Electoral district of Ipswich West
| Ipswich West Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Ipswich West 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Wendy Bourne | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | West Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 35,994 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 365 km2 (140.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°32′S 152°39′E / 27.533°S 152.650°E | ||||||||||||||
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Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich, as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election.
Members for Ipswich West
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Marsden | Labor | 1960–1966 | |
| Vi Jordan | Labor | 1966–1974 | |
| Albert Hales | National | 1974–1977 | |
| David Underwood | Labor | 1977–1989 | |
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 1989–1998 | |
| Jack Paff | One Nation | 1998–1999 | |
| City Country Alliance | 1999–2001 | ||
| Don Livingstone | Labor | 2001–2006 | |
| Wayne Wendt | Labor | 2006–2012 | |
| Sean Choat | Liberal National | 2012–2015 | |
| Jim Madden | Labor | 2015–2024 | |
| Darren Zanow | Liberal National | 2024 | |
| Wendy Bourne | Labor | 2024–present | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Wendy Bourne | 12,660 | 38.6 | −11.5 | |
| Liberal National | Georgia Toft | 10,979 | 33.5 | +12.4 | |
| One Nation | Brad Trussell | 2,968 | 9.1 | −5.7 | |
| Greens | Mark Delaney | 2,498 | 7.6 | +1.1 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Harmony Lindsay | 1,711 | 5.2 | +0.7 | |
| Family First | Beverley Byrnes | 1,458 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Libertarian | Anthony Bull | 497 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,771 | 94.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,763 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 34,534 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Wendy Bourne | 17,672 | 53.9 | −10.4 | |
| Liberal National | Georgia Toft | 15,099 | 46.1 | +10.4 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal National | Swing | -10.4 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ipswich West - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- 2017 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary (Electoral Commission of Queensland)