![]() ![]() It also extends westwards beyond the metropolitan area to Lake Samsonvale and the interior edge of the D’Aguilar Range, including the townships of Dayboro and Samsonvale. It presently covers the western edge of the city’s northern corridor: from south to north, this includes the marginal hills district suburbs of Ferny Hills, Arana Hills and Everton Hills an area of Liberal strength around Pine River including Albany Creek and Eatons Hill and Labor-leaning suburbs along Gympie Road and the Caboolture rail line including Strathpine, Bray Park, Lawnton and Petrie (confusingly, the latter is not located in the electorate bearing its name). Labor candidate Fiona McNamara is hoping for second time lucky, a redistribution having boosted her chances after she narrowly missed out in 2007.Įlectorate analysis: Dickson was created when Queensland’s relentless population growth demanded a new seat in 1993, taking its place in Brisbane’s expanding northern outskirts. In a nutshell: This knife-edge marginal will provide a test case for how voters react to a candidate who would prefer to be somewhere else, Liberal front-bencher Peter Dutton having been rebuffed in his bid for a safer berth in McPherson on the Gold Coast. * Liberal seat made notionally Labor by redistribution Location: Outer Northern Brisbane, Queensland
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