Electoral district of Theodore

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Australian electorate

27°55′37″S 153°16′18″E / 27.927°S 153.2716°E / -27.927; 153.2716

Electorates around Theodore:
Coomera	Coomera	Broadwater
Scenic Rim	Theodore	Bonney
Scenic Rim	Mudgeeraba	Gaven

Theodore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Mark Boothman. It is named after former Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore.^[1] From results of the most recent election, Theodore is a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.7%.

Geography

Located on the Gold Coast, taking in parts of the abolished district of Albert, Theodore consists of the suburbs (whole or in part) of Coomera, Upper Coomera, Oxenford, Helensvale, Maudsland, Wongawallan, Pacific Pines, Guanaba, Clagiraba and Mount Nathan.^[1]

Members for Theodore

Member		Party	Term
	Mark Boothman	Liberal National	2017–present

Election results

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

2020 Queensland state election: Theodore^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Mark Boothman	13,320	44.21	+4.50
	Labor	Tracey Bell	11,516	38.22	+6.75
	One Nation	Anita Holland	2,152	7.14	−11.88
	Greens	John Woodlock	2,083	6.91	−2.88
	Independent	Gale Oxenford	618	2.05	+2.05
	United Australia	Robert Marks	438	1.45	+1.45
Total formal votes			30,127	95.68	+1.05
Informal votes			1,360	4.32	−1.05
Turnout			31,487	88.34	+2.87
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Mark Boothman	16,066	53.33	−0.40
	Labor	Tracey Bell	14,061	46.67	+0.40
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−0.40

References

^ ^a ^b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
^ 2020 State General Election – Theodore – District Summary, ECQ.