Electoral district of Gaven
state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
Gaven is an electoral district of Queensland. It was created in 2001.
| Gaven Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Gaven, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Meaghan Scanlon | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Gaven Way (a section of the Pacific Motorway) | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,051 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 77 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°58′S 153°17′E / 27.967°S 153.283°E | ||||||||||||||
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Gaven is on the Gold Coast.
Election results
change| 2020 Queensland state election: Gaven[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Meaghan Scanlon | 12,932 | 47.47 | +4.40 | |
| Liberal National | Kirsten Jackson | 9,021 | 33.11 | −12.99 | |
| One Nation | Sharon Sewell | 2,239 | 8.22 | +8.22 | |
| Greens | Sally Spain | 1,503 | 5.52 | −5.31 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Suzette Luyken | 1,065 | 3.91 | +3.91 | |
| United Australia | Garry Beck | 292 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Civil Liberties & Motorists | Reyna Drake | 192 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,244 | 95.05 | +1.57 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,419 | 4.95 | −1.57 | ||
| Turnout | 28,663 | 86.72 | +0.31 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Meaghan Scanlon | 15,734 | 57.75 | +7.04 | |
| Liberal National | Kirsten Jackson | 11,510 | 42.25 | −7.04 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.04 | |||