LNP 10.3%
Incumbent MP
Fiona Simpson, since 1992.
Geography
Sunshine Coast. Maroochydore covers the central Sunshine Coast suburbs of Marcoola, Mudjimba, Twin Waters, Maroochydore, Alexander Headland and Mooloolaba.
Redistribution
Maroochydore mostly maintained its existing boundaries, but lost its northernmost suburb of Coolum Beach to Ninderry. This change increased the Labor margin from 9.3% to 10.4%.
History
The seat of Maroochydore was created in 1992, and has always been held by the same MP.
Fiona Simpson was elected as the National Party Member for Maroochydore in 1992, at the age of 27.
Simpson was re-elected in 1995 and 1998, and joined the opposition frontbench in 1998 after the National-Liberal coalition lost power. She has since won re-election in 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2012.
Simpson also served as Deputy Leader of the National Party from 2006 until the merger of the National Party with the Liberal Party to form the LNP in 2008.
Simpson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2015.
Candidates
- Julie McGlone (Labor)
- Fiona Simpson (Liberal National)
- Cam Young (One Nation)
- Daniel Bryar (Greens)
Assessment
Maroochydore is a safe LNP seat.
2015 election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Fiona Simpson | Liberal National | 15,267 | 48.5 | -9.7 | 49.6 |
| Bill Gissane | Labor | 7,743 | 24.6 | +4.4 | 24.0 |
| James Mcdonald | Palmer United Party | 4,356 | 13.8 | +13.8 | 13.9 |
| Trudy Byrnes | Greens | 4,138 | 13.1 | +0.1 | 12.4 |
| Informal | 666 | 2.1 |
2015 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Fiona Simpson | Liberal National | 16,767 | 59.3 | -11.7 | 60.3 |
| Bill Gissane | Labor | 11,523 | 40.7 | +11.7 | 39.7 |
| Exhausted | 3,214 | 10.2 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Kawana have been divided into three areas: central, north and south.
The LNP won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 56% in the north to 59.5% in the south.
The Palmer United Party primary vote ranged from 12.7% in the south to 14.5% in the north, while the Greens primary vote ranged from 12.1% in the central to 14.9% in the north.
| Voter group | PUP prim % | GRN prim % | LNP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| North | 14.5 | 14.9 | 55.9 | 5,557 | 22.2 |
| Central | 14.0 | 12.1 | 58.2 | 3,354 | 13.4 |
| South | 12.7 | 12.6 | 59.5 | 2,832 | 11.3 |
| Other votes | 14.0 | 11.6 | 63.1 | 13,266 | 53.0 |
Election results in Maroochydore at the 2015 QLD state election
Click on the ‘visible layers’ box to toggle between two-party-preferred votes, Palmer United Party primary votes and Greens primary votes.
LNP retain