Electoral district of Currumbin

Currumbin Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Currumbin (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Jann Stuckey
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Currumbin
Electors	34,548 (2015)
Area	139 km^2 (53.7 sq mi)
Coordinates	28°10′S 153°25′E / 28.167°S 153.417°ECoordinates: 28°10′S 153°25′E / 28.167°S 153.417°E

Currumbin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district lies in the south-east corner of the state, along the New South Wales border. The district takes in southern parts of the Gold Coast and much of its hinterland. It includes the suburbs of Currumbin, Coolangatta, Elanora and Tugun as well as the rural Currumbin Valley and Tallebudgera Valley. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

Members for Currumbin

Member		Party	Term
	Leo Gately	National	1986–1989
	Trevor Coomber	Liberal	1989–1992
	Merri Rose	Labor	1992–2004
	Jann Stuckey	Liberal	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Currumbin[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jann Stuckey	13,389	45.39	−13.45
	Labor	Ashley Wain	8,804	29.84	+7.92
	Greens	David Wyatt	3,442	11.67	+2.16
	Palmer United	Kristian Rees	2,046	6.94	+6.94
	One Nation	Deborah Gravenall	1,073	3.64	+3.64
	Family First	Ben Donovan	746	2.53	−0.04
Total formal votes			29,500	97.59	−0.02
Informal votes			727	2.41	+0.02
Turnout			30,227	87.49	−1.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jann Stuckey	14,475	55.23	−14.96
	Labor	Ashley Wain	11,734	44.77	+14.96
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−14.96

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Currumbin - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)