Electoral district of Ipswich West

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

Ipswich West Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Ipswich West 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Jim Madden
Party	Labor
Namesake	West Ipswich
Electors	33,898 (2017)
Area	333 km^2 (128.6 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°32′S 152°39′E
Electorates around Ipswich West: Lockyer Lockyer Moggill Lockyer Ipswich West Moggill Scenic RIm Ipswich Bundamba

Electoral map of Ipswich West 2008

The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich, as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election.

Members for Ipswich West

Member		Party	Term
	Ivor Marsden	Labor	1960–1966
	Vi Jordan	Labor	1966–1974
	Albert Hales	National	1974–1977
	David Underwood	Labor	1977–1989
	Don Livingstone	Labor	1989–1998
	Jack Paff	One Nation	1998–1999
		City Country Alliance	1999–2001
	Don Livingstone	Labor	2001–2006
	Wayne Wendt	Labor	2006–2012
	Sean Choat	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Jim Madden	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ipswich West

2020 Queensland state election: Ipswich West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jim Madden
	One Nation	Gary Duffy[2]
	Liberal National
	Greens
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	hold		Swing

2017 Queensland state election: Ipswich West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jim Madden	13,560	47.3	−0.1
	One Nation	Brad Trussell	8,078	28.2	+19.8
	Liberal National	Anna O'Neill	4,746	16.5	−18.1
	Greens	Keith Muller	2,303	8.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			28,687	95.3	−2.7
Informal votes			1,427	4.7	+2.7
Turnout			30,114	88.8	+2.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Madden	16,844	58.7	−0.4
	One Nation	Brad Trussell	11,843	41.3	+41.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

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.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
2. "One Nation endorses familiar face in state election race". The Queensland Times. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
3. 2017 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
• 2017 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary (Electoral Commission of Queensland)