2001 Profile of the division of Moreton

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State:

Queensland

Name Derivation:

Named after the area in which it is located. Captain James Cook named Moreton Bay in 1770 after the Earl of Morton, which was misspelt to become Moreton.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 107 sq km from the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek in the north west and west to Rochedale and Underwood in the east. The main suburbs include Annerley, Chelmer, Coopers Plains, Eight Mile Plains, Fairfield, Graceville, Holland Park West, Kuraby, Macgregor, Moorooka, Mount Gravatt, Nathan, Robertson, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Sherwood, Sunnybank, Tarragindi, Tennyson, Underwood, Upper Mount Gravatt, Wishart, Yeronga and Yeerongpilly.

Products/Industries of the area:

The area is mainly residential with some light industrial and commercial activities.

First Proclaimed/Election

1900/1901

Members

Gary Hardgrave (LP) 1996–

G D Gibson (ALP) 1990–96

D M Cameron (LP) 1983–90

D J Killen (LP) 1955–83

J Francis (NAT/UAP/LP) 1922–55

A Wienholt (NAT/CP) 1919–22

H Sinclair (ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT) 1906–19

J Wilkinson (IND LAB/ALP) 1901–06

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Demographic Rating

Inner Metropolitan

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 85 564 Informal Vote: 3.03% Turnout: 94.26% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 49.43% LP: 50.57%	Enrolment: 86 317 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.68% Preamble Question 0.72% Turnout: Republic Question 94.65% Preamble Question 94.64%	Enrolment: 89 254 Informal Vote: 4.3% Turnout: 94.02% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 45.79% LP: 54.21%