Kawana – Queensland 2015

LNP 26.26%

Incumbent MP
Jarrod Bleijie, since 2009.

Geography
Sunshine Coast. Kawana covers the central Sunshine Coast suburbs of Sippy Downs, Minyama, Buddina, Parrearra, Warana, Bokarina, Wurtulla, Birtinya, Aroona, Little Mountain and parts of Currimundi and Caloundra West.

History
The seat of Kawana was first established in 2001. The seat was held for two terms by the ALP and has now been held for two terms by the Liberal National Party.

Chris Cummins was first elected as the ALP candidate in 2001. Cummins was appointed to the ministry in 2004, and lost Kawana at the 2006 state election.

Steve Dickson won the seat for the Liberal Party in 2006, defeating Cummins. In 2009, Dickson transferred to the new seat of Buderim.

Jarrod Bleijie won Kawana in 2009, and was re-elected in 2012. Bleijie has served as Attorney-General since the 2012 election.

Candidates

Assessment
Kawana is a very safe LNP seat.

2012 election result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Jarrod Bleijie Liberal National 19,132 66.84 +14.57
Bruce Garner Labor 5,114 17.87 -19.87
Gabrielle Roberts Greens 2,384 8.33 -1.66
Paul Spencer Katter’s Australian 1,994 6.97 +6.97

2012 two-party-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Jarrod Bleijie Liberal National 20,111 76.26 +19.33
Bruce Garner Labor 6,261 23.74 -19.33
Polling places in Kawana at the 2012 Queensland state election. North in blue, South in green. Click to enlarge.
Polling places in Kawana at the 2012 Queensland state election. North in blue, South in green. Click to enlarge.

Booth breakdown
Booths in Kawana have been split into two parts: north and south.

The LNP polled more strongly in the north, and the ALP polled more strongly in the south, although the LNP won huge majorities in both areas.

The Electoral Commission does not publish two-party-preferred figures by polling place, so two-party-preferred figures in the following table and map are estimates.

Voter group LNP prim % ALP prim % LNP 2PP % Total % of votes
North 67.00 17.21 76.75 11,226 39.22
South 65.91 19.14 75.00 7,911 27.64
Other votes 67.43 17.58 76.73 9,487 33.14
Estimated two-party-preferred votes in Kawana at the 2012 Queensland state election.
Estimated two-party-preferred votes in Kawana at the 2012 Queensland state election.

5 COMMENTS

  1. LNP-turned-independent-turned-PUP-turned-independent MP for Yeerongpilly Carl Judge was at one stage going to contest this seat for PUP, but of course is now back to contesting his current seat as an independent.

  2. I certainly hope no one will be voting for that child abuser Jason Deller!! Wouldn’t want my tax funding this bully’s salary. This man should be charged!!

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