Division Profile

Division Name

LONGMAN

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Brough, M (LP) 1996-

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

1673 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Enrolment

87,216

Turnout

94.50%

Informal

5.64%

Location

Longman covers an area of approximately 1 673 sq km covering most of the local government area of Caboolture and the southern part of Caloundra City. Suburbs and towns include Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Caboolture, Deception Bay, Glass House Mountains, Landsborough, Morayfield, Narangba, Peachester, Wamuran and Woodford.

Products and Industry

Dairying, beef cattle, horse studs, poultry farms, pig farming, and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit, flower farms and tourism.

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seat status following the 2004 election
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turnout and informality rates from the 2004 election
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Notes:

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Provincial: divisions with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
The turnout figure provided in the results screens is based on eligible electors and is calculated as the number of votes counted as a percentage of the election enrolment.
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QLD DIVISION - LONGMAN

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