Electoral district of Whitsunday

Whitsunday Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Whitsunday (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Jason Costigan
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Whitsunday Island
Electors	36,250 (2015)
Area	6,073 km^2 (2,344.8 sq mi)
Coordinates	20°35′S 149°2′E / 20.583°S 149.033°ECoordinates: 20°35′S 149°2′E / 20.583°S 149.033°E

Whitsunday is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.

It encompasses the Whitsunday Islands as well as mainland centres from Bowen to the northern suburbs of Mackay, Queensland, Airlie Beach and Proserpine.

Members for Whitsunday

	Member	Party affiliation	Period
	Lloyd Roberts	Country Party	1950–1961
	Ron Camm	Country	1961–1975
		National Country	1975–1980
	Geoff Muntz	National Country	1980–1982
		National	1982–1989
		Independent	1989
	Lorraine Bird	Labor	1989–1998
	Harry Black	Pauline Hanson's One Nation	1998–1999
		Alliance^1	1999–2001
	Jan Jarratt	Labor	2001–2012
	Jason Costigan	Liberal National	2012–present

¹ The City Country Alliance was also known as One Nation Queensland.

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Whitsunday[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jason Costigan	13,474	41.76	−2.62
	Labor	Bronwyn Taha	11,775	36.49	+9.07
	Palmer United	Kylee Stanton	4,047	12.54	+12.54
	Greens	Tony Fontes	1,972	6.11	+0.23
	Independent	Dan Van Blarcom	997	3.09	+3.09
Total formal votes			32,265	97.89	−0.43
Informal votes			695	2.11	+0.43
Turnout			32,960	89.54	−0.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jason Costigan	14,565	50.38	−10.30
	Labor	Bronwyn Taha	14,347	49.62	+10.30
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.30

References

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

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)