Electoral district of Lytton

Lytton Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Lytton (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Joan Pease
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Lytton
Electors	32,773 (2015)
Area	48 km² (18.5 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°24′S 153°11′E / 27.400°S 153.183°E / -27.400; 153.183Coordinates: 27°24′S 153°11′E / 27.400°S 153.183°E / -27.400; 153.183

Lytton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district is based in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, to the south of the Brisbane River. It is named for the suburb of Lytton and also includes the suburbs of Hemmant, Lota, Manly and Wynnum, as well as the Port of Brisbane. The electorate was first created for the 1972 election.

Lytton is normally a safe Australian Labor Party seat, although it was won in 2012 by the Liberal National Party.

Members for Lytton

Queensland state election, 2015: Lytton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Joan Pease	14,368	49.00	+9.71
	Liberal National	Neil Symes	10,657	36.35	−7.32
	Greens	Dave Nelson	2,616	8.92	+0.84
	Independent	Tamera Michel	849	2.90	+2.90
	Independent	Jamie Evans	831	2.83	+2.83
Total formal votes			29,321	98.11	+0.63
Informal votes			564	1.89	−0.63
Turnout			29,885	91.30	−0.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Pease	16,754	59.80	+11.38
	Liberal National	Neil Symes	11,265	40.20	−11.38
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+11.38

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