Electoral district of Condamine

Condamine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Condamine Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Condamine, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1950–1992; 2009–present
MP	Pat Weir
Party	Liberal National Party
Namesake	Condamine River
Electors	35,919 (2017)
Area	5,987 km^2 (2,311.6 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°24′S 151°38′E
Electorates around Condamine: Warrego Nanango Nanango Warrego Condamine Toowoomba North Toowoomba South Southern Downs Southern Downs Lockyer

Electoral map of Condamine 2008

Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes a number of small towns, such as Oakey, Pittsworth, Cambooya and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River which runs through it. Created for the 2009 state election, it was mostly made up of territory previously belonging to the abolished districts of Cunningham and Darling Downs. It also drew a small number of voters previously belonging to the district of Toowoomba South. Originally proposed to be named Dalby by the Electoral Commission of Queensland, the name Condamine was adopted instead upon further review.

There was also an earlier district known as Condamine that existed from 1950 to 1992. It was based in the same region.

History

The electorate's re-introduction at the 2009 state election pitted two sitting members against each other. MPs Ray Hopper and Stuart Copeland both had their districts, Darling Downs and Cunningham respectively, abolished and largely absorbed into Condamine. Both had belonged to the Liberal National Party (LNP). Under the LNP constitution, if a seat is abolished, the sitting member who represents a majority of voters in a successor seat is automatically preselected as LNP candidate. In this case, Hopper automatically gained LNP preselection, as most of Condamine's voters came from Darling Downs. Copeland ran as an independent, only to be defeated by Hopper at the election.

Members for Condamine

First incarnation (1950–1992)
Member		Party	Term
	Eric Allpass	Country	1950–1953
	Les Diplock	Labor	1953–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957–1960
	Vic Sullivan	Country	1960–1974
		National	1974–1983
	Brian Littleproud	National	1983–1992
Second incarnation (2009–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Ray Hopper	Liberal National	2009–2012
		Katter's Australian	2012–2015
	Pat Weir	Liberal National	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Condamine

2017 Queensland state election: Condamine[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Pat Weir	13,554	41.8	−10.4
	One Nation	Frank Ashman	7,709	23.8	+23.8
	Labor	Brendon Huybregts	5,848	18.0	−2.7
	Katter's Australian	John Hill	3,694	11.4	−4.0
	Greens	Chris Turnbull	1,616	5.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			32,421	96.7	−1.4
Informal votes			1,117	3.3	+1.4
Turnout			33,538	91.8	+3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Pat Weir	17,749	60.7	−6.4
	One Nation	Frank Ashman	11,489	39.3	+39.3
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−6.4

References

1. "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)
2. 2017 State General Election - Condamine - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)