Electoral district of Burnett

For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Burnett (New South Wales).

Burnett Queensland—Legislative Assembly
300px Burnett (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Stephen Bennett
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Burnett River
Electors	34,006 (2015)
Area	6,947 km2 (2,682.3 sq mi)
Coordinates

Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia.

It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions around Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name.

Members for Burnett

First incarnation (1860–1873, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term
	Charles Robert Haly	Squatter-conservative	1860–1863
	Robert Mackenzie	Squatter-conservative	1860–1869
	John Edwards	Squatter-conservative	1863–1865
	Charles Robert Haly	Squatter-conservative	1865–1867
	Ratcliffe Pring	Squatter-conservative	1867–1870
	Charles Robert Haly	Squatter-conservative	1869–1871
	Berkeley Basil Moreton	Independent Liberal	1870–1871
	John Bramston	Squatter-conservative	1871–1873
	Walter Scott	Squatter-conservative	1871–1873
Second incarnation (1873–1932, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Francis Jeffrey Ivory	Squatter-conservative	1873–1878
	William Henry Baynes	McIlwraith conservative	1878–1883
	Berkeley Basil Moreton	Liberal	1883–1888
	George Hall Jones	Unaligned	1888–1891
	James John Cadell	Conservative	1891–1896
	William McCord	Conservative	1896–1898
	William John Ryott Maughan	Labor	1898–1899
	William Kent	Ministerialist	1899–1904
	Alfred Jones	Labor	1904–1909
	Robert Hodge	Ministerialist	1909–1912
	Bernard Corser	Ministerialist/Liberal/Nationalist	1912–1928
	Robert Boyd	Country and Progressive National	1928–1932
Third incarnation (1960–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Claude Wharton	Country	1960–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1986
	Doug Slack	National	1986–2001
	Trevor Strong	Labor	2001–2004
	Rob Messenger	National	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2010
		Independent	2010–2012
	Stephen Bennett	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burnett

Queensland state election, 2015: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stephen Bennett	14,434	47.19	+7.18
	Labor	Bryan Mustill	9,134	29.86	+13.61
	Palmer United	Richard Love	4,445	14.53	+14.53
	Greens	Colin Sheppard	1,439	4.70	+0.95
	Independent	Peter Wyatt	1,134	3.71	+3.71
Total formal votes			30,586	97.57	−0.34
Informal votes			763	2.43	+0.34
Turnout			31,349	92.19	+0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stephen Bennett	15,494	56.80	–1.69
	Labor	Bryan Mustill	11,782	43.20	+43.20
	Liberal National hold		Swing	N/A

References

• Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001.
• Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament 1930-1980 w.an outline of Queensland electorates 1859-1980 / D.B. Waterson and John Arnold

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)