Revealed: The winner of the Murrumba electorate and what it means for you
Steven Miles, Yvonne Barlow and Jason Kennedy went to battle in the seat of Murrumba. Here’s who came out on top and what it means for people Moreton Bay residents.
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Deputy Premier Steven Miles has claimed victory in the seat of Murrumba - beating LNP caniddate Yvonne Barlow with 51.18 per cent of the vote.
The seat covers the suburbs of Dakabin, Murrumba Downs, Griffin, parts of Mango Hill, Rothwell and Kippa-Ring.
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Mr Miles has held the seat of Murrumba since the 2017 election - his previous electorate of Mount Cooth-ha was abolished during the redistribution.
The key eleciton issues that decided the vote were health, education, roads and infrastructure.
Here is what it means for you:
Health
Labor, if re-elected, will deliver a $37.5 million Pine Rivers Satellite Hospital, supporting 109 construction jobs.
While the Redcliffe Hospital is not in the Murrumba electorate its residents use it. Labor has pledged to put $6 million towards hospital expansion plans.
Roads
A massive $2.1 billion will be set aside for a congestion busting plan including the Moreton Connector, on/off ramps at Dohles Rocks Road and upgrades to the Bruce Highway, Gateway Motorway and Gympie Road.
Education
Dakabin State School will benefit from $500,000 in upgrades.
Another $8.8 million has been promised to deliver the Dakabin Family and Community Place at Dakabin State School and Dakabin State High School
Undurba State School will reiceve $500,000 to refurbish its out of school hours care facility
Mango Hill State School will get $10.9million for a new multi-storey classroom block.
Infrastructure
Labor has promised to create 200 new carparks at Mango Hill train station and a new park and ride