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)
References
External links Maps and Districts at the Electoral Commission of Queensland website Queensland Historical Atlas