Scenic Rim Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Jon Krause | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal National Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 37,878 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,809 km2 (1,856.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°04′00″S 152°48′03″E / 28.0667°S 152.8008°E | ||||||||||||||
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Scenic Rim is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Jon Krause.[1]
Located in South-East Queensland, Scenic Rim covers the Scenic Rim Region and some areas in the south of Ipswich and Logan extending to the New South Wales border, including the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. It largely replaces the abolished district of Beaudesert.[1]
From results of the 2015 election, Scenic Rim was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 9.2%.[2]
Member | Party | Term | |
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Jon Krause | Liberal National | 2017–present |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Scenic Rim |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Jon Krause | 15,592 | 47.47 | +6.46 | |
Labor | Luz Stanton | 8,699 | 26.49 | +4.99 | |
One Nation | Paul Henselin | 4,934 | 15.02 | −12.57 | |
Greens | Pietro Agnoletto | 2,606 | 7.93 | −1.97 | |
Informed Medical Options | Deborah Husbands | 700 | 2.13 | +2.13 | |
United Australia | Bradley Fowler | 313 | 0.95 | +0.95 | |
Total formal votes | 32,844 | 96.87 | +0.75 | ||
Informal votes | 1,061 | 3.13 | −0.75 | ||
Turnout | 33,905 | 89.51 | −0.61 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal National | Jon Krause | 20,182 | 61.45 | +2.20 | |
Labor | Luz Stanton | 12,662 | 38.55 | −2.20 | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | +2.20 |