Electoral district of Beaudesert
Beaudesert was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1991 to 2017.[1]
Beaudesert Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
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Beaudesert (2008–2017) | |
State | Queensland |
Dates current | 1992–2017 |
Namesake | Beaudesert |
Electors | 35,644 (2015) |
Area | 4,322 km2 (1,668.7 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 28°2′S 152°48′E |
Beaudesert encompasses rural and semi-urban regions located to the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area. Major communities located within this electoral include Beaudesert, Boonah, Aratula, Jimboomba, Tamborine, Canungra, and Rathdowney.
The seat was created at the 1991 redistribution largely from the territory of the abolished seat of Fassifern. It has been a safe seat for the National Party, and its successor the Liberal National Party, since its creation, although former member Aidan McLindon left the LNP in 2010 to form The Queensland Party. He subsequently joined and became state leader of Katter's Australian Party in 2011, but lost his seat in 2012.
The seat was removed in the 2017 electoral redistribution, being replaced (approximately) by the new Scenic Rim.[2]
Members for Beaudesert
Member | Party | Term | |
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Kev Lingard | National | 1992–2008 | |
Liberal National | 2008–2009 | ||
Aidan McLindon | Liberal National | 2009–2010 | |
Independent | 2010 | ||
Queensland | 2010–2011 | ||
Australian | 2011–2012 | ||
Jon Krause | Liberal National | 2012–2017 | |
Election results
References
- "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)