Electoral district of Pine Rivers

Pine Rivers Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Pine Rivers (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1972–1992; 2009–present
MP	Nikki Boyd
Party	Labor
Namesake	Pine Rivers
Electors	33,100 (2015)
Area	411 km^2 (158.7 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°13′S 152°51′E / 27.217°S 152.850°ECoordinates: 27°13′S 152°51′E / 27.217°S 152.850°E

Pine Rivers is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.^[1]

It was first created for the 1972 state election, based in the Shire of Pine Rivers in the northern outskirts of Brisbane. The final elected member, Margaret Woodgate, continued to represent the area as member for Kurwongbah following the 1992 state election.

Pine Rivers was reintroduced for the 2009 state election, essentially as Kurwongbah renamed. The name change from Kurwongbah was made necessary due to the redistribution excising the eponymous suburb from the district. Originally proposed to be called Samsonvale by the Electoral Commission of Queensland, the name Pine Rivers was adopted after further review.

Members for Pine Rivers

First incarnation (1972–1992)
Member		Party	Term
	Kenneth Leese	Labor	1972–1974
	Rob Akers	Liberal	1974–1983
	Yvonne Chapman	National	1983–1989
	Margaret Woodgate	Labor	1989–1992
Second incarnation (2009–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Carolyn Male	Labor	2009–2012
	Seath Holswich	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Nikki Boyd	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Pine Rivers[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nikki Boyd	14,752	48.47	+21.06
	Liberal National	Seath Holswich	11,820	38.84	−14.10
	Greens	John Marshall	2,444	8.03	−0.41
	Independent	Thor Prohaska	1,419	4.66	+4.66
Total formal votes			30,435	97.91	+0.52
Informal votes			651	2.09	−0.52
Turnout			31,086	92.34	−0.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nikki Boyd	16,953	57.68	+21.34
	Liberal National	Seath Holswich	12,440	42.32	−21.34
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+21.34

References

1. "Pine Rivers Profile : 2009 State General Election". Electoral Commission Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
2. 2015 State General Election - Pine Rivers - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)