Electoral districts of Queensland

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English 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

• Barron River
• Cairns
• Cook
• Hill
• Mulgrave

Districts in North Queensland

• Burdekin
• Hinchinbrook
• Mundingburra
• Thuringowa
• Townsville
• Traeger
• Whitsunday

Districts in Central Queensland

• Bundaberg
• Burnett
• Callide
• Gladstone
• Gregory
• Hervey Bay
• Keppel
• Mackay
• Maryborough
• Mirani
• Rockhampton

Districts in South-West Queensland

• Condamine
• Southern Downs
• Toowoomba North
• Toowoomba South
• Warrego

Districts in South East Queensland

Greater Brisbane – Northern Districts

• Aspley
• Bancroft – (part of Moreton Bay)
• Clayfield
• Cooper
• Everton
• Ferny Grove – (mostly Moreton Bay)
• Kurwongbah – (part of Moreton Bay)
• McConnel
• Morayfield – (part of Moreton Bay)
• Murrumba – (part of Moreton Bay)
• Nudgee
• Pine Rivers – (part of Moreton Bay)
• Pumicestone – (part of Moreton Bay)
• Redcliffe – (part of Moreton Bay)
• Sandgate
• Stafford

Greater Brisbane – Southern Districts

• Algester
• Bulimba
• Chatsworth
• Greenslopes
• Inala
• Lytton
• Maiwar
• Mansfield
• Miller
• Moggill
• Mount Ommaney
• South Brisbane
• Stretton
• Toohey

Sunshine Coast

• Buderim
• Caloundra
• Glass House
• Gympie
• Kawana
• Maroochydore
• Nanango
• Nicklin
• Ninderry
• Noosa

Gold Coast

• Bonney
• Broadwater
• Burleigh
• Coomera
• Currumbin
• Gaven
• Mermaid Beach
• Mudgeeraba
• Southport
• Surfers Paradise
• Theodore

Remainder of Southeast

• Redlands – (part of Redland City)
• Capalaba – (part of Redland City)
• Oodgeroo – (part of Redland City)
• Ipswich – (part of City of Ipswich)
• Bundamba – (part of City of Ipswich)
• Ipswich West – (part of City of Ipswich)
• Jordan – (part of Logan City)
• Logan – (part of Logan City)
• Macalister – (part of Logan City)
• Springwood – (part of Logan City)
• Lockyer
• Waterford – (part of Logan City)
• Woodridge – (part of Logan City)
• Scenic Rim – (part of Scenic Rim Region)

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):

• Burnett (2)
• Drayton and Toowoomba (1)
• East Moreton (2)
• Eastern Downs (1)
• Hamlet of Fortitude Valley (1)
• Leichhardt (2)
• Maranoa (1)
• Northern Downs (1)
• Port Curtis (1)
• Town of Brisbane (3)
• Town of Ipswich (3)
• Town of South Brisbane (1)
• Warwick (1)
• West Moreton (3)
• Western Downs (2)
• Wide Bay (1)

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, resulting in the following set of electorates (number of members in parentheses):

• Burnett (2)
• Clermont (1) – new
• Drayton and Toowoomba (1)
• East Moreton (2)
• Eastern Downs (1)
• Hamlet of Fortitude Valley (1)
• 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
• Warwick (1)
• West Moreton (3)
• Western Downs (2)
• Wide Bay (1)

This made a total of 22 electorates with 32 members.

Members elected for this period:

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1863–1867
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1867–1868
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1868–1870
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1870–1871
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1871–1873

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.

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:

• Eastern Downs
• Western Downs

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)
• Fitzroy (1888–1960, 1992–2009)
• Flinders (1888–1932, 1950–1992)
• 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)
• 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)
• Kurilpa (1912–1986)
• Maree (1912–1944)
• Merthyr (1912–1992)
• Mount Morgan (1912–1932)
• Paddington (1912–1932)
• Pittsworth (1912–1923)
• Queenton (1912–1932)
• The Tableland (1932–1950)
• Toowoomba (1912–1950)
• Windsor (1912–1992)

1950–2017

Districts redistributed or renamed between 1950 and 2017

• Albert (1960–2017)
• Archerfield (1972–1998)
• Ashgrove (1960–2017)
• Auburn (1972–1992)
• Barambah (1950–2001)
• Beaudesert (1992–2017)
• Belmont (1960–1977)
• Belyando (1950–1977)
• Brisbane Central (1977–2017)
• Broadsound (1986–1992)
• Caboolture (1977–2001)
• Charters Towers (1992–2009)
• Chermside (1950–1960, 1992–2001)
• Cleveland (1992–2017)
• Coorparoo (1950–1960)
• Crows Nest (1992–2001)
• Dalrymple (2009–2017)
• Darling Downs (2001–2009)
• Darlington (1950–1960)
• Haughton (1950–1960)
• Hawthorne (1960–1972)
• Indooroopilly (1992–2017)
• Ipswich East (1960–1972)
• Kedron (1950–1972, 1992–2001)
• Kurwongbah (1992–2009, 2017–present)
• Landsborough (1950–1992)
• Mackenzie (1950–1972)
• Manly (1986–1992)
• Marodian (1950–1960)
• Merrimac (1992–2001)
• Mooloolah (1992–2001)
• Mount Coot-tha (1950–2017)
• Mount Gravatt (1950–2009)
• Mount Isa (1972–2017)
• 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)
• Sunnybank (1992–2001; 2009–2017)
• 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)
• Yeerongpilly (2001–2017)
• Yeronga (1950–1992)

External links

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