Division Profile
| Division Name |
GRIFFITH |
| State |
Queensland |
| Elected Member |
Rudd, K (ALP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Sir Samuel Griffith 1845-1920, Premier of Queensland 1883-88, 1890-93 and Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1903-19. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1934 (Griffith became a division in 1934 but was previously known as Oxley which became a division in 1900.) |
| Area |
56 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
91,065 |
| Turnout |
93.62% |
| Informal |
2.88% |
| Location |
Griffith covers an area of approximately 56 sq km of the southern Brisbane suburban area. The main suburbs include Balmoral, Bulimba, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Greenslopes, Highgate Hill, Hawthorne, Kangaroo Point, Morningside, Norman Park, Seven Hills, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and parts of Annerley, Cannon Hill, Carina, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Mount Gravatt East, Murarrie, Tarragindi and West End. |
| Products and Industry |
The area is mostly residential with some food processing and light industry. It is also the location of the world famous Brisbane Cricket Ground known as The Gabba. |
Members
| Rudd, K (ALP) 1998- |
| McDougall, G (LP) 1996-1998 |
| Humphreys, B C (ALP) 1977-1996 |
| Cameron, D M (LP) 1966-1977 |
| Coutts, W C (ALP) 1961-1966 |
| Chresby, A A (LP) 1958-1961 |
| Coutts, W C (ALP) 1954-1958 |
| Berry, D R (LP) 1949-1954 |
| Conelan, W P (ALP) 1939-1949 |
| Baker, F M (FLP) 1934-1939 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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