| Southern Downs Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral District of Southern Downs 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | James Lister | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,029 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30,951 km2 (11,950.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Regional | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°20′S 150°42′E / 28.333°S 150.700°E | ||||||||||||||
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Southern Downs is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 2001 as a replacement for Warwick.[1]
The district takes in the southern parts of the Darling Downs region along the New South Wales border. It includes the major towns of Warwick, Stanthorpe, and Goondiwindi and extends westward almost to St George. It includes several smaller communities such as:
Darling Downs has traditionally been a conservative area, and Southern Downs is no exception. It has been a comfortably safe seat for the Liberal National Party and its predecessor, the National Party for its entire existence. Predecessor seat Warwick had been in the hands of a non-Labor party since 1947.
The seat's first member, Lawrence Springborg, transferred from Warwick in 2001. He served as the last leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party for a few months in 2008, having previously served in that post from 2003 to 2006. He served as the first leader of the LNP from 2008 to 009, and served as leader again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as a minister in the Newman government.
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Members for Southern Downs
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Springborg | National | 2001–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–2017 | ||
| James Lister | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | James Lister | 16,285 | 51.60 | +10.39 | |
| Labor | Joel Richters | 8,198 | 25.98 | +9.09 | |
| One Nation | Rosemary Moulden | 3,182 | 10.08 | −10.30 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Malcolm Richardson | 1,398 | 4.43 | +4.43 | |
| Greens | Tom Henderson | 1,309 | 4.15 | −0.17 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Deborah Waldron | 1,189 | 3.77 | +3.77 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,561 | 97.66 | +1.32 | ||
| Informal votes | 756 | 2.34 | −1.32 | ||
| Turnout | 32,317 | 89.70 | −0.80 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | James Lister | 20,229 | 64.09 | −4.00 | |
| Labor | Joel Richters | 11,332 | 35.91 | +4.00 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | −4.00 | |||
References
- ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Southern Downs – District Summary, ECQ.
- ^ https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/sdow
External links
- Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
This page was last edited on 22 February 2024, at 12:14