This includes the localities of Ambrose, Benaraby, Boyne Island, Mount Larcom and Tannum Sands.

Cunningham was a well-known local figure, having previously been Mayor of the Shire of Calliope prior to entering State politics.

Underlining Labor's strength in the seat, Butcher won an outright majority on the first count while pushing the LNP into third place.

[citation needed] Labor consolidated its hold on the seat in 2017, with Butcher picking up a healthy swing of 10.7 percent and again pushing the LNP into third place.

[3] He was reelected in 2020 with a two-party vote of 73.5 percent, making Gladstone the third-safest Labor seat in the state and the safest outside Brisbane.