Electoral district of Keppel

Keppel is an electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Keppel Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Keppel 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1912–1960; 1992-present
MP	Brittany Lauga
Party	Labor
Namesake	Great Keppel Island
Electors	37,052 (2020)
Area	3,763 km2 (1,452.9 sq mi)
Coordinates	22°55′S 150°43′E
Electorates around Keppel: Mirani Coral Sea Coral Sea Mirani Keppel Coral Sea Rockhampton Mirani Gladstone

Electoral map of Keppel 2008

The electoral district encompasses the central Queensland coast from the mouth of the Fitzroy River in the south to Shoalwater Bay to the north. Major communities located within this electorate include Yeppoon, Emu Park, Byfield and the Rockhampton suburbs of Parkhurst and Lakes Creek.

Members for Keppel

First incarnation (1912–1960)
Member		Party	Term
	James Larcombe	Labor	1912–1929
	Owen Daniel	CPNP	1929–1936
	David Daniel	Country	1936–1944
	Walter Ingram	Labor	1944–1952
	Viv Cooper	Labor	1952–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957
	Merv Thackeray	Labor	1957–1960
Second incarnation (1992–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Vince Lester	National	1992–2004
	Paul Hoolihan	Labor	2004–2012
	Bruce Young	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Brittany Lauga	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Keppel

2020 Queensland state election: Keppel^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brittany Lauga	14,969	46.22	+3.16
	Liberal National	Adrian de Groot	9,576	29.57	+4.67
	One Nation	Wade Rothery	5,069	15.65	−9.80
	Greens	Clancy Mullbrick	1,291	3.99	−2.61
	Legalise Cannabis	Jimmy Dockery	862	2.66	+2.66
	Informed Medical Options	Paula Ganfield	430	1.33	+1.33
	United Australia	Nikki Smeltz	192	0.59	+0.59
Total formal votes			32,389	97.08	+0.52
Informal votes			973	2.92	−0.52
Turnout			33,362	90.04	−0.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brittany Lauga	18,018	55.63	−0.10
	Liberal National	Adrian de Groot	14,371	44.37	+0.10
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.10

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

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

  Labor

  National/Liberal National

  One Nation

  City Country Alliance

  Greens

  Family First

  Australian Democrats

  Katter's Australian

  Palmer United/United Australia Party

  Independent

Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Keppel

References

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
2. 2020 State General Election – Keppel – District Summary, ECQ.
3. "Keppel - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

External links

• Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.