An electoral boundaries commission is appointed for each province by the governor. Districtsridings canada elections research guides at western. It is also the ecqs standard practice to report on the conduct of other electoral events, in particular by providing relevant statistical information. The 2017 state electoral boundaries superseded the 2008 boundaries upon issue of the writ on 29102017 for the 2017. Queensland federal redistribution australian electoral. Current federal electoral divisions australian electoral. The division of lilley includes sparsely populated areas of brisbane airport, tidal wetlands around boondall and industrial areas around pinkenba. Eight subcommittees were formed, with two members each making decisions for their own province. Only two new electorates were created, and the waipa electorate was one of them. Electoral commission of queensland electoral commission. In australia, a redistribution is the process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral divisions to. Raglan locality boundary bracewell locality boundary north coast rail line lot 15 272292 and leferink rd tannum sands locality boundary colosseum inlet. Nova scotia electoral district maps elections nova scotia. What you need to know about queenslands new electorates.
At a state election, electors in each district vote for one candidate to. Redistribution australia news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message. State electorate boundaries electoral commission of queensland. Maps and data of the queensland electoral divisions. Queenslands electorate boundary redistribution unveiled abc. The readjustment of boundaries is a federal matter controlled by parliament. This article needs additional citations for verification. Abc election analyst antony greens electorate profiles including background, past election results, candidates and 2019 results available from may 18.
Under the system, electorates were allocated to zones such as rural or metropolitan and electoral boundaries drawn so that rural electorates had about half as many voters as metropolitan ones. State electorate boundaries queensland is currently divided into 93 state electorates. There are 77 local council areas within queensland. This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the legislative assembly of queensland, the state legislature for queensland, australia. Qld division finder 2019 australian electoral commission. The redistribution is in preparation for the local government election, to be held on 28 march 2020. The population of each australian electoral division. Electorate results below reflect electorates that will be in place at the next federal election. Changes were made to the boundaries of 18 of queenslands 30 electoral. Written descriptions of the boundary for each electoral division will be published on this page following tabling of the augmented electoral commissions report in the federal parliament.
The new boundaries will take effect from the 2020 election. Queensland is currently divided into 93 state electorates. State electorate redistributions as people move around queensland, the electoral districts need to change to make voting fair. Burdekin is an electoral district in the legislative assembly of queensland in the state of queensland, australia. The statistical area level 1s sa1s in use are those which were used for the 2016 census. Drawing house of representatives electorate boundaries. On those boundaries, it was a marginal seat that traded hands between the australian labor party and the national party of australia. Electoral act 1992 n 2017 queensland state electoral. Local government area boundaries electoral commission of. Despite electorate changes, your local member remains the person elected on the electorates in place at the previous federal election or subsequent by election. In australia, electoral districts for the australian house of representatives are called divisions. A small number of sa1s are allocated to more than one electoral division. At a state election, electors in each district vote for one candidate to represent them. The 1870 electoral redistribution was undertaken by a parliamentary select committee based on population data from the 1867 census.
In october 2019 the electoral commission of queensland ecq finalised a redistribution of electoral wards within the city of brisbane. Bundaberg qld 4670 mackay alldistricts centre mackay showgrounds 24 milton street mackay qld 4740 maroochydore alldistricts centre millwell road community centre il road east currumbin. Ormation 22 34,121 10 january 2015 31 january 2015 ing booth or road or road way land. The seat is currently held by tony perrett of the liberal national party. Queensland electoral district boundaries are changed on average every 8 years. The electoral divisions provided are those in use at the 2019 federal election. Official administrative queensland local government maps are available from department of natural resources, mines and energy. The electoral division had previously centred on gladstone and its surrounding area. A significant change resulting from this redistribution was an increase in the number of districts from 89 to 93. These reports are tabled in the legislative assembly. The next election will be held on saturday 28 march 2020. State district map search electoral commission of queensland.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Electoral queensland polling information polling booth locations electoral district murrumba 0 mount isa booth count. Vote result system electoral commission of queensland. Electoral boundaries for queensland, march 2018, esri shapefile. The seat is located in coastal queensland, including the towns of bundaberg, hervey bay, childers, gayndah and monto. Review finds too many voters in two redland city council divisions. Maps and spatial data australian electoral commission. The division is named after sir charles lilley, a former premier of queensland and a former chief justice in the supreme court of queensland. Voters line up at the coorparoo, brisbane, prepolling booth on wednesday for the queensland elections. The division of brisbane consists of part of the brisbane city. The battle lines for the next queensland election are released, in what is the. Current districts by region districts in far north queensland. In the 1875 electoral redistribution, the house of representatives increased representation by 10 seats, but this was mostly achieved through adding more members to existing electorates.
