Electoral district of South Brisbane

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South Brisbane
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
ECQ-2017-Final-South Brisbane.pdf
Electoral map of South Brisbane 2017
State Queensland
Created1860
MP Barbara O'Shea
Party Labor
Namesake South Brisbane
Electors 38,892 (2020)
Area12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°29′S153°2′E / 27.483°S 153.033°E / -27.483; 153.033
Electorates around South Brisbane:
Cooper McConnel Bulimba
Maiwar South Brisbane Greenslopes
Maiwar Miller Greenslopes
Electoral map of South Brisbane 2008 QLD - South Brisbane 2008.png
Electoral map of South Brisbane 2008

South Brisbane, also known as Brisbane South, is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Annerley. Parts of Greenslopes and Coorparoo are also located in the electorate. [1]

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South Brisbane is Queensland's oldest electorate, being the only one of the original 16 districts to have been contested at every election. It has generally been considered a safe seat for the Labor Party since 1915, but has in recent election cycles shifted in favour of the Greens. It has only been lost by the Labor party on four occasions: the Country and Progressive National Party's 1929 landslide victory; after the 1957 Labor split, when Premier of Queensland and sitting member Vince Gair quit the party to form the Queensland Labor Party; in 1974, at the height of the Bjelke-Petersen government's popularity; and in 2020 when Jackie Trad lost to the Greens. Anna Bligh, former Premier of Queensland, held the seat from 1995 until her resignation in 2012 after Labor's defeat at the 2012 state election on 24 March. She was succeeded by fellow Labor member Jackie Trad, who became Deputy Premier in 2015. Trad held the seat until 2020, when Greens candidate Amy MacMahon defeated her at the second attempt. In 2024, Barbara O'Shea unseated MacMahon.

Members

First incarnation (1860–1878, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Henry Richards Unaligned1860–1863
  Thomas Blacket Stephens Unaligned1863–1875
  Richard Ash Kingsford Unaligned1875–1878
Second incarnation (1878–1912, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Ash Kingsford Unaligned1878–1883
  Angus Mackay Unaligned1878–1880
  Simon Fraser Unaligned1880–1888
  Henry Jordan Unaligned1883–1888
  Henry Jordan Unaligned1888–1890
  Abraham Luya Unaligned1888–1893
  Arthur Morry Unaligned1890–1893
  Harry Turley Labour 1893–1899
  Charles Midson Ministerialist1893–1896
  William Stephens Ministerialist1896–1904
  Abraham Luya Unaligned1899
  Harry Turley Labour 1899–1902
  Alec Lamont Ministerialist1902–1904
  William Reinhold Labour 1904–1907
  Thomas Bouchard Ministerialist/Opposition1904–1908
  William Stephens Opposition1907-1908
Peter Airey Kidstonites 1908
Independent Opposition1908–1909
  John Huxham Labour 1908–1909
  Thomas Bouchard Liberal 1909–1912
  James Allan Liberal 1909–1912
Third incarnation (1912–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Bouchard Liberal 1912–1915
  Edgar Free Labor 1915–1920
  Myles Ferricks Labor 1920–1929
  Neil MacGroarty Country and Progressive National 1929–1932
  Vince Gair Labor 1932–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1960
  Col Bennett Labor 1960–1972
  Fred Bromley Labor 1972–1974
  Colin Lamont Liberal 1974–1977
  Jim Fouras Labor 1977–1986
  Anne Warner Labor 1986–1995
  Anna Bligh Labor 1995–2012
  Jackie Trad Labor 2012–2020
  Amy MacMahon Greens 2020–2024
  Barbara O'Shea Labor 2024–present

Election results

2024 Queensland state election: South Brisbane [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Amy MacMahon 12,14634.71−3.19
Labor Barbara O'Shea 11,19231.99−2.41
Liberal National Marita Parkinson10,47229.93+7.13
One Nation Richard Henderson1,1793.37+1.57
Total formal votes34,98997.56+0.14
Informal votes8742.44−0.14
Turnout 35,86386.04−1.94
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Barbara O'Shea 19,61356.05+11.40
Greens Amy MacMahon 15,37643.95−11.40
Labor gain from Greens Swing +11.40

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.
  2. "South Brisbane - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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