Electoral district of Maroochydore

Maroochydore
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Maroochydore; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	Electoral map of Maroochydore 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Fiona Simpson
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Maroochydore
Electors	36,020 (2020)
Area	45 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	26°36′S 153°6′E / 26.600°S 153.100°E
	Electorates around Maroochydore:

Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.^[1]

It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.

The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.

Members for Maroochydore

Member		Party	Term
	Fiona Simpson	National	1992–2008
	Fiona Simpson	Liberal National	2008–present

2020 Queensland state election: Maroochydore^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Fiona Simpson	14,426	47.88	+3.21
	Labor	Alison Smith	7,737	25.68	+0.43
	Greens	Gabrielle Unverzagt	3,336	11.07	−2.81
	Independent	John Connolly	1,916	6.36	+6.36
	One Nation	Rod McCormack	1,247	4.14	−12.06
	Animal Justice	Tash Poole	926	3.07	+3.07
	United Australia	Greg Searle	248	0.82	+0.82
	Independent	Janet Creevey	149	0.49	+0.49
	Independent	Mark Wadeson	147	0.49	+0.49
Total formal votes			30,132	95.78	−0.48
Informal votes			1,327	4.22	+0.48
Turnout			31,459	87.34	+1.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Fiona Simpson	17,814	59.12	+0.60
	Labor	Alison Smith	12,318	40.88	−0.60
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.60

Primary vote results in Maroochydore (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)

National/Liberal National

Liberal

Labor

One Nation

Greens

Palmer United/United Australia Party

Katter's Australian

Independent

Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Maroochydore