Electoral queensland polling information polling booth locations electoral district murrumba 0 mount isa booth count. Electorate results below reflect electorates that will be in place at the next federal election. The electoral divisions provided are those in use at the 2019 federal election. What you need to know about queenslands new electorates. The division of lilley includes sparsely populated areas of brisbane airport, tidal wetlands around boondall and industrial areas around pinkenba. The redistribution was conducted by the queensland redistribution commission as required by the electoral act 1992. Maps and data of the queensland electoral divisions. Divisions of the australian house of representatives wikipedia. Map of the 151 electoral divisions to the house of representatives blank in use for the 2019 election. These boundaries will continue to be used for any byelections taking place prior. Official administrative queensland local government maps are available from department of natural resources, mines and energy. This article argues that the discretion granted to canadian electoral boundary. Gympie is an electoral district of the legislative assembly in the australian state of queensland the electorate is centred on the city of gympie and stretches north to rainbow beach and as far south to pomona. Centred on the ayrhome hill region, the electorate also includes some of townsvilles southern suburbs stuart, wulguru and annandale as well as the coalmining town of collinsville.
Local government area boundaries electoral commission of. Eight subcommittees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own province. The readjustment of boundaries is a federal matter controlled by parliament. Only two new electorates were created, and the waipa electorate was one of them. Augmented electoral commission decides names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in queensland 5 january 2018 proposed federal electoral divisions for queensland released 29 september 2017 commencement of the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in queensland. Electoral boundaries for queensland, march 2018, mapinfo. This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the legislative assembly of queensland, the state legislature for queensland, australia. Queensland electoral district boundaries are changed on average every 8 years. The electoral division had previously centred on gladstone and its surrounding area. In the case of queensland 27 mps the state population was 3,729,123. Current redland city council boundaries shown on a map on the electoral commission of queensland website. Ormation 22 34,121 10 january 2015 31 january 2015 ing booth or road or road way land.
The 2017 state electoral boundaries superseded the 2008 boundaries upon issue of the writ on 29102017 for the 2017. Morrison staffer apologises as turnbull book publisher plans to refer memoir leak. Sweeping changes to queenslands electoral map have been. The division of dickson is an australian electoral division in queensland, australia. The battle lines for the next queensland election are released, in what is the. Queensland is divided into 93 state electoral districtselectoral district boundaries change every 8 years on average. The burdekin river flows through part of the electorate. Open interactive map the maps below were designed in 2019 in preparation for the 2020 local government quadrennial election. Current districts by region districts in far north queensland. These reports are tabled in the legislative assembly. The population of each australian electoral division. The next election will be held on saturday 28 march 2020.
Burdekin is an electoral district in the legislative assembly of queensland in the state of queensland, australia. View the individual pdf maps note the march 2020 local government elections will be conducted using new boundaries for 17 divided councils. In mid 2017, the state electoral boundaries were redrawn to accommodate queensland s growing and shifting population. The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and eden was one of the new electorates. In australia, electoral districts for the australian house of representatives are called divisions. Vote result system electoral commission of queensland. The 2020 local government elections were held on saturday, 28 march 2020. The redistribution is in preparation for the local government election, to be held on 28 march 2020. State electoral boundaries 2017 queensland datasets. Written descriptions of the boundary for each electoral division will be published on this page following tabling of the augmented electoral commissions report in the federal parliament. Electoral districts about queensland and its government. Despite electorate changes, your local member remains the person elected on the electorates in place at the previous federal election or subsequent by election. State electorate boundaries queensland is currently divided into 93 state electorates. Drawing house of representatives electorate boundaries.
Raglan locality boundary bracewell locality boundary north coast rail line lot 15 272292 and leferink rd tannum sands locality boundary colosseum inlet. These boundaries will come into effect at the conclusion of the elections. Results will be posted progressively on the 2020 local government elections results page the elected candidates in uncontested elections for 15 mayoral and 31 councillor positions across 24 local government areas were officially declared by the electoral commissioner on 30 march 2020. Voters line up at the coorparoo, brisbane, prepolling booth on wednesday for the queensland elections. In australia, a redistribution is the process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral divisions to. This article needs additional citations for verification. Review finds too many voters in two redland city council divisions. State electorate boundaries electoral commission of. Electoral boundaries electoral commission of queensland. Electoral divisions by 2016 abs statistical geography sa1s notes.
