Electoral district of Rockhampton
state electoral district of Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton is an electoral district of Queensland. It was created in 1865, abolished in 1960 and recreated in 1972.
| Rockhampton Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Rockhampton 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1865–1960; 1972–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Barry O'Rourke | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Rockhampton | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,524 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 174 km2 (67.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°24′S 150°28′E / 23.400°S 150.467°E | ||||||||||||||
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Rockhampton is in Rockhampton.
Election results change
| 2020 Queensland state election: Rockhampton[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Barry O'Rourke | 13,289 | 44.32 | +12.58 | |
| Liberal National | Tony Hopkins | 7,118 | 23.74 | +5.89 | |
| One Nation | Torin O'Brien | 3,714 | 12.39 | −9.00 | |
| Independent | Dominic Doblo | 2,042 | 6.81 | +6.81 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Laura Barnard | 1,189 | 3.97 | +3.97 | |
| Katter's Australian | Christian Shepherd | 1,151 | 3.84 | +3.84 | |
| Greens | Mick Jones | 1,025 | 3.42 | −2.07 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Yvette Saxon | 328 | 1.09 | +1.09 | |
| United Australia | Paul Crangle | 130 | 0.43 | +0.43 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,986 | 95.27 | −0.45 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,489 | 4.73 | +0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 31,475 | 86.18 | −2.78 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Barry O'Rourke | 17,579 | 58.62 | +3.43 | |
| Liberal National | Tony Hopkins | 12,407 | 41.38 | +41.38 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.43 | |||