LNP 6.0%
Incumbent MP
Jack Dempsey, since 2006.
Geography
Central Queensland. The seat of Bundaberg covers the central suburbs of the Bundaberg urban area.
History
The seat of Bundaberg has existed continuously since 1888. The sitting MP is the first non-Labor MP for the seat since 1896.
Clem Campbell won the seat for the ALP in 1983. He held the seat until his retirement in 1998, when he was succeeded by Nita Cunningham.
Cunningham was re-elected in 2001 and 2004. In 2006 she resigned due to health issues. A by-election was not held, as Cunningham’s resignation prompted Peter Beattie to call an early election.
Bundaberg was won in 2006 by the National Party’s Jack Dempsey. Dempsey won re-election in 2009.
Candidates
Sitting Liberal National MP Jack Dempsey is running for re-election. The ALP is running Cindy Hyland.
- Doug Anderson (The Australian Party)
- Trevor Versace (Family First)
- Peter Wyatt (Independent)
- Peter Higgins (Greens)
- Jack Dempsey (Liberal National)
- Cindy Hyland (Labor)
Political situation
Bundaberg is a marginal LNP seat but should be easily retained in 2012.
2009 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Jack Dempsey | LNP | 14,594 | 53.7 | +9.0 |
| Phil Freeman | ALP | 11,297 | 41.6 | -3.1 |
| Erin Hall | GRN | 1,281 | 4.7 | +0.8 |
2009 two-candidate-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Jack Dempsey | LNP | 14,851 | 56.0 | +5.0 |
| Phil Freeman | ALP | 11,660 | 44.0 | -5.0 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Bundaberg have been divided into three areas: Central, West and North.
The LNP won a majority of the primary vote in all three areas, with the margin over the ALP varying from 12% in the north to 7.2% in the centre.
| Voter group | LNP % | ALP % | GRN % | Total votes | % of votes |
| Central | 51.0 | 43.8 | 5.2 | 10,568 | 38.9 |
| West | 53.0 | 42.6 | 4.4 | 6,492 | 23.9 |
| North | 53.8 | 41.8 | 4.4 | 3,775 | 13.9 |
| Other votes | 58.9 | 36.7 | 4.4 | 6,337 | 23.3 |
Labor has finally announced a candidate – Cindy Hyland will take on Jack Dempsey here http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2012/01/27/alps-bundaberg-candidate-revealed/
My prediction: LNP retain
LNP retain
A vote for Jack is a vote for 3 more years of nothing. We all know Bundaberg hasn’t changed in the last 3 decades at least. A vote for real change? No
Please can anyone tell me who will be contesting the ALP SEAT IN Bundaberg Queensland?