Division Profile
| Division Name |
BRISBANE |
| State |
Queensland |
| Elected Member |
Bevis, A (ALP) 1990- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after the city of Brisbane which was named after Sir Thomas MacDougall Brisbane 1773-1860, Governor of New South Wales 1820-25. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
76 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
91,638 |
| Turnout |
94.17% |
| Informal |
2.96% |
| Location |
Brisbane covers an area of approximately 76 sq km from Everton Park and Stafford in the north to the Brisbane River in the east and south and to Ferny Grove and Upper Kedron in the west. The main suburbs include Alderley, Ashgrove, Bowen Hills, Brisbane City, Enoggera, Ferny Grove, Fortitude Valley, Gaythorne, Grange, Herston, Kelvin Grove, Keperra, Milton, Mitchelton, New Farm, Newmarket, Newstead, Red Hill, Spring Hill, Upper Kedron, Wilston, Windsor and parts of Bardon, Everton Park, Paddington, Stafford. |
| Products and Industry |
The area is mostly residential but contains some light industry. It includes the Queensland Parliament House and Brisbane City Council Chambers. The Enoggera Military Camp and many Commonwealth Government, State Government and business administrative offices are found in the area. |
Members
| Bevis, A (ALP) 1990- |
| Cross, M D (ALP) 1980-1990 |
| Johnson, P F (LP) 1975-1980 |
| Cross, M D (ALP) 1961-1975 |
| Lawson, G (ALP) 1931-1961 |
| Cameron, D C (NAT) 1919-1931 |
| Finlayson, W F (ALP) 1910-1919 |
| Foxton, J F G (ANTI-SOC) 1906-1910 |
| Culpin, M (ALP) 1903-1906 |
| Macdonald-Paterson, T (FT) 1901-1903 |
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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