Robina was an electoral district

Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts

This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.-Districts in Far North Queensland:*Barron River*Cairns*Cook*Mulgrave*Dalrymple...

 of the Legislative Assembly

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 in the Australia

Australia

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n state of Queensland

Queensland

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 from 2001 to 2009.

The district was located in the southern part of the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

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, and named for the suburb of Robina

Robina, Queensland

Robina is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Robina had a population of 19,182.The Robina Town Centre shopping centre and Bond University are located in Robina.- History :...

. It also includes parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Broadbeach Waters

Broadbeach Waters, Queensland

Broadbeach Waters is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It's Local Government Area is the Gold Coast City. At the 2006 Census, Broadbeach Waters had a population of 7,380.-External links:*...

, Merrimac

Merrimac, Queensland

Merrimac is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Merrimac had a population of 5,690. The community takes its name from two possible sources: the Merrimac River in New England or the USS Merrimac, a Union navy frigate itself named for the river.Merrimac is...

, Clear Island Waters

Clear Island Waters, Queensland

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, Mermaid Waters

Mermaid Waters, Queensland

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 and Varsity Lakes

Varsity Lakes, Queensland

Varsity Lakes is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland. This suburb was originally known as Stephens, however in 2002 Stephens, Andrews and a section of Robina was amalgamated to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes. The 2001 Australian Census reported a population of 6,516 for the area.-Origin of...

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The district's first member was Bob Quinn

Bob Quinn (Australian politician)

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, leader of the Liberal Party

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 from 2001 to 2006. He
was succeeded by fellow Liberal Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens (politician)

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 at the 2006 state election.

At the 2009 Queensland state election

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, the name Robina was discarded with the excision of most of the eponymous suburb from the district. The successor district was given the name Mermaid Beach

Electoral district of Mermaid Beach

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Members for Robina

Member		Party	Term
	Bob Quinn Bob Quinn (Australian politician) Robert Joseph Quinn is an Australian Liberal Party politician in the Queensland parliament. He was leader of the Queensland Liberal Party from 2001 until being ousted on 7 August 2006 by Bruce Flegg....	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	2001–2006
	Ray Stevens Ray Stevens (politician) Raymond Alexander Stevens, MP is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal/Liberal National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2006.Born in Townsville, Stevens is married with two children...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	2006–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2009