The number of electorates was increased from 61 to 72, and eden was one of the new electorates. Sweeping changes to queenslands electoral map have been. Queensland is divided into 93 state electoral districtselectoral district boundaries change every 8 years on average. Election results and statistics electoral commission of. Divisions of the australian house of representatives wikipedia. The 2020 local government elections were held on saturday, 28 march 2020. Current redland city council boundaries shown on a map on the electoral commission of queensland website. At a state election, electors in each electoral district vote for one candidate to represent them in parliament. These boundaries will come into effect at the conclusion of the elections.
The division of dickson is an australian electoral division in queensland, australia. Hinchinbrook island magnetic island b r u c e h w y b r u c e h w y paluma range np girringun np tully gorge np hinchinbrook island np girramay np toomulla tokalon paluma burgamoo coolbie lannercost benjamin flats abergowrie mutarnee yuruga abswold dingo pocket moongobulla upper stone ellerbeck bilyana toobanna rollingstone bambaroo the. Augmented electoral commission decides names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in queensland 5 january 2018 proposed federal electoral divisions for queensland released 29 september 2017 commencement of the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in queensland. State electoral boundaries 2017 queensland datasets. In mid 2017, the state electoral boundaries were redrawn to accommodate queensland s growing and shifting population. Scuth wages are taken to the accuracy of dates the. The redistribution was conducted by the queensland redistribution commission as required by the electoral act 1992.
The recent actions of federal electoral boundary commissions and parliament have. After each state election, the ecq must provide a report to the minister on the conduct of the election. Electoral districts about queensland and its government. Centred on the ayrhome hill region, the electorate also includes some of townsvilles southern suburbs stuart, wulguru and annandale as well as the coalmining town of collinsville. Results will be posted progressively on the 2020 local government elections results page the elected candidates in uncontested elections for 15 mayoral and 31 councillor positions across 24 local government areas were officially declared by the electoral commissioner on 30 march 2020.
Electoral divisions by 2016 abs statistical geography sa1s notes. View the individual pdf maps note the march 2020 local government elections will be conducted using new boundaries for 17 divided councils. Cairns qld 4870 mackay alldistricts centre mackay showgrounds pittsworth felton elto north branch brookstead condamine river north branch milton street mackay qld 4740 maroochydore alldistricts centre millwell road community centre il road east qld 4558 noosa alldistricts centre noosa christian outreach centre hall 202 eumundi noosa road. Electoral boundaries electoral commission of queensland. The bjelkemander was the term given to a system of malapportionment in the australian state of queensland in the 1970s and 1980s. Open interactive map the maps below were designed in 2019 in preparation for the 2020 local government quadrennial election. Electoral boundaries for queensland, march 2018, mapinfo. These boundaries will continue to be used for any byelections taking place prior. The electoral commission of queensland is an independent and impartial organisation established under the electoral act 1992 to administer the local government elections. It was created by splitting the area of the waikato electorate.
Morrison staffer apologises as turnbull book publisher plans to refer memoir leak. Look up the suburb, town or locality where the elector is enrolled using the locality section of this book. Gympie is an electoral district of the legislative assembly in the australian state of queensland the electorate is centred on the city of gympie and stretches north to rainbow beach and as far south to pomona. This article argues that the discretion granted to canadian electoral boundary. Map of the 151 electoral divisions to the house of representatives blank in use for the 2019 election. The burdekin river flows through part of the electorate. Medical experts say voters face a lethal risk of contracting coronavirus.
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