Electoral district of Burnett

For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Burnett (New South Wales).

Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Burnett Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Burnett, 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Stephen Bennett
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Burnett River
Electors	35,928 (2020)
Area	7,687 km2 (2,968.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	24°37′S 152°2′E
Electorates around Burnett: Gladstone Gladstone Coral Sea Callide Burnett Coral Sea Callide Maryborough Hervey Bay

2008 Burnett Electoral boundaries

It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions completely surrounding the district of Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name.

Members for Burnett

First incarnation (1860–1873, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term
	Charles Haly	Squatter-Conservative	1860–1863
	Robert Mackenzie	Squatter-Conservative	1860–1869
	John Edwards	Squatter-Conservative	1863–1865
	Charles Haly	Squatter-Conservative	1865–1867
	Ratcliffe Pring	Squatter-Conservative	1867–1870
	Charles Haly	Squatter-Conservative	1869–1871
	Berkeley Moreton	Independent Liberal	1870–1871
	John Bramston	Squatter-Conservative	1871–1873
	Walter Scott	Squatter-Conservative	1871–1873
Second incarnation (1873–1932, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Francis Ivory	Squatter-Conservative	1873–1878
	William Henry Baynes	Squatter-Conservative	1878–1883
	Berkeley Moreton	Liberal	1883–1888
	George Hall Jones	Unaligned	1888–1891
	James John Cadell	Conservative	1891–1896
	William McCord	Conservative	1896–1898
	William Ryott Maughan	Labor	1898–1899
	William Kent	Ministerialist	1899–1904
	Alfred Jones	Labor	1904–1909
	Robert Hodge	Ministerialist	1909–1912
	Bernard Corser	Liberal/National	1912–1928
	Robert Boyd	Country and Progressive National	1928–1932
Third incarnation (1960–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Claude Wharton	Country	1960–1974
		National	1974–1986
	Doug Slack	National	1986–2001
	Trevor Strong	Labor	2001–2004
	Rob Messenger	National	2004–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2010
		Independent	2010–2012
	Stephen Bennett	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Burnett

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Burnett.[edit]

2024 Queensland state election: Burnett^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stephen Bennett	18,247	50.07	+1.46
	Labor	Kerri Morgan	9,202	25.25	−5.46
	One Nation	Arno Blank	4,716	12.94	+3.96
	Legalise Cannabis	Malcolm Parry	1,778	4.88	+4.88
	Greens	Esther Vale	1,375	3.77	−0.78
	Independent	Paul Hudson	1,128	3.09	−1.15[a]
Total formal votes			36,446	95.70	−0.31
Informal votes			1,639	4.30	+0.31
Turnout			38,085	90.62	−0.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stephen Bennett	23,843	65.42	+4.63
	Labor	Kerri Morgan	12,603	34.58	−4.63
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+4.63

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Burnett.[edit]

2020 Queensland state election: Burnett^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Stephen Bennett	15,330	48.61	+6.16
	Labor	Kerri Morgan	9,686	30.71	+5.42
	One Nation	Geoffrey Mansell	2,832	8.98	−17.72
	Greens	Liam Johns	1,436	4.55	−1.00
	Katter's Australian	Paul Hudson	1,336	4.24	+4.24
	Informed Medical Options	Elizabeth Case	682	2.16	+2.16
	Independent	Ric Glass	235	0.75	+0.75
Total formal votes			31,537	96.01	−0.08
Informal votes			1,311	3.99	+0.08
Turnout			32,848	91.43	+0.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Stephen Bennett	19,172	60.79	+0.14
	Labor	Kerri Morgan	12,365	39.21	−0.14
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+0.14

Notes

1. Compared to results as a Katter's Australian Party candidate at the 2020 election.