Electoral district of Burleigh

Burleigh Queensland—Legislative Assembly
300px Burleigh (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Michael Hart
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Burleigh Heads
Electors	34,845 (2015)
Area	32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Coordinates

Burleigh is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

The division of Burleigh is located on the southern Gold Coast, centred on Burleigh Heads. It also includes parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Miami, Mermaid Beach, Varsity Lakes and Palm Beach.

Members for Burleigh

Member		Party	Term
	Judy Gamin	National	1992–2001
	Christine Smith	Labor	2001–2012
	Michael Hart	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burleigh

Queensland state election, 2015: Burleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Michael Hart	13,784	46.67	−4.51
	Labor	Gail Hislop	9,175	31.07	+0.22
	Greens	Jane Power	3,108	10.52	+2.08
	Palmer United	James Mac Anally	2,299	7.78	+7.78
	Family First	Susan Baynes	1,167	3.95	+1.54
Total formal votes			29,533	97.42	−0.61
Informal votes			783	2.58	+0.61
Turnout			30,316	87.00	−1.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Michael Hart	14,984	56.16	−4.89
	Labor	Gail Hislop	11,696	43.84	+4.89
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−4.89

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)