May 20, 2022
If you haven’t voted already – and we know many of you already have! – Saturday is the actual Election Day to decide Australia’s new Federal Parliament.
There are three Federal Electorates which cover different parts of the South Burnett: Wide Bay, Flynn and Maranoa.
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A total of 24 candidates are running for office in these three House of Representatives electorates (see the list, below)
Voters will receive a Green ballot paper to vote for the House of Representatives. Every box on this Green ballot paper must be numbered.
Voters will also be handed a long White ballot paper to determine the make-up of the Senate (this is a half-Senate election).
On this White ballot paper, there are two ways to vote:
- Either ABOVE THE LINE – Voters must number at least six boxes, from 1 to 6.
- Or BELOW THE LINE – Voters must number at least 12 boxes, from 1 to 12.
Polling stations across Australia will open at 8:00am (local time) and close at 6:00pm.
In the local region, polling booths will be located at schools or halls in most towns and villages (see the list, below)
- External link: Australian Electoral Commission
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Early Voting On Friday
- Kingaroy Showgrounds – 8:30am-6:00pm
- Nanango Showgrounds – 8:30am-6:00pm
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Voting On Saturday
Polling booths will be open at various locations throughout the local region from 8:00am to 6:00pm:
- Bell – Bell P-10 School
- Blackbutt – Blackbutt State School
- Cherbourg – Cherbourg Town Hall
- Cloyna – Cloyna State School
- Coolabunia – Coolabunia State School
- Cooyar – Cooyar State School
- Goomeri – Goomeri P-10 School
- Inverlaw – Inverlaw Farmers’ Hall
- Kaimkillenbun – Kaimkillenbun State School
- Kilkivan – Kilkivan P-10 School
- Kingaroy – Kingaroy State High School, St John’s Lutheran School, Taabinga State School
- Kumbia – Kumbia State School
- Lower Wonga – Lower Wonga Hall
- Maidenwell – Tanduringie State School
- Mondure – Mondure Public Hall
- Murgon – Murgon PCYC
- Nanango – Nanango State School, Nanango State High School
- Proston – Proston Community Hall
- Widgee – Widgee State School
- Wondai – Wondai Memorial Hall
- Wooroolin – Wooroolin State School
- Yarraman – Yarraman P-9 School
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Candidates in Ballot Paper order:
Flynn
1. Matt BURNETT – Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
2. Paul BAMBRICK – Queensland Greens
3. Carla SVENDSEN – The Great Australian Party
4. Sharon LOHSE – Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
5. Duncan SCOTT – Independent
6. Tanya Maree WIEDEN – United Australia Party
7. Colin BOYCE – Liberal National Party of Queensland
Maranoa
1. David LITTLEPROUD – Liberal National Party of Queensland
2. Malcolm J. RICHARDSON – Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
3. Dave KERRIGAN – Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
4. Nathan John McDONALD – United Australia Party
5. Ellisa PARKER – Queensland Greens
6. Mike KELLY – Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
7. Brett James TUNBRIDGE – Australian Federation Party
Wide Bay
1. Kelli JACOBI – Independent
2. Nathan BUCKLEY – Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
3. Tracy BENNETT – United Australia Party
4. Craig ARMSTRONG – Queensland Greens
5. Llew O’BRIEN – Liberal National Party of Queensland
6. John WOODWARD – Australian Federation Party
7. Tim JEROME – Independent
8. Geoff WILLIAMS – Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
9. Daniel WILLIAMS – Australian Values Party
10. Andrea NEWLAND – Informed Medical Options Party
