Electoral district of Capalaba
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The district of Capalaba is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
in the state of Queensland
, Australia
. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba
, in Redlands Shire east of Brisbane
, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills
and Birkdale
.
Capalaba is currently held by Michael Choi
of the Australian Labor Party
.
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
in the state 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...
. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba
Capalaba, Queensland
Capalaba is a suburb of southeastern of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the Redland City local government area.The suburb has two large shopping and commercial centres with a mall and bus station, and light industrial zones surrounded by residential streets and bushland...
, in Redlands Shire east of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills
Alexandra Hills, Queensland
Alexandra Hills is a suburb of 16,985 people located in Redland City, south east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Alexandra Hills sits between two major areas of Redlands, with Cleveland to the east and Capalaba to the west. Best known for the Squeeze Club.-Education:**Alexandra Hills State...
and Birkdale
Birkdale, Queensland
Birkdale is a suburb south east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, within the Redland City local government area. It stretches from Tingalpa Creek in the west, the border with Brisbane City, to Wellington Point in the east...
.
Capalaba is currently held by Michael Choi
Michael Choi (politician)
Michael Wai-Man Choi is an Australian politician. He represents the electoral district of Capalaba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Australian Labor Party....
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...
.
Members for Capalaba
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Elder Jim Elder (politician) James Peter "Jim" Elder is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2001, representing Manly until 1992 and Capalaba thereafter... |
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... |
1992–2000 | |
| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
2000–2001 | ||
| Michael Choi Michael Choi (politician) Michael Wai-Man Choi is an Australian politician. He represents the electoral district of Capalaba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Australian Labor Party.... |
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)