Electoral district of Keppel

Keppel Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Keppel (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Brittany Lauga
Party	Labor
Namesake	Great Keppel Island
Electors	35,625 (2015)
Area	3,805 km^2 (1,469.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	22°55′S 150°43′E / 22.917°S 150.717°ECoordinates: 22°55′S 150°43′E / 22.917°S 150.717°E

Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.

The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield, and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.

Members for Keppel

First incarnation (1912–1960)
Member		Party	Term
	James Larcombe	Labor	1912–1929
	Owen Daniel	Country and Progressive National	1929–1936
	David Daniel	Country	1936–1944
	Walter Ingram	Labor	1944–1952
	Viv Cooper	Labor	1952–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Merv Thackeray	Labor	1957–1960
Second incarnation (1992-present)
Member		Party	Term
	Vince Lester	National	1992–2004
	Paul Hoolihan	Labor	2004–2012
	Bruce Young	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Brittany Lauga	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Keppel[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brittany Lauga	14,403	44.43	+10.98
	Liberal National	Bruce Young	12,698	39.17	−5.08
	Palmer United	Warren Purnell	2,679	8.26	+8.26
	Greens	Brandon Jones	1,497	4.62	−1.80
	Independent	Bruce Diamond	1,143	3.53	+3.53
Total formal votes			32,420	98.32	+0.37
Informal votes			554	1.68	−0.37
Turnout			32,974	92.56	−0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brittany Lauga	16,465	54.80	+11.19
	Liberal National	Bruce Young	13,583	45.20	−11.19
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+11.19

References

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

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)