Electoral district of Toowoomba South

Toowoomba South Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Toowoomba South (2016—)
State	Queensland
MP	Vacant
Namesake	Toowoomba
Electors	33,830 (2015)
Area	42 km^2 (16.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°35′S 151°57′E / 27.583°S 151.950°ECoordinates: 27°35′S 151°57′E / 27.583°S 151.950°E

Toowoomba South is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1972 redistribution, and replaced the abolished Toowoomba East.

The electorate covers the eastern and inner southern suburbs of Toowoomba. It excludes the outer southern suburbs of Toowoomba, Drayton, Darling Heights and the other areas near the University of Southern Queensland, which fall in Condamine.

It is part of the Darling Downs group of seats, and is bounded on the east by Lockyer, the north by Toowoomba North, and on the south and west by Condamine.

The electorate was held John McVeigh for the Liberal National Party, but is currently vacant after McVeigh's resignation to contest the federal seat of Groom at the next federal election.

Members for Toowoomba South

Member		Party	Term
	Peter Wood	Labor	1972–1974
	John Warner	Country	1974–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1986
	Clive Berghofer	National	1986–1991
	Mike Horan	National	1991–2008
		Liberal National	2008–2012
	John McVeigh	Liberal National	2012–2016

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Toowoomba South[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	John McVeigh	16,851	55.33	−3.20
	Labor	Graham Storey	10,601	34.81	+13.78
	Greens	Anne Waters	3,003	9.86	+4.38
Total formal votes			30,455	97.54	−0.40
Informal votes			767	2.46	+0.40
Turnout			31,222	90.99	−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	John McVeigh	17,216	58.89	−12.73
	Labor	Graham Storey	12,018	41.11	+12.73
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−12.73

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Toowoomba South - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)