Electoral districts of Queensland
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.
Current Districts by region
Districts in Far North Queensland
Districts in North Queensland
Districts in Central Queensland
Districts in South-West Queensland
Districts in South East Queensland
Greater Brisbane – Northern Districts
- Aspley
- Bancroft – (part of Moreton Bay)
- Clayfield
- Cooper
- Everton
- Ferny Grove – (mostly Moreton Bay)
- Kurwongbah – (part of Moreton Bay)
- McConnel
- Morayfield – (part of Moreton Bay)
- Murrumba – (part of Moreton Bay)
- Nudgee
- Pine Rivers – (part of Moreton Bay)
- Pumicestone – (part of Moreton Bay)
- Redcliffe – (part of Moreton Bay)
- Sandgate
- Stafford
Greater Brisbane – Southern Districts
Sunshine Coast
Gold Coast
Remainder of Southeast
- Redlands – (part of Redland City)
- Capalaba – (part of Redland City)
- Oodgeroo – (part of Redland City)
- Ipswich – (part of City of Ipswich)
- Bundamba – (part of City of Ipswich)
- Ipswich West – (part of City of Ipswich)
- Jordan – (part of Logan City)
- Logan – (part of Logan City)
- Macalister – (part of Logan City)
- Springwood – (part of Logan City)
- Lockyer
- Waterford – (part of Logan City)
- Woodridge – (part of Logan City)
- Scenic Rim – (part of Scenic Rim Region)
History
1859–1864
The separation of Queensland as a separate colony in 1859 lead to the establishment of an initial 16 electoral districts, returning 26 members (that is, some elected multiple representatives, number of members in parentheses):[1] [2]
- Burnett (2)
- Drayton and Toowoomba (1)
- East Moreton (2)
- Eastern Downs (1)
- Hamlet of Fortitude Valley (1)
- Leichhardt (2)
- Maranoa (1)
- Northern Downs (1)
- Port Curtis (1)
- Town of Brisbane (3)
- Town of Ipswich (3)
- Town of South Brisbane (1)
- Warwick (1)
- West Moreton (3)
- Western Downs (2)
- Wide Bay (1)
Members elected during this period:
1864–1872
In 1864, the Additional Members Act created six more electoral districts, each with 1 member,[1][2] resulting in the following set of electorates (number of members in parentheses):
- Burnett (2)
- Clermont (1) – new
- Drayton and Toowoomba (1)
- East Moreton (2)
- Eastern Downs (1)
- Hamlet of Fortitude Valley (1)
- Kennedy (1) – new
- Leichhardt (2)
- Maranoa (1)
- Maryborough (1) – new
- Mitchell (1) – new
- Northern Downs (1)
- Port Curtis (1)
- Rockhampton (1) – new
- Town of Brisbane (3)
- Town of Ipswich (3)
- Town of South Brisbane (1)
- Warrego (1) – new
- Warwick (1)
- West Moreton (3)
- Western Downs (2)
- Wide Bay (1)
This made a total of 22 electorates with 32 members.
Members elected for this period:
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1863–1867
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1867–1868
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1868–1870
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1870–1871
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1871–1873
1872–1878
The Electoral Districts Act (1872) resulted in 42 one-member electorates for the 1873 election, while in 1875 the Cook District Representation Act added the Electoral district of Cook.[1][2]
Four electorates were renamed:
- Hamlet of Fortitude Valley became Fortitude Valley
- Town of Brisbane became Brisbane City
- Town of Ipswich became Ipswich
- Town of South Brisbane became South Brisbane
Two electorates were abolished:
Twenty-two new electorates were introduced at the 1873 elections (by the 1872 Act) plus Cook in 1876, resulting in the following set of electorates (number of members shown in parentheses) :
- Aubigny (1) – new
- Balonne (1) – new
- Blackall (1) – new
- Bowen (1) – new
- Bremer (1) – new
- Brisbane City (1, was 3) – renamed
- Bulimba (1) – new
- Bundamba (1) – new
- Burke (1) – new
- Burnett (1, was 2)
- Carnarvon (1) – new
- Clermont (1)
- Cook (1) – new from 1875
- Dalby (1) – new
- Darling Downs (1) – new
- Drayton and Toowoomba (1)
- East Moreton (1, was 2)
- Enoggera (1) – new
- Fassifern (1) – new
- Fortitude Valley (1) -renamed
- Gympie (1) – new
- Ipswich (1, was 3) – renamed
- Kennedy (1)
- Leichhardt (1, was 2)
- Logan (1) – new
- Maranoa (1)
- Maryborough (1)
- Mitchell (1)
- Mulgrave (1) – new
- Normanby (1) – new
- Northern Downs (1)
- Oxley (1) – new
- Port Curtis (1)
- Ravenswood (1) – new
- Rockhampton (1)
- South Brisbane (1) – renamed
- Springsure (1) – new
- Stanley (1) – new
- Warrego (1)
- Warwick (1)
- West Moreton (1, was 3)
- Wickham (1) – new
- Wide Bay (1)
So 22 electorates with 2 abolished and 22 introduced resulted in 42 electorates each returning 1 member (1873) and 43 electorates each returning 1 member (1876).
