Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.
Members for Barron River MemberPartyTerm Bill Wood Labor 1972–1974 Martin Tenni National 1974–1989 Lesley Clark Labor 1989–1995 Lyn Warwick Liberal 1995–1998 Lesley Clark Labor 1998–2006 Steve Wettenhall Labor 2006–2012 Michael Trout Liberal National 2012–2015 Craig Crawford Labor 2015–2024 Bree James Liberal National 2024–present
Election results
References
External links Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)