QLD Election 2020 results: LNPs Steve Minnikin wins Chatsworth
Labor’s Lisa O’Donnell, LNPs Steve Minnikin, Greens’ Kathryn Fry and three other candidates went head-to-head. Now that a winner’s been announced, find out what you’ve been promised.
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The LNPs Member for Chatsworth Steve Minnikin, the only Brisbane parliamentarian south of the river for the blue team, has won a fourth term in parliament, holding his margin after a strong campaign.
Ms Minnikin’s margin shrunk by 0.9 per cent to two per cent, with 56.2 per cent of the vote counted.
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Mr Minnikin was first elected in 2012, part of Campbell Newman’s barnstorming campaign to leave Labor with a ‘cricket team’, but made his name in 2015 when he was one of the very few LNP members to hold their seat in what was a Labor stronghold for many years under the reign of former Deputy Premier Terry Mackenroth.
Mr Minnikin has flaunted his achievements for the community on his social media in the lead-up to the election.
Here’s what Mr Minnikin and the LNP have promised the voters of Chatsworth – however, due to Labor’s victory, it remains to be seen how much can be delivered:
Community
- $55,000 towards a fauna movement solution so animals can cross Old Cleveland Rd safely.
Roads/transport
- $20 million to upgrade turning lanes, remove traffic lights and add a pedestrian overpass for Old Cleveland Rd, part of a $1 billion congestion busting plan.
- Continued lobbying to get the Eastern Busway project moving.
Health
- $4 million for an allied health services centre at the Clem Jones Centre at Carina.
Education
- $300,000 towards a new Outside School Hours Care building at Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School.
- $1 million for school and classroom upgrades at Gumdale State School.
- Fast-track solar panels at Belmont State School