Lytton |
Electors | 32,773 (2015) |
Area | 48 km2 (18.5 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 27°24′S 153°11′E / 27.400°S 153.183°ECoordinates: 27°24′S 153°11′E / 27.400°S 153.183°E |
Lytton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
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 Australian Labor Party seat, although it was won in 2012 by the Liberal National Party.
Members for Lytton
Member | Party | Term | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Joan Pease | 14,368 | 49.00 | +9.71 | |
Liberal National | Neil Symes | 10,657 | 36.35 | −7.32 | |
Greens | Dave Nelson | 2,616 | 8.92 | +0.84 | |
Independent | Tamera Michel | 849 | 2.90 | +2.90 | |
Independent | Jamie Evans | 831 | 2.83 | +2.83 | |
Total formal votes | 29,321 | 98.11 | +0.63 | ||
Informal votes | 564 | 1.89 | −0.63 | ||
Turnout | 29,885 | 91.30 | −0.89 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Joan Pease | 16,754 | 59.80 | +11.38 | |
Liberal National | Neil Symes | 11,265 | 40.20 | −11.38 | |
Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +11.38 | |||
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
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