Electoral district of Caloundra

Caloundra Queensland—Legislative Assembly
300px Caloundra (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Mark McArdle
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Caloundra
Electors	33,483 (2015)
Area	292 km2 (112.7 sq mi)
Coordinates

Caloundra is a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Caloundra and stretches north to Wurtulla, south to Pelican Waters and west to the Bruce Highway.

The seat is currently held by Mark McArdle, the first deputy leader of the Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009, and prior to that state Liberal leader from November 2007 to July 2008. McArdle succeeded former Liberal leader Joan Sheldon upon her retirement in 2004.

Members for Caloundra

Member		Party	Term
	Joan Sheldon	Liberal	1992–2004
	Mark McArdle	Liberal	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Caloundra

Queensland state election, 2015: Caloundra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Mark McArdle	13,021	43.84	−20.39
	Labor	Jason Hunt	8,595	28.94	+6.50
	Palmer United	Phillip Collins	3,071	10.34	+10.34
	Greens	Fiona Anderson	3,026	10.19	−3.15
	Independent	Barry Jones	1,991	6.70	+6.70
Total formal votes			29,704	97.75	+0.35
Informal votes			684	2.25	−0.35
Turnout			30,388	90.76	−0.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Mark McArdle	14,223	53.82	−17.41
	Labor	Jason Hunt	12,202	46.18	+17.41
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−17.41

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)