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

Barron River Cairns

Cook Hill

Mulgrave

Districts in North Queensland

Burdekin Hinchinbrook Mundingburra

Thuringowa Townsville

Traeger Whitsunday

Districts in Central Queensland

Bundaberg Burnett Callide Gladstone

Gregory Hervey Bay Keppel Mackay

Maryborough Mirani Rockhampton

Districts in South-West Queensland

Condamine Southern Downs

Toowoomba North Toowoomba South

Warrego

Districts in South East Queensland

Greater Brisbane – Northern Districts

McConnel Cooper Redcliffe – (part of Moreton Bay) Aspley Everton

Clayfield Nudgee Pumicestone – (part of Moreton Bay) Sandgate Stafford

Bancroft – (part of Moreton Bay) Ferny Grove – (mostly Moreton Bay) Kurwongbah – (part of Moreton Bay)

Murrumba – (part of Moreton Bay) Morayfield – (part of Moreton Bay) Pine Rivers – (part of Moreton Bay)

Greater Brisbane – Southern Districts

South Brisbane Maiwar Moggill Bulimba

Lytton Greenslopes Chatsworth Miller

Mansfield Toohey Algester Mount Ommaney

Inala Stretton

Sunshine Coast

Buderim Caloundra Glass House Gympie

Kawana Maroochydore Nanango

Nicklin Ninderry Noosa

Gold Coast

Bonney Broadwater Burleigh Coomera

Currumbin Gaven Mudgeeraba Mermaid Beach

Southport Surfers Paradise Theodore

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:

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1860–1863

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:

• Eastern Downs
• Western Downs

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:

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1873–1878

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 (1888–1992) 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)

Kuripla (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

1. "Key Dates and Events in Queensland Electoral and Parliamentary History" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.
2. "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)

External links

• Maps and Districts at the Electoral Commission of Queensland website
• Queensland Historical Atlas