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Burdekin is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern suburbs (Stuart, Wulguru and Annandale) as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate.

Rosemary Menkens of the National Party of Australia currently holds the seat, having won it from Labor's Steve Rodgers in the 2004 state election. Steve Rodgers re-contested the seat in 2006.

[edit] Members for Burdekin

Queensland state election, 2009: Burdekin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Rosemary Menkens	13,438	50.5	+5.2
	Labor	Les Walker	11,648	43.8	-3.4
	Greens	Maria Macdonald	1,532	5.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			26,618	98.1
Informal votes			489	1.9
Turnout			27,107	91.4
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal National	Rosemary Menkens	13,705	53.1	+4.0
	Labor	Les Walker	12,082	46.9	-4.0
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.0

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