The district of Mudgeeraba is an electoral district

Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts

This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.-Districts in Far North Queensland:*Barron River*Cairns*Cook*Mulgrave*Dalrymple...

 of the Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...

 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. Based on the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, the district has been held by both sides of politics over the course of its short history.

The electorate covers the western suburbs and hinterland of the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

. It was created out of the southern half of the former district of Nerang

Electoral district of Nerang

Nerang was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1986 to 2001.The district was based in the southern part of the Gold Coast and named for the suburb of Nerang.-Members for Nerang:...

 by the 2001 redistribution.

Dianne Reilly

Dianne Reilly

Dianne Ann Reilly is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Mudgeeraba....

 of the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

, the seat's inaugural member, held the seat for three terms until her defeat at the hands of Ros Bates

Ros Bates

Rosslyn Mary Bates is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba.-Member for Mudgeeraba:...

 of the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election

Queensland state election, 2009

The Queensland state election was held to elect members to the unicameral Parliament of Queensland on 21 March 2009. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a...

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Members for Mudgeeraba

Member		Party	Term
	Dianne Reilly Dianne Reilly Dianne Ann Reilly is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Mudgeeraba....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	2001–2009
	Ros Bates Ros Bates Rosslyn Mary Bates is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba.-Member for Mudgeeraba:...	Liberal National	2009–present

Election results

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)