LNP 0.5%
Incumbent MP
Laura Gerber, since 2020.
Geography
Gold Coast. Currumbin is the southernmost electorate in the Gold Coast, bordering New South Wales. It covers the suburbs of Coolangatta, Tugun, Currumbin and Elanora, as well as the Currumbin and Tallebudgera valleys.
History
The seat of Currumbin has existed since 1986. The seat has alternated between all three major parties, and has been held by the Liberal Party/LNP since 2004.
The seat was first won in 1986 by the National Party’s Leo Gately. In 1989, Gately was defeated by the Liberal Party’s Trevor Coomber. Coomber was defeated in 1992 by the ALP’s Merri Rose.
Rose was re-elected in 1995, 1998 and 2001, and joined the ministry after the 2001 election.
In 2004, Rose was defeated by the Liberal Party’s Jann Stuckey. Rose was later convicted of demanding benefit with threats due to her attempts to find work in the public service following her election loss, and she was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Jann Stuckey was re-elected at the next five elections before retiring in early 2020. The LNP’s Laura Gerber won the following by-election, and was re-elected at the general election later that year.
- Kath Down (Independent)
- Nathan Fleury (Labor)
- Laura Gerber (Liberal National)
- Angela Gunson (One Nation)
- Braden Smith (Greens)
Assessment
Currumbin is the LNP’s most marginal seat in Queensland.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Laura Gerber | Liberal National | 11,957 | 40.2 | -7.5 |
| Kaylee Campradt | Labor | 10,317 | 34.7 | -0.9 |
| Peter Burgoyne | Greens | 2,933 | 9.9 | -1.9 |
| Richard Stuckey | Independent | 1,681 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Glen Wadsworth | One Nation | 1,193 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Tracy Takacs-Thorne | Independent | 1,048 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Anna Palmer | United Australia | 460 | 1.5 | +1.6 |
| Ian Logan | Independent | 127 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal | 1,454 | 4.7 |
2020 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Laura Gerber | Liberal National | 15,013 | 50.5 | -2.8 |
| Kaylee Campradt | Labor | 14,703 | 49.5 | +2.8 |
Booths in Currumbin have been divided into three areas: central, east and west.
The LNP won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in the east and west, winning just 50.04% in the east. Labor polled 52.4%. Labor managed just 50.02% of the pre-poll vote.
The Greens came third, with a primary vote ranging from 10.2% in the centre to 14.5% in the east.
| Voter group | GRN prim % | LNP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| Central | 10.2 | 47.6 | 4,168 | 14.0 |
| East | 14.5 | 50.0 | 2,276 | 7.7 |
| West | 12.3 | 51.9 | 1,551 | 5.2 |
| Pre-poll | 9.3 | 50.0 | 14,879 | 50.1 |
| Other votes | 8.8 | 53.3 | 6,842 | 23.0 |
Election results in Currumbin at the 2020 Queensland state election
Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal National Party, Labor and the Greens.
Not certain lnp retain