Electoral district of Ipswich West
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| Ipswich West Queensland—Legislative Assembly |
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Ipswich West (2008—)
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| State | Queensland |
| MP | Jim Madden |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | West Ipswich |
| Electors | 34,418 (2015) |
| Area | 603 km2 (232.8 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 27°32′S 152°39′E / 27.533°S 152.650°ECoordinates: 27°32′S 152°39′E / 27.533°S 152.650°E |
Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich, as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election.
Members for Ipswich West[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Ivor Marsden | Labor | 1960–1966 | |
| Vi Jordan | Labor | 1966–1974 | |
| Albert Hales | National | 1974–1977 | |
| David Underwood | Labor | 1977–1989 | |
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 1989–1998 | |
| Jack Paff | Pauline Hanson's One Nation1 | 1998–1999 | |
| One Nation (QLD) | 1999–2001 | ||
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 2001–2006 | |
| Wayne Wendt | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Sean Choat | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Jim Madden | Labor | 2015–present | |
1Pauline Hanson's One Nation became known simply as One Nation after 2002.
Election results[edit]
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ipswich West
| Queensland state election, 2015: Ipswich West[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Jim Madden | 14,025 | 45.66 | +13.83 | |
| Liberal National | Sean Choat | 10,911 | 35.52 | −8.02 | |
| One Nation | Christopher Reynolds | 3,076 | 10.01 | +10.01 | |
| Greens | Ian Simons | 1,782 | 5.80 | −0.52 | |
| Independent | Leo Talty | 925 | 3.01 | +3.01 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,719 | 97.98 | +0.23 | ||
| Informal votes | 632 | 2.02 | −0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 31,351 | 91.09 | −2.15 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jim Madden | 16,376 | 57.71 | +14.87 | |
| Liberal National | Sean Choat | 11,998 | 42.29 | −14.87 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | +14.87 | |||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)
