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

Dalrymple

Districts in North Queensland

Districts in central Queensland

Districts in western Queensland

Districts in South East Queensland

Sunshine Coast

Brisbane – north region

Brisbane – south region

Waterford – (part of Logan City)
Woodridge – (part of Logan City)
Yeerongpilly

Gold Coast

Remainder of Southeast

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]

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):

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

This made a total of 22 electorates with 32 members.

Members elected for this period:

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:

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)
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)
Belmont (1960–1977)
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)

1950–2009

Districts redistributed or renamed between 1950 and 2009

Archerfield (1972–1998)
Auburn (1972–1992)
Barambah (1950–2001)
Belyando (1950–1977)
Broadsound (1986–1992)
Caboolture (1977–2001)
Charters Towers (1992–2009)
Chermside (1950–1960, 1992–2001)
Coorparoo (1950–1960)
Crows Nest (1992–2001)
Darling Downs (2001–2009)
Darlington (1950–1960)
Fitzroy (1992–2009)

Haughton (1950–1960)
Hawthorne (1960–1972)
Ipswich East (1960–1972)
Kedron (1950–1972, 1992–2001)
Kurwongbah (1992–2009)
Landsborough (1950–1992)
Mackenzie (1950–1972)
Manly (1986–1992)
Marodian (1950–1960)
Merrimac (1992–2001)
Mooloolah (1992–2001)
Mount Gravatt (1950–2009)
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)

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)
Yeronga (1950–1992)

External links

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

References

1 2 3 "Key Dates and Events in Queensland Electoral and Parliamentary History" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.
1 2 3 "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860 – 2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliament.

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