Electoral district of Mount Gravatt

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Mount Gravatt
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
State Queensland
Dates current1950–2009
Namesake Mount Gravatt

Mount Gravatt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 2009. [1]

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The district was based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. Prior to its abolition, it included the suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Mount Gravatt East, Eight Mile Plains, Robertson and Sunnybank.

In 2008, Mount Gravatt was abolished—with effect at the 2009 state election—as a result of the redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were divided between the districts of Chatsworth, Greenslopes, Mansfield, Yeerongpilly and the new seat of Sunnybank.

Members for Mount Gravatt

MemberPartyTerm
  Felix Dittmer Labor 1950–1957
  Graham Hart Liberal 1957–1963
  Geoff Chinchen Liberal 1963–1977
  Guelfi Scassola Liberal 1977–1983
  Ian Henderson National 1983–1989
  Judy Spence Labor 1989–2009

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.