Electoral district of Burdekin
# Electoral district of Burdekin

Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining towns of Collinsville, Moranbah and Clermont. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate.

## History

The 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill.

## Members for Burdekin

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Arthur Coburn | Independent | 1950–1969 |
| Val Bird | Country | 1969–1974 |
| Val Bird | National | 1974–1983 |
| Mark Stoneman | National | 1983–1998 |
| Jeff Knuth | One Nation | 1998–1999 |
| Jeff Knuth | Independent | 1999 |
| Jeff Knuth | New Country | 1999–2000 |
| Jeff Knuth | City Country Alliance | 2000–2001 |
| Steve Rodgers | Labor | 2001–2004 |
| Rosemary Menkens | National | 2004–2008 |
| Rosemary Menkens | Liberal National | 2008–2015 |
| Dale Last | Liberal National | 2015–present |

## Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Burdekin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal National | Dale Last | 11,792 | 39.70 | +8.01 |
| | Labor | Michael Brunker | 9,425 | 31.73 | −4.23 |
| | Katter's Australian | Sam Cox | 4,212 | 14.18 | +14.18 |
| | One Nation | Clive Remmer | 2,080 | 7.00 | −22.34 |
| | NQ First | Carolyn Moriarty | 900 | 3.03 | +3.03 |
| | Greens | Jack Smith | 600 | 2.02 | −0.99 |
| | Animal Justice | Dominique Thiriet | 419 | 1.41 | +1.41 |
| | United Australia | Benjamin Wood | 274 | 0.92 | +0.92 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,702 | 96.71 | 0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,012 | 3.29 | +0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,714 | 87.96 | −0.28 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal National | Dale Last | 16,944 | 57.05 | +6.25 |
| | Labor | Michael Brunker | 12,758 | 42.95 | −6.25 |
| | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +6.25 | |
