Australian electorate
| Bancroft Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of Bancroft, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Chris Whiting | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Joseph Bancroft | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,462 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 74 km (28.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°11′36″S 153°00′32″E / 27.1932°S 153.009°E / -27.1932; 153.009 | ||||||||||||||
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Bancroft is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. It is named after pioneer doctor Joseph Bancroft.
Located in the City of Moreton Bay, Bancroft consists of the north and central sections of the existing electorate of Murrumba, including the suburbs of Burpengary East, Deception Bay, North Lakes and parts of the Narangba, Rothwell, Morayfield and Mango Hill suburbs.
Members for Bancroft
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Whiting | Labor | 2017–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bancroft This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Bancroft.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Chris Whiting | 16,141 | 46.86 | −6.74 | |
| Liberal National | Rob Barridge | 12,150 | 35.28 | +6.92 | |
| One Nation | Matthew Langfield | 2,605 | 7.57 | −1.20 | |
| Greens | Gabrielle Unverzagt | 2,499 | 7.26 | +1.28 | |
| Independent | Barry Grant | 1,046 | 3.04 | −0.25 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,441 | 96.24 | −0.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,345 | 3.76 | +0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 35,786 | 87.91 | +1.71 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Chris Whiting | 19,289 | 56.01 | −6.79 | |
| Liberal National | Rob Barridge | 15,152 | 43.99 | +6.79 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -6.79 | |||
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- ^ Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "2024 State General Election – Bancroft – District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.