Electoral district of Southern Downs

Southern Downs Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Southern Downs (2008—)
State	Queensland
Dates current	2001–present
MP	Lawrence Springborg
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Darling Downs
Electors	33,501 (2015)
Area	30,953 km^2 (11,951.0 sq mi)
Coordinates	28°20′S 150°42′E / 28.333°S 150.700°ECoordinates: 28°20′S 150°42′E / 28.333°S 150.700°E

Southern Downs is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

The district takes in the southern parts of the Darling Downs region along the New South Wales border. It includes the major towns of Warwick, Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi and extends westward almost to St George. It includes a number of smaller communities such as:

• Allora
• Cecil Plains
• Inglewood
• Killarney
• Leyburn
• Millmerran
• Texas
• Wallangarra
• Yelarbon

Members for Southern Downs

Member		Party	Term
	Lawrence Springborg	National	2001–2008
		Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2015: Southern Downs[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	19,275	62.79	−3.83
	Labor	Louise Ryan	7,201	23.46	+10.05
	Greens	Elizabeth Ure	2,200	7.17	+3.25
	Family First	John Spellman	2,022	6.59	+4.39
Total formal votes			30,698	98.01	−0.26
Informal votes			623	1.99	+0.26
Turnout			31,321	92.46	+0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Lawrence Springborg	20,008	69.20	−10.57
	Labor	Louise Ryan	8,906	30.80	+10.57
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−10.57

References

1. 2015 State General Election - Southern Downs - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)