title: Electoral results for the district of Mermaid Beach
text: # Electoral results for the district of Mermaid Beach
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Mermaid Beach in Queensland state elections.
  
  ## Members for Mermaid Beach
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ray Stevens | Liberal National | 2009–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  2020 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 12,604 | 44.07 | −1.48 |
  | | Labor | Carl Ungerer | 8,721 | 30.49 | +5.74 |
  | | Greens | Zai Harris | 3,090 | 10.80 | +1.13 |
  | | One Nation | Stephen James | 1,434 | 5.01 | +5.01 |
  | | Legalise Cannabis | Deb Lynch | 1,142 | 3.99 | +3.99 |
  | | Independent | Tory Jones | 506 | 1.77 | +1.77 |
  | | United Australia | Hristo Avdjiev | 375 | 1.31 | +1.31 |
  | | Independent | Rhett Holt | 302 | 1.06 | +1.06 |
  | | Independent | Nicholas McArthur-Williams | 254 | 0.89 | +0.89 |
  | | Civil Liberties & Motorists | Suphakan (Mod) Somsriruen | 174 | 0.61 | +0.61 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,602 | 93.86 | +0.50 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,870 | 6.14 | −0.50 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,472 | 85.06 | +1.63 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 15,558 | 54.39 | −1.87 |
  | | Labor | Carl Ungerer | 13,044 | 45.61 | +1.87 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.87 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2017 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 12,232 | 45.5 | −4.4 |
  | | Labor | Joshua Blundell-Thornton | 6,646 | 24.7 | −2.7 |
  | | Independent | Mona Hecke | 3,162 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
  | | Greens | Helen Wainwright | 2,599 | 9.7 | +0.0 |
  | | Independent | Saraya Beric | 1,286 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
  | | Independent | Ric Allport | 541 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | | Independent | Gary Pead | 391 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,857 | 93.4 | −3.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,910 | 6.6 | +3.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,767 | 83.4 | +2.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 15,110 | 56.3 | −4.0 |
  | | Labor | Joshua Blundell-Thornton | 11,747 | 43.7 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.0 | |
  
  2015 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 15,287 | 52.35 | −12.78 |
  | | Labor | Gary Pead | 7,333 | 25.11 | +6.64 |
  | | Greens | Helen Wainwright | 2,577 | 8.83 | +1.37 |
  | | Palmer United | Alex Caraco | 2,286 | 7.83 | +7.83 |
  | | Family First | Simon Green | 1,718 | 5.88 | +3.01 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,201 | 97.17 | −0.51 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 852 | 2.84 | +0.51 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,053 | 85.62 | −2.36 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 16,374 | 62.93 | −13.12 |
  | | Labor | Gary Pead | 9,647 | 37.07 | +13.12 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −13.12 | |
  
  2012 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 17,856 | 65.13 | +10.69 |
  | | Labor | Rachel Paterson | 5,064 | 18.47 | -15.02 |
  | | Greens | Jenny Boddy | 2,043 | 7.45 | +0.76 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Ken Law | 1,664 | 6.07 | +6.07 |
  | | Family First | Ben Donovan | 788 | 2.87 | +2.87 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,415 | 97.67 | -0.17 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 653 | 2.33 | +0.17 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,068 | 87.97 | -0.09 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 18,764 | 76.05 | +15.24 |
  | | Labor | Rachel Paterson | 5,910 | 23.95 | -15.24 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +15.24 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2009 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 14,628 | 54.4 | +5.9 |
  | | Labor | Christina Landis | 8,999 | 33.5 | -9.3 |
  | | Greens | Marella Pettinato | 1,798 | 6.7 | -2.1 |
  | | DS4SEQ | Ibolya Monai | 744 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Independent | Shannon Crane | 700 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,869 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 594 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,463 | 88.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ray Stevens | 15,304 | 60.8 | +8.1 |
  | | Labor | Christina Landis | 9,863 | 39.2 | -8.1 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +8.1 | |
  