LNP 9.1%
Incumbent MP
Fiona Simpson, since 1992.
Geography
Sunshine Coast. Maroochydore covers the central Sunshine Coast suburbs of Marcoola, Mudjimba, Twin Waters, Maroochydore, Alexander Headland and Mooloolaba.
History
The seat of Maroochydore was created in 1992, and has always been held by the same MP.
Fiona Simpson was elected as the National Party member for Maroochydore in 1992, at the age of 27.
Simpson was re-elected in 1995 and 1998, and joined the opposition frontbench in 1998 after the National-Liberal coalition lost power. She has since won re-election in 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2012.
Simpson also served as Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 until the merger of the National Party with the Liberal Party to form the LNP in 2008.
Simpson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2015.
- Fiona Simpson (Liberal National)
- Naomi McQueen (Labor)
- Mark Wadeson (Independent)
- Heinrich Koekemoer (Greens)
- Kyle Haley (One Nation)
Assessment
Maroochydore is a reasonably safe LNP seat.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Fiona Simpson | Liberal National | 14,426 | 47.9 | +3.2 |
| Alison Smith | Labor | 7,737 | 25.7 | +0.4 |
| Gabrielle Unverzagt | Greens | 3,336 | 11.1 | -2.8 |
| John Connolly | Independent | 1,916 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Rod Mccormack | One Nation | 1,247 | 4.1 | -12.1 |
| Tash Poole | Animal Justice | 926 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Greg Searle | United Australia | 248 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Janet Creevey | Independent | 149 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Mark Wadeson | Independent | 147 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal | 1,327 | 4.2 |
2020 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Fiona Simpson | Liberal National | 17,814 | 59.1 | +0.6 |
| Alison Smith | Labor | 12,318 | 40.9 | -0.6 |
Booths in Maroochydore have been divided into three areas: central, north and south.
The LNP won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, with a vote ranging from 50.2% in the north to 53.9% in the south. The LNP did much better on the pre-poll vote, which made up a majority of the turnout, with 60.7% of the two-party-preferred vote.
| Voter group | GRN prim % | LNP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| North | 15.6 | 50.2 | 2,327 | 7.7 |
| South | 14.7 | 53.9 | 1,521 | 5.0 |
| Central | 14.8 | 51.7 | 1,471 | 4.9 |
| Pre-poll | 10.3 | 60.7 | 17,375 | 57.7 |
| Other votes | 10.1 | 60.8 | 7,438 | 24.7 |
Election results in Maroochydore at the 2020 Queensland state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal National Party, Labor and the Greens.
Whilst this seat is an almost guaranteed LNP retain, I wonder if incumbent MP Fiona Simpson (former Speaker and current Opposition frontbencher) may decide to retire this election. She is one of the longest serving state or Federal MPs in the whole country (having served since 1992) and the only woman who has achieved 30+ years of continuous service.
Alternatively, if the LNP are likely to win government then Ms Simpson could decide to serve out one final term with the possibility of being appointed to a Cabinet role, just like long tenured Rob Lucas who served as state Treasurer in SA under Premier Steven Marshall.
@Yoh An – I think this will be Fiona’s last term. She’ll retire after being a Minister.
She’s had a very successful career, albeit mostly in opposition.
Easy LNP retain this time.