Electoral district of Stretton

Stretton
QueenslandLegislative Assembly

Stretton (2008—)
State Queensland
MP Duncan Pegg
Party Labor
Namesake Stretton
Electors 32,451 (2015)
Area 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°37′S 153°4′E / 27.617°S 153.067°E / -27.617; 153.067Coordinates: 27°37′S 153°4′E / 27.617°S 153.067°E / -27.617; 153.067

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

The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank Hills and Underwood. It was first contested at the 2001 state election.

Members for Stretton

MemberPartyTerm
  Stephen Robertson Labor 2001–2012
  Freya Ostapovitch Liberal National 2012–2015
  Duncan Pegg Labor 2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Stretton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Duncan Pegg 11,876 41.39 +12.67
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 10,884 37.93 −8.92
Independent David Forde 4,431 15.44 −3.51
Greens Brian Sadler 1,502 5.23 −0.25
Total formal votes 28,693 97.99 +0.42
Informal votes 588 2.01 −0.42
Turnout 29,281 88.56 −1.59
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Duncan Pegg 14,386 54.98 +14.54
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 11,778 45.02 −14.54
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +14.54

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