Electoral district of Ashgrove

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Ashgrove
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
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Ashgrove (2008—2017)
State Queensland
Dates current1960–2017
MP Several
Party
Namesake Ashgrove
Electors 33,278 (2015)
Area68.9 km2 (26.6 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°25′S152°54′E / 27.417°S 152.900°E / -27.417; 152.900

Ashgrove was a Legislative Assembly of Queensland electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia from 1960 to 2017. [1]

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It was located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, encompassing Alderley, Ashgrove, Enoggera, The Gap and Newmarket. The electorate also contained the Enoggera Army Barracks and the Enoggera Reservoir, a state forest.

In the 2012 state election LNP leader Campbell Newman won the seat, and following his party's success in that election became Premier. In the 2015 election, Kate Jones, who had held the seat for Labor from 2006 to 2012, reclaimed the seat. In losing his seat and the Premiership, Newman became just the second Premier in Queensland history to be defeated in his electorate.

Ashgrove was abolished in the 2017 electoral redistribution, mostly being replaced by Cooper. [2]

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Douglas Tooth Liberal 1960–1974
  John Greenwood Liberal 1974–1983
  Tom Veivers Labor 1983–1986
  Alan Sherlock Liberal 1986–1989
  Jim Fouras Labor 1989–2006
  Kate Jones Labor 2006–2012
  Campbell Newman Liberal National 2012–2015
  Kate Jones Labor 2015–2017

2015 election results

Polling

Ashgrove polling
DatePoll TPP vote
ALPLNP
2015 election 54.3%45.7%
27 January 2015ReachTEL [3] 54%46%
13 January 2015ReachTEL [4] 53%47%
28 September 2014ReachTEL [5] 56%44%
4 September 2014ReachTEL [6] 58%42%
22 July 2014ReachTEL [7] 53%47%
26 March 2014ReachTEL [8] 54%46%
14 February 2014Galaxy [9] 53%47%
27 November 2013ReachTEL [10] 52%48%
6 August 2012ReachTEL [11] 51.5%48.5%
2012 election 44.3%55.7%
21 March 2012ReachTEL [12] 48.7%51.3%
5 March 2012ReachTEL [12] 51.5%48.5%
9 February 2012ReachTEL [12] 49%51%
11 January 2012ReachTEL [12] 45.2%54.8%
8 December 2011ReachTEL [12] 45.4%54.6%
7 November 2011ReachTEL [12] 46%54%
5 October 2011ReachTEL [12] 43.5%56.5%
6 September 2011ReachTEL [12] 48%52%
Jul 2011Newspoll45%55%
May 2011ReachTEL [13] 50.1%49.9%
May 2011LNP47%53%
2009 election 57.1%42.9%

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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. Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette . Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. : Reachtel 27 Jan 2015 Archived 12 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. : Reachtel 13 Jan 2015 Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. : Reachtel 28 September 2014 Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. : Reachtel 4 September 2014 Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. : Reachtel 22 July 2014 Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. : Reachtel 26 March 2014 Archived 31 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Galaxy: 53-47 to Labor in Ashgrove". Poll Bludger. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  10. ReachTel 27 November 2013
  11. Newman support slips in Ashgrove: Brisbane Times 7 August 2012 Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Campbell Newman regains lead over Jones in Ashgrove". Reachtel.com.au. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  13. Geoff Kuehner – General Manager – Broncos Leagues Club. "Ashgrove polling – Campbell Newman vs Kate Jones". Reachtel.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.