Division Profile

Division Name

LONGMAN

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Roy, W (LNP) 2010-

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

1239 sq. kms

Demographic

Provincial

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Enrolment

94,049

Turnout

93.85%

Informal

5.07%

Location

Longman covers an area of approximately 1,239 sq km covering part of the local government area of Moreton Bay Regional Council. Suburbs and towns include Beachmere, Bribie Island, part of Burpengary, Caboolture, Dakabin, Donnybrook, part of Kallangur, Morayfield, Mount Mee, Narangba, Ningi, Toorbul and Woodford.

Products and Industry

Tourism, light industry, beef cattle, horse studs, prawn farming, poultry farms, pig farming, and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit and flower farms.

Members

Roy, W (LNP) 2010-

Sullivan, J (ALP) 2007-2010

Brough, M (LP) 1996-2007

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area and location description of the division
products/industries of the area
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seat status following the election
the number of electors eligible to vote on election day for the division
turnout and informality rates from the election
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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 - LONGMAN

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