Electoral district of Brisbane (Queensland)

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Brisbane
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Dates current1912–1977
Namesake Brisbane

Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1977. [1]

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Based in inner central Brisbane, north of the Brisbane River, it was first created as a single member constituency for the 1912 state election, largely replacing the dual member constituency of Brisbane North. It was abolished at the 1977 state election and replaced by the new district of Brisbane Central.

It was historically a safe seat for the Labor Party.

Members for Brisbane

MemberPartyTerm
  Mick Kirwan Labor 1912–1932
  Robert Funnell Labor 1932–1936
  Johnno Mann Labor 1936–1969
  Brian Davis Labor 1969–1974
  Harold Lowes Liberal 1974–1977

Election results

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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.