Electoral district of Gaven
Gaven /ˈɡeɪvən/ 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. It is currently the only Labor-held seat on the Gold Coast.
| Gaven Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Map of the electoral district of Gaven, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Meaghan Scanlon | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Gaven Way (a section of the Pacific Motorway) | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,051 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 77 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°58′S 153°17′E | ||||||||||||||
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