Electoral district of Toowoomba North
Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1972 redistribution. It replaced the abolished electorate of Toowoomba West. Toowoomba North is largely based around the upper half of the city of Toowoomba.[1]
| Toowoomba North Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Toowoomba North 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Trevor Watts | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Toowoomba | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,825 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 101 km2 (39.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′S 151°58′E | ||||||||||||||
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Electoral map of Toowoomba North 2008
It covers the suburbs north of James Street, including Newtown, Wilsonton, Mount Lofty, etc. It also includes the urban fringe area of Blue Mountain Heights, the satellite town of Highfields and Spring Bluff. It excludes certain western localities of Toowoomba, which are in the Electoral district of Condamine.
The electorate is currently represented by Trevor Watts of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
Members for Toowoomba North
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Bousen | Labor | 1972–1974 | |
| John Lockwood | Liberal | 1974–1983 | |
| Sandy McPhie | National | 1983–1989 | |
| John Flynn | Labor | 1989–1992 | |
| Graham Healy | National | 1992–2001 | |
| Kerry Shine | Labor | 2001–2012 | |
| Trevor Watts | Liberal National | 2012–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Trevor Watts | 13,128 | 42.2 | −2.2 | |
| Labor | Kerry Shine | 10,274 | 33.0 | −5.8 | |
| One Nation | Paul Wilson | 4,561 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
| Greens | Emmeline Chidley | 2,033 | 6.5 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Josie Townsend | 1,118 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,114 | 96.4 | −1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,166 | 3.6 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 32,280 | 88.2 | −1.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Trevor Watts | 17,337 | 55.7 | +4.1 | |
| Labor | Kerry Shine | 13,777 | 44.3 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
References
- "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- 2017 State General Election - Toowoomba North - District Summary, ECQ.
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