The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly

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 in the Australia

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n state

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 of Queensland

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It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton

Rockhampton, Queensland

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 and Mackay

Mackay, Queensland

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, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence

St Lawrence, Queensland

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, Carmila

Carmila, Queensland

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, Sarina

Sarina, Queensland

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, and Eungella. The district is named after the town of Mirani

Mirani, Queensland

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Mirani is currently held by the Ted Malone

Ted Malone (Australian politician)

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, who was originally elected under the banner of the National Party

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 but is now a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.

A redistribution in 2008 made Mirani a notionally Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 held seat with a 1.2% margin, but Malone achieved a swing strong enough to retain this seat at the 2009 election

Queensland state election, 2009

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Members for Mirani

Member		Party	Term
	Edward Swayne	Opposition/Ministerialist/Liberal/ Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... /Northern Country/Country 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... /Country and Progressive National Country and Progressive National Party The Country and Progressive National Party was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland.-History:It was created in 1925 as the result of a merger between the state's two conservative parties, the United Party and the Country Party, in an attempt to end...	1912–1935
	Ted Walsh	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...	1935–1947
	Ernie Evans	Country 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...	1947–1965
	Tom Newbery	Country 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...	1965–1975
		National Country 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...	1975–1980
	Jim Randell	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...	1980–1994
	Ted Malone Ted Malone (Australian politician) George Edward "Ted" Malone is an Australian politician. Born in Mackay, he was a cane farmer and grazier before entering politics, and had served as Chairman of Directors of the Australian Cane Farmers Association...	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...	1994–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)