Electoral district of Chatsworth

Chatsworth; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	Map of the electoral district of Chatsworth, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	1960–present
MP	Steve Minnikin
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Chatsworth Road
Electors	34,283 (2017)
Area	52 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Coordinates	27°30′S 153°8′E / 27.500°S 153.133°ECoordinates: 27°30′S 153°8′E / 27.500°S 153.133°E
	Electorates around Chatsworth:

2008 Electoral map

Chatsworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and stretches north to Tingalpa, west to Carina Heights, east to Tingalpa Creek and south to Bulimba Creek.

Unusually for a suburban seat, the district of Chatsworth is not named after a suburb within its boundaries but is instead named after Chatsworth Road.^[1] This even though Chatsworth Road does not fall within the present district of Chatsworth; it runs through the neighbouring district of Greenslopes.^[2]

Members for Chatsworth

	Party	Term
Thomas Hiley	Liberal	1960–1966
Bill Hewitt	Liberal	1966–1977
Terry Mackenroth	Labor	1977–2005
Michael Caltabiano	Liberal	2005–2006
Chris Bombolas	Labor	2006–2009
Steve Kilburn	Labor	2009–2012
Steve Minnikin	Liberal National	2012–present

Election results

Queensland state election, 2017: Chatsworth^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Steve Minnikin	14,993	49.8	+0.2
	Labor	Paul Keene	11,442	38.0	−0.8
	Greens	Dave Nelson	3,655	12.1	+3.6
Total formal votes			30,090	95.9	−2.4
Informal votes			1,280	4.1	+2.4
Turnout			31,370	90.1	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Steve Minnikin	15,918	52.9	−0.4
	Labor	Paul Keene	14,172	47.1	+0.4
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−0.4

References

↑ "History of Electoral District Names". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
↑ "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Greenslopes". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29.
↑ 2017 State General Election - Chatsworth - District Summary, ECQ.

External links

Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)

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[1] "History of Electoral District Names". Electoral Commission of Queensland.

[2] "2008 Queensland State Redistribution: Greenslopes". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29.

[3] 2017 State General Election - Chatsworth - District Summary, ECQ.