Division Profile

Division Name

LONGMAN

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Sullivan, J (ALP) 2007-

Name Derivation

Named after Irene Longman 1877-1964, first female member of the Queensland Parliament 1929-1932, and third woman elected to a parliament in Australia.

First Proclaimed / Election

1994/1996

Area

477 sq. kms

Demographic

Provincial

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

89,774

Turnout

94.83%

Informal

3.47%

Location

Longman covers an area of approximately 477 sq km covering much of the local government area of Caboolture and a portion of the northern part of Pine Rivers Shire. Suburbs and towns include Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Deception Bay, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, North Lakes, Toorbul and parts of Caboolture, Morayfield and Narangba.

Products and Industry

Tourism, light industry, beef cattle, horse studs, prawn farming, poultry farms, pig farming, and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit and flower farms.

Members

Sullivan, J (ALP) 2007-

Brough, M (LP) 1996-2007

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QLD DIVISION - LONGMAN

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