Capricornia is a Labor seat in central Queensland, covering the coast of Queensland from Rockhampton to just south of Mackay. Kirsten Livermore holds the seat by a 12% margin, having held the seat since 1998. Capricornia has been won by Labor at most recent elections, although they lost to the National Party in 1975 and 1996. Despie its large geographical size, almost half of the seat’s population lives in the urban area of Rockhampton, with over 20% living in the rural area outside Rockhampton.
Seat profile #112: Capricornia
– June 8, 2010
