Electoral district of Gaven

Gaven
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Gaven, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2001–present
MPMeaghan Scanlon
PartyLabor
NamesakeGaven Way (a section
of the Pacific Motorway)
Electors33,051 (2020)
Area77 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°58′S 153°17′E / 27.967°S 153.283°E / -27.967; 153.283
Electorates around Gaven:
Theodore Theodore Bonney
Mudgeeraba Gaven Southport
Mudgeeraba Mudgeeraba Surfers Paradise
2008 map.

Gaven /ˈɡvən/ is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created out of the former district of Nerang and the southern segment of Albert in the 2001 redistribution, and encompasses the northern growth corridor of the Gold Coast. The current Member of Parliament is Meaghan Scanlon of the Labor Party.[1] It is currently the only Labor-held seat on the Gold Coast.

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.