Electoral district of South Brisbane

South Brisbane, also known as Brisbane South, is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Annerley. Parts of Greenslopes and Coorparoo are also located in the electorate.[1]

South Brisbane Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of South Brisbane 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Jackie Trad
Party	Labor
Namesake	South Brisbane
Electors	33,459 (2017)
Area	13 km^2 (5.0 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°29′S 153°2′E
Electorates around South Brisbane: Cooper McConnel Bulimba Maiwar South Brisbane Greenslopes Maiwar Miller Greenslopes

Electoral map of South Brisbane 2008

South Brisbane is Queensland's oldest electorate, having been the only one of the original 16 districts to have been contested at every election. South Brisbane has generally been considered a safe seat for the Labor Party since 1915. It has only been lost by the party on three occasions: the Country and Progressive National Party's 1929 landslide victory; after the 1957 Labor split, when sitting member and Premier Vince Gair quit the party to form the Queensland Labor Party; and finally in 1974, at the height of the Bjelke-Petersen government's popularity. Anna Bligh, the former Premier of Queensland held the seat from 1995 until her resignation in 2012 after Labor's defeat at the 2012 state election on 24 March. Labor MP Jackie Trad is the current member.

Members

First incarnation (1860–1878, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Henry Richards	Unaligned	1860–1863
	Thomas Blacket Stephens	Unaligned	1863–1875
	Richard Ash Kingsford	Unaligned	1875–1878
Second incarnation (1878–1912, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term
	Richard Ash Kingsford	Unaligned	1878–1883
	Angus Mackay	Unaligned	1878–1880
	Simon Fraser	Unaligned	1880–1888
	Henry Jordan	Unaligned	1883–1888
	Henry Jordan	Unaligned	1888–1890
	Abraham Luya	Unaligned	1888–1893
	Arthur Morry	Unaligned	1890–1893
	Harry Turley	Labour	1893–1899
	Charles Midson	Ministerialist	1893–1896
	William Stephens	Ministerialist	1896–1904
	Abraham Luya	Unaligned	1899
	Harry Turley	Labour	1899–1902
	Alec Lamont	Ministerialist	1902–1904
	William Reinhold	Labour	1904–1907
	Thomas Bouchard	Ministerialist/Opposition	1904–1908
	William Stephens	Opposition	1907-1908
	Peter Airey	Kidstonites	1908
		Independent Opposition	1908–1909
	John Huxham	Labour	1908–1909
	Thomas Bouchard	Liberal	1909–1912
	James Allan	Liberal	1909–1912
Third incarnation (1912–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Bouchard	Liberal	1912–1915
	Edgar Free	Labor	1915–1920
	Myles Ferricks	Labor	1920–1929
	Neil MacGroarty	Country and Progressive National	1929–1932
	Vince Gair	Labor	1932–1957
		Queensland Labor	1957–1960
	Col Bennett	Labor	1960–1972
	Fred Bromley	Labor	1972–1974
	Colin Lamont	Liberal	1974–1977
	Jim Fouras	Labor	1977–1986
	Anne Warner	Labor	1986–1995
	Anna Bligh	Labor	1995–2012
	Jackie Trad	Labor	2012–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of South Brisbane

2017 Queensland state election: South Brisbane[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jackie Trad	10,007	36.0	−6.0
	Greens	Amy MacMahon	9,549	34.4	+11.7
	Liberal National	Simon Quinn	6,764	24.3	−8.0
	Independent	Cameron Murray	516	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Karel Boele	484	1.7	−1.2
	Independent	Karagh-Mae Kelly	249	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Frank Jordan	230	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			27,799	96.4	−2.0
Informal votes			1,052	3.6	+2.0
Turnout			28,851	83.7	+3.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Jackie Trad	14,887	53.6	−10.2
	Greens	Amy MacMahon	12,912	46.5	+46.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.2

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. 2017 State General Election - South Brisbane - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.