QUEENSLAND ELECTION 2009

LOGAN Labor 21.1%
Region: Logan City Federal divisions: Rankin/Forde
	TRISTAN McLINDON Liberal National (bottom) JENNY GEAR DS4SEQ JAMES BROWN Greens JOHN MICKEL Labor (top)

The electorate of Logan takes in an outer suburban area south of the Logan Motorway, including Regents Park and Heritage Park, from which it extends southwards through the semi-rural outskirts from Maclean east to Logan Village. A seat bearing the name has existed on-and-off since 1873, mostly returning conservative members until the area was overrun by low-cost housing after World War II. It has been extremely safe for Labor since its re-creation at the 1986 election, when Wayne Goss moved in after one term as member for Salisbury (which was abolished in 1992). John Mickel assumed the seat upon Goss's retirement at the 1998 election. He rose to cabinet after the 2004 election as Environment Minister, winning further promotion to Energy Minister the following August and further acquiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy in March 2005. After the 2006 election he exchanged these portfolios for state development, employment and industrial relations, exchanging state development for transport and trade after Peter Beattie's resignation in September 2007. He also sought the backing of his Labor Forum faction at this time to assume the deputy leadership, but this was instead went to Lytton MP Paul Lucas.

PREDICTION: Labor retain