Australian electorate
| 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 km (140.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°32′S 152°39′E / 27.533°S 152.650°E / -27.533; 152.650 | ||||||||||||||
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Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
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
| 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
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Ipswich West This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Ipswich West.| 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
- "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
- Green, Antony. "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- 2017 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary (Electoral Commission of Queensland)