Mudgeeraba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. Based 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 ...

, the district has been held by both sides of politics over the course of its short history. The electorate covers the western suburbs and hinterland of the

. It was created out of the southern half of the former district of

Nerang Nerang is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nerang had a population of 16,864 people. Geography The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town. The river u ...

by the 2001 redistribution. Dianne Reilly of the Labor Party, the seat's inaugural member, held the seat for three terms until her defeat at the hands of

Ros Bates Rosslyn Mary Bates (born 25 May 1962) is an Australian politician. Bates has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba. Early career Prior to entering poli ...

of the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election.

Members for Mudgeeraba

Election results

References

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* {{Electoral districts of Queensland

Mudgeeraba Mudgeeraba ( ) is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Mudgeeraba had a population of 13,624 people. Mudgeeraba's essential character remains one of a nineteenth-century village, and contai ...