Electoral district of Stretton

Stretton Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Stretton (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Duncan Pegg
Party	Labor
Namesake	Stretton
Electors	32,451 (2015)
Area	40 km^2 (15.4 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°37′S 153°4′E / 27.617°S 153.067°ECoordinates: 27°37′S 153°4′E / 27.617°S 153.067°E

Stretton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank Hills and Underwood. It was first contested at the 2001 state election.

Members for Stretton

Member		Party	Term
	Stephen Robertson	Labor	2001–2012
	Freya Ostapovitch	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Duncan Pegg	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Stretton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Duncan Pegg	11,876	41.39	+12.67
	Liberal National	Freya Ostapovitch	10,884	37.93	−8.92
	Independent	David Forde	4,431	15.44	−3.51
	Greens	Brian Sadler	1,502	5.23	−0.25
Total formal votes			28,693	97.99	+0.42
Informal votes			588	2.01	−0.42
Turnout			29,281	88.56	−1.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Duncan Pegg	14,386	54.98	+14.54
	Liberal National	Freya Ostapovitch	11,778	45.02	−14.54
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+14.54

References

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

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)