Electoral district of Gympie

Gympie Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Gympie (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1873–1950; 1960–present
MP	Tony Perrett
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Gympie
Electors	33,448 (2015)
Area	3,365 km^2 (1,299.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	26°12′S 152°47′E / 26.200°S 152.783°ECoordinates: 26°12′S 152°47′E / 26.200°S 152.783°E

Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona.

The seat is currently held by Tony Perrett of the Liberal National Party.

The district's most famous former member is Andrew Fisher, who later became Prime Minister of Australia.

Members for Gympie

Single member electorate (1873–1888)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Lord	Unaligned	1873–1877
	James Kidgell	Unaligned	1877–1878
	John Hamilton	McIlwraith conservative	1878–1883
	William Smyth	Unaligned	1883–1888

Dual member electorate (1888–1912)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Smyth	Unaligned	1888–1899		Matthew Mellor	Unaligned	1888–1893
				Andrew Fisher	Labour	1893–1896
				Jacob Stumm	Ministerialist	1896–1899
	George Ryland	Labour	1899–1912		Andrew Fisher	Labour	1899–1901
				Daniel Mulcahy	Labour	1901–1912

Single member electorate (1912–1950)
Member		Party	Term
	George Mackay	Ministerialist	1912–1915
	Thomas Dunstan	Labor	1915–1929
	Vivian Tozer	Country and Progressive National	1929–1935
	Thomas Dunstan	Labor	1935–1950

Single member electorate (1960–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Max Hodges	Country	1960–1975
		National	1975–1979
	Len Stephan	National	1979–2001
	Elisa Roberts	One Nation	2001–2002
		Independent	2002–2006
	David Gibson	National	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2015
	Tony Perrett	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Gympie^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Tony Perrett	12,366	41.30	−11.72
	Labor	Stephen Meredith	6,971	23.28	+11.04
	Katter's Australian	Shane Paulger	4,804	16.05	−5.79
	Palmer United	Mitchell Frost	3,384	11.30	+11.30
	Greens	Shena Macdonald	2,414	8.06	−0.43
Total formal votes			29,939	97.80	−0.04
Informal votes			673	2.20	+0.04
Turnout			30,612	91.52	−1.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Tony Perrett	13,833	57.10	−10.16
	Labor	Stephen Meredith	10,394	42.90	+10.16
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.16

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Gympie - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
• "Queensland State Electorates from 1860 to 2006" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.