Electoral district of Maroochydore

Maroochydore Queensland—Legislative Assembly
300px Maroochydore (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Fiona Simpson
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Maroochydore
Electors	35,992 (2015)
Area	52 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
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Maroochydore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

It covers parts of the Sunshine Coast and takes in coastal areas between Coolum Beach and Mooloolaba, including Maroochydore.

The seat is currently held by Fiona Simpson of the Liberal National Party, who has held it since its creation ahead of the 1992 state election. Simpson was the Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2008.

Members for Maroochydore

Member		Party	Term
	Fiona Simpson	National	1992–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Maroochydore

Queensland state election, 2015: Maroochydore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Fiona Simpson	15,267	48.46	−9.70
	Labor	Bill Gissane	7,743	24.58	+4.43
	Palmer United	James McDonald	4,356	13.83	+13.83
	Greens	Trudy Byrnes	4,138	13.13	+0.13
Total formal votes			31,504	97.93	+0.10
Informal votes			666	2.07	−0.10
Turnout			32,170	87.78	−0.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Fiona Simpson	16,767	59.27	−11.66
	Labor	Bill Gissane	11,523	40.73	+11.66
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−11.66

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)