Australian electorate
| Southern Downs Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral District of Southern Downs 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | James Lister | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 36,029 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30,951 km (11,950.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Regional | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°20′S 150°42′E / 28.333°S 150.700°E / -28.333; 150.700 | ||||||||||||||
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Southern Downs is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 2001 as a replacement for Warwick.
The district takes in the southern parts of the Darling Downs region along the New South Wales border. It includes the towns of Warwick, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, Millmerran and Allora. It also consists of several smaller communities such as Inglewood, Texas, Killarney, Wallangarra and Cecil Plains.
The Darling Downs has traditionally been a conservative area, and Southern Downs is no exception. It has been a safe seat for the Liberal National Party and its predecessor, the National Party for its entire existence. Warwick had been in the hands of a non-Labor party since 1947.
The seat's first member, Lawrence Springborg, transferred from Warwick in 2001. He served as the last leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party from January until July 2008, having previously served in the post from 2003 to 2006. He then served as the first leader of the LNP from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as a minister in the Newman government.
Members for Southern Downs
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Springborg | National | 2001–2008 | |
| Liberal National | 2008–2017 | ||
| James Lister | Liberal National | 2017–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Southern Downs This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Southern Downs.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | James Lister | 17,890 | 53.9 | +2.3 | |
| One Nation | Liz Suduk | 6,085 | 18.3 | +8.3 | |
| Labor | Greg Johnson | 5,999 | 18.1 | −7.9 | |
| Greens | David Newport | 1,870 | 5.6 | +1.5 | |
| Family First | Melinda Keller | 1,344 | 4.1 | +4.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,188 | 96.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,265 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 34,453 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | James Lister | 22,752 | 68.6 | +4.5 | |
| One Nation | Liz Suduk | 10,436 | 31.4 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
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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.
- "Southern Downs - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
External links
- Green, Antony (9 June 2023). "Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.