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Electoral districts of Queensland

{{Short description|Constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland}}

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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=

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=Districts in North Queensland=

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=Districts in Central Queensland=

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=Districts in South-West Queensland=

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=Districts in South East Queensland=

==Greater Brisbane – Northern Districts==

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==Greater Brisbane – Southern Districts==

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==Sunshine Coast==

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==Gold Coast==

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==Remainder of Southeast==

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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):

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{{Cite QldElectorate|access-date=27 April 2020}}

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Members elected during this period:

=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):

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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.

Four electorates were renamed:

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) :

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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:

=1878–1900=

Districts redistributed or renamed 1878 to 1900

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=1901–1949=

Districts redistributed or renamed between 1901 and 1949

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=1950–2017=

Districts redistributed or renamed between 1950 and 2017

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References

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External links

  • [https://boundaries.ecq.qld.gov.au/have-your-say/the-final-determination Maps and Districts] at the Electoral Commission of Queensland website
  • [http://www.qhatlas.com.au/ Queensland Historical Atlas]

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