Cleveland – Queensland 2012

LNP 0.3%

Incumbent MP
Mark Robinson, since 2009.

Geography
South-East Queensland. Cleveland covers northern parts of Redland council to the east of the City of Brisbane. It covers the suburbs of Wellington Point, Ormiston, Cleveland and Thornlands, as well as North Stradbroke Island.

History
The seat of Cleveland was first created in 1992. It was held by the ALP continuously from 1992 to 2009, when it was won by the LNP.

Darryl Briskey was elected to Cleveland in 1992. He had first been elected as Member for Redlands in 1989. He held Cleveland from 1992 to 2006.

Phil Weightman succeeded Briskey as Member for Cleveland in 2006. He held the seat for one term, and in 2009 was defeated by the LNP’s Mark Robinson. He has served as an opposition frontbencher since 2010.

Candidate
Sitting Liberal National MP Mark Robinson is running for re-election. The ALP is running Jo Briskey, daughter of the former member. The Greens are running Brad Scott.

Political situation
Cleveland is a very marginal LNP seat but should be safe in current circumstances.

2009 result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Mark Robinson LNP 13,199 46.0 +5.3
Phil Weightman ALP 12,502 43.6 +0.2
Carissa Patchett GRN 2,016 7.0 -1.3
Richard Jemison DSQ 968 3.4 +3.4

2009 two-candidate-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Mark Robinson LNP 13,846 50.3 +1.5
Phil Weightman ALP 13,691 49.7 -1.5

Booth breakdown
Booths in Cleveland have been divided into three areas. The vast majority of votes were cast on the mainland, and those booths have been divided into Wellington Point in the north and Cleveland in the south. A small number of votes were cast on North Stradbroke Island.

The LNP won more votes than the ALP in Cleveland, which made up half of the votes and a large majority of ordinary votes. In Cleveland the LNP outpolled the ALP by 6.2%.

The ALP won a large majority on North Stradbroke Island, outpolling the LNP by 24.6%, and outpolled the LNP by 2% in Wellington Point.

Polling booths in Cleveland at the 2009 state election. Cleveland in green, Wellington Point in orange.

 

Voter group LNP % ALP % GRN % Total votes % of votes
Cleveland 48.1 41.9 6.5 13,885 48.4
Wellington Point 42.9 44.9 7.4 7,018 24.5
North Stradbroke Island 32.5 57.1 9.0 1,094 3.8
Other votes 47.2 43.4 7.4 6,688 23.3
Liberal National primary votes in Cleveland at the 2009 state election.
Labor primary votes in Cleveland at the 2009 state election.

5 COMMENTS

  3. And therein lies the heart of the problem for the Labor Party, a party I was once a member of, the handing down of gifts for those that think they are born to rule. If you are a close blood relation then you are gifted a position. You cannot tell me that a 26 year old with what appears little life experience is the best candidate Labor can offer. In this case though the gift is poisoned, Labor are heading for an annihilation in the seat, I can barely find a local who will vote Labor. Not suprising really as the nepotism of the Labor political class has sadly brought nothing but pain to this electorate whether it be green preference deals that stop myself, my husband and my daughter going fishing in what was a special family place for us or the arrogant charade over North Stradbroke Island.

    I am ashamed to have once been a rank and file branch member of a once great party. Labor, the music has stopped but a few awkward diehards are still trying to dance……………

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