Coomera is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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, based at the northern end of the Gold Coast. The seat has been held by the Liberal National Party since its establishment in 2009.

Geography

A coastal suburban electorate, Coomera lies entirely east of the Pacific Motorway. It includes the

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suburbs of

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, Jacobs Well, Steiglitz and parts of

Coomera Coomera () is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coomera had a population of 20,225 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Helensvale, Wi ...

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and

Pimpama Pimpama ( ) is a northern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin. The suburb contains numerous schools with the first opening in the 1870s. A small farmi ...

. It also includes the

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suburb of Eagleby.

History

A new district created for the 2009 state election to accommodate the Gold Coast's urban growth, Coomera was in large part drawn from the eastern half of the district of

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, which was significantly reduced in size. The southern end of Coomera also includes parts previously belonging to the districts of Broadwater and Gaven. Its inaugural member is

Michael Crandon Michael John Crandon (born 10 December 1953) is an Australian politician. He was first elected for the seat of Coomera to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Liberal National Party of Queensland The Liberal National Party of ...

of the Liberal National Party.

Members for Coomera

Election results

References

External links

Electorate profile
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, ABC) {{Electoral districts of Queensland

Gold Coast, Queensland