The seat is currently held by tony perrett of the liberal national party. At a state election, electors in each district vote for one candidate to represent them. The bjelkemander was the term given to a system of malapportionment in the australian state of queensland in the 1970s and 1980s. The new boundaries will take effect from the 2020 election. Electoral commission of queensland electoral commission. On those boundaries, it was a marginal seat that traded hands between the australian labor party and the national party of australia. Current federal electoral divisions australian electoral.
Electoral boundaries for queensland, march 2018, esri shapefile. A significant change resulting from this redistribution was an increase in the number of districts from 89 to 93. After each state election, the ecq must provide a report to the minister on the conduct of the election. Nova scotia electoral district maps elections nova scotia. The electoral commission of queensland is an independent and impartial organisation established under the electoral act 1992 to administer the local government elections. Maps and spatial data australian electoral commission. New seats, names and new boundaries recommended in electoral. District refers to an electorate within the state of queensland.
A small number of sa1s are allocated to more than one electoral division. The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on population data from the 1867 census. Abc election analyst antony greens electorate profiles including background, past election results, candidates and 2019 results available from may 18. Queensland is currently divided into 93 state electorates. Hinchinbrook island magnetic island b r u c e h w y b r u c e h w y paluma range np girringun np tully gorge np hinchinbrook island np girramay np toomulla tokalon paluma burgamoo coolbie lannercost benjamin flats abergowrie mutarnee yuruga abswold dingo pocket moongobulla upper stone ellerbeck bilyana toobanna rollingstone bambaroo the. State electorate redistributions as people move around queensland, the electoral districts need to change to make voting fair.
Election results and statistics electoral commission of. The statistical area level 1s sa1s in use are those which were used for the 2016 census. Electoral act 1992 n 2017 queensland state electoral. At a state election, electors in each district vote for one candidate to. The recent actions of federal electoral boundary commissions and parliament have. Cairns qld 4870 mackay alldistricts centre mackay showgrounds pittsworth felton elto north branch brookstead condamine river north branch milton street mackay qld 4740 maroochydore alldistricts centre millwell road community centre il road east qld 4558 noosa alldistricts centre noosa christian outreach centre hall 202 eumundi noosa road. Scuth wages are taken to the accuracy of dates the. The division of brisbane consists of part of the brisbane city. It is also the ecqs standard practice to report on the conduct of other electoral events, in particular by providing relevant statistical information. In october 2019 the electoral commission of queensland ecq finalised a redistribution of electoral wards within the city of brisbane. Medical experts say voters face a lethal risk of contracting coronavirus. Under the system, electorates were allocated to zones such as rural or metropolitan and electoral boundaries drawn so that rural electorates had about half as many voters as metropolitan ones. The seat is located in coastal queensland, including the towns of bundaberg, hervey bay, childers, gayndah and monto. Look up the suburb, town or locality where the elector is enrolled using the locality section of this book.
State district map search electoral commission of queensland. Queenslands electorate boundary redistribution unveiled abc. At a state election, electors in each electoral district vote for one candidate to represent them in parliament. Queensland federal redistribution australian electoral. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The queensland redistribution commission is responsible for making changes to the boundaries of the states electoral districts. It was created by splitting the area of the waikato electorate.
There are 77 local council areas within queensland. Districtsridings canada elections research guides at western. The division is named after sir charles lilley, a former premier of queensland and a former chief justice in the supreme court of queensland. Redistribution australia news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message. Qld division finder 2019 australian electoral commission. Each electoral district is represented by a single member in parliament. In the 1875 electoral redistribution, the house of representatives increased representation by 10 seats, but this was mostly achieved through adding more members to existing electorates. An electoral boundaries commission is appointed for each province by the governor. State electorate boundaries electoral commission of queensland.
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