Electoral district of Ipswich West

Ipswich West Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Ipswich West (2008—)
State	Queensland
MP	Jim Madden
Party	Labor
Namesake	West Ipswich
Electors	34,418 (2015)
Area	603 km^2 (232.8 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°32′S 152°39′E / 27.533°S 152.650°ECoordinates: 27°32′S 152°39′E / 27.533°S 152.650°E

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

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	Pauline Hanson's One Nation	1998–1999
		Alliance^1	1999–2001
	Don Livingstone	Labor	2001–2006
	Wayne Wendt	Labor	2006–2012
	Sean Choat	Liberal National	2012–2015
	Jim Madden	Labor	2015–present

¹ The City Country Alliance was briefly known as One Nation Queensland.^[1]

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Ipswich West[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Madden	14,025	45.66	+13.83
	Liberal National	Sean Choat	10,911	35.52	−8.02
	One Nation	Christopher Reynolds	3,076	10.01	+10.01
	Greens	Ian Simons	1,782	5.80	−0.52
	Independent	Leo Talty	925	3.01	+3.01
Total formal votes			30,719	97.98	+0.23
Informal votes			632	2.02	−0.23
Turnout			31,351	91.09	−2.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Madden	16,376	57.71	+14.87
	Liberal National	Sean Choat	11,998	42.29	−14.87
	Labor gain from Liberal National		Swing	+14.87

References

1. "The rise and fall of Pauline Hanson - National - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
2. 2015 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)