Electoral district of Sandgate

Sandgate Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Sandgate (2008–present)
State	Queensland
MP	Stirling Hinchliffe
Party	Labor
Namesake	Sandgate
Electors	32,501 (2015)
Area	34 km^2 (13.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°19′S 153°3′E / 27.317°S 153.050°ECoordinates: 27°19′S 153°3′E / 27.317°S 153.050°E

Sandgate is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.

It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, covering Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Deagon, Brighton, Bracken Ridge, Fitzgibbon, and Taigum. The whole electorate is located within the local government area of the City of Brisbane.

Sandgate is held by Stirling Hinchliffe of the Labor Party. The seat used to be held by former Labor leader Nev Warburton and former health minister Gordon Nuttall.

Members for Sandgate

Member		Party	Term
	Hubert Sizer	United Party/Country and Progressive National	1923–1935
	Ronald Hislop	Labor	1935–1941
	Eric Decker	Country/Queensland People's/Liberal	1941–1953
	Herbert Robinson	Labor	1953–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Thomas Ahearn	Liberal	1957–1960
	Harold Dean	Labor	1960–1977
	Nev Warburton	Labor	1977–1992
	Gordon Nuttall	Labor	1992–2006
	Vicky Darling	Labor	2006–2012
	Kerry Millard	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Stirling Hinchliffe	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Sandgate[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	14,802	49.74	+12.09
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	10,967	36.85	−6.90
	Greens	John Harbison	3,033	10.19	+1.21
	Independent	Hamish Gray	959	3.22	+1.58
Total formal votes			29,761	98.09	+0.33
Informal votes			580	1.91	−0.33
Turnout			30,341	91.90	−1.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stirling Hinchliffe	17,262	60.10	+12.97
	Liberal National	Kerry Millard	11,462	39.90	−12.97
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+12.97

References

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

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)