Electoral district of Barron River
| Barron River Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of the electoral district of Barron River, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1972–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Craig Crawford | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | T C Barron, police clerk | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 34,684 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 813 km2 (313.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°51′S 145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°E | ||||||||||||||
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Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.
Members for Barron River
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wood | Labor | 1972–1974 | |
| Martin Tenni | National | 1974–1989 | |
| Lesley Clark | Labor | 1989–1995 | |
| Lyn Warwick | Liberal | 1995–1998 | |
| Lesley Clark | Labor | 1998–2006 | |
| Steve Wettenhall | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Michael Trout | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Craig Crawford | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Craig Crawford | 9,497 | 33.5 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal National | Michael Trout | 8,686 | 30.6 | −10.4 | |
| One Nation | Andrew Schebella | 4,760 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
| Greens | Cameron Boyd | 3,551 | 12.5 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | Cheryl Tonkin | 1,039 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Independent | Andrew Hodgetts | 826 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,359 | 95.4 | −2.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,380 | 4.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 29,739 | 84.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Craig Crawford | 14,707 | 51.9 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal National | Michael Trout | 13,652 | 48.1 | +1.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
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. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ 2017 State General Election - Barron River - District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)