Electoral district of Scenic Rim

Scenic Rim is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Jon Krause.^[1]

Scenic Rim Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Scenic Rim, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	2017–present
MP	Jon Krause
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Scenic Rim
Electors	37,878 (2020)
Area	4,809 km2 (1,856.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	28.0667°S 152.8008°E / -28.0667; 152.8008
Electorates around Scenic Rim: Ipswich West Ipswich Jordan Logan Coomera Lockyer Scenic Rim Theodore Southern Downs New South Wales Mudgeeraba

Located in South-East Queensland, Scenic Rim covers the Scenic Rim Region and some areas in the south of Ipswich and Logan extending to the New South Wales border, including the towns of Beaudesert and Boonah. It largely replaces the abolished district of Beaudesert.^[1]

From results of the 2015 election, Scenic Rim was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 9.2%.^[2]

Members for Scenic Rim

Member		Party	Term
	Jon Krause	Liberal National	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Scenic Rim

2020 Queensland state election: Scenic Rim^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Jon Krause	15,592	47.47	+6.46
	Labor	Luz Stanton	8,699	26.49	+4.99
	One Nation	Paul Henselin	4,934	15.02	−12.57
	Greens	Pietro Agnoletto	2,606	7.93	−1.97
	Informed Medical Options	Deborah Husbands	700	2.13	+2.13
	United Australia	Bradley Fowler	313	0.95	+0.95
Total formal votes			32,844	96.87	+0.75
Informal votes			1,061	3.13	−0.75
Turnout			33,905	89.51	−0.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jon Krause	20,182	61.45	+2.20
	Labor	Luz Stanton	12,662	38.55	−2.20
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+2.20

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Scenic Rim.[edit]

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name

References

1. Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
3. 2020 State General Election – Scenic Rim – District Summary, ECQ.
4. "Scenic Rim - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.