Electoral district of Barron River

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Barron River
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Barron River.pdf
Map of the electoral district of Barron River, 2017
State Queensland
Dates current1972–present
MP Bree James
Party Liberal National
Namesake Barron River
Electors 37,492 (2020)
Area568 km2 (219.3 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates 16°51′S145°44′E / 16.850°S 145.733°E / -16.850; 145.733
Electorates around Barron River:
Cook Cook Coral Sea
Cook Barron River Cairns
Cook Mulgrave Mulgrave
2008 electoral map QLD - Barron River 2008.png
2008 electoral map

Barron River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. [1]

Contents

Created at the 1971 redistribution, it currently covers the northern suburbs of Cairns, as well as Kuranda. The Barron River from which the electorate derives its name runs through its centre. It is bordered by the districts of Cook to the north and west, Cairns to the southeast and Mulgrave to the south.

Members for Barron River

MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Wood Labor 1972–1974
  Martin Tenni National 1974–1989
  Lesley Clark Labor 1989–1995
  Lyn Warwick Liberal 1995–1998
  Lesley Clark Labor 1998–2006
  Steve Wettenhall Labor 2006–2012
  Michael Trout Liberal National 2012–2015
  Craig Crawford Labor 2015–2024
  Bree James Liberal National 2024–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Barron River.[ edit ]
2024 Queensland state election: Barron River [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Bree James 13,61239.72+1.12
Labor Craig Crawford 11,20832.71−6.79
Greens Denise Crew3,56410.40−2.70
One Nation Peter Eicens3,0328.85+2.95
Katter's Australian Ben Campbell2,8518.32+8.32
Total formal votes34,26795.95−0.79
Informal votes1,4484.05+0.79
Turnout 35,71586.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Bree James 18,40353.70+6.76
Labor Craig Crawford 15,86446.30−6.76
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +6.76
Primary vote results in Barron River (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Labor
  Liberal National
  Liberal
  Country/National
  Greens
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  Independent
Two-candidate-preferred vote results in Barron River

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References

  1. ↑ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "2024 State General Election – Barron River – District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland . 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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