Profile of the electoral division of Dickson (Qld)

State/Territory:

Queensland

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

27 March 2018

First election this name was used at:

1993 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2019 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Dickson (2018) [PDF 875KB]
Map of the Division of Dickson (2017) [PDF 4.62MB]
Download Queensland GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Sir James Robert Dickson, 1832–1901, a leading advocate for Federation, Premier of Queensland (1898–99) and Minister for Defence in the first Federal Ministry.

Area

724 sq km

Location description

The Division of Dickson consists of:

• part of the Brisbane City Council, and
• part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details