Division Profile

Division Name

LILLEY

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Swan, W (ALP) 1998-

Name Derivation

Named after Sir Charles Lilley 1830-97, former Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland.

First Proclaimed / Election

1913

Area

141 sq. kms

Demographic

Inner Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Enrolment

90,749

Turnout

94.82%

Informal

2.96%

Location

Lilley covers an area of approximately 141 sq km of north eastern Brisbane. The main suburbs include Ascot, Banyo, Boondall, Brighton, Chermside, Clayfield, Deagon, Geebung, Gordon Park, Hamilton, Hendra, Kedron, Northgate, Nudgee, Nundah, Pinkenba, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Taigum, Virginia, Wavell Heights, Wooloowin, Zillmere and parts of Albion, Aspley and Lutwyche.

Products and Industry

The area is mostly residential. Also included are Brisbane's domestic and international airports, light and heavy engineering, sea-cargo facilities, chemical production, warehousing (civilian and military), oil refining and storage and various small industries.

Members

Swan, W (ALP) 1998-

Grace, E (LP) 1996-1998

Swan, W M (ALP) 1993-1996

Darling, E E (ALP) 1980-1993

Cairns, K M (LP) 1974-1980

Doyle, F E (ALP) 1972-1974

Cairns, K M (LP) 1963-1972

Cameron, D J (ALP) 1961-1963

Wight, B (LP) 1949-1961

Hadley, J W (ALP) 1943-1949

Jolley, W A (UAP) 1937-1943

Cameron, D C (UAP) 1934-1937

Mackay, G H (NAT/UAP) 1917-1934

Stumm, J (LIB) 1913-1917

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Notes:

Inner metropolitan: located in a capital city and comprising well-established, built-up suburbs.
Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
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 - LILLEY

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