Electoral district of Cairns

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Cairns
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Cairns, 2017.pdf
Map of the electoral district of Cairns, 2017
State Queensland
MP Michael Healy
Party Labor Party
Namesake Cairns
Electors 36,789 (2020)
Area60 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Coordinates 16°56′S145°45′E / 16.933°S 145.750°E / -16.933; 145.750 Coordinates: 16°56′S145°45′E / 16.933°S 145.750°E / -16.933; 145.750
Electorates around Cairns:
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2008 map

Cairns is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. [1]

Contents

The division encompasses the central business district and inner-suburbs of Cairns, in Far North Queensland. Major locations include Bungalow, Manoora, Kanimbla, Earlville and Woree.

History

Created in 1888, Cairns has historically tended to be a safe Labor seat with a blue-collar economy based on sugar, mining and railways. However, in recent decades such industry has been surpassed in importance by tourism and service industries for wealthier retirees and has grown increasingly marginal.

This trend culminated in 2012, when Gavin King took the seat for the LNP on a massive swing of over 13 percent, becoming the first conservative to hold the seat since 1904. The seat reverted to its Labor ways in 2015, when Rob Pyne defeated King on a swing slightly larger than the one King picked up three years earlier. Pyne quit the party to become an independent in 2016. He was defeated by Labor's Michael Healy in 2017.

Members for Cairns

MemberPartyTerm
  Frederick Wimble Liberal1888–1890
 Opposition1890–1893
  Thomas Joseph Byrnes Ministerial1893–1896
  Isidor Lissner Ministerial1896–1899
  Thomas Givens Labour 1899–1902
  James Lyons Conservative1902–1904
  John Mann Labour 1904–1907
  Kidstonites 1907–1909
 Independent Opposition1909–1912
  William McCormack Labor 1912–1930
  John O'Keefe Labor 1930–1942
  Lou Barnes Independent Labor1942–1947
  Thomas Crowley Labor 1947–1956
  Watty Wallace Labor 1956–1964
  Ray Jones Labor 1965–1983
  Keith De Lacy Labor 1983–1998
  Desley Boyle Labor 1998–2012
  Gavin King Liberal National 2012–2015
  Rob Pyne Labor 2015–2016
  Independent 2016–2017
  Michael Healy Labor 2017–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Cairns.[ edit ]
2020 Queensland state election: Cairns [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Healy 12,72744.20+13.75
Liberal National Sam Marino10,50536.48+8.78
Greens Daniel Dench2,8299.82+1.76
One Nation Darrin Griffith1,7075.93−8.71
Informed Medical Options Sarah Baxter7242.51+2.51
United Australia David Wright3021.05+1.05
Total formal votes28,79496.46+0.53
Informal votes1,0563.54−0.53
Turnout 29,85081.14+0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Healy 16,00655.59+2.20
Liberal National Sam Marino12,78844.41−2.20
Labor hold Swing +2.20

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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. ↑ 2020 State General Election – Cairns – District Summary, ECQ.
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