Electoral district of Macalister
state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
Macalister is an electoral district of Queensland. It was created in 2017.
Macalister Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Melissa McMahon | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Arthur Macalister | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 36,912 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°42′12″S 153°12′54″E / 27.7034°S 153.2150°E | ||||||||||||||
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Macalister is in Brisbane.
Election results
change2020 Queensland state election: Macalister[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Melissa McMahon | 12,896 | 44.18 | +7.52 | |
Liberal National | Judi van Manen | 7,921 | 27.14 | +0.49 | |
Independent | Margaret Keech | 3,020 | 10.35 | +10.35 | |
One Nation | Bronwyn Bye | 2,178 | 7.46 | +7.46 | |
Greens | Kirsty Petersen | 1,810 | 6.20 | −0.45 | |
Independent | Paul Taylor | 714 | 2.45 | +2.45 | |
United Australia | David McClaer | 348 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
Civil Liberties & Motorists | Ben Musgrave | 304 | 1.04 | −2.25 | |
Total formal votes | 29,191 | 94.60 | +1.21 | ||
Informal votes | 1,667 | 5.40 | −1.21 | ||
Turnout | 30,858 | 83.60 | −1.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Melissa McMahon | 17,381 | 59.54 | +2.09 | |
Liberal National | Judi van Manen | 11,810 | 40.46 | −2.09 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.09 |