Electoral district of Sandgate

Sandgate
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Sandgate 2017
StateQueensland
MPBisma Asif
PartyLabor
NamesakeSandgate
Electors36,858 (2020)
Area35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°19′S 153°3′E / 27.317°S 153.050°E / -27.317; 153.050
Electorates around Sandgate:
Aspley Murrumba Moreton Bay
Aspley Sandgate Moreton Bay
Aspley Nudgee Nudgee
Electoral map of Sandgate 2008

Sandgate is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.[1]

It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, covering Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge, Fitzgibbon and Taigum. The whole electorate is located within the local government area of the City of Brisbane.

Until 2024, Sandgate was held by Stirling Hinchliffe of the Labor Party. The seat was held by former Labor leader Nev Warburton and former health minister Gordon Nuttall.

Members for Sandgate

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Member Party Term
  Hubert Sizer United/Country and Progressive National 1923–1935
  Roland Hislop Labor 1935–1941
  Eric Decker Country/Queensland People's/Liberal 1941–1953
  Herbert Robinson Labor 1953–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957
  Thomas Ahearn Liberal 1957–1960
  Harry Dean Labor 1960–1977
  Nev Warburton Labor 1977–1992
  Gordon Nuttall Labor 1992–2006
  Vicky Darling Labor 2006–2012
  Kerry Millard Liberal National 2012–2015
  Stirling Hinchliffe Labor 2015–2024
  Bisma Asif Labor 2024–present

Election results

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2020 Queensland state election: Sandgate[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 17,777 54.59 +5.44
Liberal National Clark Siemsen 8,712 26.75 +3.52
Greens Miree Le Roy 3,825 11.75 −0.92
One Nation Rodney Miles 1,693 5.20 −9.75
Independent Todd Milham 558 1.71 +1.71
Total formal votes 32,565 97.29 +0.81
Informal votes 908 2.71 −0.81
Turnout 33,473 90.82 +0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stirling Hinchliffe 21,916 67.30 +3.82
Liberal National Clark Siemsen 10,649 32.70 −3.82
Labor hold Swing +3.82

References

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  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Sandgate – District Summary, ECQ.
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