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THE POLL BLUDGER KURWONGBAH
Kurwongbah was created at the 1992 election with the abolition of Pine Rivers, one of the seats the National Party won from the Liberals at the 1983 election which enabled Joh Bjelke-Petersen to form a majority government in his party's own right. Labor's Margaret Woodgate won the seat in 1989 and subsequently became the inaugural member for Kurwongbah, which she held until her mid-term retirement in 1997. Linda Lavarch retained Kurwongbah for Labor at the ensuing by-election and has easily held the seat at each election since, although she suffered a surprisingly severe 10.3 per cent swing in 2004. ASSESSMENT: Labor retain | |