Commonwealth Electoral Division of Brisbane (Qld)

Updated: 23 SepteMBer 2010

Boundary gazetted 15 December 2009

Division name: Brisbane

State: Queensland

Status: Current, boundary gazetted 15 December 2009 (former divisional profile)

Contact details: Contact the Brisbane AEC divisional office

Name derivation: Named after the city of Brisbane which was named after Sir Thomas MacDougall Brisbane (1773–1860), Governor of New South Wales 1820–25.

Size & location description: Brisbane covers an area of approximately 58 sq km from Everton Park and Stafford in the north to the Brisbane River in the west and south and to Hamilton and Hendra in the east. The main suburbs include Albion, Alderley, Ascot, Bowen Hills, Brisbane City, Clayfield, Fortitude Valley, Gaythorne, Gordon Park, Grange, Hamilton, Hendra, Herston, Kalinga, Kelvin Grove, Lutwyche, Milton, New Farm, Newmarket, Newstead, Red Hill, Spring Hill, Wilston, Windsor, Wooloowin and parts of Ashgrove, Bardon, Everton Park, Enoggera, Paddington and Stafford.

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Products/industries of the area: The area is mostly residential but contains some light industry. It includes the Queensland Parliament House and Brisbane City Council Chambers. Many Commonwealth Government, State Government and business administrative offices are found in the area.

First proclaimed/election: 1900/1901

Demographic rating: Inner Metropolitan

Members:

  • Bevis, A (ALP) 1990–
  • Cross, M D (ALP) 1980–1990
  • Johnson, P F (LP) 1975–1980
  • Cross, M D (ALP) 1961–1975
  • Lawson, G (ALP) 1931–1961
  • Cameron, D C (NAT) 1919–1931
  • Finlayson, W F (ALP) 1910–1919
  • Foxton, J F G (ANTI-SOC) 1906–1910
  • Culpin, M (ALP) 1903–1906
  • Macdonald-Paterson, T (FT) 1901–1903

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.