Electoral district of Barron River

Barron River Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Barron River (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	1972–present
MP	Craig Crawford
Party	Labor
Namesake	T C Barron, police clerk
Electors	38,470 (2015)
Area	600 km^2 (231.7 sq mi)
Coordinates	16°51′S 145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°ECoordinates: 16°51′S 145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°E

Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.

Members for Barron River

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Wood	Labor	1972–1974
	Martin Tenni	National	1974–1989
	Lesley Clark	Labor	1989–1995
	Lyn Warwick	Liberal	1995–1998
	Lesley Clark	Labor	1998–2006
	Steve Wettenhall	Labor	2006–2012
	Michael Trout	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Craig Crawford	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Barron River[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Michael Trout	13,866	41.60	−4.11
	Labor	Craig Crawford	13,138	39.41	+11.57
	Greens	Noel Castley-Wright	3,392	10.18	+1.02
	Palmer United	Andrew Schebella	2,937	8.81	+8.81
Total formal votes			33,333	97.91	+0.16
Informal votes			710	2.09	−0.16
Turnout			34,043	88.49	−0.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Crawford	16,764	53.12	+12.60
	Liberal National	Michael Trout	14,794	46.88	−12.60
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+12.60

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Barron River - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)