2020 Currumbin state by-election
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The district of Currumbin in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 71.5%  14.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the Electoral district of Currumbin since the 2017 state election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held for the seat of Currumbin in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 28 March 2020 following the resignation of Jann Stuckey on 1 February 2020. The by-election was held on the same day as the Bundamba by-election and the statewide local government elections.
Laura Gerber won the by-election, holding the seat for the Liberal National Party.[1]
Key dates[edit]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 February 2020 | Issue of the writ |
| 12 February 2020 | Close of electoral rolls |
| 13 February 2020 | Close of nominations |
| 16 March 2020 | Early voting begins |
| 28 March 2020 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm |
Candidates[edit]
| Candidate nominations in ballot paper order | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Laura Gerber | Solicitor and Commonwealth prosecutor.[2] | |
| Greens | Sally Spain | Teacher and activist[2] | |
| One Nation | Nicholas Bettany | Unknown[2] | |
| Labor | Kaylee Campradt | President of the Parents and Citizen's Association (P&C) Queensland.[2] | |
Opinion polling[edit]
| Date | Firm | Commissioned by | Sample | Primary vote | TPP vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNP | ALP | GRN | ON | OTH[a] | LNP | ALP | ||||
| 22 March 2020 | UComms | The Courier Mail[3] | ~700 | 38.7% | 30.6% | 11.8% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 50% | 50% |
| 2017 Queensland state election | 47.7% | 35.6% | 11.7% | - | 5.0% | 53.3% | 46.7% | |||
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal National | Laura Gerber | 10,071 | 43.8 | −3.9 | |
| Labor | Kaylee Campradt | 8,790 | 38.2 | +2.6 | |
| Greens | Sally Spain | 2,530 | 11.0 | −0.7 | |
| One Nation | Nicholas Bettany | 1,594 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,985 | 91.9 | −3.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,023 | 8.1 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 25,008 | 71.5 | −14.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Laura Gerber | 11,776 | 51.2 | −2.1 | |
| Labor | Kaylee Campradt | 11,209 | 48.8 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also includes 'Undecided'.
References[edit]
- ^ Bavas, Josh (31 March 2020). "LNP to retain Gold Coast seat of Currumbin following by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Green, Antony. "Currumbin by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Wardill, Steve. "Palaszczuk Government on brink of winning Currumbin by-election". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Currumbin State By-Election". Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 9 April 2020.