Theodore is an

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by

Mark Boothman Mark Andrew Boothman (born 6 June 1977) is an Australian Liberal National politician who is the Member of Parliament for Theodore in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, having defeated government whip Margaret Keech to win Albert Albert ...

. It is named after former

Queensland Premier The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is ap ...

Ted Theodore Edward Granville Theodore (29 December 1884 – 9 February 1950) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1919 to 1925, as leader of the state Labor Party. He later entered federal politics, serving as Treasurer in ...

. From results of the most recent election, Theodore is a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.7%.

Geography

Located on the

Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...

, taking in parts of the abolished district of

Albert Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

, Theodore consists of the suburbs (whole or in part) of

Coomera Coomera is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...

Upper Coomera Upper Coomera is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upper Coomera had a population of 25,276 people. Geography Upper Coomera is located on the northern side of the Gold Coast on the western side of the M1 Pa ...

, Oxenford,

Helensvale Helensvale is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 16,862 people. Geography Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the north, by S ...

Maudsland Maudsland is a rural-residential locality in the north of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Maudsland had a population of 5,568 people. Maudsland features acreage properties, a number of housing estates including acreage a ...

, Wongawallan, Pacific Pines,

Guanaba Guanaba is a semi-rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Guanaba had a population of 793 people. Geography The locality consists of small acreages focused around the equestrian community. The eastern boundary ...

, Clagiraba and Mount Nathan.

Members for Theodore

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Theodore 2017 establishments in Australia Electoral districts of Queensland Constituencies established in 2017

Geography

Members for Theodore

Election results

See also

References