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.

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

Originally published as Revealed: The winner of the Murrumba electorate and what it means for you