Electoral district of Broadwater
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The district of Broadwater is an electoral division in the state
of Queensland
, Australia
. It was created at the 1991 redistribution.
The electorate is based on the northern end of the Gold Coast
. It includes South Stradbroke Island
as well as Labrador
, Paradise Point
, Runaway Bay
and Sanctuary Cove
.
Since 2001 the local member has been Peta-Kaye Croft
of the Australian Labor Party
(ALP).
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was created at the 1991 redistribution.
The electorate is based on the northern end of the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
. It includes South Stradbroke Island
South Stradbroke Island
South Stradbroke Island is an Australian island in the state of Queensland, south of Brisbane and forms the northern end of Gold Coast. The 21 km by 2.5 km sized island is the smaller one of the two Stradbroke Islands and lies very close to the mainland. The island has hundreds of wild...
as well as Labrador
Labrador, Queensland
Labrador is a small suburb located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Labrador had a population of 15,391.The suburb overlooks the Gold Coast Broadwater to the east and Southport on the southern border....
, Paradise Point
Paradise Point, Queensland
Paradise Point is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Paradise Point had a population of 19,139.The suburb lies on the Broadwater and has direct access to the Coomera River, and therefore the suburb is well serviced by boats ramps and marinas. Paradise Point is...
, Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay, Queensland
Runaway Bay is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Runaway Bay had a population of 8,449.The locality of Anglers Paradise is situated within Runaway Bay. In 1967, the Lae Enterprises company bought 182 hectares of land along the western shore of the Gold Coast...
and Sanctuary Cove
Sanctuary Cove, Queensland
Sanctuary Cove is a gated community, in the suburb of Hope Island in the Gold Coast area of Queensland, Australia. It was the first of such developments in Australia and is notable for its impact in planning legislation in Queensland which had to be altered to allow it to proceed, due to the...
.
Since 2001 the local member has been Peta-Kaye Croft
Peta-Kaye Croft
Peta-Kaye Croft is an Australian politician.In 2001 she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the seat of Broadwater for the Labor Party. She was born in Mount Isa and lived in Townsville and Brisbane during her early years...
of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
(ALP).
Members for Broadwater
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second... |
National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
1992–2001 | |
| Peta-Kaye Croft Peta-Kaye Croft Peta-Kaye Croft is an Australian politician.In 2001 she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the seat of Broadwater for the Labor Party. She was born in Mount Isa and lived in Townsville and Brisbane during her early years... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2001–present | |
Election results
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)