Electoral district of Cairns
Appearance
Cairns Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
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![]() Cairns (2008—) | |
State | Queensland |
MP | Rob Pyne |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Cairns |
Electors | 36,290 (2015) |
Area | 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
Cairns is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia.
The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland. Major locations include Bungalow, Manoora, Kanimbla, Earlville and Woree.
History
Created in 1888, Cairns has historically tended to be a safe Labor seat with a blue-collar economy based on sugar, mining and railways. However, in recent decades such industry has been surpassed in importance by tourism and service industries for wealthier retirees and has grown increasingly marginal. The historic 2012 election saw this seat switch over to the Liberal National Party after being in Labor hands for 108 consecutive years.
Members for Cairns
Member | Party | Term | |
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Frederick Wimble | Liberal | 1888–1890 | |
Opposition | 1890–1893 | ||
Thomas Joseph Byrnes | Ministerial | 1893–1896 | |
Isidor Lissner | Ministerial | 1896–1899 | |
Thomas Givens | Labour | 1899–1902 | |
James Lyons | Conservative | 1902–1904 | |
John Mann | Labour | 1904–1907 | |
Kidston | 1907–1909 | ||
Independent Opposition | 1909–1912 | ||
William McCormack | Labor | 1912–1930 | |
John O'Keefe | Labor | 1930–1942 | |
Lou Barnes | Independent Labor | 1942–1947 | |
Thomas Crowley | Labor | 1947–1956 | |
Watty Wallace | Labor | 1956–1964 | |
Ray Jones | Labor | 1965–1983 | |
Keith De Lacy | Labor | 1983–1998 | |
Desley Boyle | Labor | 1998–2012 | |
Gavin King | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
Rob Pyne | Labor | 2015–2016 | |
Independent | 2016–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Rob Pyne | 13,770 | 45.60 | +18.12 | |
Liberal National | Gavin King | 10,960 | 36.30 | −6.21 | |
Palmer United | Jeanette Sackley | 2,902 | 9.61 | +9.61 | |
Greens | Myra Gold | 2,010 | 6.66 | −0.45 | |
Independent | Bernice Kelly | 553 | 1.83 | +1.83 | |
Total formal votes | 30,195 | 97.61 | −0.07 | ||
Informal votes | 739 | 2.39 | +0.07 | ||
Turnout | 30,934 | 85.24 | −2.59 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Rob Pyne | 16,563 | 58.45 | +17.32 | |
Liberal National | Gavin King | 11,774 | 41.55 | −17.32 | |
Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +17.32 |
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)