Division Profile
| Division Name |
BLAIR |
| State |
Queensland |
| Elected Member |
Neumann, S (ALP) 2007- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Harold Blair AO 1924-76. A noted Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1997/1998 |
| Area |
5305 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
90,979 |
| Turnout |
95.22% |
| Informal |
3.87% |
| Location |
Blair covers an area of approximately 5305 sq km west of Brisbane. Containing most of the City of Ipswich and the shires of Boonah, Laidley and Gatton, the division stretches from Riverview and Redbank Plains in the east to Withcott in the west, and from Churchable in the north to the New South Wales border in the south. Main towns include Boonah, Gatton, Grantham, Harrisville, Helidon, Ipswich, Kalbar, Laidley, Marburg, Rosewood, Walloon, Warrill View and Withcott. |
| Products and Industry |
Bean and grain crops, vegetables, lucerne, sunflower and dairy farming. A campus of the University of Queensland is situated near Gatton. |
Members
| Neumann, S (ALP) 2007- |
| Thompson, C (LP) 1998-2007 |
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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