Albert – Queensland 2012

ALP 6.5%

Incumbent MP
Margaret Keech, since 2001.

Geography
South-East Queensland. Albert covers northwestern parts of Gold Coast City and parts of Logan City. It covers the suburbs of Oxenford, Upper Coomera, Studio Village, Mount Warren Park, Windaroo and parts of Coomera, Ormeau and Pimpama.

History
The seat of Albert was first created in 1888, and has existed for all but ten years since then. The seat was abolished in 1950 and restored in 1960. The seat has been a marginal seat regularly changing hands since the 1970s.

In its early years, the seat was dominated by various conservative MPs, with the ALP never winning the seat prior to its abolition in 1950.

In 1960 it was won by the Country Party’s Cec Carey. He held the seat until his death in 1969.

The 1970 by-election was won by Liberal candidate Bill Heatley. Heatley had previously filled a vacancy in the Senate and served as a Senator from 1966 to 1968. He died in late 1971.

At the 1972 election, Albert was won by Labor candidate Bill D’Arcy. He held the seat for one term, losing in 1974. He later won the seat of Woodridge in 1977 and held it until 2000.

Albert was won in 1974 by National Country Party candidate Ivan Gibbs. He served as a minister in the conservative government from 1979 to 1989.

The ALP’s John Szczerbanik won Albert in 1989. He was re-elected in 1992 but lost the seat in 1995 to the National Party’s Bill Baumann. Baumann was defeated in 2001 by the ALP’s Margaret Keech.

Candidates
Sitting Labor MP Margaret Keech is running for re-election. The LNP is running Mark Boothman. The Greens are running Petrina Maizey. Katter’s Australian Party is running Adam Hollis.

Political situation
The seat of Albert has a history as a marginal seat, although the last redistribution cut out more conservative parts of the old Albert. The seat’s 6.5% margin is certainly vulnerable to the LNP.

2009 result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Margaret Keech ALP 12,649 50.0 -7.9
Andrea Johanson LNP 9,841 38.9 +7.7
Marlee Bruinsma GRN 1,792 7.1 -0.5
Geoff Flannery IND 1,024 4.1 +4.1

2009 two-candidate-preferred result

Candidate Party Votes % Swing
Margaret Keech ALP 13,409 56.5 -7.3
Andrea Johanson LNP 10,335 43.5 +7.3

Booth breakdown
Booths in Albert have been divided into three areas: Central, North and South. The North area covers parts of the seat in the City of Logan, with the other areas covering parts in the Gold Coast.

The ALP topped the poll in all three areas. The ALP won a slim majority in the south and north, and 48.5% in the centre. The LNP vote peaked at 42% in the centre, although they polled around 38% in the other parts of the seat.

Polling booths in Albert at the 2009 state election. North in green, Central in yellow, South in blue.

 

Voter group ALP % LNP % GRN % Total votes % of votes
South 50.6 38.4 7.0 9,726 38.4
North 50.2 38.3 6.5 6,120 24.2
Central 48.5 42.2 6.3 3,972 15.7
Other votes 49.7 37.9 8.4 5,488 21.7
Labor primary votes in Albert at the 2009 state election.
Liberal National primary votes in Albert at the 2009 state election.

110 COMMENTS

  1. Did I hit a nerve. So you are not denying that there is a leadership showdown? Im happy with Bob Katter as Federal Leader, Aidan Mclindon as State Leader at least we know who they are and what they represent.
    So why did Mark have three versions in the paper? Or did the paper get that wrong?
    Oh and by the way it took two years for Boothman the family man to take down the porn related hijacked material. Good on ya!

  3. Jett and Phil are the only two patsies believing the lie Boothman is fumbling out about the porn. of course Boothman is guilty. He stinks, Crandon stinks and the LNP stink. Boothman is a hoon, and porn site operator and just another spoilt rich kid whose parents have paid into a job. If newman had any credibilty he would drop Boothman. Spin doctors like Jett and Phil just remind us all why the LNP can never be allowed to run this State.

  4. Boothman didn’t even tell his wife about his allegtions. Was he trying too hide it from her? Poor woman I hope Boothman has come clean to her about everything. As a woman I know what it is like for husbands to be hiding stuff and find out from someone else.I have spoken to many women at my school and they have said Boothman has lost their vote. Come clean, be honest , LNP leaders need to make a stance, Take a hit for Albert, make Campbell stand up and be a Leader and tell QLD this type of character is not wanted in the LNP team. Even if Boothmans dad has paid $30,000 donation to LNP HQ.
    Ironically, Mr Newman said the LNP Government would introduce the toughest anti-hooning laws in the nation as part of his safer streets crime action plan. I guess Boothman helped mapped that policy out as he knows by experience how hooning is done, and what would hurt hooners. The number one complaint in the the Albert seat is Hooning. Disgusted and felt betrayed by someone I thought would really do a good job here, now I am happy to have Labor in 3 more yrs knowing that Margaret Keech is at least a person with respect and dignity, not a sleaze, dodgy, hoonstar!

  5. I’m guessing Labor’s not polling too well in Albert, then, given the rather hysterical previous two posts?

  6. I wish MDMLoser would get off every electorate with the same purile rubbish. On every site you sound the same like peter Slipper

  7. Looks like I touched a nerve there.

    KAP won’t win Albert so wouldn’t it be a good idea to save your hysterical “I’m screaming with manufactured anger” posts for seats where you might be in with a chance?

    BTW you’re not any relation to our good friend Terrance are you?

  10. Re Margaret Keech’s Electoral Photo on show around the electorate. Guess the ALP didn’t think she looked to good of late (old and tired Like Labor) So they wheeled out her photo from 2 elections ago to make her and labor look fresh. As fresh as a cow turd. Bye Bye Margaret

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