Electoral district of Bancroft

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.^[1]

Bancroft Queensland—Legislative Assembly
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 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
Coordinates	27.1932°S 153.009°E / -27.1932; 153.009
Electorates around Bancroft: Morayfield Pumicestone Pumicestone Kurwongbah Bancroft Redcliffe Murrumba Murrumba Murrumba

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.^[1]

Members for Bancroft

Member		Party	Term
	Chris Whiting	Labor	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bancroft

2024 Queensland state election: Bancroft^[2]

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Bancroft.[edit]

See also

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