Members elected during this period:
1878–1900
Districts redistributed or renamed 1878 to 1900
- Barcoo (1885–1972)
- Brisbane North (1888–1912)
- Bulloo (1888–1912)
- Burrum (1888–1932)
- Cambooya (1888–1912)
- Carpentaria (1888–1960)
- Croydon (1893–1912)
- Eastern Downs (1860–1873)
- Cunningham (1888–2009)
- Fitzroy (1888-1960, 1992–2009)
- Flinders (1888–1932, 1950–1992)
- Gregory (1878–present)
- Herbert (1888–1950)
- Moreton (1878–1912)
- Murilla (1888–1935)
- Musgrave (1886–1923)
- North Brisbane (1878–1888)
- Nundah (1888–1992)
- Rockhampton North (1888–1912, 1960–1992)
- Rosewood (1878–1932)
- Toombul (1888–1932)
- Toowong (1888–1992)
- Woolloongabba (1888–1912)
- Woothakata (1888–1912)
1901–1949
Districts redistributed or renamed between 1901 and 1949
- Baroona (1935–1977)
- Brisbane (1912–1977)
- Buranda (1912–1960)
- Cooroora (1912–1992)
- Drayton (1912–1927)
- East Toowoomba (1912–1950)
- Eacham (1912–1932)
- Hamilton (1932–1950)
- Isis (1932–1992)
- Ithaca (1912–1986)
- Kelvin Grove (1923–1960)
- Kurilpa (1912–1986)
- Maree (1912–1944)
- Merthyr (1912–1957)
- Mount Morgan (1912–1932)
- Paddington (1912–1932)
- Pittsworth (1912–1923)
- Queenton (1912–1932)
- The Tableland (1932–1950)
- Toowoomba (1912–1950)
- Windsor (1912–1992)
1950–2017
Districts redistributed or renamed between 1950 and 2017
- Albert (1960–2017)
- Archerfield (1972–1998)
- Ashgrove (1960–2017)
- Auburn (1972–1992)
- Barambah (1950–2001)
- Beaudesert (1992–2017)
- Belmont (1960-1977)
- Belyando (1950–1977)
- Brisbane Central (1977–2017)
- Broadsound (1986–1992)
- Caboolture (1977–2001)
- Charters Towers (1992–2009)
- Chermside (1950–1960, 1992–2001)
- Cleveland (1992–2017)
- Coorparoo (1950–1960)
- Crows Nest (1992–2001)
- Dalrymple (2009–2017)
- Darling Downs (2001–2009)
- Darlington (1950–1960)
- Haughton (1950–1960)
- Hawthorne (1960–1972)
- Indooroopilly (1992-2017)
- Ipswich East (1960–1972)
- Kedron (1950–1972, 1992–2001)
- Kurwongbah (1992–2009, 2017–present)
- Landsborough (1950–1992)
- Mackenzie (1950–1972)
- Manly (1986–1992)
- Marodian (1950–1960)
- Merrimac (1992–2001)
- Mooloolah (1992–2001)
- Mount Coot-tha (1950–2017)
- Mount Gravatt (1950–2009)
- Mount Isa (1972–2017)
- Mourilyan (1950–1992)
- Nash (1950–1960)
- Nerang (1986–2001)
- Norman (1950–1960)
- North Toowoomba (1950–1960)
- Peak Downs (1977–1992)
- Pine Rivers (1972–1992)
- Robina (2001–2009)
- Rockhampton South (1960–1969)
- Roma (1950–1992)
- Salisbury (1960–1992)
- Sherwood (1950–1992)
- Somerset (1950–1992)
- South Coast (1960–1992)
- Sunnybank (1992–2001; 2009–2017)
- Toowoomba East (1960–1972)
- Toowoomba South (1972–2008)
- Toowoomba West (1960–1972)
- Tablelands (1986–2009)
- Townsville East (1986–1992)
- Townsville North (1960–1972)
- Townsville South (1960–1986)
- Townsville West (1972–1992)
- Wavell (1960–1986)
- Wolston (1972–1992)
- Wynnum (1923–1986)
- Yeerongpilly (2001-2017)
- Yeronga (1950–1992)
References
- ^ a b c "Key Dates and Events in Queensland Electoral and Parliamentary History" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.
- ^ a b c "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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
External links
- Maps and Districts at the Electoral Commission of Queensland website
- Queensland Historical Atlas