Profile of the electoral division of Moreton (Qld)
Updated: 19 November 2019
- State/Territory:
- Queensland
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 27 March 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1901 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Moreton (2018) [PDF 1.03MB]
Map of the Division of Moreton (2017) [PDF 2.76MB]
Download Queensland GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named after Moreton Bay, the bay bounded by Cape Moreton and Point Lookout. The bay was marked on his chart of May 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook RN, navigator on HM Bark Endeavour.
- Area
- 109 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Moreton consists of part of the Brisbane City Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs
- 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