FORDE CANDIDATES: (Top left to right) Annelise Hellberg, David Wilks, Bert van Manen, (Bottom left to right) Des Hardman, Sally Spain and Shaun Spain
The final round of voting for the 2016 Federal Election has started, with 30 polling places throughout the Forde electorate opening this morning at 8am.
Polling places will remain open until 6pm, after which counting will get underway to determine who the parliamentary representative of Forde will be.
Forde is considered a key seat that will be crucial to the prospects of both leading parties in winning the election. Despite being held by LNP incumbent Bert van Manen since 2010, it is not considered a safe LNP seat.
Contesting van Manen in this election is Sally Spain of the Greens, Des Hardman of Labor, independent candidate David Wilks, Shaun Spain of Australian Liberty Alliance and Annelise Hellberg of Family First.
Polling places:
- Beenleigh Events Centre – Cnr Crete and Kent Streets
- Bethania Community Centre – 80 Station Road
- Boronia Heights State School – 194 Middle Road
- Brisbane Primary Industries Building – 80 Ann Street
- Carbrook Carbrook State School – 511-535 Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road
- Cedar Creek Cedar Creek State School – 1A Chardon Bridge Road
- Cornubia Camelot Childcare Centre Logandale – Riverlakes Shopping Centre Logandale Boulevard
- Daisy Hill Slacks Creek State School – 20-50 Daisy Hill Road
- Eagleby Eagleby South State School – Cnr Fryar and River Hills Roads
- Edens Landing Edens Landing State School – 1 Jamie Nicolson Avenue
- Logan Reserve Logan Reserve State School – 369-379 School Road
- Logan Village Logan Village State School – 25 North Street
- Loganholme Loganholme State School – Wandilla Crescent
- Loganlea Loganlea State High School – 16-22 Neridah Street
- Meadowbrook Griffith University Logan Campus – University Drive
- Mount Warren Park Mount Warren Park State School – 125 Mt Warren Boulevard
- Ormeau Norfolk Village State School – 83 Halfway Drive
- Oxenford Oxenford State School – 90 Michigan Drive
- Park Ridge Park Ridge State School – 3776 Mt Lindesay Highway
- Pimpama Ormeau State School – 29 Mirambeena Drive
- Pimpama Pimpama State School – 9 Hotham Creek Road
- Shailer Park Kimberley Park State School – Floret Street
- Shailer Park Shailer Park State High School – 3-9 Leaf Street
- Upper Coomera Coomera Springs State School – 225 Old Coach Road
- Upper Coomera Highland Reserve State School – 570 Reserve Road
- Upper Coomera Upper Coomera State College – 137 Reserve Road
- Waterford Waterford State School – 40 Nerang Street
- Waterford West Marsden State High School – 106 Muchow Road
- Waterford West Waterford West State School – 3-15 John Street
- Windaroo Windaroo Valley State High School – 240 Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road
