The district of Currumbin is an electoral district

Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts

This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.-Districts in Far North Queensland:*Barron River*Cairns*Cook*Mulgrave*Dalrymple...

 of the Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of Queensland

Queensland

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The district lies in the south-east corner of the state, along the New South Wales

New South Wales

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 border. The district takes in southern parts of the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

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 and much of its hinterland. It includes the suburbs of Currumbin

Currumbin, Queensland

Currumbin is a suburb in the Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Currumbin had a population of 2,647.-History:Many of the houses at Currumbin date from the period of its earliest subdivision and the area contains a substantial grouping of fibro beach houses...

, Coolangatta

Coolangatta, Queensland

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, Elanora

Elanora, Queensland

Elanora is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Elanora had a population of 11,681.Elanora is located between Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, west-north-west of the coastal border town of Coolangatta and south-southeast of Brisbane, the state capital...

 and Tugun

Tugun, Queensland

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 as well as the rural Currumbin Valley and Tallebudgera Valley. The electorate was first contested in 1986.

Members for Currumbin

Member		Party	Term
	Leo Gately	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...	1986–1989
	Trevor Coomber	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	1989–1992
	Merri Rose Merri Rose Merri Rose was a minister in the Beattie government and member for Currumbin in the Queensland Parliament. -Early life:...	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...	1992–2004
	Jann Stuckey Jann Stuckey Janet Anne "Jann" Stuckey is an Australian politician representing the division of Currumbin in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. She was first elected on 7 February 2004 as a member of the Liberal Party...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)