title: Electoral results for the district of Maroochydore
text: # Electoral results for the district of Maroochydore
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Maroochydore in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Maroochydore
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Fiona Simpson | National | 1992–2008 |
  | | Fiona Simpson | Liberal National | 2008–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  2020 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 14,426 | 47.88 | +3.21 |
  | | Labor | Alison Smith | 7,737 | 25.68 | +0.43 |
  | | Greens | Gabrielle Unverzagt | 3,336 | 11.07 | −2.81 |
  | | Independent | John Connolly | 1,916 | 6.36 | +6.36 |
  | | One Nation | Rod McCormack | 1,247 | 4.14 | −12.06 |
  | | Animal Justice | Tash Poole | 926 | 3.07 | +3.07 |
  | | United Australia | Greg Searle | 248 | 0.82 | +0.82 |
  | | Independent | Janet Creevey | 149 | 0.49 | +0.49 |
  | | Independent | Mark Wadeson | 147 | 0.49 | +0.49 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,132 | 95.78 | −0.48 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,327 | 4.22 | +0.48 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,459 | 87.34 | +1.60 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 17,814 | 59.12 | +0.60 |
  | | Labor | Alison Smith | 12,318 | 40.88 | −0.60 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +0.60 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2017 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 12,661 | 44.7 | −4.8 |
  | | Labor | Julie McGlone | 7,157 | 25.2 | +1.2 |
  | | One Nation | Cam Young | 4,592 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
  | | Greens | Daniel Bryar | 3,936 | 13.9 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,346 | 96.3 | −1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,101 | 3.7 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,447 | 85.7 | +2.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,587 | 58.5 | −1.8 |
  | | Labor | Julie McGlone | 11,759 | 41.5 | +1.8 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.8 | |
  
  2015 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 15,267 | 48.46 | −9.70 |
  | | Labor | Bill Gissane | 7,743 | 24.58 | +4.43 |
  | | Palmer United | James McDonald | 4,356 | 13.83 | +13.83 |
  | | Greens | Trudy Byrnes | 4,138 | 13.13 | +0.13 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,504 | 97.93 | +0.10 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 666 | 2.07 | −0.10 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,170 | 87.78 | −0.44 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,767 | 59.27 | −11.66 |
  | | Labor | Bill Gissane | 11,523 | 40.73 | +11.66 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −11.66 | |
  
  2012 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,339 | 58.16 | +1.88 |
  | | Labor | Ray Barber | 5,660 | 20.15 | -10.83 |
  | | Greens | Rainee Skinner | 3,652 | 13.00 | +0.26 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Mark Maguire | 2,440 | 8.69 | +8.69 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,091 | 97.83 | -0.31 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 622 | 2.17 | +0.31 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,713 | 88.22 | +0.41 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 17,738 | 70.93 | +8.13 |
  | | Labor | Ray Barber | 7,269 | 29.07 | -8.13 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +8.13 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2009 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 15,398 | 56.3 | +5.9 |
  | | Labor | Sue Carlos | 8,475 | 31.0 | -2.9 |
  | | Greens | Brenton Clutterbuck | 3,487 | 12.7 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,360 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 518 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,878 | 87.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Fiona Simpson | 16,131 | 62.8 | +4.5 |
  | | Labor | Sue Carlos | 9,554 | 37.2 | -4.5 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
  
  2006 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 14,161 | 54.3 | +8.3 |
  | | Labor | Debbie Blumel | 8,747 | 33.5 | -4.3 |
  | | Greens | K C Robinson | 2,604 | 10.0 | +2.1 |
  | | Independent | Max Phillips | 579 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,091 | 98.2 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 1.8 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,580 | 88.2 | -1.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 15,066 | 60.7 | +6.6 |
  | | Labor | Debbie Blumel | 9,764 | 39.3 | -6.6 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +6.6 | |
  
  2004 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 11,720 | 46.0 | +6.2 |
  | | Labor | Debbie Blumel | 9,626 | 37.8 | -3.3 |
  | | Greens | Lindsay Holt | 2,023 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
  | | One Nation | Patrick Rozanski | 1,183 | 4.6 | -14.5 |
  | | Independent | Anita Gordon | 907 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,459 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,908 | 89.3 | -0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 12,703 | 54.1 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor | Debbie Blumel | 10,794 | 45.9 | -3.3 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
  
  2001 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Malcolm Baillie | 9,762 | 41.1 | +15.1 |
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 9,446 | 39.8 | +7.8 |
  | | One Nation | Rowena Wellard | 4,530 | 19.1 | -6.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,738 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 492 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,230 | 90.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 10,650 | 50.8 | -10.8 |
  | | Labor | Malcolm Baillie | 10,318 | 49.2 | +10.8 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -10.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1998 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 9,426 | 40.3 | -17.3 |
  | | One Nation | Cheryl Parker | 6,443 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
  | | Labor | Dan Siskind | 5,635 | 24.1 | -7.6 |
  | | Greens | John Fitzgerald | 1,157 | 5.0 | -5.7 |
  | | Democrats | Gaylene Bell | 709 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,370 | 98.5 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 345 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,715 | 90.7 | +0.6 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 13,695 | 65.1 | +2.8 |
  | | One Nation | Cheryl Parker | 7,357 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
  
  1995 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 12,209 | 57.7 | +25.6 |
  | | Labor | Ken King | 6,709 | 31.7 | -8.0 |
  | | Greens | Susie Chapman | 2,254 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,172 | 98.6 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,469 | 90.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 12,928 | 62.3 | +8.2 |
  | | Labor | Ken King | 7,835 | 37.7 | -8.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +8.2 | |
  
  1992 Queensland state election: Maroochydore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Alison Jackson | 7,658 | 39.7 | -2.6 |
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 6,185 | 32.0 | +8.1 |
  | | Liberal | Leslie Treichel | 3,995 | 20.7 | -1.8 |
  | | Independent | Ian McNiven | 1,463 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,301 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 475 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,776 | 90.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Fiona Simpson | 9,582 | 54.0 | +54.0 |
  | | Labor | Alison Jackson | 8,157 | 46.0 | +0.1 |
  | | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | +54.0 | |
  